Baseball Saved Us

In this tribute to martial arts legend Bruce Lee, Ken Mochizuki tells the story of Lee’s childhood and youth in Hong Kong before coming to America. Dramatic illustrations evoking sepia photographs depict Bruce’s power and grace as he mastered the martial arts throughout his young life.

As a young boy, Hiroki Sugihara lived in Lithuania, where his father was a diplomat. One morning, the family woke up to find a crowd of people outside of the house. They were Jews from Poland looking for visas and safe passage to Japan. Despite the danger that he and his family would be in, Hiroki’s father began writing visas for the refugees and continued for many days, saving thousands of lives — “Sugihara’s survivors.” This unforgettable story as remembered by Hiroki will resonate with readers for a long time to come.