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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2009
Gr 1-4 Some time in the past, in a country resembling China, Fu finds his imaginary adventures more compelling than planting rice in straight rows. When his father tells him to start over, the boy hurls a plant down the hillside where it lands on Chang, a passing soldier of some importance, who challenges the child to a duel. The frightened boy goes to the Master to learn to fight but becomes impatient when his mentor insists on beginning with tea. Throughout the night, the boy makes it over and over, l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Fu goes to the Master to learn how to fight, but the Master will only teach him to pour tea. Gold- and red-hued tripty...Log In or Sign Up to Read More