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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
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
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
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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.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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