A thirteen-year-old boy describes the poverty and discontent of eighteenth century Osaka and the world of puppeteers in which he lives. The main character really grows up. Unpredictable and interesting.
Sonlight Core 5
Winner of the National Book Award for Children's Literature
Winner of the National Book Award for Children's Literature
Good book for discussing Japanese puppeteers and the famine. Daughter and I enjoyed it.
Sonlight Core 5, maybe. I never got around to reading :o(
