Annette Roman

In this Manga title, first in a series of three, we meet Rei, a teen-aged war orphan living on the streets and training himself in martial arts to be a self-described hero. It is not until he meets his mysterious shape-shifting master that Rei begins to understand the meaning of poverty, and that, sometimes, it takes true courage simply to feed one’s family from day to day. Follow Rei as his master takes him on a journey of discovery filled with honesty, humor, and compassion. The graphical format is entertaining to anyone, and can especially appeal to adolescent reluctant-readers.… (más)