Samurai Shortstop Hardcover - 2006
by Alan Gratz
Tokyo, 1890. Toyo is caught up in the competitive world of boardingschool, and must prove himself to make the team in a new sport calledbesuboru. But he grieves for his uncle, a samurai who sacrificed himselffor his beliefs, at a time when most of Japan is eager to shed ancient traditions.It's only when his father decides to teach him the way of thesamurai that Toyo grows to better understand his uncle and father. Andto his surprise, the warrior training guides him to excel at baseball, asport his father despises as yet another modern Western menace.
At its heart a novel about a boy who loves baseball, Samurai Shortstop isfascinating, suspenseful, and intense. Expertly researched by debut authorAlan Gratz, it's a sports story and more, about a boy who must choosebetween two ways of life, but finds a way to bridge them.
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- Title Samurai Shortstop
- Author Alan Gratz
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Later Printing
- Pages 280
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dial Books, New York
- Date 2006-05-18
- ISBN 9780803730755 / 0803730756
- Weight 0.87 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.84 x 0.99 in (21.08 x 14.83 x 2.51 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
- Reading level 790
- Library of Congress subjects Fathers and sons, Schools
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005022081
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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