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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
681 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In Killing Commendatore, a thirty-something portrait painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of a famous artist, Tomohiko Amada. When he discovers a previously unseen painting in the attic, he unintentionally opens a circle of mysterious circumstances. To close it, he must complete a journey that involves a mysterious ringing bell, a two-foot-high physical manifestation of an Idea, a dapper businessman...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
224 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated guide to the rich tradition of Japanese mythology, which remains a living, evolving part of Japanese society, not only retells these ancient stories but also considers their place within the patterns of Japanese religions, culture, and history.
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
My First Book of Japanese Words introduces young children to Japanese language and culture through simple everyday words - many of them shared by children everywhere, while others are specific to Japanese culture.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cornerstones of freedom. Second series. Discusses the mass relocation of thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II, profiling individuals such as Daniel Inouye, Yoshiko Uchida, and George Takei.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
1944: As World War II rages on, the threat has come to the home front. In a remote corner of Idaho, Meiko Briggs and her daughter, Aiko, are desperate to return home. Following Meiko's husband's enlistment as an air force pilot in the Pacific months prior, Meiko and Aiko were taken from their home in Seattle and sent to one of the internment camps in the Midwest. It didn’t matter that Aiko was American-born: They were Japanese, and therefore considered...
10) The swimmers
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
175 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"A novel portraying a group of dedicated recreational swimmers and what happens when a crack appears at the bottom of their community pool" --
13) Japan
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Enchantment of the world. Second series.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Japanese-American chef Mike and Black daycare teacher Benson begin reevaluating their stale relationship after Mike departs for Japan to visit his dying father and Benson is suddenly stuck with his visiting mother-in-law, who becomes an unconventional roommate.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga of patriotism and courage: the special Japanese-American Army unit that overcame brutal odds in Europe; their families, incarcerated in camps back home; and a young man who refused to surrender his constitutional rights, even if it meant imprisonment. They came from across the continent and Hawaii. Their parents taught them to embrace both their Japanese...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sent to live in a War Relocation Center in the desert, Tama works in the small library and takes solace in the stories and George, the library's frequent patron whose constant smiles and companionship give Tama hope.