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Author
Language
English
Description
"In the realm of Awara, where gods, monsters, and humans exist side by side, Miuko is an ordinary girl resigned to a safe, if uneventful, existence as an innkeeper's daughter. But when Miuko is cursed and begins to transform into a demon with a deadly touch, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life. Aided by a thieving magpie spirit and continuously thwarted by a demon prince, Miuko must outfox tricksters, escape demon...
3) Jojofu
Author
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
A young man is saved from death three times by the keen senses of his faithful hunting dog. Based on an old Japanese tale.
8) The wave
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
1964.
Language
English
Description
There seems no way to save four hundred villagers from imminent and unsuspecting death; then the wise old man high on the mountain knows what he must do.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Kogi paints the shore of Lake Biwa, but is unable to capture the vigor and beauty that inspire him. One day, Kogi wades into the water to release a fish, and unable to resist follows in its wake, eventually becoming a fish himself, and learning what it is to be a fish in the lake.
Author
Series
Ghostly things ; 1
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"With her father off overseas, Yachiho is left to move into a new house all by herself...and it's a genuine haunted mansion, full of ghosts and spirits! But Yachiho is determined to tough it out. To learn her family's secrets, can she brave all that lurks in the dark of night?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Kagome is an ordinary modern schoolgirl living an ordinary life. Who would have thought the dried-up old well on the site of her family's shrine would be a gateway to Japan's ancient past? Drawn through the gate against her will, Kagome finds herself battling demons for control of what she thought was a worthless trinket but is actually a powerful magical gem, the Shikon Jewel! Together with an unlikely ally, the half demon Inuyasha, Kagome begins...