The King's Warrior: A Story of Ancient India

By Jessica Gunderson and Caroline Hu

Tungar is a smart, but proud and vain boy. He dreams of being a general for the warrior king Asoka. Will the king want Tungar by his side? Or is he looking for a different sort of warrior?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jun 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663982681

Jessica Gunderson

Jessica Gunderson grew up in the small town of Washburn, North Dakota. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota and an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has written more than one hundred books for young readers. Her book President Lincoln’s Killer and the America He Left Behind won a 2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Silver Award. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Read-It! Chapter Books: Historical Tales: The King’s Wappior by Jessica Gunderson, illustrated by Caroline Kailing Hu

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Chapter One: Tungar the Warrior

Chapter Two: The Untouchables

Chapter Three: Danger on the Hill

Chapter Four: The Burning City

Chapter Five: Truth and Lies

Chapter Six: Nandi’s Reward

Afterword: Ancient Indian Religions

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Words to Know

admiration— a feeling of great respect or approval admired— liked and respected conquer— to beat and take control of an enemy defeating— beating someone in a war or contest emperor— the ruler of a group of lands empire— a group of lands with the same ruler outcaste— one who has no caste, or class previous— happened before reluctantly— unwillingly surrendered— gave up or admitted that one has been beaten in a fight

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Asoka: ah-SHOH-kah