Books with title Samurai

The trains pass by the ancient shrines of the wayside with no tarrying for moments of contemplation. Today a samurai, with a newspaper under one arm and a lunch box under the other—his two swords have been thus displaced—goes from Kyoto to Tokyo in as few hours as were the days of his father’s journeying. When the feudal emperors made this pilgrimage they were carried in silk-hung, lacquered palanquins, and fierce-eyed, two-sworded retainers cleared the streets and sealed the houses so that no prying eyes might violate sancrosanctity. As for our pilgrimage we appreciated that we were not sacred emperors and that we were coming along without announcement. The inhabitants kept the sides of their houses open and stared out upon us. We felt free, discreetly, to return their glances from under the brims of our pith helmets, but occasionally this freedom felt a panicky restraint within itself to keep eyes on the road.

Mateo Romero discovers his love of the martial arts. He also discovers he likes school and is doing well. He moved to Costa Rica with his family because they wanted to return to their roots. He speaks Spanish. He and his sister are dual citizens of the U.S. and Costa Rica. He has only one friend at his current school. He gets into trouble for defending himself against a bully. He transfers schools and makes many friends. He excels in karate and school He learns not only the physical side of karate but also the mind and spiritual side. He competes in many tournaments and also competes for the national championship. Follow Mateo with his struggles and successes in his new homeland.

Exciting, choose-your-own-destiny adventure story in which YOU are the hero!In Samurai, you are a skilled fighter but have become a rogue ronin since your master was killed. Will you successfully avenge his death, and regain your Samurai status? Success is in your hands... In each adventure the reader makes a choice that affects how the story progresses - it really is 'decide-your-own-destiny!Reading Age 6-8 years, Interest Range 7-10 years and printed using a font approved by the British Dyslexia AssociationWritten by the award-winning duo Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore (more commonly known as the 2Steves).