The Book of the Wind (Samurai Girl) (Paperback)

by Carrie Asai (Author), Renato Alarcao (Illustrator) "The flames surrounded us..." (more)
Key Phrases: vip room, Joshua Tree, Las Vegas, Teddy Yukemura (more...)

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Product Description

When I was six months old, I dropped from the sky -- the lone survivor of a deadly Japanese plane crash. The newspapers named me Heaven. I was adopted by a wealthy family in Tokyo, pampered, and protected. For nineteen years, I thought I was lucky.

I'm learning how wrong I was.

I'VE LOST EVERYTHING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR ME,
BUT THE PERSON I LOVE WON'T BE IN IT.
IT'S TIME TO START OVER.

LAS VEGAS IS A TOWN FOR GAMBLERS AND COWBOYS.
ONE GAMBLER HAS FOUND ME -- -AND HE WANTS TO RISK IT ALL.
BUT MY HEART ISN'T IN THE GAME.
I ONLY HAVE ONE GOAL NOW:
TO STAY ALIVE.

I AM SAMURAI GIRL.

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Simon Pulse; 1 edition (November 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689864337
• ISBN-13: 978-0689864339
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #591,344 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is swift and fun!, November 3, 2003

By	"danceuponamoonbeam" (United States) - See all my reviews

Heaven by a twist of fate escapes a house fire in this latest edition of this electric series. With a reluctant goodbye to Hiro she's off to the dazzle of Las Vegas where she seeks an old friend. In Las Vegas one can be blown wayward on their path and Heaven says Hello to an old friend-Katie and a new bubbly friend-Mr. Alcohol which she had a wild, reckless and ultimately humiliating relationship with in Book 3 The book of the Pearl (remember the jelly fish scene?). The alcohol misuse aside this is a fun, fast paced book. We see a new side of Teddy which makes him a more multi dimensional character and something very sweet and wonderful happens at the end (quess cuz I'm not going to tell!:)
All in all a great book in the series. And if you look at the end of the book there is a preview of another book (from a wonderful series) Fearless.