{"product_id":"momo-arashima-steals-the-sword-of-the-wind-9780593564080","title":"Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thrilling fantasy series about a twelve year old girl who sets out to save her Shinto goddess mother--and the world--by facing down demons intent on bringing chaos. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A grand adventure.\" --Brandon Mull, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of Fablehaven \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A wild ride of a novel...hilarious.\" --Sayantani DasGupta, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of The Kingdom Beyond \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll Momo wants for her twelfth birthday is an ordinary life--like everyone else's. At home, she has to take care of her absentminded widowed mother. At school, kids ridicule her for mixing up reality with the magical stories her mother used to tell her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then Momo's mother falls gravely ill, and a death hag straight out of those childhood stories attacks Momo at the mall, where she's rescued by a talking fox . . . and \"ordinary\" goes out the window. It turns out that Momo's mother is a banished Shinto goddess who used to protect a long-forgotten passageway to Yomi--a.k.a. the land of the dead. That passageway is now under attack, and countless evil spirits threaten to escape and wreak havoc across the earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoined by Niko the fox and Danny--her former best friend turned popular jerk, whom she never planned to speak to again, much less save the world with--Momo must embrace her (\u003ci\u003edefinitely\u003c\/i\u003e not \"ordinary\") identity as half human, half goddess to unlock her divine powers, save her mother's life, and force the demons back to Yomi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10450898\"\u003eMisa Sugiura\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593564080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593564081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV037000\"\u003eFantasy | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV012060\"\u003eLegends, Myths, Fables | Asian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV001000\"\u003eAction \u0026amp; Adventure | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMisa Sugiura's ancestors include a poet, a priestess, a samurai, and a stowaway. She was born and raised in Chicagoland but eventually found her way to her true home in Northern California, where she lives and writes under a giant oak tree with her husband, two sons, and a cat named Mouse. \u003ci\u003eMomo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e is her first middle-grade novel and was inspired by the gods and monsters of her parents' home country, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yearling Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455115931885,"sku":"9780593564080","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_0e055eec-de52-416c-b8c7-cbe8e1fc418a.jpg?v=1753514393","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/momo-arashima-steals-the-sword-of-the-wind-9780593564080","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}