Erik Christian Haugaard

In turbulent sixteenth-century Japan, orphaned Taro is taken in by a general serving the great warlord Takeda Shingen and grows up to become a samurai fighting for the enemies of his dead family. An ALA Notable Book. Reissue.

The Samurai's Tale

Having grown up as an orphan of the streets while sixteenth-century Japan is being ravaged by civil war, Saru seeks to help a samurai rescue his wife from imprisonment by a warlord so they can all flee to a more peaceful life.

The Boy and the Samurai

A high-school senior searches for the murderer of an iconoclastic teacher whom he idolized for his intellectual integrity, but who was seen as a threat to the community.

The Death of Mr. Angel

When the powerful Lord Takeda's soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and plundering, they spare the boy Taro's life and take him along with them. Taro becomes a servant in the household of the noble Lord Akiyama, where he meets Togan, a cook, who teaches Taro and makes his new life bearable. But when Togan is murdered, Taro's life takes a new direction: He will become a samurai, and redeem the family legacy that has been stolen from him.

Lecture delivered Mar. 5, 1973, under the auspices of the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, as part of the 10th anniversary program of the Children's Book Section.

Portrait of a Poet: Hans Christian Andersen and His Fairytales

Patrick defies his unloving grandfather, a smuggler of the Irish island of Valentia, by warning John Paul Jones of the American fleet about an English ambush.

A Boy's Will

Desmond, ruler of a kingdom on the island of Eire, promises his daughter's hand to the prince who brings him the most wonderful bird.

Prince Boghole

Called Princess Horrid by everyone except her parents, a very badly-behaved princess is transformed into a kitten and becomes the property of the lowliest kitchen maid in the castle.

Princess Horrid

On a school trip to Germany in 1937 a 14-year-old Danish schoolboy becomes involved in the activities of the anti-Nazi underground.

Chase Me, Catch Nobody!

An American Library Association Notable Book and his first book for children, Erik Christian Haugaard’s Hakon of Rogen’s Saga is a remarkable novel that perfectly catches the mood of a harsh but heroic people. Set at the end of the Viking period, it tells of a young boy, Hakon, from the island of Rogen who, after his chieftain father is murdered, undertakes to reclaim his birthright from his treacherous uncle. The illustrations by renowned artists Leo and Diane Dillon make this captivating story come alive.

Hakon of Rogen's Saga

A fourteen-year-old serving boy finds himself surrounded by suspicion and betrayal as his master gathers a group of samurai to avenge Lord Asano's death.

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