Higa, Susumu
Summary: "A peaceful, independent kingdom until its annexation by the Japanese Empire in the 19th century, Okinawa was the site of the most destructive land battle of the Pacific War. Today, the archipelago is Japan's poorest prefecture and unwilling host to 75% of all US military bases in Japan. Okinawa brings together two collections of intertwined stories by the island's pre-eminent mangaka, Susumu...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 HIGOkawa, Hisako.
Summary: An irresistible Japanese craft book full of photos, illustrations, and 20 crochet patterns to make adorably understated long-legged stuffed animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.434 OKAOmori, Hinako
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Redeye Distribution 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD ELECTRONIC OMOShirato, Ichirō.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 495.68 JAPShintaro Quintet
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Red Distribution, Inc 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ SHIShinjo, Mariko.
Summary: A man in a poor village finds and plants some pumpkin seeds. Soon there are so many enormous pumpkins in the village that the people can eat their fill and even construct homes from the pumpkins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greene Bark 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E SHIArakawa, Hiromu
Summary: When Edward and Alphonse Elric dabble in alchemy, they end up physically changed and with unique powers which the government uses for different purposes, including murder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2005
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ARA Bk1Shimko, Bonnie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Academy Chicago Publishers 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SHIMadokoro, Hisako
Summary: Buster is frightened by the strong winds outside his dog house until he goes outside to play and discovers what fun the wind can be.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Children's Books 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Madokoro 1991Arakawa, Hiromu
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2006
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ARA BK3Arakawa, Hiromu
Summary: "Trapped and injured in a secret alchemical laboratory, Edward Elric is at the mercy of his enemies, Lust and Envy. But they don't want him dead--they have other plans for him. As the laboratory goes up in flames, the brothers find themselves back at square one, with only an inkling of the massive scale of the Philosopher's Stone conspiracy. But then, Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes uncovers a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 FULMadokoro, Hisako
Summary: A puppy named Buster helps a lost and frightened kitten find its mother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Children's Books 1991
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JE Preschool Madokoro 1991Arakawa, Hiromu
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2006
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ARA Bk2Arakawa, Hiromu
Summary: Contains volumes 19, 20 and 21! The story enters its final stretch as the Elric brothers learn of the homunculi's ultimate plan to turn all of Amestris into an alchemical bloodbath on the "Day of Reckoning." While tempted to use the open portal that day to get their bodies back, for now the brothers build opposition to the homunculi-corrupted military with others who have learned of the grisly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 FULArakawa, Hiromu
Summary: The fate of the world hangs in the balance as the Elric brothers battle to the death with the homunculi's "father".
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 FULArakawa, Hiromu
Summary: In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical "auto-mail: limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his brother and himself ... the legendary Philosopher's Stone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2003
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ARA Bk 6Arakawa, Hiromu
Summary: "The Elric brothers head north to Fort Briggs in search of May Chang, whose Xing alchemy may contain the answers they seek. But as Ed and Al soon discover, the only thing less forgiving than Briggs's weather is the regiment of hardened soldiers assigned to defend it. Matters grow even more complicated when Ed and Al get thrown in lockdown and the sadistic Kimblee arrives from Central with Winry...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 FULArakawa, Hiromu
Summary: "Where did Alphonse Eric go during the few short minutes he was wiped from existence, body and soul? From a secret lair in the city of Dublith, a group of outcasts kidnaps Alphonse to find the alchemical secrets of his creation! It's up to Ed (and a certain housewife) to go into the Devil's Nest and rescue his brother. But the criminals of the Devil's Nest aren't exactly human either. Now, Al...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 FULArakawa, Hiromu.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2005
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ARA Bk4Yazawa, Ai
Summary: With the tabloids still out for blood, Nana and her Blast bandmates move into a weird dorm building run by their agency. But they've barely got enough time to settle into their new digs because their crammed schedule has them running from music studio to TV interview. The stress of band life and dealing with a disintegrating Ren have started to take their toll on Nana. If she collapses now,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 NANYazawa, Ai
Summary: Nana Komatsu is a young woman who has endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She is looking for love and hoping to find it in the big city. Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She swaggers into town and proceeds to kick down the doors to Tokyo's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2005
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 YAZClulow, Hanako.
Summary: Follow a little fish on her epic journey downriver, as she travels into the unknown. As the river winds through mountains, forests, and plains, the little fish swims on.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CLUWebb, Lois Sinaiko.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ORYXP 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 WEBMadokoro, Hisako
Summary: Buster the puppy ignores his mother's instructions and goes outside for an adventure in the rain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Children's Books 1991