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Girls' Guide to the Islands

Girls' Guide to the Islands

Kamata, Suzanne

Paperback

Series: Gemma Open Door

Young Adult Nonfiction

Publisher Price: $10.00

ISBN10: 1936846578
ISBN13: 9781936846573
Publisher: Gemma Open Door
Published: Mar 2 2017
Pages: 108
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.30 Width: 4.20 Depth: 6.90
Language: English

The American writer Suzanne Kamata had lived in Japan for more than half of her life, yet she had never explored the small nearby islands of the Inland Sea. The islands, first made famous by Donald Richie's The Inland Sea 50 years ago, are noted for displaying artwork created by prominent, and sometimes curious, international artists and sculptors: Naoshima s wealth of museums, including one devoted to 007, Yayoi Kusama's polka dot pumpkins, Kazuo Katase's blue teacup, and a monster rising out of a well on the hour in Sakate, called Anger at the Bottom of the Sea to name a few. Spurred by her teen-aged daughter Lilia's burgeoning interest in art and adventure, Kamata sets out to show her the islands treasures. Mother and daughter must confront several barriers on their adventure. Lilia is deaf and uses a wheelchair. It is not always easy to get onto -- or off of -- the islands, not to mention the challenges of language, culture, and a generation gap. A Girls Guide to the Islands takes the reader on a rare visit by a unique mother and daughter team.

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