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Title: Heart of a Samurai
Author: Margi Preus
Narrator: James Yaegashi
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-25-11
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 75 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Praised as a timeless tale by Booklist in a starred review, this Newbery Honor book by Margi Preus explores the cultural divide between the East and West circa 1841. When Manjiro, a Japanese teenager, is thrown from his fishing boat during a storm, hes rescued by an American whaling ship. Befriending the ships captain, Manjiro decides to travel with the crew to Massachusetts. But years later, when Manjiro attempts to return to his homeland, hes imprisoned as an outsider.
Critic Reviews:
Preus mixes fact with fiction in a tale that is at once adventurous, heartwarming, sprawling, and nerve-racking ...." (
Publishers Weekly)
