Thea Stilton and the Cherry Blossom Adventure
Contents
Cover
Meet the Thea Sisters
Title Page
A Special Gift
Japan, Here We Come!
One of Us!
Summer Festival!
A Mysterious Phone Call
The Puppet Theater
On the Shinkansen!
A Tokyo for Everyone!
A New Friend
A Strange Mouse
The Room of Wonders
The Tea Ceremony
An Ambush Among the Cherries!
A Difficult Moment
A Trusty Assistant
Mr. Ishikuro’s Plan
The Fable of Momotaro
The Princess’s Hideaway
An Important Appointment
Trapped Like Rats in a Cage!
Way to Go, Colette!
What a Betrayal!
Friends Like Before!
A Plan of Attack
Code Name: Momotaro
Behind Bars!
Off With Your Mask!
In Pawcuffs!
Thank You, Mouselings!
Party Time!
Maps
More Fabumouse Adventures
Copyright
Copyright
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eISBN 978-0-545-39369-0
Copyright © 2009 by Edizioni Piemme S.p.A., Via Tiziano 32, 20145 Milan, Italy.
International Rights © Atlantyca S.p.A.
English translation © 2011 by Atlantyca S.p.A.
GERONIMO STILTON and THEA STILTON names, characters, and related indicia are copyright, trademark, and exclusive license of Atlantyca S.p.A. All rights reserved. The moral right of the author has been asserted.
Based on an original idea by Elisabetta Dami.
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Stilton is the name of a famous English cheese. It is a registered trademark of the Stilton Cheese Makers’ Association. For more information, go to www.stiltoncheese.com.
Text by Thea Stilton
Original title Il misterio della bambola nera
Cover by Arianna Rea, Paolo Ferrante, and Ketty Formaggio
Illustrations by Alessandro Battan, Elisa Falcone, Claudia Forcelloni, Michela Frare, Daniela Geremia, Roberta Pierpaoli, Arianna Rea, Maurizio Roggerone, and Roberta Tedeschi
Color by Tania Boccalini, Alessandra Bracaglia, Ketty Formaggio, Elena Sanjust, and Micaela Tangorra
Graphics by Paolo Cantoni
Special thanks to Beth Dunfey
Translated by Julia Heim
Interior design by Kay Petronio
First printing, March 2011
Thea Stilton, Thea Stilton and the Cherry Blossom Adventure
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