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Booklist (Aug 2025)

Cover: Returning the Sword: How a Japanese Sword of War Became a Symbol of Friendship and Peace

“Stelson writes with vivid clarity, rendering a story with careful detail while bolstering themes of peace and honor. Working in harmony with Stelson’s text, Yoshida’s vibrant illustrations are wreathed in symbolic imagery and color those themes with gestures of reconciliation.”—Booklist

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