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Original Essays | November 9, 2009

Jesse Bullington: IMG Abash'd the Devil Stood

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The Demon in the Teahouse

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When a series of fires in Japan's capital points to foul-play, the famous samurai Judge Ooka puts fourteen-year-old Seikei on the case to discover who's behind them. Determined to prove his worth as a samurai, Seikei poses as a teahouse attendant to gather information, and winds up entering the mysterious worlds of geishas and revenge. Can this young boy solve the mystery all of Japan is investigating and bring peace back to Edo?

Once again, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler have written a mesmerizing mystery infused with the history of a fascinating time. Suspenseful and teeming with adventure, this sequel is a novel that stands on its own.

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Someone is murdering geishas, and it is up to Seikei to pose undercover in pursuit of the killer. But staying alive may prove just as difficult!- Winner of the Sequoyah (Oklahoma) Children's Book Award- Nominated for the West Virginia Children's Book Award

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This sequel to "The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn" begins as Samarai Judge Ooka puts 14-year-old Seikei on the case to discover who is setting a series of fires in Japan's capital. Determined to show his worth as a samurai, Seikei poses as a teahouse attendant to gather information but winds up entering the mysterious worlds of geishas and revenge.
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The Pretend ninja, March 26, 2008 (view all comments by The Pretend ninja)
Gr. 6-11. This Book Being the Second of a series of books set in eighteenth-century Japan, The Book includes Characters introduced in the first book, first introduced in The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn, main Character 14 Year old Seikei, the adopted son of Judge Ooka, one of the Shogun’s most trusted officials, is once again set up against a tough mystery. Who is setting fires in Edo? And who is killing all the Geishas in the nearby pleasure town? To learn the answer Judge Ooka sends his newly adopted son Seikei to find the answer, Seikei soon finds employment Seikei finds employment at the Teahouse of the Falling Cherry Blossoms, where the famous geisha, Umae, captivates her lonely guests. There are fires and murders along a Winding path that leads toward Umae, and Seikei faces danger at every turn of the journey as he heroically as he tries to help the judge, country, and prove to himself worthy of being a samurai and take on the role that he has always dreamt to Become. Something that is very interesting about this book is the character judge Ooka, Judge Ooka is based on an 18th century Japanese Samurai warrior who was well known for his reasoning and his ability to solve crimes, Judge Ooka strategically adopted Seikei so that he could secretly send him to the teahouse after he saw how well Seikei took care of the gem that lord Hakuseki stole from the Shogun. I think that this book is a very traditional fun mystery that I recommend to people who love a Story-line with a well conceived plot, with authentic clues, Japanese history, and a very satisfying conclusion. I should know because I Love the book. Something that makes the book so intriguing is the fact that you can learn so many new facts and interesting information about Shogun-Era Japan. I learned many new words while reading this book. For example, the word Seppuku I was clueless about, but within the text if you look hard enough they put they definition of the word this is what a samurai will do when they have dishonored their family they must do this which is a way to make up for the dishonor they have created in battle. Seikei is a Very likable hero, a believable hero and a character that can be connected with by any young reader; He encounters many freakishly scary Characters of all types and who add to the rousing adventure and suspense of the story. If I were to give this book a score on a scale of 1 to 10 I would have to give it an 8 because it is a very interesting book that can keep the readers attention and it is a very good book. I recommend this wonderful book to the people of the middle school to early high school age group, 11-16 but if you interested enough then age does not mean a thing. I advise that you read the first book [The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn] before you read this book if you want it to make more sense. And one last thing, I hope you enjoy this book as much as I do and have a wonderful book filled day!
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I love this story it's packed with mystery and action. READ IT!!!
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The Demon In The Teahouse is a great book.I am reading the entire series and am on The Sword that Cut the Burning Grass and so far they are all good.I like these books because they are mysteries and they are packed with action. I mainly like the last part of The Demon in the Teahouse.These are great books and if you havent already read them then read them.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780399234996
Author:
Hoobler, Dorothy
Author:
Hoobler, Thomas
Publisher:
Libri
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
History
Subject:
Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Mystery and detective stories
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Mysteries / Detective
Subject:
Japan
Subject:
Samurai
Subject:
Geishas
Subject:
Mysteries & Detective Stories
Series:
Sequel To: The Ghost in the Tkaido Inn
Series Volume:
no. PR03
Publication Date:
20010521
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Pages:
182
Dimensions:
8.66x5.66x.78 in. .81 lbs.
Age Level:
09-12
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