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• Shuna's Journey

  Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941-

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  (Hayao Miyazaki is one the directors of Studio Ghibli) Shuna, the prince of a poor land, watches in despair as his people work themselves to death harvesting the little grain that grows there. And so, when a traveler presents him with a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mamo

  Milledge, Sas,

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  Orla O'Reilly, the youngest in a long line of hedge witches, is compelled to return home after the death of her grandmother, Mamo. In the wake of her Mamo's passing, seas are impossible to fish, crops have soured, even Jo Manalo's attic is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Tea Dragon Society

  O'Neill, Kay (Cartoonist)

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  After discovering a lost Tea Dragon in the marketplace, apprentice blacksmith Greta learns about the dying art form of Tea Dragon caretaking from the kind tea shop owners.

• How Do You Live?

  Yoshino, Genzaburō,

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  (Inspired the film "The Boy & The Heron) Told in two voices, fifteen-year-old Copper struggles to confront inevitable and enormous change after his father's death and his uncle writes to him in a journal, sharing knowledge and advice in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Borrowers

  Norton, Mary

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  (Inspired the film "The Secret Life of Arietty") Beneath the kitchen floor is the world of the Borrowers -- Pod and Homily Clock and their daughter, Arrietty. Whatever the Clocks need they simply "borrow" from the "human beans" who live…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kiki's Delivery Service

  Kadono, Eiko

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  (Inspired film of the same name) Thirteen-year-old half-witch Kiki travels to the town of Koriko where she makes new friends, overcomes challenges, and shares her magic with her community to make the world a brighter place.

• The Girl Who Drank the Moon

  Barnhill, Kelly Regan

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  An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her.

• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

  Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898

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  A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.

• Nura and the Immortal Palace

  Khan, M. T. (Maeeda Tariq),

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  Searching for her buried friend after the mines collapse, twelve-year-old Pakistani mica miner Nura finds herself at the Sijj Palace, a luxury hotel for the dangerous and deceitful jinn, where she must discover the truth beneath the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Girl From the Sea

  Ostertag, Molly Knox,

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  Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mom, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her great group…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Giantess

  the Story of the Girl Who Traveled the World in Search of Freedom

  Deveney, Jean-Christophe, 1977-

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  A giant baby girl is found and adopted by a local family who bring her back to their village. She grows to become an even bigger giant, learning life's lessons complicated even further by her enormous size and uniqueness. Can she weather a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Issunboshi

  a Graphic Novel

  Lang, Ryan

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  In a feudal Japan where creatures of myth and folklore are real, a demon sets out to reforge an ancient weapon to take over the world. The only person who can stop him is a six-inch-tall would-be samurai, who also happens to be the final…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tamamo the Fox Maiden, and Other Asian Stories

  a Cautionary Fables & Fairytales Book

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  A collection of Asian folktales retold as comics include vengeful spirits, flying ogres, and trickster tigers from Japan, China, Tibet, India, Indonesia and beyond.

• Howl's Moving Castle

  Jones, Diana Wynne

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  (Inspired Ghibli film of same name). Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Wizard of Earthsea

  Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

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  (Inspired film "Tales from Earthsea") Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth. Hungry for power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Wrinkle in Time

  L'Engle, Madeleine

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  Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.

• Flowerheart

  Bakewell, Catherine,

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  Sixteen-year-old Clara accidentally curses her father with wild magic, and in order to save him, she makes a dangerous bargain with a local wizard, who happens to be her childhood best friend.

• Haruki Murakami Manga Stories

  Murakami, Haruki, 1949-

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  Super-frog saves Tokyo--A few days after an earthquake, Katagirl-san finds a giant frog in his home. The frog promises to save Tokyo from the next earthquake, but Katagiri-san must help him. ; Where I'm likely to find it--A woman's husband…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lonely Castle in the Mirror

  Tsujimura, Mizuki,

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  7 students are avoiding going to school, hiding in their darkened bedrooms, unable to face their family and friends, until the moment they discover a portal into another world that offers temporary escape from their stressful lives.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cat Who Saved Books

  a Novel

  Natsukawa, Sōsuke, 1978-

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  Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he has inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. However, one day, a talking cat named Tiger appears and asks Rintaro to save books with him. And…Read moreRead more of this annotation