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Is the series fictional or non-fictional?

Chris Blocker It is a slightly-fictionalized semi-autobiographical account of the author's experiences leading up to and following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. …moreIt is a slightly-fictionalized semi-autobiographical account of the author's experiences leading up to and following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Many parallels are drawn between the author's actual account and those of the character Gen, but there are some variances.(less)

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I am considering using one of the volumes in my classroom. I know the first one ends with the bomb on Hiroshima. I want to teach about the effects of the bomb. Would the second volume make sense without reading the first?

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