The Boy And the Samurai

Informationen zum Autor Erik Haugaard was born in Denmark and has traveled extensively in the United States, Italy, Spain, and Japan. Called "a writer gifted in the art of the storyteller" by the BOSTON GLOBE, he is internationally known for his accomplishments as a playwright, poet, and translator. He has won critical acclaim for his books for young readers, including A BOY'S WILL, THE UNTOLD TALE, and CROMWELL'S BOY. Zusammenfassung On his own in the teeming city, orphaned Saru learns to survive. He begs, steals, and fights for what he needs. He finds danger in bandits and street gangs, charity in tentative friendships with a priest and a cook’s young daughter, and comfort from his little cat, Neko. But Saru trusts no one, until he meets a samurai and agrees to help in the rescue of his wife, held hostage in the castle. How can a street urchin and a lone warrior prevail

Product details

• Authors: Erik C. Haugaard, Erik Christian Haugaard
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.09.2005
• EAN: 9780618615117
• ISBN: 978-0-618-61511-7
• No. of pages: 221
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 191 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Boys & Men, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Cats, JUVENILE FICTION: Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Pets, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Stepfamilies, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / Asia, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / Pirates, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Nocturnal