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Somewhere Among
This site is a resource for teachers and librarians for my middle grade novel, SOMEWHERE AMONG, published by Atheneum Caitlyn Dlouhy Books 2016. My photoblog, Here and There Japan, is written for children. Updates can be found at FB Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu and Twitter AnnieDonwerth_C
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Writing Somewhere Among
I didn’t set out to write about 9-11. At the time of the earthquake and tsunami March 11, 2011, I was working on a middle grade prose novel set in Texas, my home state. The earth rocked our Tokyo house for months afterwards. The damaged nuclear plant threatened Japan’s air, food, and water. Leaving Japan was not an option. We were rooted here. We...
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Peace Doll
Over twenty years ago, as I was getting off the train at my station, a woman handed me the paper doll encased in a plastic sleeve. A slip of paper on the outside says,”May Peace Prevail on Earth.” We have used it as a Christmas ornament ever since. I was surprised by the English and have always wondered about it. Was the woman handing...
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Here and There Japan
My blog of this and that from here and there in Japan is written especially for children. It was started in 2006 while my children were in Japanese public school.
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International Day of Peace for Peace One Day
International Day of Peace is on September 21. For information about 2016 events, check the UN Peace Day Facebook page. For more information check the Facebook page for Peace One Day as well as their websites and the other links below. History On September 7, 2001, the United Nations unanimously adopted a fixed date, September 21, for International Day of Peace (originally sponsored by...
