Meghan Cox Gurdon reviews "Heart of a Samurai," a novel for young adults by Margi Preus. Skip ... Illustrated by Manjiro's own drawings, "Heart of a Samurai" vividly summons for readers ages 10-16 ...

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 of Manjiro ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Duluth writer Margi Preus has made a name for herself by turning history into award-winning novels for kids. Subscribe. Log In. Minnesota News You Can Use. Subscribe. The Latest. 56 minutes ago.

Margi Preus. Abrams/Amulet, $16.95 (304p) ISBN 978-1-4197-0424-6. Newbery Honor winner Preus (Heart of a Samurai) delivers a riveting story about teenage freedom fighters in WWII Norway.

Create an account or log in to save stories. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...