S.A, Vol. 9: 710

By Maki Minami

Book Overview

Her whole life, Hikari Hanazono has been consumed with the desire to win against her school rival, Kei Takishima--at anything. He always comes out on top no matter what he does, and Hikari is determined to do whatever it takes to beat this guy...somehow At age 6 Hikari lost to Kei in an impromptu wrestling match. Now, at 15, Hikari joins ""Special A,"" a group of the top seven students at a private academy, for the opportunity to trounce the guy who made her suffer her first defeat.

Being No. 2 Sucks

Kei's grandfather summons Hikari to London to tell her Kei is overextending himself for her sake. Feeling guilty, Hikari decides to keep her distance from Kei. But her luck takes a strange turn when a prince she meets in London follows her all the way back to Japan Will Hikari fall for his royal charms while she's avoiding Kei?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421520397
• ISBN13: 9781421520391
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Merry-Go-Round and Ryu

I enjoyed this book a lot, but it seems like the series keeps going in circles while only making small strides in Hikari and Kei's relationship. The best part of this book is that it finally focuses on Ryu. Finn comes to Japan to convince Hikari to marry him and enlists the help of Ryu. They end up becoming friends, and Ryu accidentally finds out Finn's deepest secret. If you love the series, I know that you'll love this book. I can't wait till the next one comes out!