Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories 9780702342738 Paperback

A clever blend of emotion and excitement, and of Northern England and Japanese folklore… Brilliant. – Booktrust The perfect escape to a magical world! – Lancashire Evening Post I could not put it down. – Reading 2 Smile kids’ review Enter a secret wonderland in the sky where Japanese legends come to life. Twelve-year-old Jonty desperately wants an adventure but he knows it’s unlikely when he’s stuck at home for the entire summer. But then he meets a talking bonobo in the forest at the back of his house who invites him to enter a magical world behind a Japanese Memory gate. There, he will get to collect wild memories from the time his gramps was a famous primatologist … and soon, his adventure begins. Behind the gate lies a world far more enchanting than back home. In a world filled with mischievous Japanese beings called ykai, Jonty must battle to collect the memories in a series of hair-raising trials. But there is an evil sky pirate crew on board a ship who are hellbent on destroying the memories for good … and they have bows and arrows. Can Jonty battle the pirate crew before time runs out and the wadokei watch-clock strikes? Perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli and My Neighbour Totoro, this is a middle-grade fantasy adventure with a future classic feel, that focuses on Japanese folklore. An outstanding and original new voice in children’s fiction. A beautiful cover and inside illustrations by acclaimed Japanese artist Sawa.