{"id":47482,"date":"2025-01-20T04:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T04:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/heart-of-a-samurai-newbery-medal-winning-adventure-novel\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T04:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T04:12:14","slug":"heart-of-a-samurai-newbery-medal-winning-adventure-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/heart-of-a-samurai-newbery-medal-winning-adventure-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart of a Samurai: Newbery Medal-Winning Adventure Novel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\"><del>$10.99<\/del> - $6.99<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Jan 20, 2025 04:12:14 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/1419702009?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n  A New York Times bestseller, Heart of a Samurai is \u201ca terrific biographical novel\u201d (Wall Street Journal), filled with international adventure, a look at cultural differences, and both American and Japanese history.<\/p>\n<p>A Newbery Medal Winner * An NPR Backseat Book Club pick<\/p>\n<p> This award-winning adventure novel will thrill and enrich every young reader who picks it up.<\/p>\n<p> 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\u2019s borders remain closed to all Western nations, so the crew sets off to America, learning English on the way.<\/p>\n<p> Manjiro, a 14-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 there for some time 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.<\/p>\n<p> With his hard-won knowledge of the West, Manjiro is in a unique position to persuade the emperor to ease open the boundaries around Japan; he may even achieve his unlikely dream of becoming a samurai.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIllustrated with Manjiro\u2019s own pencil drawings in addition to other archival material and original art from Tamaki, this is a captivating fictionalized (although notably faithful) retelling of the boy\u2019s adventures. Capturing his wonder, remarkable willingness to learn, the prejudice he encountered and the way he eventually influenced officials in Japan to open the country, this highly entertaining page-turner.\u201d \u2014Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)    <\/p>\n<div id=\"product-summary\" data-hook=\"cr-insights-widget-summary\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-none\">\n<div class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-\">\n<h3 data-hook=\"cr-insights-heading-label\" class=\"a-size-base-plus a-color-base a-text-bold\">Customers say<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"a-spacing-small\"><span>Customers find the book easy to read and a great choice for middle grade readers. They appreciate the storytelling that opens their eyes to a history not well-known. The story is well-captured with likable characters and a good storyline. Readers love the illustrations, which were drawn by Manjiro. 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