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Gr 6–9—Twelve-year-old Maple Morimura is more than ready to embrace the modern world of the 1920s as it slowly reaches her small Japanese village of Takeyama. But her family has run Morimura's Apothecary for generations, and the shop's traditions are steeped in the old ways. When Maple argues with her mother about the existence of yokai—mischievous and mysterious creatures from Japanese folklore—her mother hands her the family's ancient book chronicling their encounters. De...Log In or Sign Up to Read More