The Book of the Sword
Carrie Asai
Hardcover
(Thorndike Press, July 9, 2004)
Book 1 in the Samurai Girl seriesA YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Dropped from the sky at six months old, the lone survivor of a deadly plane crash, the newspapers named her Heaven. Adopted by a wealthy family in Tokyo, she was pampered and protected. Until her wedding day. Then she lost the person she loved most, and learned that everything she knew about her family was a lie. Now she's being hunted, and must fight back . . . or die. The old Heaven is gone. She is Samurai Girl. Available only in The Literacy Bridge 5.