The Magnolia Sword (a Ballad of Mulan): A Ballad of Mulan

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 1620148048 ISBN13: 9781620148044 Release Date: September 2019 Publisher: Tu Books Length: 352 Pages Weight: 1.15 lbs. Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.3" Age Range: 13 to 17 years Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12 Bestselling writer Sherry Thomas weaves an enthralling retelling of a story that has thrilled readers for centuries: the ballad of Mulan.CHINA, 484 A.D. A Warrior in DisguiseAll her life, Mulan has trained for one purpose: to win the duel that every generation in her family must fight. If she prevails, she can reunite a pair of priceless heirloom swords separated decades earlier, and avenge her father, who was paralyzed in his own duel. Then a messenger from the Emperor arrives, demanding that all families send one soldier to fight the Rouran invaders in the north. Mulan's father cannot go. Her brother is just a child. So she ties up her hair, takes up her sword, and joins the army as a man. A War for a Dynasty Thanks t