Title: 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
Places: United States, Japan, Japanese
People: Manjirō Nakahama (1827-1898)