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Can a young warrior save his clan against thousands of enemy samurais? Aritomo Genji, a twelve-year-old heir to a samurai lord, training to become a warrior, yearns to fight against his family's archenemy, the Kuroda clan. But he and his loyal dog, Tama, are sent away on a ship to keep them safe. After the ship sinks in a typhoon, and they're rescued by Kuroda soldiers, Aritomo must pretend to be an orphaned peasant. As reward for saving the life of Lord Kuroda's daughter, Aritomo and Tama live in the enemy's castle where they become friends with the girl. When Aritomo learns of a plot to massacre his clan, he must choose between saving his family and staying true to his friend.

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When Mariko Tatsumoto emigrated with her family from Japan at the age of eight, she didn't know English. As soon as she learned to read English, she fell in love with books and wanted to become a writer. But before finding her way to becoming a children's book author, she became the first Asian woman attorney in Colorado.

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