| The Emperor of Any Place Contributor(s): Wynne-Jones, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763694428 ISBN-13: 9780763694425 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Asia - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 177046 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Wynne-Jones achieves an extraordinary feat: he illuminates the hidden depths of personalities and families through a mesmerizing blend of realism and magic." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Evan, overwhelmed and bereaved by his father's sudden death, doesn't know what to make of the hand-bound yellow book his dad had been reading when he passed away. Why was his father reading the diary of a Japanese soldier stranded on a small Pacific island during WWII? What is in this account that Evan's estranged grandfather fears -- and will he really do anything, even hurt his own grandson, to prevent it from being seen? In this riveting, time-shifting story within a story, the ghosts of war reverberate across hemispheres and generations. |