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Title	:	Heart of a Samurai (Samurai)
Author	:	Margi Preus
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 305 pages
Published	:	August 1st 2010 by Harry N. Abrams
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Adventure. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction. Cultural. Japan

Heart of a Samurai (Samurai) Hardcover | Pages: 305 pages

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A 2011 Newbery Honor Book

In 1841, a Japanese fishing vessel sinks. Its crew is forced to swim to a small, unknown island, where they are rescued by a passing American ship. Japan’s borders remain closed to all Western nations, so the crew sets off to America, learning English on the way.

Manjiro, a fourteen-year-old boy, is curious and eager to learn everything he can about this new culture. Eventually the captain adopts Manjiro and takes him to his home in New England. The boy lives for some time in New England, and then heads to San Francisco to pan for gold. After many years, he makes it back to Japan, only to be imprisoned as an outsider. With his hard-won knowledge of the West, Manjiro is in a unique position to persuade the shogun to ease open the boundaries around Japan; he may even achieve his unlikely dream of becoming a samurai.

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ISBN:	0810989816 (ISBN13: 9780810989818)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Samurai
Literary Awards:	Newbery Medal Nominee (2011), Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for Children (2010)

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Fans of "Carry on, Mr Bowditch," "Around the World in 80 Days," "Mr Popper's Penguins," and other travel/adventure books would enjoy this story of a Japanese boy who is shipwrecked and eventually travels to America.

Well written middle grade novel based on a true story. I had never heard of Manjirō or, to use his English name, John Mung. Now I need to track down the adult book about his life. This book is exciting, touching and thought provoking. It raises issues relevant to todays world while vividly portraying life in another era. Highly enjoyable read.

After being swept out to sea by a sudden storm, Manjiro and his fellow fishermen know they will likely never return to Japan - the island does not welcome those who are or have been tainted by the "blue-eyed barbarians." His fellow countrymen resign themselves to their homeless fate, but Manjiro befriends the captain and several of the crew, learning their language and ways. Even as the others disembark in Hawaii, he stays on board and becomes John Mung, ever striving, dreaming and asking

A solid well-written book that should appeal to any middle school reader. This adventurous historically fictional tale has something for everyone. A nicely paced novel that literally spans the globe. You won't want to put it down.

Theres a lot to like about this novel. It follows the remarkable, true story of a young nineteenth-century Japanese fisherman who was shipwrecked, rescued by the crew of an American whaling ship, adopted by the captain, educated in America, and eventually made his way back to Japan--where he was imprisoned and interrogated for a year-and-a-half because of his foreign contact. Soon after his release, he was summoned to advise the authorities on their response to Commodore Perry. The book is

Ive been sitting here for almost an hour writing my thoughts about this book, all of which I just erased. None of what I wrote sounded like me. I was trying to write something terribly witty and profound, but thats not me. So..here's my not witty or profound thoughts.Heart of a Samurai is historical fiction, or maybe I should say historical/biographical fiction since the author noted that it is based on the life of a real person, real events, and a real time in history. One of the things that I

2011 Newbery HonorIn Heart of a Samurai, Margi Preus tells a fictionalized story of Manjiro, a Japanese teen who, with four fishing companions, became shipwrecked on a rocky island and was rescued by an American whaling ship in the mid-1800's. Save for the addition of a couple of characters and some little details, the story is mostly true. Manjiro journeys to America as the adopted son of Captain Whitfield, learns English, and gains knowledge of American life and seafaring. He goes on to play a