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=Title: The Samurai's Garden= =Author: Gayle Tsukiyama= =Genre: Fiction=

Description:
When tuberculosis strikes a seventeen year old boy named Stephen, his family sends him away from Hong Kong to a small a Japanese village called Tarumi. While the move serves the practical purpose of improving his health (not to mention getting him away from the steadily advancing Japanese army), it also precipitates several meaningful friendships. These relationships deepen as Stephen comes of age in Tarumi, a sometimes painful process that pits the young man against everything from adultery and prejudice, to leprosy and suicide.

Themes: Beauty (internal VS external), Loyalty, Love, Sacrifice
Title:The Call of the Wild =‍Author: Jack London = =‍Genre: Fiction, Adventure =
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‍Description:
Buck is a powerful dog living a lazy existence in California. Without warning he is stolen, beaten, and thrust into the bitter cold life of an Alaskan sled dog. Buck endures much pain at the hands of his temporary (and often violent) masters, until eventually he is found by someone who respects him. When his benevolent master is eventually killed, Buck casts aside any shred of civilization left inside him, and becomes truly wild. His strength and toughness soon make him the leader of a wolf pack, and his many exploits are regarded as legendary by local Indian tribes. ===‍Themes: Master VS Slave, Instincts VS Instruction, Wilderness VS Civilization. ===