FeedSamurai Shortstop by Alan Gratz
Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Young adult novel, historical fiction–Tokyo, 1890 16-year-old boy as main character Rating: Excellent story with historical details woven in! Short, short summary: From the opening scene of this book when the main character, Toyo, watches his uncle commit suicide because of the samurai uprising in Ueno Park, you are [...]
September 8, 2008 in Gratz, Alan, Young Adult Novels
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