Goto, Hiromi -- Half World
Another kids' book. Girl travels to fantasy world; but the story is
rooted in Japanese culture, rather than the usual portal-fantasy
wellspring of British folklore and history. (The author is Canadian
but was born in Japan, I believe.) Vivid; the antagonist is about as
nightmarish as I've seen, in the disgusting mode. My only complaint is
that the teenage protagonist talks a bit too much like a
life-experienced adult, particularly when observing grownups. But
that's a tiny little complaint.
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