The Boy in the Garden
eBook - 2010
There was a story that Mama read to Jiro:Once, in old Japan, a young woodcutter livedalone in a little cottage. One winter day hefound a crane struggling in a snare and set itfree.When Jiro looks out the window into Mr. Ozu'sgarden, he sees a crane and remembersthat story.Much like the crane, the legend comes tolife—and, suddenly, Jiro finds himself in aworld woven between dream and reality.Which is which?Allen Say creates a tale about many thingsat once: the power of story, the allure ofthe imagined, and the gossamer line betweentruth and fantasy. For who among us hasn'timagined ourselves in our own favoritefairy tale?
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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File Size | 6 GB |
ISBN | 9780547504872 |
Release Date | 10/18/2010 |
OverDrive Read eBook | |
ISBN | 9780547504872 |
Release Date | 5/5/2011 |