
At a glance
- Published
- 2020
- Publisher
- Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
- Subgenre
- Historical
- Words
- 14,301
- Section
- Middle Grade
Beyond Me
Maya, a fifth grader living near Tokyo, lives through the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, then watches her family and community struggle to cope with the aftermath and the aftershocks.
Themes
Mood
Feels tense, emotional, hopeful.
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