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027383
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London, Granta, 2019.
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163pPink spine
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Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world, so when she takes on a job in a convenience store while at university, they are delighted for her. For her part, in the convenience store she finds a predictable world mandated by the store manual, which dictates how the workers should act and what they should say, and she copies her coworkers' style of dress and speech patterns so that she can play the part of a normal person. However, eighteen years later, at age 36, she is still in the same job, has never had a boyfriend, and has only few friends. She feels comfortable in her life, but is aware that she is not living up to society's expectations and causing her family to worry about her. When a similarly alienated but cynical and bitter young man comes to work in the store, he will upset Keiko's contented stasis, but will it be for the better? Sayaka Murata brilliantly captures the atmosphere of the familiar convenience store that is so much part of life in Japan. With some laugh-out-loud moments prompted by the disconnect between Keiko's thoughts and those of the people around her, she provides a sharp look at Japanese society and the pressure to conform, as well as penetrating insights into the female mind. Convenience Store Woman is a fresh, charming portrait of an unforgettable heroine that recalls Banana Yoshimoto, Han Kang, and Amélie.
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9781846276842 Pb.
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| I02672 | 895.63/MUR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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026239
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New York, Lee and Low Books, 2007.
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34pBeige Spine
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A biography of Hiromi Suzuki, a Japanese American girl who, with her father's guidance, defies tradition and trains to become a sushi chef at her family's restaurant in New York City.
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9781620142516 Pb.
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| 023974 | FIC/BAR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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002095
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London, Macmillan Children's Books, 2006.
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104pBrown Spine
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A little girl's ambition to construct a dollhouse for two Japanese dolls results in a new friendship and closer family ties. Includes plans for the doll house.
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1405088567 Hb.
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027095
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Toronto, Kids Can Press, 2003.
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48pDark Blue Spine
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On her first day of first grade, despite the objections of her older sisters, Suki chooses to wear her beloved Japanese kimono to school because it holds special memories of her grandmother's visit last summer.
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9781553377528 Pb.
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025956
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New York, Sandpiper, 1999.
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32pMagneta Spine
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After growing up near San Francisco, a young Japanese woman returns with her parents to their native Japan, but she feels foreign and out of place.
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9780547237473 Pb.
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020793
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New York, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2013.
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269pYellow Spine
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Kouun is "good luck" in Japanese, and one year Sumer's family had none of it.' She has to figure out how to change it and save her family, even if it means further displeasing Obaachan. Surely kouun is coming soon...?
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9781442474659 Pb.
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018063
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Singapore, Tuttle Publishing, 1998.
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60pWhite Spine
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American Katie and her Japanese friends, Keiko and Kenji, explore Tokyo, learning about Japanese customs, holidays, and vocabulary. Each page includes pictures of items that relate to the text and their names in Japanese and English.
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9780804838085 Pb.
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