Samurai Shortstop

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.

Related: Asia, Fiction, Japan, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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    string(11) "Gratz, Alan"
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    string(10) "Adventures"
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    string(19) "Robbers and outlaws"
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    string(4) "2006"
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