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158 pp.
| Scholastic |
September, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-439-16485-0$10.95
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4-6Royal Diaries series.
Amidst 1858 Japan's political and cultural turmoil, Princess Kazunomiya discovers she is betrothed to two men: true-love Prince Arisugawa and imminent shogun Yoshitomi. Fictitious diary entries of the real-life princess vividly describe Japanese traditions while dramatizing Kazunomiya's girlish palace escapades and conventional heroism. An endnote includes a family tree, historical note, and period photographs. Glos.