CC Cycle 1

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1. Heart of a samurai: based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro

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Preus, Margi
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East Regional - Young Adult
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Holly Springs Community - Young Adult
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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.

2. Thirty minutes over Oregon: a Japanese pilot's World War II story

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Nobleman, Marc Tyler
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Childrens Non-Fiction has 2
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Green Road Community - Childrens Non-Fiction
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Leesville Community - Childrens Non-Fiction
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In this ... true story of reconciliation after war, ... a Japanese pilot bombs the continental U.S. during WWII--the only enemy ever to do so--and comes back 20 years later to apologize.