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Published by HMH Books for Young Readers ISBN 0547617895 (ISBN13: 9780547617893)
SYNOPSIS Ichiro lives in New York City with his Japanese mother. His father, an American soldier, was killed in Iraq. Now, Ichi’s mom has decided they should move back to Japan to live with Ichi’s grandfather.
Grandfather becomes Ichi’s tour guide, taking him to temples as well as the Hiroshima Peace Park, where Ichi starts to question the nature of war. After a supernatural encounter with the gods and creatures of Japanese mythology, Ichi must face his fears if he is to get back home. In doing so, he learns about the nature of man, of gods, and of war. He also learns there are no easy answers—for gods or men.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ryan Inzana is an illustrator and comic artist whose work has appeared in numerous magazines, ad campaigns, books and various other media all over the world. Ryan’s comics have been inducted into the Library of Congress’s permanent collection of art. A graduate of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, Ryan has subsequently gone on to lecture and instruct at the School of Visual Arts and Parsons School of Design. |
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