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Young samurai volume 3
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English
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In 1613 Japan, English orphan Jack Fletcher's determination to keep the rutter, his father's navigational logbook, safe at all costs places his friends, daimyo Takatomi, and others in great danger.
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Pokemon adventures. Original series volume 3
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English
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Red is improving rapidly as a Pokemon trainer-- and so is his competition. But now Red must team up with his biggest rival Blue and thief Green to defeat a common enemy!
24) The lost ryū
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English
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Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
Jewish American Heritage Month: Kids and Teen Titles
Jewish American Heritage Month: Kids and Teen Titles
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Running out of time to make his grandfather smile once again before it's too late, Kohei searches for a ryū--a dragon of legend--in this multigenerational story about the lengths to which people will go to protect those they love.
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Geronimo Stilton. Thea Stilton volume 6
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English
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The Thea sisters are off to Japan on a cultural exchange program. While they're busy exploring Kyoto and admiring the beautiful cherry blossoms, a valuable item is stolen from their friend Kumi's family. Will the five mice be able to catch the thief?
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Jasmine Toguchi volume 6
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English
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"Eight-year-old Jasmine and her family travel to Hiroshima to visit her grandma and cousin Akari. After finally building a good relationship with her older sister, Sophie, Jasmine couldn't be more excited to spend time together in Japan -- and make a new friend in Akari. But Akari seems to only want to play with Sophie, and Jasmine's jealousy threatens to upend their visit. Can Jasmine befriend Akari and keep the peace? With humor and warmth, Debbi...
28) The bamboo sword
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In Japan in 1853, at the time of U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan, Yoshi, a young Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai one day, learns about America from Majiro and has adventures with Jack, a young cabin boy aboard one of the U.S. ships. Includes historical notes and glossary.
30) The big wave
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English
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His family and village swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya learns to live with the ever-present dangers from the sea and volcano.
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Flame in the mist volume 1
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English
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"The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place-she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden, the son of the emperor's favorite consort-a political marriage that will elevate her family's standing. But en route to the imperial city of Inako, Mariko...
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Young samurai volume 1
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English
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Orphaned by a ninja pirate attack off the coast of Japan in 1611, twelve-year-old English lad Jack Fletcher is determined to prove himself, despite the bullying of fellow students, when the legendary sword master who rescued him begins training him as a samurai warrior.
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English
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AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
K&T - AAPI Month
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
K&T - AAPI Month
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
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Soon after a young girl arrives in Japan, she, her grandmother, her aunties, and some cousins celebrate cultural traditions together while visiting a bath house.
35) Tea with milk
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English
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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.
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Naruto (Manga) volume 15
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English
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In the village of Konohagakure, school is literally a battlefield where classmates are ninjas in training competing to become the greatest ninja in the land.
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English
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Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Kids (May 2023)
Multicultural Booklist
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
RLG Diverse Stories
Multicultural Booklist
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
RLG Diverse Stories
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A little boy's grandfathers, one in America and one in Japan, teach him about baseball and its rich, varying cultural traditions.