 Because of manga and anime, youth interest in Japan is rising. Hannah‘s Winter is one of the few contemporary novels set in Japan. In this middle-grade ghost-mystery, an Australian girl named Hannah, fluent in Japanese, spends a winter with the eccentric Japanese family of her new friend Miki. Together they find an ancient message and are drawn into solving a mysterious riddle to help a boy from a past age. A useful author’s note serves to help the reader distinguish between which locations, historical references, and so forth are fact and which are fiction. This novel is a compelling combination of fact, fantasy, and humor filled with intriguing characters, exotic locations, and strange events. ew |
| Title: Hannah’s Winter Author: Kieran Meehan Publisher: Kane Miller Book Publishers Copyright: 2009 Original language: English Original publisher: Penguin, Australia Original copyright: 2001 ISBN: 978-1-93305-98-2 Hardcover pages: 212 Age range: 10 and up Genre: Mystery/Fantasy Book setting: Japan Author’s ethnicity: Australian Author’s residence: Australia Awards: 2010 IBBY Outstanding International Books List Subjects: Eastern Asia, Family, Ghosts, Japan, Supernatural |
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