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The Sleeper
By Day, David & Entwisle, Mark
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-82498-456-4
- Publisher
- Nashville, Tenn. : Ideals Children's Books, c1990.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 1991
Gr 2-6 In 213 b.c. the Emperor Qin Shihuangdi (Emperor Chin here) ordered all books, except those few with which he agreed, burned. In this story, a young monk is given the task of delivering the most precious books and scrolls from the library of a great Chinese monastery to the Emperor Chin, who has demanded that all books in his empire be brought to him. But events conspire against Wu and his packhorses when he is lured into a mysterious cave where two men are playing chess. Drawn into an irresis...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
