The Book of the Flame

When I was six months old, I dropped from the sky -- the lone survivor of a deadly Japanese plane crash. The newspapers named me Heaven. I was adopted by a wealthy family in Tokyo, pampered, and protected. For nineteen years, I thought I was lucky.I'm learning how wrong I was.I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE ALERT.AND I'VE NEVER FELT LESS SAFE.L.A. IS FILLED WITH NEW AND OLD FRIENDS.BUT WHICH ONES CAN I TRUST?I ONLY KNOW THAT I MUST GO ON WITHOUT THE ONE I LOVE.FRIENDS AND BOYFRIENDS WILL GET ME NOWHERE.I'LL HAVE TO FIGHT TO FIND MY WAY HOME.I AM SAMURAI GIRL.

Carrie Asai is the author of The Book of the Heart, a Simon & Schuster book.