Samurai shortstop /

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by Gratz, Alan,
[ 02. English Fiction ] Published by : Speak, (New York :) Physical details: 280 p. ; 21 cm. Subject(s): Samurai --Fiction. | Fathers and sons --Fiction. | Baseball stories. | Boarding schools --Fiction. | Schools --Fiction. | Japan --History --Meiji period, 1868-1912 --Fiction. Year : 2008 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
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Queen Charlotte Intermediate School F GRA Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-279).

While obtaining a Western education at a prestigious Japanese boarding school in 1890, sixteen-year-old Toyo also receives traditional samurai training which has profound effects on both his baseball game and his relationship with his father.