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I'm going to review the Young Samurai series written by Chris Bradford.
Shipwrecked on the coast of Japan, his ship crew killed by ninja pirates, Jack is the only survivor of his father's crew. His only possession is his father's rutter- a navigational logbook that allows the owner of it to be able to rule the seas. Hurt and alone, Jack is lost, his murky future unknown. Suddenly, his life is turned around when he is found and adopted by Masamoto Takeshi, a samurai master. He is taken to Masamoto's school, where he is trained to be a samurai.
But his life is threatened at every moment, because the assassin ninja, Dokugan Ryu- or Dragon Eye- is after his father's rutter. He will do anything to get it- even kill.
Life in the samurai school is not easy, especially when he is bullied by Kazuki, and when he is considered a foreigner, or barbarian, a gaijin.
Yet, along the way, he meets his friends: Akiko, a master with the bow and arrow, Yamato, the Masamoto's son, Kiku, who is an expert in origami, and a few more samurai-in-training.
But can he keep his rutter safe, protect his friends, travel back to England and become a true samurai?
Chris Bradford is a musician, author and a black-belt martial artist. He has also written the Bodyguard series. The books in the Young Samurai series are The Way of the Warrior, The Way of the Sword, The Way of the Dragon, The Ring of Earth, The Ring of Water, The Ring of Fire, The Ring of Wind, and, finally, The Ring of Sky.
This is a great series and can teach you about feudal Japan and its culture.
I recommend this book from ages 9 and above.
I totally love this series and give it 5 stars!
I'm going to review the Young Samurai series written by Chris Bradford.
But his life is threatened at every moment, because the assassin ninja, Dokugan Ryu- or Dragon Eye- is after his father's rutter. He will do anything to get it- even kill.
Life in the samurai school is not easy, especially when he is bullied by Kazuki, and when he is considered a foreigner, or barbarian, a gaijin.
Yet, along the way, he meets his friends: Akiko, a master with the bow and arrow, Yamato, the Masamoto's son, Kiku, who is an expert in origami, and a few more samurai-in-training.
But can he keep his rutter safe, protect his friends, travel back to England and become a true samurai?
Chris Bradford is a musician, author and a black-belt martial artist. He has also written the Bodyguard series. The books in the Young Samurai series are The Way of the Warrior, The Way of the Sword, The Way of the Dragon, The Ring of Earth, The Ring of Water, The Ring of Fire, The Ring of Wind, and, finally, The Ring of Sky.
This is a great series and can teach you about feudal Japan and its culture.
I recommend this book from ages 9 and above.
I totally love this series and give it 5 stars!
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