NIST comments:
Y7: "It's a very good book."
Genres
Collection
Publication
Amulet Paperbacks (2012), Edition: 41983rd, 336 pages
Description
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
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Original publication date
2010
Awards
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2014)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2013)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 2013)
Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 2011)
Oregon Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2013)
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Winner — Children's — 2011)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — Middle School — 2013)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2014)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 2015)
Notable Children's Book (2011)
Language
Original language
English