Preus, Margi. <br/><br/>
Heart of a samurai :  based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama / 
Margi Preus. 
 - New York :  Amulet Books,  2010. 
 - 301 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> Subtitle on first printing: based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301). 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780810989818 0810989816 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009051634 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 --Juvenile fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Whaling--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Samurai--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Japanese--United States--Juvenile fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Japan--Relations--United States--Juvenile fiction.<br/>United States--Relations--Japan--Juvenile fiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ7.P9243  / H43 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>[Fic]