Author: Claire Youmans
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781721000241
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Uncle Yuta's married! His new wife, Noriko, accepts the dual-natured secrets of his niece, the toki-girl Azuki and his nephew, the sparrow-boy Shota because Noriko has secrets of her own.Azuki worried about a lack of work; now she struggles to meet her obligations. Shota and Renko try to engineer a solution so Azuki can complete her work in time for Anko's wedding. Can Renko's mother, the pregnant Dragon Queen Rizantona, help? Tsuruko and her husband worry about their coming child. Will it be human, crane or both? Red Wind and Blackie hope their foal will be all horse. Soon, there will be babies everywhere, but who knows what they'll be!Despite her happiness with Yuta and his family, Noriko feels adrift in her new life and uncertain about her future. Can the solution lie in her past? With the help of the Dragon King, Noriko journeys to her childhood home and discovers a secret that shocks her. Will her past and her future finally align to allow her to establish herself happily in her new home with her new husband, his exceptional family and their expanding preternatural circle? Noriko's Journey is the fifth book in The Toki=Girl and the Sparrow-Boy series by accomplished author Claire Youmans. Set in a fantasy version of Meiji=era Japan, the series combines history, culture and folklore into the highly entertaining stories of Azuki and Shota, two children who can turn into birds, and their human and non-human family and friends. Reviewers call The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy "a lovely tale full of imagination," by an "amazing author" and a "well-written story that can be enjoyed by all."
The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy Book 5 Noriko's Journey
Author: Claire Youmans
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781721000241
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Uncle Yuta's married! His new wife, Noriko, accepts the dual-natured secrets of his niece, the toki-girl Azuki and his nephew, the sparrow-boy Shota because Noriko has secrets of her own.Azuki worried about a lack of work; now she struggles to meet her obligations. Shota and Renko try to engineer a solution so Azuki can complete her work in time for Anko's wedding. Can Renko's mother, the pregnant Dragon Queen Rizantona, help? Tsuruko and her husband worry about their coming child. Will it be human, crane or both? Red Wind and Blackie hope their foal will be all horse. Soon, there will be babies everywhere, but who knows what they'll be!Despite her happiness with Yuta and his family, Noriko feels adrift in her new life and uncertain about her future. Can the solution lie in her past? With the help of the Dragon King, Noriko journeys to her childhood home and discovers a secret that shocks her. Will her past and her future finally align to allow her to establish herself happily in her new home with her new husband, his exceptional family and their expanding preternatural circle? Noriko's Journey is the fifth book in The Toki=Girl and the Sparrow-Boy series by accomplished author Claire Youmans. Set in a fantasy version of Meiji=era Japan, the series combines history, culture and folklore into the highly entertaining stories of Azuki and Shota, two children who can turn into birds, and their human and non-human family and friends. Reviewers call The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy "a lovely tale full of imagination," by an "amazing author" and a "well-written story that can be enjoyed by all."
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781721000241
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Uncle Yuta's married! His new wife, Noriko, accepts the dual-natured secrets of his niece, the toki-girl Azuki and his nephew, the sparrow-boy Shota because Noriko has secrets of her own.Azuki worried about a lack of work; now she struggles to meet her obligations. Shota and Renko try to engineer a solution so Azuki can complete her work in time for Anko's wedding. Can Renko's mother, the pregnant Dragon Queen Rizantona, help? Tsuruko and her husband worry about their coming child. Will it be human, crane or both? Red Wind and Blackie hope their foal will be all horse. Soon, there will be babies everywhere, but who knows what they'll be!Despite her happiness with Yuta and his family, Noriko feels adrift in her new life and uncertain about her future. Can the solution lie in her past? With the help of the Dragon King, Noriko journeys to her childhood home and discovers a secret that shocks her. Will her past and her future finally align to allow her to establish herself happily in her new home with her new husband, his exceptional family and their expanding preternatural circle? Noriko's Journey is the fifth book in The Toki=Girl and the Sparrow-Boy series by accomplished author Claire Youmans. Set in a fantasy version of Meiji=era Japan, the series combines history, culture and folklore into the highly entertaining stories of Azuki and Shota, two children who can turn into birds, and their human and non-human family and friends. Reviewers call The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy "a lovely tale full of imagination," by an "amazing author" and a "well-written story that can be enjoyed by all."
Noriko's Journey
Author: Claire Youmans
Publisher: American I
ISBN: 9781732353695
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Japan, 1873. Former innkeeper Noriko married Uncle Yuta. His unique family's now hers, but who was she before starting her secret school? What she discovers is both shocking and sad. Will her past help her forge a new destiny? The fifth in the Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy historical fantasy tale from the Meiji Era.
Publisher: American I
ISBN: 9781732353695
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Japan, 1873. Former innkeeper Noriko married Uncle Yuta. His unique family's now hers, but who was she before starting her secret school? What she discovers is both shocking and sad. Will her past help her forge a new destiny? The fifth in the Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy historical fantasy tale from the Meiji Era.
