Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur Golden, narrates the life of a young girl, Chiyo, as she navigates living as a geisha in early 20th-century Japan.

Written by Halle Newman On the morning of August 6, 1945, thirteen-year-old Shigeko Sasamori walked through the streets of Hiroshima, Japan, admiring the sunshine when she noticed an airplane flying overhead. “The white little grey airplane looked...