Samurai Shortstop - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Young Readers GroupISBN-13:9780142410998ISBN-10:142410993UPC:9780142410998Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, Sports & Recreation, Social ThemesBook Topic:Asia, Baseball & Softball, Values & VirtuesSize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.65Product ID:SCS171KN97
Tokyo, 1890. Toyo is caught up in the competitive world of boarding school, and must prove himself to make the team in a new sport called besuboru. But he grieves for his uncle, a samurai who sacrificed himself for 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 the samurai that Toyo grows to better understand his uncle and father. And to his surprise, the warrior training guides him to excel at baseball, a sport his father despises as yet another modern Western menace. Toyo searches desperately for a way to prove there is a place for his family's samurai values in modern Japan. Baseball might just be the answer, but will his father ever accept a Western game that stands for everything he despises?
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Young Readers GroupISBN-13:9780142410998ISBN-10:142410993UPC:9780142410998Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, Sports & Recreation, Social ThemesBook Topic:Asia, Baseball & Softball, Values & VirtuesSize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.65Product ID:SCS171KN97
Alan Gratz was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. After a carefree but humid childhood, he attended the University of Tennessee, where he earned a College Scholars degree with a specialization in creative writing and later a Master's degree in English education. In addition to writing plays, magazine articles, and a few episodes of A&E's City Confidential, Alan has taught catapult building to middle schoolers, written more than 6,000 radio commercials, and lectured as a Czech university. Currently, Alan lives with his wife Wendi and daughter Jo in the high country of western North Carolina, where he enjoys reading, eating pizza, and, perhaps not too surprisingly, watching baseball.
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
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