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A teenage boy, Kafka Tamura runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-missing mother and sister; and an aging simpleton called Nakata, who never recovered from a wartime affliction and now is drawn toward Kafka for reasons that, like the most basic activities of daily life, he cannot fathom.
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Flame in the mist volume 1
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English
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The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place. She may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her twin brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands.
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"When a girl who's never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is forced to confront her true power within"--Publisher.
In the realm of Awara, where gods, monsters, and humans exist side by side, Miuko is an ordinary girl resigned to a safe, if uneventful, existence as an innkeeper's daughter. But when Miuko is...
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Dodsworth volume 5
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Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Dodsworth's duck companion is surprisingly well-behaved during a visit to Tokyo, although he does fall into the koi pond at the Imperial Palace and becomes the center of attention at a Sanja Festival.
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Tokyo ever after volume 1
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2021.
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English
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After learning that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan, Izumi travels to Tokyo, where she discovers that Japanese imperial life--complete with designer clothes, court intrigue, paparazzi scandals, and a forbidden romance with her handsome but stoic bodyguard--is a tough fit for the outspoken and irreverant eighteen-year-old from northern California.
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Yoko books (Rosemary Wells) volume 4
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Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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When Yoko's grandparents send her a beautful antique doll all the way from Japan, Yoko the cat couldn't be happier. She places Miki on a windowsill and brings her candy every day. On Girls' Festival Day, Yoko wants to show Miki to her class and tell them all about the Japanese holiday. In her Big No voice Mama says, "We don't trouble trouble or trouble will trouble us." But Yoko is so excited about Girls' Day that she can't resist taking Miki to school....
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Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures volume 3
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HarperCollins
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English
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Flat Stanley mails himself to Japan to visit his hero, martial arts movie star Oda Nobu, and becomes his personal ninja.
10) Cherry blossom
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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©2015.
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English
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Pinkalicious participates in a traditional Japanese cherry blossom festival and, thanks to the help of a new friend, learns how to fly a kite.
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Amulet Books
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2010.
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English
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In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
13) Grenade
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2018.
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On April 1, 1945 with the battle of Okinawa beginning, fourteen-year-old native Okinawan Hideki, drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps, is handed two grenades and told to go kill American soldiers; small for his age Hideki does not really want to kill anyone, he just wants to find his family, and his struggle across the island will finally bring him face-to-face with Ray, a marine in his very first battle--and the choice he makes then will...
14) Smoke in the sun
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Flame in the mist volume 2
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English
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"Mariko must uncover deception in the imperial court and rescue Okami, while preparing for her nuptials"--
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Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 9
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English
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When Merlin is weighed down by sorrows, Jack and Annie travel back to feudal Japan to learn one of the four secrets of happiness.
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LB, Little, Brown and Company
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©2016.
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English
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Yoshio delights in the everyday sounds of Tokyo, but when a musician tells him that her favorite sound is ma, the Japanese word for silence, Yoshio sets out to hear this sound for himself among the hustle and bustle of the city. Includes information on the Japanese concept of ma.
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VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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"Pearl, Diamond and Lady Berlitz finally reach the base of Mt. Coronet. They're all set to scale its cloudy peak, but first, there are dancing contests to win, badges to compete for and enemies to evade. Speaking of enemies, are those shadowy figures members of Team Galactic? Plus, meet Roserade, Stunky, Probopass, Buneary, Pachirisu, Croagunk, and many more Sinnoh Pokémon friends"--P. [4] of cover.
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Wink books (J.C. Phillipps) volume 2
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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Wink loves being the most famous ninja in Japan but when he needs a nap his fans will not leave him alone, and so he seeks guidance from his former teacher, Master Zutsu.
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