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The Promised Year

William M. Hutchinson

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When Keiko arrived in California from Japan to live with her Aunt Emi and Uncle Henry, she secretly comforted herself with the knowledge that she would be staying for only a year. She liked Aunt Emi instantly, but Uncle Henry didn't seem to care for Keiko particularly, or for her cat, Tama. He was always busy in his greenhouse, working with his beautiful carnations, and furthermore he considered eleven-year-old Keiko too young to help him.

When Uncle Henry let Tama out of the house and she ran away, Keiko tried not to blame him too much. Her aunt and uncle took her on sightseeing trips to nearby San Francisco to cheer her, but Keiko almost gave up hope of ever seeing Tama again or of making a real home in America.

Then new and serious trouble arose--Aunt Emi was taken to the hospital and Uncle Henry's valuable carnation business was threatened by a thick smog. How Keiko finds a way to help her uncle and how eventually they come to understand and love one another make a warmhearted story.

Yoshiko Uchida, whose Takao and Grandfather's Sword has won many friends, again gives an understanding picture of a young Japanese growing up to responsibility and independence.

Language: English

Pages: 190

Format: Hardcover

The Promised Year

William M. Hutchinson

0/5 ( ratings)

When Keiko arrived in California from Japan to live with her Aunt Emi and Uncle Henry, she secretly comforted herself with the knowledge that she would be staying for only a year. She liked Aunt Emi instantly, but Uncle Henry didn't seem to care for Keiko particularly, or for her cat, Tama. He was always busy in his greenhouse, working with his beautiful carnations, and furthermore he considered eleven-year-old Keiko too young to help him.

When Uncle Henry let Tama out of the house and she ran away, Keiko tried not to blame him too much. Her aunt and uncle took her on sightseeing trips to nearby San Francisco to cheer her, but Keiko almost gave up hope of ever seeing Tama again or of making a real home in America.

Then new and serious trouble arose--Aunt Emi was taken to the hospital and Uncle Henry's valuable carnation business was threatened by a thick smog. How Keiko finds a way to help her uncle and how eventually they come to understand and love one another make a warmhearted story.

Yoshiko Uchida, whose Takao and Grandfather's Sword has won many friends, again gives an understanding picture of a young Japanese growing up to responsibility and independence.

Language: English

Pages: 190

Format: Hardcover

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