M-+Samurai+Shortstop

Samurai Shortstop Alan Gratz Historical 280 pages 6 -8 grade 2006  __ Samurai Shortstop __ Book Report ==== ** This story is about a very intelligent Japanese boy named Toyo, who is the son of a samurai. His Uncle committed seppuku, which is a respectful way for a samurai to die. He lives in Tokyo, and he and his best friend, Futoshi, get transferred to a special private school for really smart kids, called Ichiko. His love of baseball takes a big part in the book. He wants to join the school baseball team, where first year students almost never make the team because of a snobby upperclassman named Junzo. Each of the characters come from very unique back rounds, which makes it different and more interesting than other stories. Toyo is the main focus in this story. He trains to become a samurai, because his father wants to commit seppuku and wants Toyo to keep the tradition of being a samurai going. ** ====

====** This book is very good. I think that it is legit, one of the greatest books I’ve ever read. I liked it because of all the great characters. They were all so unique and they really caught my attention. **====

====** I would recommend this book to anyone interested in baseball, or history. Honestly I only read the book because it had baseball, but the historical stuff was really interesting. If I were you, I would definitely read this book. **====