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Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Language
English
Description
"While investigating a strange set of mysterious deaths, Itadori meets Junpei, a troubled kid who is often bullied at school. However, Junpei is also befriended by the culprit behind the bloody incident--Mahito, a mischievous cursed spirit! Mahito sets in motion a devious plan involving Junpei, hoping to ensnare Itadori as well."--Publisher's website.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Language
English
Description
During the Goodwill Event, the Kyoto School's authorities order their students to assassinate Itadori. However, Mahito and a horde of special grade curses and curse users complicate matters by attacking the students. The teachers move quickly to counterattack but find themselves cut off by a barrier. Can the students survive this demonic onslaught?!...Rated:T+
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
When twelve-year-old Waka's parents suspect she can't understand basic Japanese they speak to her, they make the drastic decision to send her to Tokyo to live for several months with her strict grandmother. Forced to say goodbye to her friends and what would have been her summer vacation, Waka is plucked from her straight-A-student life in rural Kansas and flown across the globe, where she faces the culture shock of a lifetime. In Japan, Waka struggles...
4) Natsumi!
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The festival of traditional Japanese arts is coming up, and little Natsumi's big personality is too much for her family's quieter traditions, until her grandfather introduces her to taiko drumming.
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Children watch in amazement as the bicycle food deliverers of Tokyo stack their noodle bowls like architects, zip through the city like acrobats, and deliver delicious noodles to students, office workers, and families"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Jasmine Toguchi volume 6
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Jasmine travels to Hiroshima to visit her grandmother and cousin. Includes author's note and instructions on how to make an origami dove.
Author
Series
Molly Moon volume 6
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Molly confronts the powers of a magical coin that plays hypnotic music capable of turning listeners into monster slaves.
Author
Publisher
Yonder, an imprint of Restless Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"One rainy night, Kazu sees a strange figure in a white kimono sneak out of his house--was he dreaming? Did he see a ghost? The next day at school, the very same person is sitting in his class--and all his friends are convinced that the ghost-girl Akari has been their friend for years. If that isn't weird enough, Kazu learns that his house is in the exact location of an ancient temple called Kimyō, which, legend has it, could bring the dead back...
9) Ink
Author
Series
Paper gods volume 1
Publisher
Harlequin Teen
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"Ink is in their blood. On the heels of a family tragedy, Katie Greene must move halfway across the world. Stuck with her aunt in Shizuoka, Japan, Katie feels lost. Alone. She doesn't know the language, she can barely hold a pair of chopsticks and she can't seem to get the hang of taking her shoes off whenever she enters a building. When Katie meets aloof but gorgeous Tomohiro, the star of the school's kendo team, she is intrigued by him...and a little...
10) Miso magic
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When the first snowfall of the year arrives, Chiyoko wants to build a snowman with her Papa, but instead learns the importance of patience as she participates in her family's long-standing tradition of miso making.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2010, ©2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Stanley Lambchop and his family are in British Columbia, Canada for some skiing and winter fun. But when Stanley and his new friend Nick go snowboarding - with Stanley as the snowboard, of course - they take a midair tumble just as the wind picks up .. and find themselves in an amzing Canadian cross-country journey that might just be Stanley's wildest adventure yet!"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Jasmine Toguchi volume 5
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Jasmine is enthusiastic about her family's vacation to Japan, but once in Tokyo she is distracted by her older sister's grumpiness and her own blunders--will she be able to cheer up her sister while finding her own footing? Includes author's note and recipe.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
15) Up from the sea
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A novel in verse about the March 2011 tsunami that sent Japan into chaos, told from the point-of-view of Kai, a biracial teenaged boy.
16) Kamishibai man
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
©2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After many years of retirement, an old Kamishibai man--a Japanese street performer who tells stories and sells candies--decides to make his rounds once more even though such entertainment declined after the advent of television.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As five-year-old Keiko and her eighty-five year old Obi, or grandmother, excitedly prepare to celebrate the Star Festival, Tanabata Matsuri, Obi tells the story of Tanabata. Includes information about the festival and how it is celebrated.
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Told in two voices, seventeen-year-old kamikaze pilot Taro and fifteen-year-old war worker Hana meet in 1945 Japan, he with no future and she, haunted by the past. Includes historical notes and glossary.
Author
Publisher
Tokyopop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
You know and love Stitch's Hawaiian adventures... so join your favorite alien as he visits a Japanese island near Okinawa, where he befriends a young girl named Yuna who excels at karate. Come along as Yuna and Stitch go fishing, enter a costume contest, and even attempt to bake a cake. You never know what sticky situations they'll find themselves in next!
Author
Series
Airi Sano Prankmaster General volume 3
Publisher
Philomel, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"School is out for the summer, and Airi is off to Japan with her family to visit her grandparents and cousins for the first time in years. As fun as the trip will be, Airi is worried that her new friends will forget about her while she’s gone. Will the stories she sends them from her vacation be exciting enough to keep them wanting more? Looks like it’s time to pull some pranks and keep her friends—and her family—entertained! But after some...