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The Samurai’s Tale, by Erik Christian Haugaard, is a young adult historical novel set during Japan's Sengoku period, following the journey of Murakami Harutomo, an orphaned samurai's son, who rises from servitude to become a respected warrior. Along the way, he learns about honor and loyalty through the mentorship of various characters amid the era's turbulent civil wars. It contains depictions of violence and social inequalities inherent to feudal Japan.