Samurai Shortstop by Alan Gratz
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?Alan Gratz grew up in the Knoxville, Tennessee area. He attended the University of Tennessee, where he got a College Scholars degree with a focus in creative writing and then a Master's degree in English education, after a carefree yet hot childhood. Alan has taught middle schoolers catapult building, written over 6,000 radio ads, and spoken at a Czech university in addition to authoring plays, magazine articles, and a few episodes of A&E's City Confidential. Alan currently resides in the high country of western North Carolina with his wife Wendi and daughter Jo, where he enjoys reading, eating pizza, and, not surprisingly, watching baseball.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780803730755 |
| ISBN 10 | 0803730756 |
| Title | Samurai Shortstop |
| Author | Alan Gratz |
| Series | Junior Library Guild Selection |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Dial Books |
| Year published | 2006-12-31 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2007, Short-listed for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Young Adult) 2009, Short-listed for Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2009 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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