{"product_id":"9781613128350","title":"The Bamboo Sword","description":"Master writer Margi Preus treats readers to an amazing adventure in 1853 Japan. This lyric novel follows Yoshi, a Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai. Unfortunately, as part of the serving class, Yoshi can never become a warrior. He is taken up by Manjiro, the protagonist of Preus’s \u003ci\u003eHeart of a Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e, and becomes his servant and secret watchdog. Meanwhile, Commodore Matthew Perry and his USS \u003ci\u003eSusquehanna \u003c\/i\u003esquadron of steamships arrive in Edo Bay demanding that Japan open its ports to foreign trade. Aboard the commodore’s flagship is Jack, a cabin boy who becomes separated from his American companions. He and Yoshi set out on a grand adventure to return Jack to his ship before he is discovered by the shogun’s samurai.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ABRAMS, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130071040240,"sku":"9781613128350","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781613128350_p0.jpg?v=1769903965","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781613128350","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}