| The Book of the Wind Contributor(s): Asai, Carrie (Author), Alarcão, Renato (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689864337 ISBN-13: 9780689864339 Publisher: Simon Pulse OUR PRICE: $5.94 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: When Hiro asks Heaven to do something she is not willing to do, she heads off to Las Vegas in search of Katie, her beloved tutor from her days in Japan. But Heaven has been followed by a group of ninjas, and her savior is an unlikely ally. Illustrations. Original. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003110633 |
| Series: Samurai Girl (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.02" W x 6.98" (0.44 lbs) 203 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 74903 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When I was six months old, I dropped from the sky -- the lone survivor of a deadly Japanese plane crash. The newspapers named me Heaven. I was adopted by a wealthy family in Tokyo, pampered, and protected. For nineteen years, I thought I was lucky. I'm learning how wrong I was. I'VE LOST EVERYTHING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR ME, BUT THE PERSON I LOVE WON'T BE IN IT. IT'S TIME TO START OVER. LAS VEGAS IS A TOWN FOR GAMBLERS AND COWBOYS. ONE GAMBLER HAS FOUND ME -- -AND HE WANTS TO RISK IT ALL. BUT MY HEART ISN'T IN THE GAME. I ONLY HAVE ONE GOAL NOW: TO STAY ALIVE. I AM SAMURAI GIRL |