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Synopsis
Book 1 in the Samurai Girl series
A YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Dropped from the sky at six months old, the lone survivor of a deadly plane crash, the newspapers named her Heaven. Adopted by a wealthy family in Tokyo, she was pampered and protected. Until her wedding day. Then she lost the person she loved most, and learned that everything she knew about her family was a lie. Now she's being hunted, and must fight back . . . or die. The old Heaven is gone. She is Samurai Girl.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 6 Up-Six-month-old Heaven survived a plane crash that killed her parents and was adopted by the affluent Kogo family. The now 19-year-old is forced to marry sleazy Teddy Yukemara, the son of a wealthy businessman with whom Heaven's mafioso dad is involved. When a ninja crashes her wedding, she sees her dad stand by and watch while her brother is brutally murdered. Convinced that she can no longer trust her family, she flees the wedding, her parents, and her posh lifestyle to learn the ways of the samurai and eventually avenge her brother's death. Action, romance, and intrigue are all neatly woven into this cinematic and sarcastic first installment in a new series. These characters are three-dimensional, and Asai's sense of atmosphere effectively captures the sights, smells, and energy of Los Angeles. In fact, the author cleverly surrounds her American-culture and film-obsessed heroine with enough mystery, passion, and fight sequences to rival any Hollywood action blockbuster. A step above the usual action/adventure series book, Sword is great for all audiences, but especially reluctant readers.
Hillias J. Martin, New York Public Library
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Review
Incredibly, a two-year-old girl was pulled from the wreckage of Air Japan Flight 88. Japanese investigators are looking for any clues that might lead to the miracle girl's identity or the whereabouts of her relatives. As of today, no one has stepped forward to claim the young girl....
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- PublisherThorndike Press
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0786266848
- ISBN 13 9780786266845
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages287
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