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An Ocean Apart, A World Away
Lensey Namioka
School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Dec. 9, 2003)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. An inspiring story of one girl's struggle to define a role for herself in two countries on either side of the Pacific--and to help carve a new path for generations of women after her.
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Yang the Youngest and his Terrible Ear by Namioka, Lensey published by Yearling
Lensey Namioka
Paperback (Yearling, Aug. 16, 1972)None
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The Coming of the Bear: A Novel
Lensey Namioka
Library Binding (HarperCollins, April 1, 1992)Shipwrecked and then rescued by Ainu, a strange, round-eyed people, samurais Zenta and Matsuzo soon find themselves captives of these strange people, and their escape only leads them into a mystery involving bear attacks on a nearby Japanese settlement.
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The Valley of the Broken Cherry Trees: A Zenta and Matsuzo Mystery
Lensey Namioka
Paperback (Tuttle Publishing, April 15, 2005)Wandering samurai Zenta and Matsuzo stop at a rural inn to find its famous cherry trees grossly mutilated. They must find out why, and not get caught in the traps set by two rival warlords. This thrilling adventure story will appeal to young readers interested in samurai.
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Island of Ogres
Lensey Namioka
Hardcover (Harpercollins, April 1, 1989)Young Kajiro--an unemployed samurai--is mistaken for a famous warrior and is expected to save the villagers from the ogres but instead uncovers a strange mystery replete with terrifying beasts, powerful lords and ladies, and political intrigue in medieval Japan
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The Hungriest Boy in the World
Lensey Namioka, Aki Sogabe
Hardcover (Holiday House, June 1, 2001)After swallowing the Hunger Monster, Jiro begins eating everything in sight--including his sister's sushi, his own quilt, and the fishing nets--until his family finds a way to lure the monster out of Jiro's stomach.
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Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear
Lensey Namioka
Library Binding (Demco Media, Feb. 1, 1994)Recently arrived in Seattle from China, musically untalented Yingtao is faced with giving a violin performance to attract new students for his father
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Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
Lensey Namioka
School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Nov. 14, 2000)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Ailin's life takes a different turn when she defies the traditions of upper class Chinese society by refusing to have her feet bound.
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An Ocean Apart, a World Away
Lensey Namioka
Library Binding (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, June 11, 2002)While most 16-year-old girls are planning their weddings, Xueyan, known as Yanyan, has no interest at all in marriage. She is fascinated by medicine. In China in 1921, women rarely attend university, let alone medical school. Still, Yanyan is determined to become a doctor. But Yanyan’s feelings about marriage change when she meets Liang Baoshu.An outstanding scholar and martial arts student, Baoshu is passionate and dangerous. He is determined to rid China of the foreigners who occupy it and restore power to the Manchu dynasty. Life with him would be an adventure. But when Yanyan realizes that being with Baoshu would also mean sacrificing her dream of becoming a doctor, she faces the most difficult decision of her life. And her choice leads to an entirely new adventure an ocean away in America—where Yanyan is the foreigner.From the Hardcover edition.
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Samurai and the Long Nosed Devils
Lensey Namioka
Paperback (Dell Pub Co, Dec. 1, 1978)During a warlord's drive to unify Japan, two unemployed samurai become bodyguards to a group of foreigners being harassed by the warlord's enemies
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Valley Of The Broken Cherry Trees
Lensey Namioka
Paperback (Blue Heron Publishing, Sept. 1, 1995)*****Wishing only to rest from their travels and contemplate the beauty of spring in medieval Japan, Zento and Matsuzo, two young, unemployed sumurai, take rooms in a rural inn. They are soon faced with a series of mysteries--from the strange mix of visitors to the unexplained mutilations of the ancient cherry trees that are in bloom.
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Half And Half
Lensey Namioka
Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Nov. 9, 2004)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. With a Chinese father and Scottish mother, Fiona Cheng has had to struggle with her looks and her identity her entire life, so when all the families come for a visit, Fiona becomes even more stressed when she tries to prove to both sets of grandparents that she is equally proud of both of her cultures.