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By Denson, Abby[2014]., Tuttle Publishing Call No: JAPANESE CULTURE NF DEN Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Travelling to Japan has never been so much fun-- visit the land of anime, manga, cosplay, hot springs and sushi! This full-color graphic novel guidebook explores Japanese culture from a cartoonist's perspective. Cool Japan Guide takes you on a fun tour from the high-energy urban streets of Tokyo to the peaceful Zen gardens and Shinto shrines of Kyoto and introduces you to-- the exciting worlds of Japanese food, the otaku (geek) culture of Japan, the complete Japanese shopping experience, the world's biggest manga, anime, and cosplay festivals, the best travel apps for Japan, and more.
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By Hughes, Kiku2020., First Second Call No: GN HUG Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Kiku is on vacation in San Francisco when suddenly she finds herself displaced to the 1940s Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibly relocated to during World War II. These displacements keep occurring until Kiku finds herself 'stuck' back in time. Living alongside her young grandmother and other Japanese-American citizens in internment camps, Kiku gets the education she never received in history class. She witnesses the lives of Japanese-Americans who were denied their civil liberties and suffered greatly, but managed to cultivate community and commit acts of resistance in order to survive. Kiku Hughes weaves a riveting, bittersweet tale that highlights the intergenerational impact and power of memory"--From the publisher's web site.
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By Hughes, Kiku2020., First Second Call No: GN-HISTORY DIS Edition: 1st ed. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Kiku is on vacation in San Francisco when suddenly she finds herself displaced to the 1940s Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibly relocated to during World War II. These displacements keep occurring until Kiku finds herself stuck back in time. Living alongside her young grandmother and other Japanese-American citizens in internment camps, Kiku gets the education she never received in history class. She witnesses the lives of Japanese-Americans who were denied their civil liberties and suffered greatly, but managed to cultivate community and commit acts of resistance in order to survive"--Provided by publisher.
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By Hughes, Kiku2020., First Second Call No: GRAPHIC NOVEL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Kiku is on vacation in San Francisco when suddenly she finds herself displaced to the 1940s Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibly relocated to during World War II. These displacements keep occurring until Kiku finds herself stuck back in time. Living alongside her young grandmother and other Japanese-American citizens in internment camps, Kiku gets the education she never received in history class. She witnesses the lives of Japanese-Americans who were denied their civil liberties and suffered greatly, but managed to cultivate community and commit acts of resistance in order to survive"--Provided by publisher.
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By Hughes, Kiku2020., First Second Call No: 741.5 HUGHES Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Kiku is on vacation in San Francisco when suddenly she finds herself displaced to the 1940s Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibly relocated to during World War II. These displacements keep occurring until Kiku finds herself stuck back in time. Living alongside her young grandmother and other Japanese-American citizens in internment camps, Kiku gets the education she never received in history class. She witnesses the lives of Japanese-Americans who were denied their civil liberties and suffered greatly, but managed to cultivate community and commit acts of resistance in order to survive"--Provided by publisher.
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By Hughes, Kiku[2020]., First Second Call No: GN Displacement Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: While on vacation in San Francisco, sixteen-year-old Kiku finds herself displaced to the Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother was forcibly relocated to during World War II. After finding herself "stuck" in the 1940s, Kiku adjusts to the harsh life of the camp and experiences how the internees managed to create a community and commit small acts of resistance in order to survive. When she eventually returns back to her time, she realizes that the lessons she learned in camp about racism and civil liberties are still relevant.
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c2010., Pre-adolescent, Graphic Universe Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Chicagoland detective agency Volume: No. 1Summary Note: Required to attend summer school after moving to Chicagoland, thirteen-year-old manga-lover Megan Yamamura needs help from twelve-year-old computer genius Raf to escape the maniacal principal's mind-control experiment.
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By Say, Allen2011., Scholastic Press Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Allen Say's story of his path to becoming the renowned artist he is today. Shunned by his father, who didn't understand his son's artistic leanings, Allen was embraced by Noro Shinpei, Japan's leading cartoonist and the man he came to love as his "spiritual father." He worked hard in rigorous drawing classes, studied, trained--and ultimately came to understand who he really is. Drawing From Memory presents a complex look at the relationship between a mentor and his student. Illustrated by watercolor paintings, original cartoons, and vintage photographs, Allen Say has created a book that will inspire the artist in all of us.
