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Miki Maekawa anticipates a quiet holiday in the old Japanese fishing fishing village of Furube when she is entrusted with a piece of embroided fabric and an ancient ribbon to take with her on the journey. Miki befriends a pixie, and a teenage boy Shu. She finds herself caught up in a world of ancient magic, a house with a floor that moves like water, a Dark priestess, kolobockles (mythical creatures), poisoned sweets and rare owls.
Running through the novel is the love story of Umon and Kageya set in Furube in 1878. (Source: Books from our Backyard)
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is set in Japan with Japanese characters, and strong references to Japanese mythology.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
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Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Books from Our Backyard : Must-Read Books from Queensland 2006; (p. 67)
— Review of In the Monkey Forest 2005 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 20 no. 1 2006; (p. 37)
— Review of In the Monkey Forest 2005 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 14 no. 1 2006; (p. 43-44)
— Review of In the Monkey Forest 2005 single work children's fiction -
[Review] In the Monkey Forest
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , November no. 3 2005; (p. 22)
— Review of In the Monkey Forest 2005 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 49 no. 4 2005; (p. 39)
— Review of In the Monkey Forest 2005 single work children's fiction
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Japanese Story
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 29 - 30 October 2005; (p. 4)
— Review of In the Monkey Forest 2005 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 49 no. 4 2005; (p. 39)
— Review of In the Monkey Forest 2005 single work children's fiction -
[Review] In the Monkey Forest
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , November no. 3 2005; (p. 22)
— Review of In the Monkey Forest 2005 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 14 no. 1 2006; (p. 43-44)
— Review of In the Monkey Forest 2005 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 20 no. 1 2006; (p. 37)
— Review of In the Monkey Forest 2005 single work children's fiction
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