murata
Author
Language
English
Description
"As a child, Natsuki doesn't fit into her family. Her parents favor her sister, and her best friend is a plush toy hedgehog named Piyyut who has explained to her that he has come from the planet Popinpobopia on a special quest to help her save the Earth. Each summer, Natsuki counts down the days until her family drives into the mountains of Nagano to visit her grandparents in their wooden house in the forest. One summer, her cousin Yuu confides to...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world, so when she takes on a job in a convenience store while at university, they are delighted for her. For her part, in the convenience store she finds a predictable world mandated by the store manual, which dictates how the workers should act and what they should say, and she copies her coworkers' style of dress and speech...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"With Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata, whose Convenience Store Woman has now sold more than a million copies worldwide, returns with a brilliant and wonderfully unsettling collection, her most recent fiction to be published in Japan. In these twelve stories, Murata mixes an unusual cocktail of humor and horror and turns the norms and traditions of society on their head to better question them. In "A First-Rate Material," Nana and Naoki...
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Back in the day, Takebe was a tough-as-nails delinquent who could throw hands with anyone. But right when she finally decides to leave her old ways behind, Takebe has a surprise reunion with her old rival, the 'Bloody Cardigan' Soramori. After all these years, she still wants a piece of Takebe--but not in the way anyone expected! Her proposal: If Soramori can beat Takebe in a fight, they have to start dating?!"--
5) Confident
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Mei reminds the reader that feelings are complicated, relatable, and totally normal--specifically confidence."--
6) Lonely
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Mei reminds the reader that feelings are complicated, relatable, and totally normal--specifically loneliness."--
7) Angry
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Mei reminds the reader that feelings are complicated, relatable, and totally normal--specifically anger."--
8) Embarrassed
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Mei reminds the reader that feelings are complicated, relatable, and totally normal--specifically embarrassment."--
9) Excited
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Mei reminds the reader that feelings are complicated, relatable, and totally normal--specifically excitement."--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1903, a fifteen-year-old girl named Ichi Aoi is sold to the most exclusive brothel in Kumamoto, Japan. Despite her modest beginnings in a southern fishing village, she becomes the protégée of an oiran, the highest-ranking courtesan at the brothel. Through the teachings of her oiran, Shinonome, Ichi begins to understand the intertwined power of sex and money. And in her mandatory school lessons, her writing instructor, Tetsuko, encourages Ichi...
Author
Series
Honey lemon soda ; 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Middle school left Uka Ishimori with nothing but scars--to the point where she's forgotten how to laugh or cry or even say "hello." But a chance reencounter with a boy with lemon-colored hair invigorates her, giving her hope that maybe, just maybe, life can be that much sweeter if she finally reaches out for help"--
Author
Series
Hanī remon sōda ; 3
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When Uka meets Kai's ex-girlfriend Serina and sees how different they are, she completely loses confidence. But can a few words from Kai inspire her not to give up?"--
Author
Series
Honey lemon soda ; 2
Publisher
Yen Pr
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Falling in love, making friends, and getting along with her classmates...to Uka, her current high school life is nothing short of a miracle. With the school excursion coming up, she's looking forward to her chance to bond with the rest of her class--and with Kai"--|cProvided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Soramori has always held a torch for her old highschool rival, Takebe. Now, thanks to one mean shoulder throw, the two former delinquents have started going out. But Soramori has a couple problems...For one thing, what's a 'proper' date supposed to look like anyway? And what if she's not the only one with a thing for Takebe?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
After deciding to leave her old delinquent days behind, Takebe has a surprise reunion with her old rival, Soramori, where the two fight for the first time in years, but when Soramori beats Takebe, she proposes they start dating.
18) Bao
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In Bao, an aging Chinese mom suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy. Mom excitedly welcomes this new bundle of joy into her life, but Dumpling starts growing up fast, and Mom comes to the bittersweet realization that nothing stays cute and small forever. This beautifully illustrated Little Golden Book retells the short film from Pixar Animation...
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking guy has a not-so-average problem-- he just can't seem to find an opponent strong enough to take on! Every time a promising villain appears, he beats the snot out 'em with one punch! Can Saitama finally find an opponent who can go toe-to-toe with him and give his life...
