Our May book takes us on the most action-packed adventure yet for NPR's Backseat Book Club.In the Newbery Honor-winning Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus, we meet 14-year-old Manjiro, a Japanese ...

The 10 Best Books of 2024. ... "Heart of a Samurai" vividly summons for readers ages 10-16 not only the story of a remarkable man but also the turbulent era in which he lived.

BUY THIS BOOK. Heart of a Samurai Margi Preus, Abrams/Amulet, $15.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-8109-8981-8. In picture book author (The Peace Bell) Preus’s excellent first novel, based on the true story ...

Preus, who lives in Duluth, is the bestselling author of the Newbery Honor book “Heart of a Samurai” and other books for young readers, including “West of the Moon” and the Enchanted Lake ...

From Chapter 2: The Samurai of Bird Island. June 27, 1841 (12th Year of Tempo, Year of the Ox) Earth. Sky. Wind. Sea. Sometimes it seemed as if that was all there were.

Heart of a Samurai, Margi Preus, AMULET BOOKS . Subscribe . Digital Print . March 29, 2025 . Subscribe. ... "Heart of a Samurai" is a fictionalized account of the remarkable true story of Nakahama ...

Our May book takes us on the most action-packed adventure yet for NPR's Backseat Book Club.In the Newbery Honor-winning Heart of a SamuraiHeart of a Samurai ...