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The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

By Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler

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| Paperback | 9780142405413

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Book Description

Fourteen-year-old Seikei dreams of being one of the legendary warriors, a samurai. But samurai are born, not made, and Seikei is a tea merchant's son. Then a priceless ruby intended for the shogun—the military governor of Japan—is stolen by a ghost, and Seikei finds himself having to displContinue

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Classified as young adult fiction, but I think it's appropriate for younger kids as well. The protagonist is the son of a merchant (a disrespected class since they are seen as valuing money too much) who dreams of becoming a samurai (a position you must be born into). On a business trip with his fat ... (continue)

Classified as young adult fiction, but I think it's appropriate for younger kids as well. The protagonist is the son of a merchant (a disrespected class since they are seen as valuing money too much) who dreams of becoming a samurai (a position you must be born into). On a business trip with his father (in the 1700s), they stay at an inn where a jewel is stolen from a samurai. A judge is called to decide the case, and our protagonist starts off on a journey with the judge to solve the mystery.

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