The Revenge of the Forty-seven Samurai by Erik Christian Haugaard

The Revenge of the Forty-seven Samurai by Erik Christian Haugaard

In the time when the Shogun ruled Japan, two hundred samurai suffered a grave insult--their master met an unjust death. Forty-seven of them are courageous enough to avenge him. Jiro is a lowly servant to one of the brave samurai. Chosen as his master's unlikely spy during the planning of the great revenge, Jiro must learn when to talk and when to listen, or at any moment he could lose his head to a samurai's razor-sharp sword. And even as Jiro plays his small part in the unfolding plot, he searches for the truth about his own identity.

Erik Haugaard is a Danish traveler who has visited the United States, Italy, Spain, and Japan. He is widely acclaimed for his abilities as a playwright, poet, and translator, and has been called a writer gifted in the art of the storyteller by the BOSTON GLOBE. His books for young readers have received critical acclaim, including A BOY'S WILL, THE UNTOLD TALE, and CROMWELL'S BOY.