Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro / Margi Preus.

By:

Preus, Margi

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Amulet Books, 2010.Description: 301 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

0329859668
0810989816
9780329859664 (Follett bdg.)
9780810989818 (trade : alk. paper)

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Historical fiction.

DDC classification:

F PRE 22

LOC classification:

PZ7.P92434 He 2010

Awards:

Newbery Medal/Honor, 2011

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.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Lise Kütüphanesi / High School Library	İngilizce Roman / English Fiction (HS)	F PRE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		T 308560

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301).

Newbery Medal/Honor

Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.)

School Library Journal starred

Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011

Booklist starred, July 2010

Horn Book, September 2010

Kirkus Starred, July 2010

Library Media Connection, January 2011

Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011

Pub Weekly, July 2010

School Library Journal starred, September 2010

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.