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OverviewKohei Fujiwara has never seen a big ryū in real life. Those dragons all disappeared from Japan after World War II, and twenty years later, they've become the stuff of legend. Their smaller cousins, who can fit in your palm, are all that remain. And Kohei loves his ryū, Yuharu, but... Kohei has a memory of the big ryū. He knows that's impossible, but still, it's there, in his mind. In it, he can see his grandpa--Ojiisan--gazing up at the big ryū with what looks to Kohei like total and absolute wonder. When Kohei was little, he dreamed he'd go on a grand quest to bring the big ryū back, to get Ojiisan to smile again. But now, Ojiisan is really, really sick. And Kohei is running out of time. Kohei needs to find the big ryū now, before it's too late. With the help of Isolde, his new half-Jewish, half-Japanese neighbor; and Isolde's Yiddish-speaking dragon, Cheshire; he thinks he can do it. Maybe. He doesn't have a choice. The Lost Ryū is a story of multigenerational pain, magic, and the lengths we'll go to protect the people we love. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Emi Watanabe Cohen , Kurt Sanchez KanazawaPublisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Imprint: Recorded Books, Inc. ISBN: 9798212008440Publication Date: 07 June 2022 Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA fantasy novel whose full-blooded mythology around dragons helps to emphasize the humanity of its characters. -- Foreword Reviews Kurt Kanazawa gives a keenly connected performance of this sweet and emotionally complex middle-grade audiobook...Kanazawa is fluent with the Japanese words and phrases, and he gives Kohei a slight hesitancy and accent when he is speaking English with Isolde. -- AudioFile """A fantasy novel whose full-blooded mythology around dragons helps to emphasize the humanity of its characters."" -- ""Foreword Reviews"" ""Kurt Kanazawa gives a keenly connected performance of this sweet and emotionally complex middle-grade audiobook...Kanazawa is fluent with the Japanese words and phrases, and he gives Kohei a slight hesitancy and accent when he is speaking English with Isolde."" -- ""AudioFile""" Author InformationEmi Watanabe Cohen is an author whose work involves Jewish and/or Japanese folklore, complicated families, and a dash of improbable magic. She is a graduate of Brandeis University, where she studied creative writing. The Lost Ryū is her debut novel. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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