- History, Juvenile fiction, Children's stories, Fiction
A teen-ager comes to know himself through contacts with social ills and political unrest while searching for his father in Japan's capital, centuries ago.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and resolved.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Katherine Paterson
- First published
- 1973
- Pages
- 132
- Publisher
- HarperTrophy, Kestrel Books, Demco Media
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- und, Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9780606039178
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“Muna had not climbed the hill to the burial grounds since the last death among the serfs more than two years before, so that when he turned and saw the scene below, a thrill of pleasure went through his body.”
Katherine Paterson is the author of more than 40 books, including 18 novels for children and young people. She has twice won the Newbery Medal, for Bridge to Terabithia in 1978 and Jacob Have I Loved in 1981. The Patersons have four grown children and seven grandchildren. Katherine currently resides in Vermont with her faithful dog, Pixie.
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