Shaolin Tiger

Samurai Kids #3

by Sandy Fussell, Joshua Swanson (Narrator)

Long before Sensei Ki-Yaga built the Cockroach Ryu, he travelled to China and studied at the Shaolin Temple in the north-western Song Shan Mountains. Sensei promised to return to help the abbot in the Temple's time of need. When the Samurai Kids learn that the abbott has a treasure in need of safekeeping, they set off on a journey to China.

Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Childrens, Adventure, Young Adult, Japan, Middle Grade

Audiobook

First published April 1, 2009

About the author

Sandy Fussell lives south of Sydney with her husband and two sons. She studied mathematics at university, is intensely interested in history and now works in IT. From the moment she could read, Sandy loved books and always wanted to be a writer. In school, she wrote what she refers to as “booklets” and “terrible plays that the teacher made the class perform”. After school, Sandy forgot about writing for a long time and started a family. She came back to writing after one of her children stopped reading and she suggested that they write a book together.

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Samurai kids is a sweet gentle martial arts series. Although there are exciting action scenes the emphasis in the book is more about the philosophy of martial arts, specifically the worth of people, using your mind more than your fighting ability, always being ready and aware, never underestimate your opponent etc.
In this third volume the kids who already have knowledge of Samurai and Ninja practices travel to China to learn the ways of the Shaolin monks, which gives the author a chance to dabble in Confucian thought.
I really like this series, and look forward to the next title.

[Katharine (Ventureadlaxre)]

Katharine is a judge for the Sara Douglass 'Book Series' Award. This entry is the personal opinion of Katharine herself, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of any judging panel, the judging coordinator or the Aurealis Awards management team.

I won't be recording my thoughts (if I choose to) here until after the AA are over.

[DeeNeez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Again, a delightful very young YA series about the samurai kids learning to overcome their disablities and challenges to become better warriors using their spirt guides, team work, and friendships in feudal Japan and China.

[Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like the books in this series. The stories are new, original, different.

[Vibhava Leelaratna · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a really good book.

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my least favorite of the Samurai Kids books, but it was still really wonderful. And I cried at the end, as I always do. :-)

[Calmer]

An Amazing Experience! -Fiona