The girl with the white flag

I read a great book this spring, The Girl With The White Flag. It recounts a little 7 year old girl's experiences wandering the battle area of Okinawa alone in 1945. She started out with her older sister, but became separated. When she eventually came out of hiding, a photographer for Life magazine took her picture. She was walking down a path toward the US troops, carrying a white flag of surrender. I came across her statue at Okinawa World.


I have a copy of the book at home, if anyone would like to borrow it. I highly recommend reading it for grades 5 to adult.

Location:Okinawa, Japan