This series of hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations.Suki is a 14-year-old girl in 16th century Japan who wants to become a samurai warrior like her father and brother.Despite her disastrous training, when a party of bandits threaten her village whilst the men are away at war, Suki has to defeat them.Will she prove herself a legendary samurai, or will it all end in disaster?‘Get Real’ fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the endmatter.