Mieko and the Fifth Treasure
by Eleanor Coerr
★ Top 25 book of 1993 · #16 on Best Books of 1993
In this 1993 book by Eleanor Coerr, ten-year-old Mieko is staying with her grandparents after the atomic bomb falls on Nagasaki. She feels her happiness has left for good and doubts she can make a beautiful drawing for a school contest.
Best for: Readers interested in a ten-year-old's feelings after the bombing of Nagasaki
Mieko and the Fifth Treasure is #16 on BookWard's Best Books of 1993, out of 36 1993 books that cleared our data bar.
Mieko and the Fifth Treasure on the Best Books of 1993
Mieko and the Fifth Treasure came out in 1993. Of the 36 books first published in 1993 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #16 on our Best Books of 1993 list.
Why it made the list: 194 readers have shelved it on Open Library. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1993 list
- Let Me Hear Your Voice Catherine Maurice, #14
- Ageless Body, Timeless Mind Deepak Chopra, #15
- A Different Mirror Ronald Takaki, #17
- Forward the Foundation Isaac Asimov, #18
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 165 want to read it, 12 are reading it now and 17 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 42 | 55% |
| Reader love | 69 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 53 | 20% |
Questions about Mieko and the Fifth Treasure
When was Mieko and the Fifth Treasure published?
Mieko and the Fifth Treasure by Eleanor Coerr was first published in 1993.
Was Mieko and the Fifth Treasure one of the best books of 1993?
Mieko and the Fifth Treasure is #16 on BookWard's Best Books of 1993, out of 36 1993 books that cleared our data bar. 194 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
Why is Mieko and the Fifth Treasure on the Best Books of 1993 list?
194 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
More of the best books of 1993
- The Giver Lois Lowry, #1
- The Scam Debashis Basu, #2
- Along Came a Spider James Patterson, #3
- A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth, #4
- Girl, Interrupted Susanna Kaysen, #5
- Understanding Comics Scott McCloud, #6
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How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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