Blank canvas : my so called artist's journey : 1 by Higashimura, Akiko 

Paperback(Seven Seas, 2019)

BTSB #: 443286 Available

Dewey: 741.5/AAges: 13-17   


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Subjects: Higashimura, Akiko Artists - Japan - Biography Autobiographical comic books, strips, etc Women - Biography High schools - Japan Creative ability Japan

Summary: High schooler Akiko has big plans to become a popular mangaka before she even graduates, but she needs to get much better at drawing if she ever wants to reach her goal. Looking for an easy fix, she signs up for an art class, thinking all her problems will soon be solved. She's in for a surprise: her new instructor is a bamboo sword-wielding taskmaster who doesn't care about manga one bit. But maybe this unconventional art teacher is just what she needs to realize her dreams! In graphic novel format.

Dragon Ball Z, vol. 1 [Dragon Ball Z Volume: 1]by Toriyama, Akira 

Paperback(Viz Media, 2003)

BTSB #: 885355 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 9-12   


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Subjects: Graphic novels Fantasy fiction Martial arts - Fiction Science fiction Japan

Summary: Son Goku is the greatest hero on Earth. Five years after defeating the demon king Piccolo, he's grown up and had a family--he's married, and he has a child, Son Gohan. But what is the real reason for Goku's incredible strength? A visitor from outer space arrives bearing terrible news--Goku is an alien, and the visitor, Raditz, is Goku's brother! When Raditz turns out to be a ruthless killer, Goku must fight his incredibly strong brother to save his family and the entire human race. In manga graphic novel format.

Dragon Ball Z, vol. 2 [Dragon Ball Z Volume: 2]by Toriyama, Akira 

Paperback(Viz Media, 2003)

BTSB #: 885442 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 9-12   


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Subjects: Graphic novels Fantasy fiction Martial arts - Fiction Science fiction Japan

Summary: Goku is dead--but his journey is just beginning. Now he must travel through the afterlife along the million-kilometer Serpent Road to find Kaio-sama, the Lord of Worlds, who will teach him martial arts techniques so powerful they're reserved for the gods! And he'd better hurry, too, because Earth has only nine months until the evil Saiyans, Vegeta and Nappa, will arive to wipe the planet clean of life. In manga graphic novel format.

Dragon Ball Z, vol. 3 [Dragon Ball Z Volume: 3]by Toriyama, Akira 

Paperback(Viz Media, 2003)

BTSB #: 885268 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 9-12   


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Subjects: Graphic novels Fantasy fiction Martial arts - Fiction Science fiction Japan

Summary: While Goku races towards Earth along the million-kilometer Serpent Road, the world's mightiest martial artists make their last stand against alien invaders determined to wipe out the human race! Piccolo. Gohan, Kuririn, Tenshinhan and Chaozu struggle five-to-one against Nappa, only to find their opponents' power is greater than they ever dreamed. Their last chance is Goku ... but can he get there in time? And is even he, and the miraculous Kaio-ken, a match for Nappa's commander Vegeta? In manga graphic novel format.

Dragon Ball Z, vol. 4 [Dragon Ball Z Volume: 4]by Toriyama, Akira 

Paperback(Viz Media, 2003)

BTSB #: 885312 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 9-12   


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Subjects: Graphic novels Fantasy fiction Martial arts - Fiction Science fiction Japan

Summary: With the mighty Kaio-ken amplifying his strength, Goku fights Vegeta in a desperate battle to save the world--only to find that the elite Saiyan warrior is even stronger than his new techniques! In desperation, Goku calls upon the Genki-dama, the "spirit ball," drawing power from the Earth, its people, plants, and animals. But alone, even Goku is not enough. The last worn-out survivors, Gohan, Kuririn, and Yajirobe, must rush back into the fray to beat the unbeatable Vegeta. In manga graphic novel format.

Japan [Exploring Countries (Crabtree)]by Vonder Brink, Tracy 

BTSB Prebound(Crabtree, 2022)

BTSB #: 911452 Available

Dewey: 952/NAges: 5-7   


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Subjects: Japan

Summary: What country has a bamboo forest, a volcano, and one of the tallest buildings in the world? JAPAN!

Meltdown : earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Fukushima by Langeland, Deirdre 

BTSB Prebound(Roaring Brook Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 541598 Available

Dewey: 363.34/NAges: 10-14   
AR: 8 MG Lexile: 1100

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Subjects: Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 Natural disasters - Japan Japan

Summary: The harrowing story of the deadly earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that caused the 2011 Fukushima power plant disaster.