num_pages: 288
description: ICHIRO IS A BOY ADRIFT IN THIS WORLD.Raised by his Japanese mother in New York City, his American father taken by war before Ichiro ever knew him, Ichiro finds it difficult to figure out where he fits in.A trip to Japan leaves Ichiro with his grandfather, a stranger to him in a country he does not know.And then one night Ichi gets dragged down a hole by a monster. When he wakes up, he isn't in Japan anymore. In fact, he isn't in the mortal world. Ichi has entered the domain of the gods.With words and pictures, Ryan Inzana seamlessly interweaves myth and reality, life and death, gods and mortals, creating a wholly original fantasy adventure about one boy's search for peace, acceptance, and a place to call home.
language: English
title: Ichiro
publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers