Murakami, Haruki
Summary: Contains seventeen short fiction stories by Haruki Murakami about people whose lives veer off the path of normalcy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1994
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Summary: For the traditional Japanese celebration of Girls' Day, Yoko receives a special gift from her grandparents in Japan: a doll named Miki that has been passed down through her family for generations. Yoko is so excited to share Miki with the class that she disobeys her mother, who tells her, "Miki is too delicate to take to school."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney/Hyperion Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Wells 2010Murakami, Haruki
Summary: It begins simply enough: A twenty-something advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend, and casually appropriates the image for an insurance company's advertisement. What he doesn't realize is that included in the pastoral scene is a mutant sheep with a star on its back, and in using this photo he has unwittingly captured the attention of a man in black who offers a menacing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1989
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MURMiyabe, Miyuki
Summary: With a determined plan to reunite his mother and father, the 10-year-old boy named Wataru knowingly enters a fantasy realm inhabited by a goddess who has the power to change destiny. With the help of the Lizard Boy, the Cat Girl, and the Fire-breathing Dragon, Wataru faces a series of seemingly insurmountable obstacles on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure. One way or another, the young hero...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KAWLudwig, Trudy
Summary: A Japanese family mourns the loss of a wife and mother by making origami cranes and using the Wind Telephone to communicate their feelings of loss and yearning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUDAvery, Ellis
Summary: Relocated from 1866 New York to Japan by an abusive missionary guardian, young Aurelia Bernard befriends the daughter of Kyoto's most influential tea master, who instructs her about the fading tradition of the tea ceremony.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 0000
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Summary: A little girl is determined to make perfect nigiri sushi for her grandmother, but her efforts only lead to frustration, until a surprising discovery helps her understand that cooking with love is more important than cooking perfect food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SATOtowa, Rebecca.
Summary: ""Ever heard of micro sushi? Have you played karuta before? Neither did I, until I spent four months in Japan living with a Japanese family." Dan, the narrator of My Awesome Japan Adventure, is a typical American fifth grader, who spends four months with a Japanese family as an exchange student. Although he initially finds it difficult to adjust, Dan is soon having fun wherever he goes--and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place OtowaBeck, Miya T.
Summary: Yuki Snow wishes she were anywhere but here. She hates Santa Dolores, where her mom and stepdad just moved the family. Her BFF back home, Julio, has already forgotten his promise to stay in touch, and worse, he like likes Yuki's mortal enemy. At her new school, the kids think she's either invisible or a know-it-all nerd. The only friend she's made so far is the shopkeeper at a Japanese antiques...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BECMorimoto, Shoji
Summary: "Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a 'do-nothing' because he lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so good at doing nothing, perhaps he could turn it into a business. And with one tweet, he began his business of renting himself out to do nothing. Morimoto, aka Rental Person, provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MORIMOTO, SHOJI MORMorimoto, Shoji
Summary: "Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a 'do-nothing' because he lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so good at doing nothing, perhaps he could turn it into a business. And with one tweet, he began his business of renting himself out to do nothing. Morimoto, aka Rental Person, provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 0000