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Shuna's Journey

Hayao Miyazaki

Illustrator: Hayao Miyazaki

Ages: 12+

Published: 2022

Publisher: First Second/Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck

ISBN: 978-1-259-84652-5

Keywords: Human Trafficking, Adventure, Selective Mutism, Folklore, Manga, Dystopia

When Prince Shuna leaves his devastated village in search of golden grain to feed his people, he meets two kind sisters in the brutal society he encounters. Soft pastel illustrations