Samurai Shortstop

Author: Gratz, Alan M.

Brand: Speak

Color: Tan

Edition: Reprint

Binding: paperback

Format: Deckle Edge

Number Of Pages: 288

Release Date: 14-02-2008

model number: FBA-|293071

Part Number: FBA-|293071

Details: 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?

EAN: 9780142410998

Package Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English