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  • Half and Half

    Lensey Namioka

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, June 10, 2003)
    FIONA CHENG IS half and half: Her father is Chinese and her mother is Scottish. Fiona looks more like her father than her mother, so people always expect her to be more interested in her Chinese half than her Scottish half. Lately even Fiona’s confused about who she really is.“A realistic, gentle and funny tale.”—Detroit News & Free Press“Readers will identify with Fiona’s struggle to fit in.”—Publishers Weekly

  • White Serpent Castle

    Lensey Namioka

    Paperback (Tuttle Publishing, Sept. 1, 2004)
    There was once a castle shaped like a writhing serpent and reputed to be haunted. According to legend, the daughter of a former lord of the region had thrown herself into the castle moat and changed into a monstrous serpent. This exciting mystery follows Zenta and Matsuzo, two unemployed samurai warriors, or ronin, who arrive at the castle to uncover a web of intrigue, jealousy, and murder. This expertly crafted puzzler is as thrilling and sharp as a samurai sword.

  • yang the youngest and his terrible ear

    lensey namioka

    Paperback (Dell Yearling, Aug. 16, 1992)
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  • Valley of the Broken Cherry Trees

    Lensey Namioka

    Hardcover (Doubleday, April 1, 1980)
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  • Village of the Vampire Cat

    Lensey Namioka

    Hardcover (Delacorte Pr, April 1, 1981)
    When a young ronin returns to the village of his former teacher, he and his companion find it being terrorized by a mysterious killer.

  • Half and Half

    Lensey Namioka

    Library Binding (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, June 10, 2003)
    FIONA CHENG IS half and half: Her father is Chinese and her mother is Scottish. Fiona looks more like her father than her mother, so people always expect her to be more interested in her Chinese half than her Scottish half. Lately even Fiona’s confused about who she really is.“A realistic, gentle and funny tale.”—Detroit News & Free Press“Readers will identify with Fiona’s struggle to fit in.”—Publishers WeeklyFrom the Hardcover edition.
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  • April and the Dragon Lady

    Lensey Namioka

    Library Binding
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  • An Ocean Apart, a World Away

    Lensey Namioka

    Library Binding
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  • The Loyal Cat

    Lensey Namioka, Aki Sogabe

    Hardcover (Browndeer Pr, Sept. 1, 1995)
    Striking cut-paper illustrations complement an elegant retelling of a legend from ancient Japan, in which a cat with magical powers finds an unusual way to help his poor, humble master.
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  • Yang the Youngest and His Terrible

    LenseyNamioka

    Paperback (YearlingBooks, Aug. 16, 1994)
    Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear [YANG THE YOUNGEST & HIS TERRIB] [Paperback]

  • Yang the Eldest and His Odd Jobs

    Lensey Namioka

    Paperback (Demco Media, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Third Sister and her siblings try to help Eldest Brother, the most talented musician in the Yang family, find work to pay for a new violin.
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  • White Serpent Castle / Cover Proof of

    Lensey Namioka

    Paperback (Dell Publishing Co., Jan. 1, 1979)
    [Cover proof only] New York: Dell [1979]. Cover proof for the Dell softcover edition. Artist: Huens, Jean-Leon. 7 5/8" x 10 5/8". Near Fine condition; slightly irregular top edge from separation cutting, else flawless. A nice full-wrap (front, spine, and back) cover proof for the Dell rendition of Lensey Namioka's juvenile/young adult mystery-adventure thriller. This cover proof was for the First Mass Market Paperback edition, that of Dell in 1979. The hardcover first edition, by David McKay Company, was in 1976; Tuttle followed much later than both of these with a 2004 paperback edition. Cover art by the well-regarded Jean-Leon Huens. An interesting collectible. Leph2