![]() ![]() Song is looking for who he is and where he fits in the world. In essence this is a kind of coming of age adventure. Through the tale, Song also adds the daughter of the local lord to this small group, even if he quickly learns the value of the true friendship he has with Karina. His closest companions, beyond his grandfather, are his grandfather’s dog and the sister of his bully, Karina. ![]() The story follows a young boy as he goes through his daily life, visiting the nearby village and doing chores for his grandfather in the little hut they live in. The only real impact was the use of eastern-style names and locations during the story. ![]() In the introduction to this book, Isenhoff explains that the book is set in a fantasy setting that is China-like but not necessarily China, which allows her to be a little more free with developing the setting for western children. But things change when his grandfather gets a strange message that threatens not only Song’s life, but the lives of everyone in the world. Living near a small village, Song’s biggest concern is whether Keeto and his gang will ambush him on his way back from the village. Though he is mostly happy in his life, he feels the loss of his parents keenly, especially as his grandfather won’t tell him how they died. Song Wei is a 13 year old orphan living with his aged grandfather in a hut half way up a mountain. ![]()
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