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5.0 out of 5 stars Character, Setting, Baseball!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classroom
This was added to my classroom library. I have 7th and 8th graders so there are a few graphic scenes, I do watch who checks it out :)
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for Gratz fans
My son enjoys all of Gratz’s books & is a fan. He wasn’t sure when starting this one, but has reread it several times already.
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK FOR ALL AGES!!!
WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE, MY 12 YEAR OLD SON LOVED IT ! I ACTUALLY READ IT AS WELL , AND I LOVED IT !!!!!!!
4.0 out of 5 stars Bushido lives on
Bushido,-loyalty, courage, and compassion is at the very heart of this moving novel by Alan Gratz. Gratz focuses on Toyo and his classmates in an exclusive high school as they struggle to find themselves in the period following the end of the samurai. Baseball is what brings them all together, as the Japanese boys grow together as one.
5.0 out of 5 stars Son liked
My son enjoyed it! He did his book report and then found other books by the same author. So check it out
5.0 out of 5 stars grandson loved it
14 year-old baseball player actually read it. I know something about the Meiji period and this author is for the most part quite accurate
4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting how quickly the change in Japan from the ...
Very interesting how quickly the change in Japan from the Samurai culture to the modern culture. Little bit violent at the start but explanation at the end of what traditions were all about.
Great quality
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Character, Setting, Baseball!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classroom
This was added to my classroom library. I have 7th and 8th graders so there are a few graphic scenes, I do watch who checks it out :)
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for Gratz fans
My son enjoys all of Gratz’s books & is a fan. He wasn’t sure when starting this one, but has reread it several times already.
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK FOR ALL AGES!!!
WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE, MY 12 YEAR OLD SON LOVED IT ! I ACTUALLY READ IT AS WELL , AND I LOVED IT !!!!!!!
4.0 out of 5 stars Bushido lives on
Bushido,-loyalty, courage, and compassion is at the very heart of this moving novel by Alan Gratz. Gratz focuses on Toyo and his classmates in an exclusive high school as they struggle to find themselves in the period following the end of the samurai. Baseball is what brings them all together, as the Japanese boys grow together as one.
5.0 out of 5 stars Son liked
My son enjoyed it! He did his book report and then found other books by the same author. So check it out
5.0 out of 5 stars grandson loved it
14 year-old baseball player actually read it. I know something about the Meiji period and this author is for the most part quite accurate
4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting how quickly the change in Japan from the ...
Very interesting how quickly the change in Japan from the Samurai culture to the modern culture. Little bit violent at the start but explanation at the end of what traditions were all about.
Great quality
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