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Author
Series
Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 9
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Merlin is weighed down by sorrows, Jack and Annie travel back to feudal Japan to learn one of the four secrets of happiness.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A novel powered by two characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who 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.
Author
Publisher
Vintage International, a division of Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
"...a novel of metaphysical reality, it is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who 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. Their odyssey, as mysterious...
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
What happens when the living risk their lives to save the souls of the dead? Every summer, in an isolated Japanese village, a celebration known as the Festival of Shadows takes place. The villagers are entrusted to assist the troubled souls or "shadows" of those who died tragically, and to help them come to terms with their deaths and find eternal peace. Naoko, a young girl born in the village, is given a year to save the soul of a mysterious young...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Nozomi's understanding of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 is transformed when she learns how those she knows and loves were affected by the event. Includes author's notes.
Author
Series
Library wars volume 10
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deem sunsuitable. THe libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a miltary group to defend themselves--The Library Forces!" -- p. [4] of cover.
9) Bullet train
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Ladybug is an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe, all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives, on the world's fastest train.
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a mythical world filled with magic and bewitchment, crops are dwindling, dragons have reappeared, and humanity is giving way to chaos. Journey with Lord Archmage Sparrowhawk, a master wizard, and Arren, a troubled young prince, on a tale of redemption and self-discovery as they search for the force behind a mysterious imbalance in the land of Earthsea.
Publisher
Funimation
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
日本語
Description
When a massive gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A ragtag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side: the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
Author
Series
Library wars volume 9
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2013, c2012
Language
English
Description
Iku Kasahara has dreamed of joining the Library Defense Force ever since one of its soldiers stepped in to protect her favorite book from being confiscated in a bookstore, but now that she's a recruit, her dream job is more like a nightmare.
Author
Series
Sword Art Online manga. Fairy dance volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Kazuto Kirigaya (aka Kirito) has beaten Sword Art Online, a VRMMORPG that transformed into a literal game of death, and returned to the real world. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Asuna Yuuki (aka Asuna the Flash), the girl with whom Kirito fell in love in the virtual world of Aincrad but who has yet to awaken from her game-induced slumber. As his sister, Suguha, sadly looks on, Kazuto continues to visit Asuna in the hospital in the hope...
17) The forest
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A woman goes into Japan's suicide forest to find her twin sister, and confronts supernatural terror.
Author
Series
Library wars volume 7
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves---the Library Forces! Iku Kasahara has dreamed of joining the Library Defense Force ever since one of its soldiers stepped in to protect her favorite book from being confiscated in a bookstore when she was younger....
Author
Series
Ancient magus' bride volume 2
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again. The man is a "magus, " a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise...
20) Fangs: Volume 2
Author
Series
Publisher
Tokyopop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
""What kind of guy is unlucky enough to get bitten... and survive?" As the sole survivor of a vampire attack, En wakes up to find that his hair has gone white as snow... and, worse, that he's developed a craving of his own for blood. Since then, he's been living with Ichii, his handsome guardian and mentor, who works with the vampire health and welfare organization FANGS. Life is good... except En can't quite figure out what to make of his relationship...