Book (Practical) Children's book Mikhail Harmonica / Ryoko Takahashi / Kei Kaneko

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[Introduction to the Contents]
In 1941 (1941), four boys including Ryota, a fifth year student of the Kokumin Gakko (National School) living in Moka, Southern Sakhalin, were living in Japanese territory.
Until before the war, the island was called Sakhalin. The southern half of the island, Southern Sakhalin, was a part of Japanese territory, where Japanese people lived.
After school, four boys including Ryota, a fifth year student of the Kokumin Gakko (National School), lived in Moka every day.
They went hunting with Mikhail and played songs from their hometown and enjoyed themselves.
However, on December 8, when the Japanese army started attacking Pearl Harbor, the situation in Southern Sakhalin changed drastically.
Mikhail was transferred to a prison camp.
Ryota and others started to work in military factories.
After August 15, 1945, when the war situation deteriorated and the Pacific War ended, the Soviet army landed in Southern Sakhalin and started attacking.
The fate of Ryota's family members and people of Southern Sakhalin who run away.
[Author's brief history]
Ryoko TAKAHASHI
Born in 1946 in Matsushiro, Nagano City.
Currently living in Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture.
Graduated from the Department of Children, Nagano Prefectural Junior College.
A member of the Shinshu Children's Literature Association.
Published "Mikhail's Harmonica" in the Journal of the Shinshu Children's Literature Association in 2021.
Received the 10th Flying Flag Children's Literature Award in 2023.