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The master puppeteer / Katherine Paterson ; illustrated by Haru Wells.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : HarperTrophy, 1989, ©1975.Edition: First Harper Trophy editionDescription: 179 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0064402819
  • 9780064402811
  • 9780812469554
  • 0812469550
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Son of Hanji -- The feast -- Yoshida Kinshi -- The Hanaza -- The fourth fearful thing -- Bad omens for the new year -- Okada's new play -- Command performance -- Night rovers -- Anxieties -- The proof in the storehouse -- A matter of life an death -- The master puppeteer -- The smashings -- Fireman of Namba Cho Brigade -- Debts of honor.
Summary: A thirteen-year-old boy describes the poverty and discontent of eighteenth century Osaka and the world of puppeteers in which he lives.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Paterson Katherin Available 33111009643806
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An apprentice puppeteer joins his friends at their theater to investigate a mysterious bandit.

Who is the man called Saburo, the mysterious bandit who robs the rich and helps the poor of the Japanese city of Osaka? And what is his connection with the Hanaza, the puppet theater run by the harsh master of Yoshida? Young Jiro, an apprentice puppeteer, is determined to find out even though this could be very dangerous.

Meanwhile, Jiro must devote himself to learning his magnificent art. The sympathetic blind chanter, Okada, and the master's son, Kinshi, help him. Then their sheltered life at the theater, where the members live and work, is suddenly disrupted by rioting night rovers. Finally, the seething world of the street collides with the make-believe world of the puppet theater in an unforgettable climax.

Winner of the National Book Award for Children's Literature, The Master Puppeteer is a classic adventure novel from the brilliant Katherine Paterson, author of such beloved books as Jacob Have I Loved and Bridge to Terabithia.

Reprint. Originally published: HarperCollins, ©1975.

Ages 9-13.

A thirteen-year-old boy describes the poverty and discontent of eighteenth century Osaka and the world of puppeteers in which he lives.

Son of Hanji -- The feast -- Yoshida Kinshi -- The Hanaza -- The fourth fearful thing -- Bad omens for the new year -- Okada's new play -- Command performance -- Night rovers -- Anxieties -- The proof in the storehouse -- A matter of life an death -- The master puppeteer -- The smashings -- Fireman of Namba Cho Brigade -- Debts of honor.

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