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Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Ikuto is now working part-time under the up-and-coming designer Hajime Yanagida. The two of them go to Tokyo Collection, a big event where people in the fashion industry from all over the world gather together. Yanagida is going to put on a show there, but there is one big issue! One of his models is absent, and her substitute, Chiyuki, is too hopelessly short for a model. During this moment of crisis, Ikuto takes on the challenge of modifying a dress,...
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Toh Ayano, Ikuto's archrival, had finally begun his eagerly anticipated show. Toh is considered to be a prodigy who stands above all the 120,000 students in Geika's history. His show was an awe-inspiring and elaborate masterpiece that captivated the buyers and spectators who were present in the venue. His extraordinary skill and ingenuity shone through the outfits that were showcased on the runway. After all the participants were done with their shows,...
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Ikuto has been working under pro designer Hajime Yanagida, whose show was a hit at Tokyo Collection. In addition to that, Ikuto also takes some time to visit his mother, who was hospitalized due to overwork. One day, Yanagida asks Ikuto why he wants to be a fashion designer, and urges him to find an ambition that'll keep him going as a pro. Later on, Ikuto goes with Yanagida to a joint exhibition that his brand is participating in. The world around...
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
During the first qualifying round of the Geika Festival, Ikuto presents something no one could've thought of: pajamas! However, what he didn't know is that he'll also have to face the "real test" of the first qualifying round. Toh Ayano notices that Ikuto had to make some trade-offs to realize his design because of his lack of money. Seeing potential in Ikuto, Toh offers to help Ikuto out by recruiting him into a new brand that he's planning to create....
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Ikuto's first fashion show ever has begun! The concept of his show is "traveling around the world," where he would present clothes themed after countries around the world, such as Great Britain and Italy. During Ikuto's show, the spectators just couldn'Totake their eyes off the models wearing his well-made clothes. Ikuto's final outfit, which showcases his growth as a clothes maker, is also something no one could have expected. Kokoro and Chiyuki's...
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
The qualifying rounds of the Geika festival's fashion show have begun! The grand prize winner of the show will receive funding for starting a brand as well as studying in Paris. For Ikuto, this is the perfect chance to make his dream come true. However, this is a competition, and many talented and passionate participants will also be fighting for this prize. Ikuto will have to face off against tough competitors, such as Toh Ayano, a genius who possesses...
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A charming new comedy about a high-school girl chasing down the dream of becoming a high-fashion model. Her ambitions literally hit a ceiling, though, when she stops growing--and her only chance might be to team up with a talented-but-overlooked designer classmate!
Chiyuki Fujito has a dream: to become a Paris Collection model. The problem is, she's too short to be a model, and everyone around her tells her so! But no matter what they say, she...
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Ikuto has been gaining more experience as he works under Yanagida and Toh. He was ready to pull out all the stops and prepare for the final round of the Geika Festival. However, things take a turn for the worse just before Chiyuki goes to Paris. As Ikuto faces the biggest trial in his life yet, he starts to have doubts about his dream to become a designer. Toh proclaims that Ikuto is noTotalented enough to be a designer, and urges him to focus on...
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
It is finally time for the Geika Festival's final round! Ikuto will have to compete against both Chiyuki and Kokoro during this round. The one who ignited Ikuto's will to fight was none other than Ryunosuke, a formidable foe he faced in the first qualifying round. Every competitor has their own reasons for participating in this festival. Kokoro wants her manager to acknowledge her ability as a designer. Chiyuki wants to prove those who doubted her...
Author
Publisher
Forefront Books
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Formats
Description
By the Time You Read This is the story former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst was about to publish before her tragic suicide. Her mother, April, wraps up the narrative by exploring the mental illness and depression that took her daughter's life.
The text read, "By the time you get this . . ." This is the story of Cheslie Kryst, a former Miss USA, in her own words.
When the world awoke on the morning of January 30, 2022, many...
The text read, "By the time you get this . . ." This is the story of Cheslie Kryst, a former Miss USA, in her own words.
