The Sign Of The Chrysanthemum (Harper Trophy Book),New

In The Newbery Medalist'S First Book, Muna Searches For His Father, A Samurai Warrior, In 12Thcentury Japan.Muna Has Never Known His Fathera Samurai, A Noble Warrior. But Muna'S Mother Has Told Muna How He Will Know Him One Day: By The Sign Of The Chrysanthemum.When His Mother Dies, Muna Travels To The Capital Of Twelfthcentury Japan, A Bewildering City On The Verge Of Revolution. He Finds A Haven There, As Servant To The Great Swordsmith, Fukuji. But Muna Cannot Forget His Dream: He Must Find His Father. Only Then Will He Have Power And A Name To Be Reckoned With.His Desperate Search For The Father He Has Never Seen Leads Thirteenyearold Muna To Danger And Adventure In The Crowded, Colorful Capital City Of Twelfthcentury Japan. But Where Should He Look For Him? And How Will He Recognize Him? His Father Left Before Muna Was Bornand His Mother Is Now Dead. All That The Boy Knows Of His Father Is That He Is A Great Warrior, A Samurai...And That He Bears On His Shoulder A Chrysanthemum Tattoo.Wars Between Two Powerful Clans Divide The City, Making His Search More Difficult And Dangerous. Muna Is Torn Between His Respect For Fukuji, The Brilliant Swordsmith Who Takes Him Into His Home, And His Loyalty To Takanobu, A Former Samurai Who Is Now An Outlaw. Tempered By Fire And Sword, Muna Finally Discovers Who He Really Is.