Kara Dalkey

Thirteen-year-old Fujiwara no Mitsuko lives a life of luxury within the strict confines of Japan's twelfth-century imper… Thirteen-year-old Fujiwara no Mitsuko lives a life of luxury within the strict confines of Japan's twelfth-century imperial court. But when a mysterious illness threatens her beloved older sister's life, Mitsuko discovers that court physicians are powerless. Defying tradition, she must venture beyond the palace walls and into a mythical world teeming with ancient spirits and powerful kami to seek a cure. With the unlikely aid of a mischievous shape-shifter and other figures from Japanese folklore, Mitsuko embarks on a dangerous quest to break the curse before her sister is lost forever, facing challenges that will test her courage and transform her destiny. read more