In the time when the Shogun ruled Japan, two hundred samurai suffered a grave insult?their master met an unjust death. Forty-seven of them are courageous enough to avenge him. Jiro is a lowly servant
On his own in the teeming city, orphaned Saru learns to survive. He begs, steals, and fights for what he needs. He finds danger in bandits and street gangs, charity in tentative friendships with a pri
When the powerful Lord Takeda’s soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and plundering, they spare the boy Taro’s life and take him along with them. Taro becomes a servant in the household of t
Fifteen of Hans Christian Andersen's beloved fairy tales, narrated by a full cast. Unlike the Brothers Grimm, who collected and retold folklore and fairy tales, Hans Chri
A Slave’s Tale, the sequel to Hakon of Rogen’s Saga, is told from the point of view of a slave girl, Helga, who stows away on the longship when Hakon, the young Viking chieftain, sets sail for France
An American Library Association Notable Book and his first book for children, Erik Christian Haugaard’s Hakon of Rogen’s Saga is a remarkable novel that perfectly catches the mood of a harsh but heroi
