TY  - BOOK
AU  - Preus,Margi
TI  - Heart of a samurai: based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro 
SN  - 9780810989818 (trade : alk. paper)
AV  - PZ7.P92434 He 2010
U1  - [Fic] 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Amulet Books
KW  - Nakahama, Manjir�o,
KW  - Japanese
KW  - United States
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - sears
KW  - Newbery Honor book
KW  - Seafaring life
KW  - Japan
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - gsafd
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301); Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011; Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011; School Library Journal starred, September 2010; Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011; Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011; Booklist starred, July 2010; Pub Weekly, July 2010; Kirkus Starred, July 2010; Horn Book, May 2011; Wilson's Senior High School; Wilson's Junior High School; Newbery Medal/Honor; Young Adult; Follett Library Resources
N2  - 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
ER  -