The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
New York : Philomel Books, [1999]
Format: Book
Description: 214 pages ; 22 cm
Samurai fear nothing, not even death. They are loyal and brave. Fourteen-year-old Seikei has studied the way of the samurai, and would like nothing more than to be one. But a samurai is born, not made; Seikei was born the son of a tea merchant, so a merchant he must be. But when a priceless ruby intended for the shogun-the military governor of Japan-is stolen by a ghost, Seikei finds himself having to display all the courage of a samurai. Seikei is the only person to have seen the thief, and now the famous magistrate, Judge Ooka, needs the boy's help to solve this mystery. Can the son of a merchant prove himself worthy to the shogun himself? Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler have written a rich, satisfying thriller, set against the colorful backdrop of eighteenth-century Japan. Suspenseful, complex, and flat-out fun, this is a novel to savor.
Subjects:
Samurai -- Fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
Kabuki -- Fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
Revenge -- Juvenile fiction.
Japan -- History -- Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 -- Fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
Samurai -- Fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
Kabuki -- Fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
Revenge -- Juvenile fiction.
Japan -- History -- Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 -- Fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: 740L
ISBN:
039923330X
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Hoobler | Southeast | Fiction | In |