Heart of a samurai : a novel inspired by a true adventure on the high seas by Preus, Margi 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2011)

BTSB #: P06583 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   


Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Nakahama, Manjiro,|d1827-1898 - Fiction Japanese - United States - Fiction Japan - Fiction United States - Fiction

Summary: In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a shipwreck, Manjiro, 14, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs in the United States.

Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro by Preus, Margi 

BTSB Prebound(Amulet Books, 2010)

BTSB #: 731438 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 5.4 MG RC: 4.6 6-8 Lexile: 760 F&P: W

Genres: Historical Fiction Adventure Fiction

Subjects: Nakahama, Manjiro,|d1827-1898 - Fiction Japanese - United States - Fiction Japan - Fiction United States - Fiction

Summary: In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a shipwreck, Manjiro, 14, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs in the United States.

I'll go and come back by LaRocca, Rajani 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 543065 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
F&P: N

Genres: Family Life Multicultural

Subjects: Grandparent-grandchild relationship - Fiction Family life - Fiction East Indian Americans - Fiction Vacations - Fiction Tamil Nadu (India) - Fiction United States - Fiction

Summary: When Jyoti visits her grandmother halfway around the world, she is overwhelmed by the differences between India and home. At first she feels lonely and out of place, but soon she and Sita Pati are able to understand each other. When it's time to part, Jyoti doesn't want to leave, but then she remembers that in Tamil, people don't say goodbye, they say "I'll go and come back." Soon the two are reunited when Pati visits Jyoti in America.

My two border towns by Bowles, David 

BTSB Prebound(Kokila, 2021)

BTSB #: 140158 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.5 LG Lexile: 680 AD

Genres: Family Life Multicultural

Subjects: Father-son relationship - Fiction City and town life - Fiction Mexican Americans - Fiction Immigration and emigration - Fiction United States - Fiction Mexico - Fiction

Summary: A boy and his dad have a weekend ritual. On many mornings, they rise with the sun to prepare for a visit to The Other Side/El otro lado. To get there, father and son drive their truck along the Rio Grande and over a bridge, where they're greeted by a giant statue of an eagle. But the most important stop before the two head home is to check in with their friends seeking asylum and drop off much-needed supplies.

Orphan keeper by Wright, Camron Steve 

BTSB Prebound(Shadow Mountain, 2022)

BTSB #: 968478 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   


Genres: Family Life Multicultural

Subjects: Kidnapping - Fiction Human trafficking - Fiction International adoption - Fiction East Indian Americans - Fiction India - Fiction United States - Fiction

Summary: Seven-year-old Chellamuthu's life and his destiny are forever changed when he is kidnapped from his village in Southern India and sold to the Lincoln Home for Homeless Children. His family is desperate to find him, and Chellamuthu anxiously tells the Indian orphanage he is not an orphan. But he is told not to worry as he will soon be adopted by a loving family in America.

To the other side by Meza, Erika 

BTSB Prebound(Katherine Tegen Books, 2023)

BTSB #: 640985 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 1.7 LG

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Siblings - Fiction Immigration and emigration - Fiction Games - Fiction Voyages and travels - Fiction Mexico - Fiction United States - Fiction

Summary: A girl reframes the dangerous border crossing between Mexico and the United States as a game to help her brother through the journey.