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Preus, Margi.

Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama / Margi Preus. - New York : Amulet Books, 2010. - 301 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subtitle on first printing: based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301).

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.

American Library Association Notable Children's Book 2011; Newbery Honor, 2011; Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth 2010. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011.

ISBN: 9780810989818 0810989816

LCCN: 2009051634

Subjects--Personal Names:
Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 --Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Whaling--Juvenile fiction.
Samurai--Juvenile fiction.
Japanese--United States--Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Japan--Relations--United States--Juvenile fiction.
United States--Relations--Japan--Juvenile fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.P9243 / H43 2010

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]