Heart of a samurai

Description:

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.

subjects: Juvenile fiction,  Relations,  Fiction,  Historical fiction,  Japanese,  Foreign relations,  Newbery Honor,  Children's fiction,  Japanese, united states, fiction,  Japan, fiction,  nyt:chapter-books=2011-02-27,  New York Times bestseller,  Whaling,  Adventure and adventurers,  Samurai,  Adventure stories,  award:Newbery_award

People: Manjirō Nakahama (1827-1898)

Places: United States,  Japan,  Japanese