Newbery Honor Books

The runner ups for each year for the prestigious Newbery Medal award.

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

Author:

Preus, Margi

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4 stars

Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult

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2010

Amulet Books

301 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Eva H. Perry Regional - 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.