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The Bamboo Sword

by Margi PREUS
5 CDs. 5:45 hrs. Recorded Books. 2015. $51.75. ISBN 9781501901485. digital download.
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Gr 5–8—Yoshi lives in Japan and wants to become a samurai. This does not seem likely, since he is from the serving class and will not have the opportunity to become a warrior. After an American boy becomes separated from his shipmates, the two unlikely companions set out to return Jack to the USS Susquehanna before the shogun's samurai find him. This book is a companion to Heart of a Samurai (Abrams, 2010) but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel. James Yaegashi's narration goes a long way to pull listeners into the narrative, but those who are not inclined to follow a boy on a rambling adventure with only a little bit of action may find themselves turning it off and selecting a different story.
VERDICT A good supplemental addition to a middle school or public library collection. ["Bringing life to historical events not often addressed in children's literature, this rich, multilayered novel [is] a treat": SLJ 8/15 review of the Abrams Amulet book.]
Reviewed by Elizabeth L. Kenyon, Merrillville High School, IN , Mar 01, 2016

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