Theme: Japan

Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales Of The Otori, Book 1)

By Book Importer | Published: October 12, 2010

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 nightingale floor in a black-walled fortress-a floor that sings in alarm at the step of an assassin. It will [...]

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Japan

By auraenid | Published: February 8, 2010

This book introduces the people and the way they live, culture, weather, landscapes, towns and cities of Japan.

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The Tent Of Orange Mist

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

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 random atrocities stands Scald Ibis, the teenage daughter of an eminent scholar, who must transform herself completely in order to survive. With her [...]

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Remember World War Ii: Kids Who Survived Tell Their Stories (Remember)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

“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 around the world, war was about to change — never to be the same. In Remember World War II you will experience the war [...]

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Hiroshima Dreams

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

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 Lin’s family. But seeing the future is more than knowing whether or not a boy will call. What [...]

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Hiroshima No Pika

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

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 again,anywhere.

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If Not for The Calico Cat

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 6, 2007

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.

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Sky Sweeper

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 2, 2007

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 beauty of Japanese gardens.

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Grass For His Pillow : Lord Fujiwara’s Treasures

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 15, 2007

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, Otori Shigaru. Kaede returns to her homeland to find her father’s estate in ruin and her inheritance in jeopardy.

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Across The Nightingale Floor : Journey To Inuyama

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 11, 2007

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 of the Tribe—a group of mysterious, ninja-like assassins. When Takeo and Kaede first meet, they get attracted [...]

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