When the world awoke on the morning of January 30, 2022, many...
11) Mona Lisa Smile
Publisher
Revolution Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Academy Award® winner Julia Roberts heads an all-star cast featuring Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Marcia Gay Harden in MONA LISA SMILE, an uplifting and poignant drama about one woman's desire to enrich the lives of her students. In 1953, a time when women's roles were rigidly defined, novice art history professor Katherine Watson (Roberts) begins teaching at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, which despite its academic...
Publisher
Dark Horse
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Standing in the shadow of celebrity has its ups and downs, as Concrete's personal assistant, Larry Munro, knows all too well. But there are darker places than any shadow, as Larry learns the hard way when he is taken hostage by a psychotic gunman who forces Larry to be his chauffeur on a road trip destined to end in disaster . . . unless Larry can muster the courage to act.
The return of Paul Chadwick's award-winning Concrete has ushered in a resurgence...
13) Lucky
Author
Language
English
Description
"Before Jodie Rattler became a star, she was a girl growing up in St. Louis. One day in 1955, when she was just six years old, her Uncle Drew took her to the racetrack, where she got lucky - and that roll of two-dollar bills she won has never since left her side. Jodie thrived in the warmth of her extended family, and then - through a combination of hard work and serendipity - started a singing career, which catapulted her from St. Louis to New York...
14) Killer smile
Author
Series
Stella Knox volume 1
Publisher
Mary Stone
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
If looks can kill, a smile can be deadly. Special Agent Stella Knox became an FBI agent to find the dirty cops responsible for her father's murder and make them pay. But fresh out of Quantico, her first case has her seeking justice for a different victim--three of them, in fact. The bodies of three teenage boys have turned up in a sleepy town outside of Nashville, TN. There're no fingerprints, no DNA, and very little to connect the murders, except...
15) How to smile
Author
Series
Publisher
Parallax Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A Zen master provides teachings, tools and meditations to practice during times of suffering to help promote transformation and healing within ourselves and also how to listen deeply and develop a greater capacity to understand the suffering of others.
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Beri and Peri Series demonstrates, on an age-appropriate level, that everything can be done with a smile. Beri and Peri are two adorable little characters who teach our youngest readers that they can 'Go to Sleep' at night, 'Wake Up' in the morning, 'Help Their Parents', and 'Go Shopping' - all with a great big smile! The charming illustrations make these lessons come alive in a special way" --
Author
Language
English
Description
"Beri and Peri are two adorable little characters who teach our youngest readers that they can 'Go to Sleep' at night, 'Wake Up' in the morning, 'Help Their Parents', and 'Go Shopping' - all with a great big smile! The charming illustrations make these lessons come alive in a special way. The 'Beri and Peri - With a Smile' Series is based on everyday events that our children experience daily. These events are described and illustrated in a charming...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperFestival
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Quack like a duck! Hop like a bunny! Buzz like a bee! This fun and sweet love poem from caregiver to child is paired with playful black-and-white illustrations with pops of red that babies can actually see. Full of smiles, giggles, and dimples, this book will keep little ones happy from beginning to end!" -- From back cover.
19) Not a smiley guy
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"From the day he’s born, Ernest has few complaints. His family is lovely; the world has a lot to offer. He’d like there to be more elephants around, but hey, you can’t have everything. Ernest is just as happy as the next guy. The trouble is, everyone around him is obsessed with smiling. His parents smile when he learns to walk, when he learns to talk, when he learns to button up his snowsuit. But smiling just isn’t for Ernest, and they can’t...
Author
Publisher
Forefront Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"By the Time You Read This is the story former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst was about to publish before her tragic suicide. Her mother, April, wraps up the narrative by exploring the mental illness and depression that took her daughter's life. The text read, "By the time you get this . . ." This is the story of Cheslie Kryst, a former Miss USA, in her own words. When the world awoke on the morning of January 30, 2022, many were shocked to learn of the tragic...