Young Samurai (Hardcover): The Way of the Warrior (Series #01) (Hardcover)

from blockbuster1994

I read this book with my child for a school project, Voices In the Prairie. Not my usual style at all, but a perfect choice for a junior high read. Not only are readers exposed to the Japanese culture, the story is fast paced and entertaining, appealing to a diverse group. Englander Jack Fletcher...

from KarenBall

Japan, 1611. Jack Fletcher has been sailing with his father attempting to be on the first English ship to trade with the mysterious Japanese. Attacked by ninja pirates when they arrive on the coast, only Jack survives by jumping overboard when the ship explodes. He washes ashore and is rescued by...

from mike.k.camp

Jack's boat is hijacked by the feared Wakusa (Japanese Ninja/Pirate) and everyone, including his father is killed in front of him. He escapes, and is put in the care of Masamoto, one of the most powerful samurai. Jack must not only deal with the pressures of being thrust into a new culture, but a...

from autumnturner76

A lovely and interesting child's book. I would definitely recommend for young readers (maybe up to the age of ten or 12) and for those of us older readers who are looking for an enjoyable and mindless read to relax to.This novel was the first in a series and it will be a series that I will contin...

from IceyBooks

--Reviewed by my 12 year old brother-- For the past two years, Jack Fletcher has been a rigging monkey on a British ship. Jack's father, the ship's navigator, has been teaching him all he know-hows, through his Rutter - a very valuable book of maps, charts, and notes on all uncharted lands and oc...