Murata, Kiyoko
Summary: "In 1903, a fifteen-year-old girl named Ichi Aoi is sold to the most exclusive brothel in Kumamoto, Japan. Despite her modest beginnings in a southern fishing village, she becomes the protégée of an oiran, the highest-ranking courtesan at the brothel. Through the teachings of her oiran, Shinonome, Ichi begins to understand the intertwined power of sex and money. And in her mandatory school...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2024
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC MURSummary: "Isle of Dogs tells the story of Atari Kobayashi, 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to vast Trash Island, Atari sets off in search of his bodyguard dog, Spots. With the assistance of his newfound mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture."--Container
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DRAMA ISLAzuma, Kiyohiko
Summary: The curious and curiouser Yotsuba moves to a new town with her dad. In the process of moving in, Yotsuba encounters things like swingsets and broken door handles, which all bring about a never-ending torrent of questions and shrieks of amazement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2009
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Summary: "YOTSUBA heeeeeere! Guess what, guess what!? Yotsuba is going to a flower store with Fuuka! Yotsuba's gonna give flowers to everybody in the whole, wide world, even the police lady with her whistle that goes-- PI! PI! PIPI! PI! PIPUUUUUUUU!!"--Publisher's web site
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 YOTSummary: To avoid jail time, street racer Sean Boswell is sent to live with his father, who is in the military and serving in Tokyo. There he discovers drift racing. After losing a race to Yakuza-connected D.K., the Drift King, Sean has to enter the Tokyo underworld to find a way to pay his debt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE FASAllston, Aaron.
Summary: Countering growing mistrust in the wake of increasing cases of insanity among the Jedi, Han and Leia flee with three afflicted Jedi, while Luke travels to the homeworld of the Night Sister to learn why Jacen Solo turned to the dark side.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ALLOwara, Sumito
Summary: "Asakusa loves to design worlds. Mizusaki loves to animate. Kanamori loves to make money! And at Shibahama High, they call them Eizouken-a three-girl club determined to produce their own spectacular science fiction anime! But with no budget from their school and a leaky warehouse for a studio, Eizouken is going to have to work hard and use their imagination...the one thing they've got plenty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Manga, a division of Dark Horse Comics LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KEEMoore, Heather B.
Summary: "Based on a true story, this gripping WWII novel captures the resilience, hope, and courage of a Dutch family who is separated during the war when the Japanese occupy the Dutch East Indies, Java Island, 1941. Six-year-old Rita Vischer cowers in her family's dug-out bomb shelter, listening to the sirens and waiting for a bomb to fall. Her charmed life on Java--living with other Dutch...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shadow Mountain 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MOOOda, Eiichirō
Summary: Captain Kuro of the Black Cat Pirates has been posing as a butler in a small seaside village. Now, the time for pillage is just right and the Black Cat Pirates will attack unless Monkey D. Luffy and his small crew can stop them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz, LLC 2004
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1 available in Manga, Call number: YA FIC ODAHirano, Ryoji
Summary: "Savage demons devour unsuspecting humans in Taisho-era Japan. Armed with special swords, the Demon Slayer Corps fights to stop the devastation demons spread. Giyu Tomioka, the sole Water Hashira, and Kyojuro Rengoku, a high-ranking Kinoe, embark on missions to eliminate demons and prove their mettle as two of the fiercest Demon Slayers. Giyu heads north to an area where a band of hunters was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 DEMOwara, Sumito
Summary: "Midori loves to design worlds. Tsubame loves to animate. Sayaka loves to make money! And at Shibahama High, they call them Eizouken--a three-girl club determined to produce their own spectacular science fiction anime! But with no budget from their school and a leaky warehouse for a studio, Eizouken is going to have to work hard and use their imagination ... the one thing they've got plenty of!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Manga, a division of Dark Horse Comics LLC 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KEEKamatani, Yuhki
Summary: "When Tasuku attends a workshop organized by Cat Clutter, the last person he is expecting to see there shows up: his crush, Tsubaki! Is this the beginning of a dream come true?"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2019
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Summary: Usopp was known in his village for telling tall tales such as claiming that pirates are attacking. But now, when the Black Cat Pirates really are attacking, Usopp must find the strength to defend his village.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz, LLC 2004
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ONECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Manga, Call number: YA FIC ODAKamatani, Yuhki
Summary: "Tasuku is starting to feel at home at the drop-in center--just in time for him to help a younger student who also hangs out there. Misora Shuji likes to wear girls' clothing but is unsure about their gender identity. Will Tasuku's guidance offer Shuji some clarity or just make things harder?"--Provided by publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2019
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Summary: "It is said that there are some special animals occasionally born with great powers. Senzou the black fox is one of those ... but instead of using his powers for good, he abused his strength until the Sun Goddess imprisoned him for his bad behavior. Three hundred years later, he's finally been released, but only on one condition-- he can't have any of his abilities back until he successfully...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TokyoPop Inc. 2020
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Summary: "An epic story of love, war, and redemption set against the backdrop of the Korean independence movement, following the intertwined fates of a young girl sold to a courtesan school and the penniless son of a hunter"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KIMMurakami, 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 MUROwara, Sumito
Summary: "Impressed by their debut film, Shibahama High's Robot Club has commissioned Eizouken to make an anime showing off their robot ... fighting a monster! Fine concept, but where will they find the monster? Their penchant for hands-on research leads them into the deepest depths of the campus ... where the dangers are great, but nothing compared to the produciton issues that await them in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Manga, a division of Dark Horse Comics LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KEEAkasaka, Aka
Summary: "Will Yu make a confession of love? Who would date someone who is both an emo gamer and a former school pariah ...? Meanwhile, someone is ready to confess her love to Miyuki--and it's not Kaguya! Then Miko sabotages a romantic tour of a haunted house, Miyuki reveals some unexpected nonacademic skills, Kaguya accidentally dispenses good advice and a fortune-teller foretells an ominous date for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2020
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Summary: The fourth novel in the internationally bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series. The regulars at the magical Cafe Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary time-travel offer. Many patrons have reunited with old flames, made amends with estranged family and visited loved ones. But the journey is not without risks, and there are rules to follow. In the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2023
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Summary: "Two high school geniuses scheme to get the other to confess their love first. Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first ...?! ... Will Miyuki ever admit to his insignificant but seemingly infinite lack of nonacademic talents? And what of the other student council members? Are any of them willing to see themselves objectively? Then it's time for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2020
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Summary: "The gang has managed to keep Trish alive so far, but only barely. As their desperate mission continues, Giorno and his allies risk their lives again and again. Now, something different is happening. They may finally gain the upper hand when Trish begins to show signs of a hidden power herself . . ."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2022
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Summary: As if being class president of predominantly male high school isn't hard enough, Misaki Ayuzawa has a major secret--she works at a maid cafe after school! How is she supposed to keep her image of being ultrasmart, strong and overachieving intact once school heartthrob Takumi Usui discovers her double life?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 MAIAkasaka, Aka
Summary: "Two high school geniuses scheme to get the other to confess their love first. Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first ...?! ... Will Hayasaka prove to Kaguya that she can win Miyuki's heart after all ... while singing karaoke? Then the student council engages in some competitive cooking. Yu tries to spare Miko the embarrassment of the others...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2019