Chris Bradford
Author
Series
Young samurai volume 4
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack Fletcher is on the run. With no sensei to guide him, he has just his wits and his swords against many new and unknown enemies, as he journeys along the treacherous road to the port of Nagasaki and perhaps home...But the Shogun's samurai are hot on his trail. Barely escaping their clutches, Jack runs headlong into a trap. Kidnapped by ninja and led to their village deep in the mountains, Jack has no means of escape. The only question is who will...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young Samurai: The Ring of Water is the fifith book in this blockbuster series by Chris Bradford
Jack Fletcher has been left for dead.
Bruised and battered, Jack Fletcher wakes up in a roadside inn wrapped only in a dirty kimono. He has lost everything, including his memory of what happened.
Determined to discover the truth, Jack goes on a quest to retrieve his belongings - his precious swords, his friend Akiko's black pearl
Author
Series
Young samurai volume 1
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Orphaned by a ninja pirate attack off the coast of Japan in 1611, twelve-year-old English lad Jack Fletcher is determined to prove himself, despite the bullying of fellow students, when the legendary sword master who rescued him begins training him as a samurai warrior.
Author
Series
Bodyguard (Chris Bradford) volume 3
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
For his new assignment Connor's been posted to a luxury yacht. His mission: to protect the twin daughters of an Australian media-mogul. It's a watertight operation, more a vacation than a dangerous duty--until the unthinkable happens. Far out at sea, heavily-armed pirates hired by enemies of the twins' father launch a high-powered attack against the yacht in an act fueled by greed and a desire for vengeance. It's up to Connor to push back the pirates...
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shipwrecked on the shore of Japan, twelve-year-old Jack Fletcher is wounded and alone. His father and the entire crew have been slaughtered by ninja pirates. Jack's last remaining possession is his father's rudder, an invaluable book of maps and notes about the world's uncharted oceans. Masamoto-sama, one of Japan's greatest samurai, rescues Jack, adopts him, and sends him to samurai school, where Jack will be trained in the Way of the Warrior. Will...
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Book Group
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
After being shipwrecked in Japan, adopted, and taught the Way of the Warrior at samurai school, Jack is ready to embark on the next chapter of his training: the Way of the Sword. His lessons involve fighting blindfolded, using a b-o staff, and finding messages in origami-all while withstanding the constant pressure of being a foreigner. The stakes are raised even higher when the school holds a contest. The winners will learn the great samurai Masamoto-sama's...