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The Book of the Sword

Book #1 of Samurai Girl
Illustrated by Annabelle Verhoye

About The Book

When I was six months old, I dropped from the sky -- the lone survivor of a deadly Japanese plane crash. The newspapers called me Heaven. I was adopted by a wealthy family in Tokyo, pampered, and protected. For nineteen years, I thought I was lucky.

I'm learning how wrong I was.


They say your life begins on your wedding day.

Here's what happened on mine:
I lost the person I love most.
I learned that everything I knew about my family was a lie.
Now I'm being hunted. I must fight back, or die.

My life ended that day.
The old Heaven is gone.

I AM SAMURAI GIRL.

About The Author

Carrie Asai is the author of The Book of the Heart, a Simon & Schuster book.

About The Illustrator

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon Pulse (June 1, 2003)
  • Length: 224 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780689859489
  • Grades: 11 and up
  • Ages: 16 - 99

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Awards and Honors

  • ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
  • Garden State Teen Book Award Nominee (NJ)

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