Heart of a Samurai
by Margi Preus
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- Grade
- 3-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- Asian
Year Published 2010
Word Count 51,267
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 139383, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- United States--Relations--Japan--Fiction
- Japanese--United States--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Japan
- Nakahama, Manjiro
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Japan--Relations--United States--Fiction
- Japanese
- United States
- Relations
- Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898--Fiction
- Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898--Juvenile fiction
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- Language Learning
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
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Awards & Distinctions 6
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2011
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2011
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2011
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2010
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