The Ink-Keeper’s Apprentice by Allen Say [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]
03 Mar, by in Fiction, Japanese American, Memoir, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers
Determined to become an artist, young Sei Koichi convinces the famous cartoonist Noro Shinpei to take him on as an apprentice. Under Sensei’s (Japanese for "teacher") nurturing tutelage, he receives a new name, Kiyoi,...