Of Nightingales That Weep

Jip: His Story

No Flying in the House

Horse Diaries #1: Elska

Escape Across the Wide Sea

The Windy Hill

My Canary Yellow Star

Set Me Free (Gold) (Show Me a Sign, Book 2)

Harper Trophy Books (Hardcover)

In the Newbery Medalist's first book, Muna searches for his father, a samurai warrior, in 12th-century Japan.Muna has never known his father--a samurai, a noble warrior. But Muna's mother has told Muna how he will know him one day: by the sign of the chrysanthemum.When his mother dies, Muna travels to the capital of twelfth-century Japan, a bewildering city on the verge of revolution. He finds a haven there, as servant to the great swordsmith, Fukuji. But Muna cannot forget his dream: He must find his father. Only then will he have power and a name to be reckoned with.His desperate search for the father he has never seen leads thirteen-year-old Muna to danger and adventure in the crowded, colorful capital city of twelfth-century Japan. But where should he look for him? And how will he recognize him? His father left before Muna was born--and his mother is now dead. All that the boy knows of his father is that he is a great warrior, a samurai...and that he bears on his shoulder a chrysanthemum tattoo.Wars between two powerful clans divide the city, making his search more difficult and dangerous. Muna is torn between his respect for Fukuji, the brilliant swordsmith who takes him into his home, and his loyalty to Takanobu, a former samurai who is now an outlaw. Tempered by fire and sword, Muna finally discovers who he really is.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Of Nightingales That Weep

Haru Wells, Haru Wells Katherine Paterson, Katherine Paterson, 1974

Jip: His Story

Katherine Paterson, 1996

No Flying in the House

Betty Brock, 1970

Horse Diaries #1: Elska

Catherine Hapka, 2009

Escape Across the Wide Sea

Katherine Kirkpatrick, 2004

The Windy Hill

Cornelia Meigs, 1921

My Canary Yellow Star

Eva Wiseman, 2001

Set Me Free (Gold) (Show Me a Sign, Book 2)

Ann Clare LeZotte, 2021