Tokoyo, The Samurai's Daughter
An adventurous girl!Most noble-born girls of Tokoyo’s age learn to sing, paint, and write poetry.Not Tokoyo.She’s the daughter of a samurai in fourteenth century Japan, Tokoyo’s father trains her in the martial arts. When he is away, she escapes to the sea where she works with the Ama—a society...
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An adventurous girl!Most noble-born girls of Tokoyo’s age learn to sing, paint, and write poetry.Not Tokoyo.She’s the daughter of a samurai in fourteenth century Japan, Tokoyo’s father trains her in the martial arts. When he is away, she escapes to the sea where she works with the Ama—a society of women and girls who dive in the deep waters for food and treasure. But disas
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ISBN:
9781370722297
Publisher: Faith L. Justice
Edition language: English
Tokoyo, The Samurai’s Daughter is a middle grade fantasy novel inspired by The Tale of the Oki Islands. It is a swift read that flows like the water that has so large of a presence in it. It was an enjoyable story featuring a young woman who has to be extremely brave and save her father.I loved that...