Sword of the Samurai (Time Machine, Book 3)

by Michael Reaves, Steve Perry

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Series: Time Machine (3)

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Miyamoto Musashi was a well-known samurai during the 17th century. Your mission is to travel back in time to feudal Japan, learn the samurai customs, and find a way to bring back a sword Musashi has made famous. But you have to be careful; danger lurks everywhere, and you never know which samurai is after you! The Time Machine series challenges young readers to use their imagination and decision-making skills to write their own story. Options in the text allow readers to choose any path they like within the plot. Readers must draw on background information about the period to make the right choices. This makes the series a great educational device for youngsters to learn about history and all the different cultures, events, and periods that shaped it.… (more)

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This one is a little more one-track than the others in the series, even by standards for the age group. Lessons on honor and being true to oneself are punctuated throughout the book, making for a nice, connective theme.

A side note: The entire series is written from the 2nd person narrative viewpoint, and includes plenty of action such as escaping from constant peril. All very appropriate for the targeted reader. I recently came across some short stories I wrote as a kid, and they are curiously similar in form to the Time Machine books. Coincidence? Not likely. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Reaves, Michael	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Perry, Steve	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Leialoha, Steve	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Miyamoto Musashi was a well-known samurai during the 17th century. Your mission is to travel back in time to feudal Japan, learn the samurai customs, and find a way to bring back a sword Musashi has made famous. But you have to be careful; danger lurks everywhere, and you never know which samurai is after you! The Time Machine series challenges young readers to use their imagination and decision-making skills to write their own story. Options in the text allow readers to choose any path they like within the plot. Readers must draw on background information about the period to make the right choices. This makes the series a great educational device for youngsters to learn about history and all the different cultures, events, and periods that shaped it.

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