The Heavenward Path
Mitsuko is being haunted by ghosts and bad luck. An angry spirit commands her to keep a forgotten promise and assigns her a series of impossible tasks. She turns to the mischievous shape-shifter Goranu for help. Together they journey through a landscape of Japanese myths and legends made real....
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Mitsuko is being haunted by ghosts and bad luck. An angry spirit commands her to keep a forgotten promise and assigns her a series of impossible tasks. She turns to the mischievous shape-shifter Goranu for help. Together they journey through a landscape of Japanese myths and legends made real. This sequel to Little Sister is a mythical tale of adventure and star-crossed love set in twelfth-century Japan.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780152016524 (015201652X)
Publish date: March 15th 1998
Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Company
Pages no: 230
Edition language: English
Series: Mitsuko (#2)
As seen on Stumptown Books.Part of the Non-European Fantasy by Women blog series.I read Little Sister for my October book of the month (see my review of it here), and I absolutely fell in love with it. It was charming, witty, and heart-breaking, and reminded me why sometimes I can love young adult b...
The Heavenward Path is the companion to LITTLE SISTER. Unfortunately, I didn't like this book better than the first one, to which I gave a 5 stars. D: But it was still enjoyable. I really liked it. Until the end, you know? I know a good book has to make readers cry and show emotion. I can't say I ha...