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Payal Kapadia
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Oct 7, 2008
'Nurk', 'A Beginning, A Muddle, and An End'
"Nurk," Ursula Vernon, Harcourt; 2008; 131 pp. What makes "Nurk" such a readable little tale? There's nothing tingly and new about an adventure story in which the hero is a reluctant adventurer. A quiet homebody finds himself thrown into a situation where he must display his inner courage (if he has...
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Sep 23, 2008
'The Prison Runner,' 'The Charlie and Lola Series'
"The Prison Runner," Deborah Ellis, OUP; 2008; 190 pp. A wobbly tooth, a favorite library book that has been lent out to someone else — these are the sorts of problems that children should be growing up with. But life isn't the same everywhere, and in developing countries such as Bolivia, children...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Aug 5, 2008
'Young Samurai — The Way of the Warrior,' 'Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox'
'Young Samurai — The Way of the Warrior' By Chris Bradford; Puffin; 2008; 316 pp.
Japan Times
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Jul 1, 2008
"The Roar," "Waves"
"The Roar," Emma Clayton, Chickenhouse; 2008; 473 pp. 'The sun was setting over the Atlantic and as it ran like molten gold into the waves, a girl in a Pod Fighter ripped through the scene, like graffiti sprayed across a landscape painting, and for a few startled moments, the sun and the sea trembled."...
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Nov 6, 2007
"The Bomb," "Bunker 10"
"The Bomb" Theodore Taylor, Harcourt; 2007; 195pp.
Japan Times
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Oct 2, 2007
"Three Good Deeds," "Miss Alaineus — A Vocabulary Disaster"
"Three Good Deeds," Vivian Vande Velde, Harcourt; 2007; 147pp.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Sep 4, 2007
"The Devil's Breath," "Mr. Putter — Tabby Spin the Yarn"
"The Devil's Breath," David Gilman, Puffin Books; 2007; 377 pp. Close on the heels of Charlie Higson's highly successful Young Bond series comes another adrenalin-pumping adventure story that reads like a Robert Ludlum thriller tailor-made for teenagers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Aug 7, 2007
"The Boyhood of Burglar Hill," "Little Rabbit's New Baby"
"The Boyhood of Burglar Hill," Allan Ahlberg, Puffin Books; 2006; 181 pp.
Japan Times
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Jul 3, 2007
"Tunnels," "The Boy in the Biscuit Tin"
"Tunnels," By Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams, Chicken House; 2007; 463 pp. Books that lead to sequels are good news and bad news bundled into one. Good news because a sequel means that there's more where this came from, and bad news because the author is not obligated to resolving the plot by the...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Jun 5, 2007
"The Great American Mousical," "Jake Cake: The Robot Dinner Lady"
"The Great American Mousical," Julie Andrews Edwards, Puffin Books; 2006; 133 pp. If you don't know who Julie Andrews is, ask your parents. They'll tell you how Andrews, the star actress of movie classics like "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music," brought cinema alive for children all over the world....
Japan Times
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May 1, 2007
"Endymion Spring," "The Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth"
"Endymion Spring," Matthew Skelton, Puffin Books; 2007; 439 pp.
Japan Times
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Mar 6, 2007
"Double or Die," "The Skunk Code"
"Double or Die," Charlie Higson, Puffin Books; 2007; 390 pp.
Japan Times
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Feb 6, 2007
"Looking for X," "Beauty Shop for Rent"
"Looking for X," Deborah Ellis, OUP; 2006; 138 pp.
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Jan 9, 2007
"Happy Feet," "Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony"
"Happy Feet," Adapted by Kay Woodward, Puffin Books; 2006; 121 pp. Typically, the book comes first; then some smart film director gets his hands on it and turns it into a movie. With "Happy Feet," though, it was the film that came first. But if you haven't watched it -- or if you want the adventures...
Japan Times
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Dec 5, 2006
"Bad Kitty," "Junie B. Jones ... is on Her Way!"
"Bad Kitty," Michele Jaffe, Puffin Books; 2006; 294 pp. It's ha-ha-hard being a teenager, particularly if you're Jas Callihan, all of 17, half-Jamaican half-Irish, with a height to rival King Kong's and a nonexistent chest. In author Michele Jaffe's hands, nothing could be more hysterical than the gaffes...
Japan Times
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Nov 7, 2006
'When Santa Fell to Earth,' 'Brooklyn Rose'
'When Santa Fell To Earth,' Cornelia Funke, Chicken House; 2006; 173 pp. Timeless. That's the word for fiction of this sort. How else can a story originally published in German in 1994 Eand now translated into English for the first time Emake for such great reading? Cynics might say that it's got to...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Oct 3, 2006
"Each Little Bird That Sings," "The Girl With the Broken Wing"
"Each Little Bird That Sings," Deborah Wiles, Harcourt; 2006; 247 pp.
Japan Times
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Sep 5, 2006
"The Monstrous Memories of a Mighty McFearless," "The Year the Gypsies Came"
"The Monstrous Memories of a Mighty McFearless," Ahmed Zappa, Puffin; 2006; 215pp.
Japan Times
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Jul 4, 2006
"The Possum Always Rings Twice: A Chet Gecko Mystery," "Strange Happiness"
"The Possum Always Rings Twice: A Chet Gecko Mystery," Bruce Hale, Harcourt; 2006; 112pp.
Japan Times
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May 2, 2006
"Cyrano," "Small Steps"
"Cyrano," Geraldine McCaughrean, OUP; 2006; 167pp.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
A year after going private, structural reforms bearing fruit for Toshiba
Toshiba's Corporate Senior Executive Vice President Koji Ikeya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Monday.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.
With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019

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