The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy Book 4 Uncle Yuta Has an Adventure
Author: Claire Youmans
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781719582599
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
When your closest friend is the Dragon King, your niece, nephew and their friends are dual-natured and your country hurtles towards an uncertain future, your life is bound to be complicated. Azuki and Shota's Uncle Yuta must keep his household safe and happy while they strive to adapt to the constant change that is Meiji-era Japan. Azuki's new loom is already obsolete. Renko discovers new draconic abilities, stirring her parents into action as she finds her family expanding. Tsuruko's husband can't come to terms with her dual nature yet they will soon have a child - but will it be human, crane or both? Shota's bolder than ever as he and the horses experiment with inter-species communication. There's no end to Yuta's challenges! Now, with a new Western suit and fashionable short hair, he's off to Tokyo for a conference that will change education in Japan forever as he meets people who will change his future as they change their country. Can he successfully guide his family through the storm of change that surrounds them?
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781719582599
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
When your closest friend is the Dragon King, your niece, nephew and their friends are dual-natured and your country hurtles towards an uncertain future, your life is bound to be complicated. Azuki and Shota's Uncle Yuta must keep his household safe and happy while they strive to adapt to the constant change that is Meiji-era Japan. Azuki's new loom is already obsolete. Renko discovers new draconic abilities, stirring her parents into action as she finds her family expanding. Tsuruko's husband can't come to terms with her dual nature yet they will soon have a child - but will it be human, crane or both? Shota's bolder than ever as he and the horses experiment with inter-species communication. There's no end to Yuta's challenges! Now, with a new Western suit and fashionable short hair, he's off to Tokyo for a conference that will change education in Japan forever as he meets people who will change his future as they change their country. Can he successfully guide his family through the storm of change that surrounds them?
The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy
Author: Claire Youmans
Publisher: American I
ISBN: 9780990323402
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
With their parents killed by an evil feudal overlord, who wants Azuki for the valuable feathers she produces when she is a Toki bird, Azuki feels she must flee. It is all her fault, isn't it? She is the one with the cursed ability to turn into a bird! Shota, her brother, can become a sparrow, but nobody wants his plain brown feathers. Armed with information from their dying mother, he must reach his sister to tell her they will lose their inheritance and will no longer be able to live in human society unless they can return to claim it! While Azuki searches for her Toki-kin, encountering Egrets, storms, a fierce mountain ogre and even a dragon, Shota, smaller, slower, follows a dream of his late father to track his sister to the Toki nesting grounds, discovering in himself a love of the sea, and a way to get them home in time. -- Author's synopsis.
Publisher: American I
ISBN: 9780990323402
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
With their parents killed by an evil feudal overlord, who wants Azuki for the valuable feathers she produces when she is a Toki bird, Azuki feels she must flee. It is all her fault, isn't it? She is the one with the cursed ability to turn into a bird! Shota, her brother, can become a sparrow, but nobody wants his plain brown feathers. Armed with information from their dying mother, he must reach his sister to tell her they will lose their inheritance and will no longer be able to live in human society unless they can return to claim it! While Azuki searches for her Toki-kin, encountering Egrets, storms, a fierce mountain ogre and even a dragon, Shota, smaller, slower, follows a dream of his late father to track his sister to the Toki nesting grounds, discovering in himself a love of the sea, and a way to get them home in time. -- Author's synopsis.
The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature
Author: Haruo Shirane
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316368289
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature provides, for the first time, a history of Japanese literature with comprehensive coverage of the premodern and modern eras in a single volume. The book is arranged topically in a series of short, accessible chapters for easy access and reference, giving insight into both canonical texts and many lesser known, popular genres, from centuries-old folk literature to the detective fiction of modern times. The various period introductions provide an overview of recurrent issues that span many decades, if not centuries. The book also places Japanese literature in a wider East Asian tradition of Sinitic writing and provides comprehensive coverage of women's literature as well as new popular literary forms, including manga (comic books). An extensive bibliography of works in English enables readers to continue to explore this rich tradition through translations and secondary reading.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316368289
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature provides, for the first time, a history of Japanese literature with comprehensive coverage of the premodern and modern eras in a single volume. The book is arranged topically in a series of short, accessible chapters for easy access and reference, giving insight into both canonical texts and many lesser known, popular genres, from centuries-old folk literature to the detective fiction of modern times. The various period introductions provide an overview of recurrent issues that span many decades, if not centuries. The book also places Japanese literature in a wider East Asian tradition of Sinitic writing and provides comprehensive coverage of women's literature as well as new popular literary forms, including manga (comic books). An extensive bibliography of works in English enables readers to continue to explore this rich tradition through translations and secondary reading.
Disney A to Z
Author: Dave Smith
Publisher: Hyperion Books
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Includes full descriptions of all Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Pluto, and Goofy cartoons; the story of Mickey's birth; the Disney Channel Premiere films and Disney television shows; the Disney parks; Disney Academy Awards and Emmy Awards; the Mouseketeers throughout the years; and details of Disney company personnel and primary actors.
Publisher: Hyperion Books
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Includes full descriptions of all Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Pluto, and Goofy cartoons; the story of Mickey's birth; the Disney Channel Premiere films and Disney television shows; the Disney parks; Disney Academy Awards and Emmy Awards; the Mouseketeers throughout the years; and details of Disney company personnel and primary actors.
