Across The Nightingale Floor : Journey To Inuyama
Lord Otori, Takeo, and Takeo’s new teacher Kenji meet Kaede who was chosen as the future Lady Otori by a group of political partners. Takeo is still trying to come to terms with knowing that he is one...
View ArticleGrass For His Pillow : Lord Fujiwara’s Treasures
Takeo accepts his heritage as a member of the superhuman cabal of assassins known as “The Tribe.” But his heart yearns for Kaede, his love, and wishes to fulfill the final wishes of his adopted father,...
View ArticleSky Sweeper
Despite criticism for his lack of “accomplishments,” Takiboki finds contentment sweeping flower blossoms and raking the sand and gravel in the monks’ temple garden. Includes a note on the art and...
View ArticleIf Not for The Calico Cat
In Japan, the ship The Jade Lotus takes a calico cat aboard for good luck, but the crew still runs into all kinds of trouble.
View ArticleHiroshima No Pika
August 6, 1945, 8:15 a.m. Hiroshima. JapanA little girl and her parentsare eating breakfast,and then it happened.HIROSHIMA NO PIKA.This book is dedicated to the fervent hope the Flashwill never happen...
View ArticleHiroshima Dreams
Lin can’t explain the knowledge she has of the future, of what people will say or what will happen. It’s a gift she shares with Obaasan, her grandmother, who has recently come from Japan to live with...
View ArticleRemember World War Ii: Kids Who Survived Tell Their Stories (Remember)
“Mother, they’re here.The Nazis are here!”It was march 15, 1939. The place was Plzen, Czechoslovakia. The life of 15-year-old Jirina Zizkovska, like the lives of millions of people across Europe and...
View ArticleThe Tent Of Orange Mist
In December 1937 the city of Nanking, China, falls to brutal Japanese invaders, and thus begins a compelling drama of widespread chaos and personal courage. Against a backdrop of burning buildings and...
View ArticleJapan
This book introduces the people and the way they live, culture, weather, landscapes, towns and cities of Japan.
View ArticleAcross the Nightingale Floor (Tales Of The Otori, Book 1)
This is the first book in a new epic trilogy that has already become a bestselling sensation in England and Australia, earning comparisons to The Lord of the Rings. It begins with the legend of a...
View ArticleThe Paper Dragonfly
Kiyoshi’s love for making paper lanterns becomes a problem when it distracts him from learning the more practical farming skills taught to him by his father. Fascinated by dragonflies that hum in their...
View ArticleAcross The Nightingale Floor : Journey To Inuyama
Lord Otori, Takeo, and Takeo’s new teacher Kenji meet Kaede who was chosen as the future Lady Otori by a group of political partners. Takeo is still trying to come to terms with knowing that he is one...
View ArticleThe Language Inside
Raised in Japan, American-born tenth-grader Emma is disconcerted by a move to Massachusetts for her mother’s breast cancer treatment, because half of Emma’s heart remains with her friends recovering...
View ArticleBlood Ninja
Is Taro, a fisherman’s son, destined for greatness? In the course of a day, Taro’s entire life changes: His father is murdered before his eyes, and Taro is taken by a mysterious ninja on a perilous...
View ArticleShadows on the Moon
Trained in the magical art of shadow-weaving, sixteen-year-old Suzume, who is able to re-create herself in any form, is destined to use her skills to steal the heart of a prince in a revenge pot. The...
View ArticleSpirit’s Chosen
As Himiko traverses ancient Japan in order to free enslaved members of her clan, she encounters members of many other tribes and emerges as the leader who will unify them. The post Spirit’s Chosen...
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