Interest Level
Grades 6 - 8
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 5
Lexile Measure®: 760L
DRA: 60
Guided Reading: W
Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Courage, Bravery, Heroism
- Geography and Map Skills
- Japanese and Japanese American
- World History
Sensitivity
- Violence
Reading Quiz Programs
About This Book
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
2011 Newbery Honor Book
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