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[2022]., Adolescent, Tuttle Publishing Call No: GN FES Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: What happens when the living risk their lives to save the souls of the dead? Every summer, in an isolated Japanese village, a celebration known as the Festival of Shadows takes place. The villagers are entrusted to assist the troubled souls or "shadows" of those who died tragically, and to help them come to terms with their deaths and find eternal peace. Naoko, a young girl born in the village, is given a year to save the soul of a mysterious young man. She develops strong feelings for her shadow--a handsome young man, an artist--but he seems haunted by a terrible secret. She has a year to find out what happened to him, to help him come to terms with his past, and if she fails, his soul will be lost forever... As the year goes by, Naoko finds herself teetering between the worlds of the living and the dead. What is the terrible secret that seems to be haunting her shadow? And could she be risking her own life to help someone who has already lost his? Naoko puts her own life on the line to save the soul of this man she loves, in an exciting, moving and beautifully drawn story that takes the reader on a journey from the beautiful Japanese countryside to the glamorous Tokyo art world.
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[2014]., Disney/Hyperion Books Call No: WAR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Click here to view Summary Note: After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, a thirteen-year-old California boy who is half Japanese is sent to an internment camp. Story based on the history of the author's great-aunt.
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[2014], Juvenile, Disney/Hyperion Books Call No: 741.5 973 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, a thirteen-year-old California boy who is half Japanese is sent to an internment camp. Story based on the history of the author's great-aunt.
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2019., Adolescent, Disney Hyperion Books Call No: GN FAU Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, a thirteen-year-old California boy who is half Japanese is sent to an internment camp. Story based on the history of the author's great-aunt.
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2019., Drawn & Quarterly Call No: GN 951.9 GEN Edition: First edition, English edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Grass is a powerful antiwar graphic novel, telling the life story of a Korean girl named Ok-sun Lee who was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War--a disputed chapter in twentieth-century Asian history. Beginning in Lee's childhood, Grass shows the lead-up to the war from a child's vulnerable perspective, detailing how one person experienced the Japanese occupation and the widespread suffering it entailed for ordinary Koreans. Keum Suk Gendry-Kim emphasizes Lee's strength in overcoming the many forms of adversity she experienced. Grass is painted in a black ink that flows with lavish details of the beautiful fields and farmland of Korea and uses heavy brushwork on the somber interiors of Lee's memories"--Provided by the publisher.
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Adolescent Call No: 741.5 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A young adult graphic novel about three foreign exchange students and the pleasures, and difficulties, of adjusting to living in Japan. Living in a new country is no walk in the parkâ Nao, Hyejung, and Tina can all attest to that. The three of them became fast friends through living together in the Himawari House in Tokyo and attending the same Japanese cram school. Nao came to Japan to reconnect with her Japanese heritage, while Hyejung and Tina came to find freedom and their own paths. Though each of them has her own motivations and challenges, they all deal with language barriers, being a fish out of water, self discovery, love, and family.
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2021., Adolescent, First Second Call No: GN BEC Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When Nao returns to Tokyo to reconnect with her Japanese heritage, she books a yearlong stay at the Himawari sharehouse. There she meets Hyejung and Tina, two other girls who came to Japan to freely forge their own paths. The trio live together, share meals, and even attend the same Japanese-language school, which results in them becoming fast friends. But will they be able to hold one another up as life tests them with new loves, old heartbreaks, and the everyday challenges of being fish out of water?"--Back cover.
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2021., First Second Call No: GN-REALISTIC HIM Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When Nao returns to Tokyo to reconnect with her Japanese heritage, she books a yearlong stay at the Himawari sharehouse. There she meets Hyejung and Tina, two other girls who came to Japan to freely forge their own paths. The trio live together, share meals, and even attend the same Japanese-language school, which results in them becoming fast friends. But will they be able to hold one another up as life tests them with new loves, old heart breaks, and the everyday challenges of being fish out of water?"--Provided by publisher.
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2021., First Second Call No: 741.5 BEC Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When Nao returns to Tokyo to reconnect with her Japanese heritage, she books a yearlong stay at the Himawari sharehouse. There she meets Hyejung and Tina, two other girls who came to Japan to freely forge their own paths. The trio live together, share meals, and even attend the same Japanese-language school, which results in them becoming fast friends. But will they be able to hold one another up as life tests them with new loves, old heart breaks, and the everyday challenges of being fish out of water?"--Provided by publisher.
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2021., First Second Call No: GN HIM Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When Nao returns to Tokyo to reconnect with her Japanese heritage, she books a yearlong stay at the Himawari sharehouse. There she meets Hyejung and Tina, two other girls who came to Japan to freely forge their own paths. The trio live together, share meals, and even attend the same Japanese-language school, which results in them becoming fast friends. But will they be able to hold one another up as life tests them with new loves, old heart breaks, and the everyday challenges of being fish out of water?"--Provided by publisher.
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By Inzana, Ryan2020., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: GN ICH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Raised by a Japanese mother in New York City, his American father killed in a war, Ichiro finds it difficult to figure out where he fits in. A trip to Japan leaves the boy with his grandfather, in a country he does not know. And one night Ichi gets dragged down a hole by a monster. When he awakens he isn't in Japan nor the mortal world. He has entered into the domain of the gods. Will Ichiro ever find a place to call home?
