closure . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁Cast les ▁ ▁City ▁gates ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁buildings ▁ ▁Fort s ▁ ▁Post war ▁her itage ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Heart ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁( K al ining rad ) ▁ ▁König s berg ▁fort ifications ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁cultural ▁land marks ▁of ▁Kal ining rad ▁O blast ▁on ▁Wik i V oy age ▁( in ▁Russian ) ▁▁▁ ▁Category : H istor ic ▁sites ▁in ▁Russia ▁Category : T our ist ▁attra ctions ▁in ▁Kal ining rad ▁O blast ▁Category : Culture ▁of ▁Kal ining rad _ O blast <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Master ▁Pu pp ete er ▁( 1 9 7 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁historical ▁novel ▁for ▁children ▁by ▁K atherine ▁Pat erson . ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁U . S . ▁National ▁Book ▁Award ▁in ▁category ▁Children ’ s ▁Liter ature . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁Th ir teen - year - old ▁J iro ▁finds ▁himself ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁events ▁of ▁late ▁eigh teenth ▁century ▁Os aka , ▁Japan ▁when ▁he ▁accompan ies ▁his ▁father , ▁Han ji , ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁pu ppet ▁to ▁the ▁Han aza ▁the ater . ▁ ▁Y osh ida , ▁the ▁owner ▁and ▁master ▁pu pp ete er , ▁offers ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁boy ▁on ▁as ▁an ▁app rent ice . ▁To ▁J iro ’ s ▁ch agr in , ▁his ▁mother , ▁Is ako , ▁does ▁not ▁take ▁Y osh ida ’ s ▁offer ▁seriously .