On The Horizon 

    On The Horizon by Lois Lowry tells the miserable stories of people who died throughout the Hiroshima bombings and the pearl harbor attack. This book is all poems of the names and stories of those who died in these events. one of the examples states that a little boy was riding his tricycle and was killed and crushed by a building due to the shock wave. Or a story of a gunner who was on the USS Arizona only 23 years of age but was killed immediately when the raid started. Last was a story of a pilot who was part of a raid that was forced to kill himself for his country.   

I find this book very hard to read and very happy at the same time. The only reason this book is sad is because reading about a ton of deaths is not your average book. But it is also great because all of these stories are heard by some across the world not just the families who lost them. Although this book is conflicting it has a great intent. Witch is to get what might be a victory for one country might be a horrendous day for another.