Bibliograph

Heart of a samurai, a novel inspired by a true adventure on the high seas, Margi Preus

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Heart of a samurai, a novel inspired by a true adventure on the high seas, Margi Preus

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

Heart of a samurai

Medium

electronic resource

Responsibility statement

Margi Preus

Series statement

Samurai Preus ;

Sub title

a novel inspired by a true adventure on the high seas

Summary

This Newbery Honor book by Margi Preus explores the cultural divide between the East and West circa 1841. When Manjiro, a Japanese teenager, is thrown from his fishing boat during a storm, he's rescued by an American whaling ship. Befriending the ship's captain, Manjiro decides to travel with the crew to Massachusetts. But years later, when Manjiro attempts to return to his homeland, he's imprisoned as an outsider

Target audience

juvenile

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