The Heavenward Path
Kara Dalkey
230 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 015201652X
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Language: English
Publish: March 15, 1998
Asian LiteratureChildrensFantasyFictionHistoricalHistorical FictionJapanMiddle GradeMythologyYoung Adult
Mitsuko is being haunted by ghosts and bad luck. An angry spirit commands her to keep a forgotten promise and assigns her a series of impossible tasks. She turns to the mischievous shape-shifter Goranu for help. Together they journey through a landscape of Japanese myths and legends made real. This sequel to Little Sister is a mythical tale of adventure and star-crossed love set in twelfth-century Japan.