Haugaard, Erik Christian. The Boy and the Samurai. Boston:Houghton Mifflin, 1991.
0-395-56398-4
Gr. 7+
Can Saru, the cunning boy beggar, help a samurai lord rescuehis wife, who is held hostage by a powerful warlord?
Haugaard, Erik Christian. The Samurai's Tale. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984.
0-395-34559-6
Gr. 7+
Taro, the son of a samurai, is orphaned as a child, and is sent to live with an enemy samurai lord. He must decide whether or not to follow in his father's footsteps, and keep the code of honor in this exciting novel, set in 16th centuryJapan.
Namioka, Lensey. Island of Ogres. New York: Harper and Row,1989.
0-06-024372-4
Gr. 7+
Kajiro, an unemployed samurai, finds himself in the midst of intrigue, mystery, and a struggle for power.