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The Eternal Spring of Mr. Ito

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This is agreat book. Anyone who is looking for a Historical Fiction book, this is great!!!

I would love to see a movie based on this book. It is one of the most touching books I've ever read.

The Eternal Spring Of Mr. Ito
Sheila Garrigue
Japanese-Canadian fiction


"Namu amida butsu" is a prayer used in The Eternal Spring Of Mr. Ito. In the begging Sara goes with Mr. Ito to his garden because he has a surprise for her. Finally Mr. Ito shows Sara the 200 year old bonsai tree. The Japanese drop a bomb on pearl harbor. A lot goes on between these parts but I don't want to give away anything. Read this to find out what will happen to Mr. Ito and his family. Also see what goes on with sara and the rest of the family.
Mr. Ito is an old Japanese gardener. And loves his job. He is a very wise man. Mr. Ito was in the war with Sara's uncle. And is one of Sara's best friends. He has a wife and to sons. Mr. Ito is a kind and caring man. Find out what will happen to Mr. Ito. He is an important character to this story. For being close friends and well he is just important to the story. Sara is a british girl who moves to Canada. She seems to be a very agitated girl. She is close friends with Mr. Ito. She lives with her uncle,aunt, and to cousins. After being friends with Mr. Ito for awhile. She still manages to hate the japanese in the middle of the story. She is important to the story. For she is the narrator which of course makes her important.
I love the japanese and if you do to. I'm sure you'll love this book!The all around thrill and detail of this book is what got to me This book is funny,suspenseful, and sad,but some parts will leave your heart touched. Which is everything I love in a book. The Eternal Spring Of Mr. Ito will stay in your heart or mind forever. Over all this book is the best i've ever read. I would highly recommend it to anyone 10 years old and plus.

I thought that this was a great book for kids in 6th grade because we learn about Canadians and WW2. I felt sorry for Sara Warren because she is trapped inside feeling like she has to choose between Mr.Ito and her family because of the War. This is a wonderful book for our time going through the war against Iraq. The front cover is all ready a great description of the book.

This story "The Eternal Spring of Mr. Ito", was about the hardships a girl named Sara Warren and her friends and family faced while World War II was going on. Sara Warren lived with her parents in England, but because Germans were bombing England, her parents sent her to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to live with her relatives. She stayed with her Aunt Jean, Uncle Duncan, cousins Mary & Jamie, and their friends. Many horrible and unexpected things happened.

This was a really interesting novel. To me this novel explained life and all the horrible things that happen. Mr. Ito was a very special man to Sara.

To me this novel means a lot. It means that even when things are at their worst, there is still hope. And that little hope may be strength and courage to move on.

The significance of this novel within the theme of Heroic Adventures was expressed a couple of ways. Sara stood up for herself and the way she cared for things and helped people made her a hero. She looked beyond everyone's face and saw something different that made her want to help people. Sara displayed heroism in a way that she cared for her plant, and everyone around her. She especially cared for the Itos because of all the trouble they were going through. Sara was very strong when things were at their worst.

The genre I would include this story in is realistic fiction. Everything in the story was true. World War ll really happened, and sadly people do die. Comparing this novel to the last novel I read, I like this novel much better. Their similarities were both about heroes and a girl that tries to save the day.

I would absolutely recommend this book to others because it is very interesting. I guess I could say that I learned something from this book. That is that once you read this book, you can't put it down!

In my state we have something called Readind Competition.It's where you have to read a book and answer qustions about it. I raed this book for it and loved it.It's sad and exiting so please buy it it's worth the money!