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1799, Dejima in Nagasaki Harbor. Jacob de Zoet, a devout and resourceful young clerk, has a chance encounter with Orito Aibagawa, the disfigured daughter of a samurai doctor and midwife to the city's powerful magistrate. The borders between propriety, profit, and pleasure blur until Jacob finds his vision clouded, one rash promise made and then fatefully broken--the consequences of which will extend beyond Jacob's worst imaginings.
2) Hiroshima
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English
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Describes the effect of the bombing of Hiroshima on six survivors of the atomic blast.
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Detective Galileo mysteries volume 1
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English
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Yasuko Hanaoka is a divorced, single mother who thought she had finally escaped her abusive ex-husband Togashi. When he shows up one day to extort money from her, threatening both her and her teenaged daughter Misato, the situation quickly escalates into violence and Togashi ends up dead on her apartment floor. Overhearing the commotion, Yasuko's next door neighbor, middle-aged high school mathematics teacher Ishigami, offers his help, disposing not...
4) Crow Boy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A small boy, who is different from the others, gains acceptance when he imitates the voices of crows in the school talent show.
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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.
7) Erika-san
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After falling in love with Japan as a little girl, Erika becomes a teacher and fulfills her childhood dream by moving to a remote Japanese island.
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English
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Penguin delivers you to the front lines of The Pacific Theater with the real-life stories behind the HBO miniseries.
Former Marine and Pacific War veteran Robert Leckie tells the story of the invasion of Okinawa, the closing battle of World War II. Leckie is a skilled military historian, mixing battle strategy and analysis with portraits of the men who fought on both sides to give the listener a complete account of the invasion. Lasting eighty-three...
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Tessa Miyata volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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On a trip to visit her grandparents in Japan, Tessa Miyata inadvertently releases the spirit of an evil samurai god who wants to destroy Tokyo, and stumbles upon a hidden part of the city where gods and mythological creatures walk among humans.
12) Japan
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Abdo Kids, Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From Japan's bustling, bright streets to its tranquil temples, readers have so much to discover about this amazing country! This title covers information like Japan's common foods, its largest cities and capital, plants and animals, and things to see and do.
14) The bicycle man
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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The amazing tricks two American soldiers do on a borrowed bicycle are a fitting finale for the school sports day festivities in a small village in occupied Japan.
17) Japan
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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes how the culture of Japan is reflected in its many festivals, including the Gion Festival, the Fire Festivals, and the Sapporo Snow Festival.
18) Turtle Bay
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Taro is fascinated by the strange actions of old Jiro-San, who sweeps the sand on the beach while waiting for the arrival of Japanese sea turtles ready to lay their eggs.
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Series
Publisher
Grolier Educational
Pub. Date
1999, c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the customs and beliefs connected to some of the special occasions celebrated in Japan, including the Doll Festival, cherry blossom celebrations, and Children's Day.
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