Sara Fujimura

Sara Fujimura is a young adult author, creative writing teacher and literacy advocate. Sara has been fascinated by the Spanish Flu since her college epidemiology class days. After writing magazine articles about the 1918 pandemic, she incubated a germ of a story idea for "BREATHE" for over a decade before brining it to life. Sara is also the author of the award-winning YA book, "TANABATA WISH," which is set in Japan.

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Indie Author Pavilion - Young Adults

Indie Author Pavilion - Young Adult Books (Seats 4)  
Sat, Mar 2, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Authors: Sara Fujimura, Pamela Israel, DaVaun Sanders, Reno Ursal

Books:

Breathe

Children / Teens
Tanabata Wishes Enterprises, LLC
July 2018
ISBN 9780692125908
320 pages
The author will make this book available for sale at the Author Pavilion during the Festival.

After being pressed into service as a nurse, seventeen-year-old Virginia discovers her innate talent, begins a clandestine romance with her father's Italian assistant, and learns what it truly means to be a modern woman during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918.

Tanabata Wish

Children / Teens
Tanabata Wishes Enterprises, LLC
April 2017
ISBN 9780692845783
328 pages
The author will make this book available for sale at the Author Pavilion during the Festival.

"A delightful debut! Tanabata Wish is the perfect summer read for anyone who longs for life-altering adventure and swoon-worthy romance. My bags are packed. Prepare to fall in love: with Sky, with David, and with all of Japan!" Tera Lynn Childs, award-winning author of Oh. My. Gods., Forgive My Fins, and Darkly Fae. Phoenix-native Skyler Doucet's plans with her BFF are ruined when her mom and Japanese stepfather move the entire family to Nagoya, Japan for the summer before her senior year. But when David Takamatsu, a biracial Japanese-American boy, invades Skyler's space (and her heart), this fish out of water in Japan starts to wonder if it's the pond back home that might be too small. More/less