Samurai Shortstop
by Gratz, Alan
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AR Book Level
4.9
AR Points
9
Word Count
59,142
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
106131 EN
About this book
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.