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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:
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.
ISBN:
9780810989818

9780329859664
Publisher:
New York : Amulet Books, c2010.
Edmonton Public Schools