The long-lost secret diary of the world's worst samurai / written by Tim Collins ; illustrated by Isobel Lundie.
Material type:
TextSeries: Collins, Tim, Long-lost secret diary ; Publisher: Mendota Heights, MN : Jolly Fish Press, 2020Edition: First US editionDescription: 202 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781631634499
- 1631634496
- 9781631634505
- 163163450X
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | COLLINS TIM | Available | 33111010411839 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Meet Suki--a fourteen-year-old girl in sixteenth-century Japan. All she wants is to become a samurai warrior like her father and brother. But all her training attempts end in disaster. Yet when bandits threaten her village while the men are away at war, Suki is the only one left to stop them. Will she be able to save her village and prove herself a legendary samurai?The hilarious Long-Lost Secret Diary series puts readers inside the heads of hapless figures from history stuggling to carry out their roles and getting things horribly wrong. The accessible, irreverent stories will keep young readers laughing as they discover the importance of not being afraid to learn from mistakes. Fact boxes, a glossary, and additional back matter provide historical context and background.
Suki is a 14-year-old girl in 16th century Japan who wants to become a samurai warrior like her father and brother. Despite her disastrous training, when a party of bandits threaten her village whilst the men are away at war, Suki has to defeat them. Will she prove herself a legendary samurai, or will it all end in disaster?