Book
Heart of a Samurai
by Margi Preus
- Published
- 2010
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Publisher
- Recorded Books
- Pages
- 305
- Words
- 51267
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7739968-heart-of-a-samurai?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 5.4
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 760L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 9–14
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’s borders remain closed to all Western nations, so the crew sets off to America, learning English on the way.
Collections
The Good & The Beautiful · 6
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781461827047
- ISBN-10
- 1461827043
Tags
BoatsFamily LifeGold RushJapanNew EnglandSamuraiThe Good & The BeautifulTransportationUnited States of America