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Edwardson, Åke

Samurai Summer

242 pp. | Amazon/Skyscape | June, 2013 | Trade ISBN 9781477816547 $17.99
(4) YA Translated by Per Carlsson. Set at summer camp (in Sweden during the 1960s), twelve-year-old Kenny and his friends chafe under the dictatorial guidance of the abusive Matron. Drawing on his deep knowledge of samurai history and culture, Kenny leads his fellow campers to oppose her. Echoes of Holes permeate the story; the tone keeps readers at a distance, possibly because of the translation.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt

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