Samurai Kids #2: Owl Ninja (Samurai Kids Series)

Fussell, Sandy

ISBN 10: 1455801054 ISBN 13: 9781455801053

Publisher: Candlewick on Brilliance Audio, 2011

Synopsis

Across the valley, a drumbeat echoes. For ten days, the drum will call the mountain ryus to war, including the samurai kids from the Cockroach Ryu. Only Japan’s feudal emperor can stop the war, so Niya and Sensei Ki-Yaga set off on a grueling journey with all the Cockroaches, whose firm friendship and unusual skills must be put to the test in order to beg the Emperor to maintain peace. Sensei Ki-Yaga is respected and wise, but unfortunately, the last time he encountered the Emperor, the Emperor threatened to cut off his head. All seems hopeless until Ki-Yaga guides the Cockroaches to meet with the Owl Ninja clan. Samurai and ninja are supposed to be enemies, but can these two groups somehow work together to save the sensei and stop the battle in time?

About this title

About the Author

Sandy Fussell lives in Australia. She majored in mathematics, is intensely interested in history, and now works in information technology. She is the author of the Samurai Kids series, which includes White Crane and Owl Ninja.

From Booklist

In this sequel to White Crane (2010), the handicapped but talented students of the Cockroach Ryu school set out with their ancient samurai master, Ki-Yaga, in hopes of persuading the emperor himself to put a halt to an impending war. Along the way, they encounter a ghost, train as ninjas in a secret school, and once again make the arrogant, blustering master of the rival Dragon Ryu look like a fool. As before, theres plenty of horseplay, significant instruction in traditional samurai values, a little Zen, a bit of suspense, and a generous number of evocative, accomplished illustrations. Grades 5-8. --John Peters

Edition details

• Publisher: Candlewick on Brilliance Audio
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1455801054
• ISBN 13: 9781455801053
• Binding: Audio CD
• Language: English