The Lives of Christopher Chant
Author: Diana Wynne Jones
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780688163655
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Young Christopher Chant, in training to become the next Chrestomanci or head controller of magic in the world, becomes a key figure in a battle with renegade sorcerers because he has nine lives. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780688163655
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Young Christopher Chant, in training to become the next Chrestomanci or head controller of magic in the world, becomes a key figure in a battle with renegade sorcerers because he has nine lives. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Vol. 1
Author: Magica Quartet
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 0316389218
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Oriko, a magical girl with the gift of foresight, knows the fate that awaits all who accept Kyubey's offer of supernatural powers. But when she is struck with a terrible vision of the future-of the devastation caused by a single, powerful witch-she decides to prevent the girl from becoming a magical girl in the first place. To draw Kyubey away from the girl's potential, Oriko directs him instead to Yuma, an orphan who is all too eager to gain powers that will enable her to protect herself-powers that will ultimately lead to her own destruction...
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 0316389218
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Oriko, a magical girl with the gift of foresight, knows the fate that awaits all who accept Kyubey's offer of supernatural powers. But when she is struck with a terrible vision of the future-of the devastation caused by a single, powerful witch-she decides to prevent the girl from becoming a magical girl in the first place. To draw Kyubey away from the girl's potential, Oriko directs him instead to Yuma, an orphan who is all too eager to gain powers that will enable her to protect herself-powers that will ultimately lead to her own destruction...
Japanese Cinema
Author: Alastair Phillips
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134334214
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Japanese Cinema includes twenty-four chapters on key films of Japanese cinema, from the silent era to the present day, providing a comprehensive introduction to Japanese cinema history and Japanese culture and society. Studying a range of important films, from Late Spring, Seven Samurai and In the Realm of the Senses to Godzilla, Hana-Bi and Ring, the collection includes discussion of all the major directors of Japanese cinema including Ozu, Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, Oshima, Suzuki, Kitano and Miyazaki. Each chapter discusses the film in relation to aesthetic, industrial or critical issues and ends with a complete filmography for each director. The book also includes a full glossary of terms and a comprehensive bibliography of readings on Japanese cinema. Bringing together leading international scholars and showcasing pioneering new research, this book is essential reading for all students and general readers interested in one of the world’s most important film industries.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134334214
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Japanese Cinema includes twenty-four chapters on key films of Japanese cinema, from the silent era to the present day, providing a comprehensive introduction to Japanese cinema history and Japanese culture and society. Studying a range of important films, from Late Spring, Seven Samurai and In the Realm of the Senses to Godzilla, Hana-Bi and Ring, the collection includes discussion of all the major directors of Japanese cinema including Ozu, Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, Oshima, Suzuki, Kitano and Miyazaki. Each chapter discusses the film in relation to aesthetic, industrial or critical issues and ends with a complete filmography for each director. The book also includes a full glossary of terms and a comprehensive bibliography of readings on Japanese cinema. Bringing together leading international scholars and showcasing pioneering new research, this book is essential reading for all students and general readers interested in one of the world’s most important film industries.
The Films of Kore-eda Hirokazu
Author: Linda C. Ehrlich
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030330516
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
The Films of Kore-eda Hirokazu: An Elemental Cinema draws readers into the first 13 feature films and 5 of the documentaries of award-winning Japanese film director Kore-eda Hirokazu. With his recent top prize at the Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters, Kore-eda is arguably Japan’s greatest living director with an international viewership. He approaches difficult subjects (child abandonment, suicide, marginality) with a realistic and compassionate eye.The lyrical tone of the writing of Japanese film scholar Linda C. Ehrlich perfectly complements the understated, yet powerful, tone of the films. From An Elemental Cinema, readers will gain a special understanding of Kore-eda’s films through a novel connection to the natural elements as reflected in Japanese traditional aesthetics.An Elemental Cinema presents Kore-eda’s oeuvre as a connected whole with overarching thematic concerns, despite frequent generic experimentation. It also offers an example of how the poetics of cinema can be practiced in writing, as well as on the screen, and helps readers understand the films of this contemporary director as works of art that relate to their own lives.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030330516
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
The Films of Kore-eda Hirokazu: An Elemental Cinema draws readers into the first 13 feature films and 5 of the documentaries of award-winning Japanese film director Kore-eda Hirokazu. With his recent top prize at the Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters, Kore-eda is arguably Japan’s greatest living director with an international viewership. He approaches difficult subjects (child abandonment, suicide, marginality) with a realistic and compassionate eye.The lyrical tone of the writing of Japanese film scholar Linda C. Ehrlich perfectly complements the understated, yet powerful, tone of the films. From An Elemental Cinema, readers will gain a special understanding of Kore-eda’s films through a novel connection to the natural elements as reflected in Japanese traditional aesthetics.An Elemental Cinema presents Kore-eda’s oeuvre as a connected whole with overarching thematic concerns, despite frequent generic experimentation. It also offers an example of how the poetics of cinema can be practiced in writing, as well as on the screen, and helps readers understand the films of this contemporary director as works of art that relate to their own lives.