![]() ![]() As the gulf between them grows wider, Toyo searches desperately for a way to prove there is a place for his family's samurai values in modern Japan. It all has something to do with "the way of the warrior", but Toyo doesn't understand, even after his father agrees to teach it to him. ![]() And worse, Toyo fears that his father may be next. Although Uncle Koji's defiant death was supposedly heroic, it has made Toyo question many things about his family's samurai background. Note Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Rent Samurai Shortstop 1st edition (978-0803730755) today, or search our site for other textbooks by Alan Gratz. Toyo isn't afraid to prove himself He's more troubled by his uncle's recent suicide. Still, he's taken aback when the seniors keep him from trying out for the baseball team, especially after he sees their current shortstop. ![]() ![]() Tokyo, 1890: High school can be brutal, even in turn-of-the-century Japan.įrom his first day at boarding school, Toyo Shimada sees how upperclassmen make a sport out of terrorizing the first-years. ![]()
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