Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama
Title
:
Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama
Personal Author EPSB
:
Margi. Preus
Summary
:
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
Year Published
:
2010
Physical Description
:
301 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Awards
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Newbery Medal/Honor, 2011
Personal Subject
:
Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898-Juvenile fiction.
Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898-Fiction.
Subject
:
Japanese -- United States -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Fiction.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan -- Fiction.
Summary
:
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
ISBN
:
9780810989818
9780329859664
Publisher
:
New York : Amulet Books, c2010.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Mount Pleasant | FIC PRE | Book | 30152000116569 | Fiction |