description: Tokyo, 1890. Toyo is caught up in the competitive world of boarding school, and must prove himself to make the team in a new sport called besuboru. But he grieves for his uncle, a samurai who sacrificed himself for his beliefs, at a time when most of Japan is eager to shed ancient traditions. It's only when his father decides to teach him the way of the samurai that Toyo grows to better understand his uncle and father. And to his surprise, the warrior training guides him to excel at baseball, a sport his father despises as yet another modern Western menace. This is a sports story and more, about a boy who must choose between two ways of life, but finds a way to bridge them.
language: English
title: Samurai Shortstop
titlecomplete: Samurai Shortstop
genres: Fiction, Historical, Cultural, Baseball, Japan, Teen, Young Adult, Sports, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 987
places: Japan, Tokyo
publisher: Listening Library