{"id":13229,"date":"2022-12-13T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=13229"},"modified":"2022-12-08T10:32:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T16:32:02","slug":"searching-for-the-lost-ryu-dragon-of-his-memory-by-emi-watanabe-cohen-ya-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=13229","title":{"rendered":"Searching for THE LOST RYU, dragon of his memory, by Emi Watanabe Cohen (YA book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13280\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=13280\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lost-Ryu.jpg?fit=474%2C697&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"474,697\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lost-Ryu\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lost-Ryu.jpg?fit=474%2C697&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lost-Ryu.jpg?resize=356%2C523&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"book cover of The Lost Ryu, by Emi Watanabe Cohen. Published by Levine Querido | recommended on BooksYALove.com\" class=\"wp-image-13280\" width=\"356\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lost-Ryu.jpg?w=474&amp;ssl=1 474w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lost-Ryu.jpg?resize=201%2C296&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lost-Ryu.jpg?resize=102%2C150&amp;ssl=1 102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Kohei still dreams of being three years old at the last dragon parade, holding his smiling grandfather&#8217;s hand as huge winged Western dragons flew overhead and sinuous <a href=\"https:\/\/skdesu.com\/en\/japanese-dragon-ryu-serpents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Japanese ryu dragons<\/a> strode along Osaka&#8217;s streets at the end of World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His maternal grandfather was so angry about Kohei&#8217;s father dying soon afterward that he made the boy take his mother&#8217;s family name &#8211; maybe Ojiisan would be happy if he had a big dragon again, bigger than ryu Yuharu who rides on Kohei&#8217;s shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isolde moves in downstairs, with her Japanese-American mom, Polish-American dad, and winged dragon Cheshire (very small, Kohei is so disappointed) &#8211; imagine starting middle school in a new country and language!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Ojiisan is suddenly hospitalized, Kohei decides that he must bring a ryu to him. Isolde never knew her grandparents who died in <a href=\"http:\/\/history.com\/topics\/world-war-ii\/japanese-american-relocation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">concentration camps in the United States<\/a> and Poland during the War, so she wants to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Venturing into Papa&#8217;s study, Kohei finds details about how ryu are hatched, so he and Isolde travel to the faraway New Ryugyu-jo where their dragons will help bring a special ryu into the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the biggest ryu Kohei has ever seen snatches the baby ryu, of course he has to follow and save her!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His memories shift like a kaleidoscope as Kohei learns more about his father&#8217;s and grandfather&#8217;s pasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How far, how far will we go to bring comfort to those we love?<br>**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Book info: The Lost Ryu \/ Emi Watanabe Cohen. Levine Querido, 2022. 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