The 89th Temple

Shortlist 2014 International Rubery Book Awardfinalist 2013 Reader'S Favorite Awardrunner-Up 2013 Southern California Book Festivalnotable Book 2013 Shelf Unbound Competition For Indie Books. “Absorbing And Harrowing Capturing The More Ominous Aspects Of The Society It Describes. The Reader Is Immersed In The Situation From The Outset And Kept There Till The End. Powerfully Realized And Tellingly Paced.” Ciaran Murray Author The Secret Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes.. Seven Juvenile Offenders On Leave From Various Reform Schools Are Doing A 1300-Kilometer Temple Pilgrimage On Foot With A Counselor And Some Assigned Wardens From The State. Upon Completing The Pilgrimage They Will Be Released. Will They Rejoin Society Or Leave It For Good?. The Seven Ronin:. Naota; Outsider. Oldest Of The Group Incarcerated At Sixteen. Likes Motorcycles And Samurai Films.. Kenji; Unassuming Teenager Wanting Nothing More Than To Fit In And Play Baseball.. Ryosuke; Analytical Youth Constrained By His Own Sensitivity.. Yoko; Fiercely Competitive And Proud With A Soft Side That She Rarely Shows To Others.. Saori; Naive Schoolgirl With Few Cares Who Learns To Live Defensively To Get Through The Day.. Ayaka; Fashionable Girl From Tokyo Who Must Decide Who She Really Is.. Mai; Wise Beyond Her Years. Young Woman With A Quirky Gallows Sense Of Humor Who Could Always See Things Coming From Far Away.