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Language
English
Description
"On her sixteenth birthday, Elle Zoellner leaves the foster care system to live with the father she never knew in Tokyo, Japan." --
On her sixteenth birthday, Washington D.C. foster kid Elle Zoellner discovers that her long-lost father, Kenji Takahari, is actually a Japanese hotel mogul and wants her to come live with him. She meets her father, aunt, and grandmother in Tokyo. In an effort to please her new family Elle falls in with the Ex-Brats,...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Sophia has seven days left in Tokyo before she moves back to the United States, and she unexpectedly finds herself drawn to Jamie, a boy with whom she shares a heartbreaking history. Can their one short week of Tokyo adventures end in anything but good-bye?"--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"After learning that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan, Izumi travels to Tokyo, where she discovers that Japanese imperial life--complete with designer clothes, court intrigue, paparazzi scandals, and a forbidden romance with her handsome but stoic bodyguard--is a tough fit for the outspoken and irreverant eighteen-year-old from northern California." --
Author
Series
I survived ; 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A massive earthquake and devastating tsunami hit Japan while Ben is visiting his late father's hometown, pulling Ben's family apart and leaving him stranded in a strange country during an epic disaster.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When WING, a famous YouTuber, introduces the street fashion brand Boys Run the Riot to their fans, they also reveal that Ryo is transgender, to the confusion of his classmates, especially Chika, the best friend to whom he is attracted, but WING has their own secret that will cause trouble on the Internet when it becomes public.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As five-year-old Keiko and her eighty-five year old Obi, or grandmother, excitedly prepare to celebrate the Star Festival, Tanabata Matsuri, Obi tells the story of Tanabata. Includes information about the festival and how it is celebrated." --
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ryo and Jin have started their own fashion brand, Boys Run the Riot. Now they just have to get the word out there! But the world of fashion is a cutthroat business of patronizing adults, and the boys will have to get creative--and save some cash--if they want to get their brand off the ground and be taken seriously. Working part-time is hard enough, but for Ryo, being transgender makes it even harder. In work, friendship, and romance, he struggles...
15) Our cursed love
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When a love potion gone wrong causes Cam to forget his best friend Remy completely, they travel through Tokyo to rediscover his memories, make new ones, and maybe even fall in love all over again."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A young woman, code name 'Kabuki,' struggles with her identity in near-future Japan. Working as an operative for a clandestine government agency known as 'The Noh,' Kabuki neutralizes dangerous individuals before they become national-level threats, but when the agency she works for is compromised, Kabuki's personal quest sends her down a difficult path to her own self-discovery that may bring her in direct conflict with the powers she formerly served"...
17) Tea with milk
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
After growing up near San Francisco, a young Japanese woman returns with her parents to their native Japan, but she feels foreign and out of place.
20) The bicycle man
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The amazing tricks two American soldiers do on a borrowed bicycle are a fitting finale for the school sports day festivities ina small village in occupied Japan.