Preus revisits historical Japanese-American relations in a tale that catapults Yoshi, a young servant who longs to wield the sword of a samurai, into a clash of alien powers.

Meghan Cox Gurdon reviews "Heart of a Samurai," a novel for young adults by Margi Preus.

Margi Preus' Heart of a Samurai tells the story of Manjiro, a fisherman's son who dreams of becoming a samurai. When his boat is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan, he embarks on a series of ...

A homeless fugitive, Yoshi finds work with a generous artist, a sandal maker, and finally Manjiro, the hero of Preus’s Newbery Honor–winning Heart of a Samurai.

Margi Preus has written picture books such as Celebritrees and The Peace Bell. Heart of a Samurai is her first novel for young readers.

Duluth writer Margi Preus has made a name for herself by turning history into award-winning novels for kids.

Heart of a Samurai, Margi Preus, AMULET BOOKS"Heart of a Samurai" is a fictionalized account of the remarkable true story of Nakahama Manjiro, who played an important part as a translator during ...

Margi Preus' books for young readers bring history to life with wild tales of adventure. She writes about 19th century Japan in her award-winning novel "Heart of a Samurai" and the high peaks of ...

This month, NPR's Backseat Book Club hits the high seas for an adventurous novel called Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus. The book begins in 1841, and is based on the sprawling true-life tale of ...

In the Newbery Honor-winning Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus, we meet 14-year-old Manjiro, a Japanese boy who works on a fishing boat. Manjiro looks out across the sea and wonders what lies there.