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Author
Series
Tales of the Otori volume 1
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
In his black-walled fortress at Inuyama, the warlord Iida Sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor. Constructed with exquisite skill, it sings at the tread of each human foot. No assassin can cross it unheard.The youth Takeo has been brought up in a remote mountain village among the Hidden, a reclusive and spiritual people who have taught him only the ways of peace. But unbeknownst to him, his father was a celebrated assassin and a member of the...
Author
Series
I survived volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Visiting his dad's hometown in Japan four months after his father's death would be hard enough for Ben. But one morning the pain turns to fear. First, a massive earthquake rocks the quiet coastal village, nearly toppling his uncle's house. Then the ocean waters rise and Ben and his family are swept away by a terrible tsunami. Now Ben is alone, stranded in a strange country a million miles from home. Can he fight hard enough to survive one of the most...
Author
Series
Tales of the Otori volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
A New York Times Notable Book of the YearBook II of the internationally best-selling Tales of the Otori trilogy, a sweeping saga set in a mythical, medieval Japan. In Book I of the Otori trilogy, Across the Nightingale Floor, Lian Hearn created a wholly original, fully-realized fantasy world where great powers clashed and young love dawned against a dazzling and mystical landscape. Nightingale was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, one...
Author
Series
Flame in the mist volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place--she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden, the son of the emperor's favorite consort--a political marriage that will elevate her family's standing. But en route to the imperial city of Inako,...
Series
Choose your own adventure volume 16
Publisher
Sundance
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
The reader's decisions control the course of an adventure in Japan, in which the arrival of a sword in the mail has precipitated a terrible curse.
Author
Series
Tales of the Otori volume 1
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Author
Series
Tales of the Otori volume 3
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Otori Takeo and Shirakawa Kaede are now married and more resolved than ever to strengthen their domains. Yet their hasty marriage has enraged Arai Daiichi, the warlord who controls most of the Three Countries, and has insulted the nobleman Lord Fujiwara, who considered Kaede betrothed to him. Brilliance of the Moon follows Takeo and Kaede as they attempt to consolidate their powers and fulfill the holy woman's prophecy: "Your lands will stretch from...
Author
Series
Naruto (Manga) volume 30
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Naruto and Gaara face a common enemy in the Akatsuki.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicken House/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Ghost can become invisible, Cormac can run up walls, and Kate can talk to animals--all talents that make them perfect recruits for the Black Lotus, a training school for the ninjas who are sworn to protect the world from the evil Samurai-run Empire and its plot to find the Moon Sword, a dangerous, powerful weapon in sixteenth-century Japan.
Series
Dragon Ball Z volume 17
Publisher
Viz
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
In his perfect form, Cell is the strongest creature alive, even stronger than the new Saiyans. When he cannot find any worthy opponents on Earth, he hijacks a TV station and threatens to destroy all living things if an adversary is not produced.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
The final round of the Chûnin Selection Exams is at hand. Sasuke makes it in time to compete, but Gaera's anticipation has whetted his bloodlust and strained his sanity. Can he pull himself together enough to face Sasuke's newfound strength or will the demon inside take complete control?
Author
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Fruit, an enchanted Devil Fruit that gave him the ability to stretch like rubber. Its only drawback? He'll never be able to swim again-- a serious handicap for an aspiring sea dog! Years later, Luffy sets off on his quest to find the "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world.
Author
Series
Naruto (Manga) volume 32
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A new ninja causes trouble among the ranks of Team Kakashi when they return from the battle against Sasori.