The Sword That Cut the Burning Grass

by Hoobler, Dorothy; Hoobler, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780142406892
• ISBN10: 0142406899
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-02
• Publisher: Puffin

Summary

When fourteen-year-old samurai apprentice Seikei is sent on a mission by the shogun, he believes it to be a simple one: convince the fourteen-year-old emperor to resume his ceremonial duties. But then the emperor is kidnapped, and Seikei finds himself in the middle of an elaborate plot to overthrow the shogun. With the help of a mysterious warrior, he must rescue the emperor before the sacred sword—said to be unbeatable in battle—falls into the wrong hands. Seikei knows he must succeed, or bloodshed will stain the land.

Author Biography

Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler are historians and authors of over sixty books, both fiction and nonfiction, mostly for young readers. They are the authors of the well-loved American Family Album series, including The Japanese American Family Album, which was named a Carter G. Woodson Honor Book in 1997.

The Society for School Librarians International chose their book Showa: The Era of Hirohito for a best book award in 1991, and they have been cited for excellence by the Library of Congress, the Parents' Choice Foundation, Bank Street College, the International Reading Association, the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and the New York Public Library. The Hooblers make their home in New York City. They have one daughter and are active in community affairs.

copyright © 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.
Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler are historians and authors of over sixty books, both fiction and nonfiction, mostly for young readers. They are the authors of the well-loved American Family Album series, including The Japanese American Family Album, which was named a Carter G. Woodson Honor Book in 1997.

The Society for School Librarians International chose their book Showa: The Era of Hirohito for a best book award in 1991, and they have been cited for excellence by the Library of Congress, the Parents' Choice Foundation, Bank Street College, the International Reading Association, the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and the New York Public Library. The Hooblers make their home in New York City. They have one daughter and are active in community affairs.

copyright © 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.

Table of Contents

Prologue	1	(82)
1. A Strange Task	7	(7)
2. The Judge's Warning	14	(8)
3. The Ronin's Complaint	22	(8)
4. Porridge with the Emperor	30	(10)
5. The Ministers Do Not Agree	40	(9)
6. Death Visits the Monastery	49	(8)
7. Facing the Short Sword	57	(9)
8. Driving a Hard Bargain	66	(10)
9. Settling an Argument	76	(7)
10. The Invincible Kusanagi	83	(6)
11. Amaterasu Appears	89	(7)
12. Danger on the Road	96	(7)
13. The Message of the Scroll	103	(8)
14. Seikei's New Sword	111	(8)
15. Gathering Ginkgo Nuts	119	(6)
16. An Old "Friend"	125	(7)
17. A Robe for Seikei	132	(6)
18. The Secret of the Shrine	138	(10)
19. The Ronin's Surprise	148	(9)
20. A Message from Hato	157	(9)
21. Lord Ponzu's Silence	166	(8)
22. Acting Like Fish	174	(10)
23. The Kusanagi Speaks	184	(9)
24. Yasuhito Sees	193	(10)
25. Seikei's Only Mistake	203	(6)
26. Authors' Note	209