02306cam a2200385 i 4500 470142531 TxAuBib 20201230120000.0 170714s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780147513878 paperback $10.99 0147513871 paperback $10.99 TxAuBib rda Ahdieh, Renée. Flame in the mist / Renee Ahdieh. New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2017. 392 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Flame in the mist ; 1 Includes glossary and excerpts. The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place--she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden, the son of the emperor's favorite consort--a political marriage that will elevate her family's standing. But en route to the imperial city of Inako, Mariko narrowly escapes a bloody ambush by a dangerous gang of bandits known as the Black Clan, who she learns has been hired to kill her before she reaches the palace. Dressed as a peasant boy, Mariko sets out to infiltrate the Black Clan and track down those responsible for the target on her back. Once she's within their ranks, though, Mariko finds for the first time she's appreciated for her intellect and abilities. She even finds herself falling in love--a love that will force her to question everything she's ever known about her family, her purpose, and her deepest desires -- Provided by publisher. Accelerated Reader UG 5.5 13.0 190984 EN. 20201230. Alchemists Fiction. Arranged marriage Fiction. Samurai Fiction. Sex role Fiction. Thieves Fiction. Brothers and sisters Fiction. Conduct of life Fiction. Japan History Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 Fiction. Young adult fiction. Flame in the mist ; 1.