| ID | 025417 |
| Call Number | FIC/PRE |
| Title Proper | Heart of a Samurai |
| Other Title Information | Based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Preus, Margi |
| Publication | New York, Abrams, 2010. |
| Description | 319p Pink and green spine |
| Note | 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. |
| Standard Number | 9781419702006 |
| Price. Qualification | $8.95(Pb) |
| Classification Number | FIC |
| Key Words | Newbery Honor Book ; Young adult fiction ; International relations ; Historical fiction ; Lexile 760L ; Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 - Fiction ; Racism - United States - Fiction ; Adventure and adventures - Fiction ; Japanese - United States - Fiction |