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Samurai Shortstop

By Alan M. Gratz

By Alan M. Gratz

By Alan M. Gratz

By Alan M. Gratz

By Alan Gratz
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By Alan Gratz
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Paperback $11.99

Feb 14, 2008 | ISBN 9780142410998 | Young Adult

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Feb 14, 2008 | ISBN 9781440634826 | Young Adult

Audiobook Download $19.50

Nov 14, 2006 | 441 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About Samurai Shortstop

    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?

    About Samurai Shortstop

    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?

    About Samurai Shortstop

    Tokyo, 1890. High school can be brutal, even in turn-of-the-century Japan.

    From his first day at boarding school, Toyo Shimada sees how upperclassmen make a sport out of terrorizing the first-years. Still, he’s taken aback when the seniors keep him from trying out for the baseball team–especially after he sees their current shortstop. Toyo isn’t afraid to prove himself; He’s more troubled by his uncle’s recent suicide. Although Uncle Koji’s defiant death was supposedly heroic, it has made Toyo question many things about his family’s samurai background. And worse, Toyo fears that his father may be next.

    It all has something to do with –the way of the warrior–but Toyo doesn’t understand even after his father agrees to teach it to him. As the gulf between them grows wider, 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?

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    About Alan M. Gratz

    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… More about Alan M. Gratz

    About Alan M. Gratz

    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… More about Alan M. Gratz

    About Alan Gratz

    Alan Gratz was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. 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… More about Alan Gratz

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Paperback | $11.99
    Published by Speak
    Feb 14, 2008 | 288 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780142410998

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Speak
    Feb 14, 2008 | 288 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9781440634826

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $19.50
    Published by Listening Library
    Nov 14, 2006 | 441 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780739336403

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