The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy

The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy
Author: Claire Youmans
Publisher: American I
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2014-06-24
Genre: Birds
ISBN: 9780990323402

With their parents killed by an evil feudal overlord, who wants Azuki for the valuable feathers she produces when she is a Toki bird, Azuki feels she must flee. It is all her fault, isn't it? She is the one with the cursed ability to turn into a bird! Shota, her brother, can become a sparrow, but nobody wants his plain brown feathers. Armed with information from their dying mother, he must reach his sister to tell her they will lose their inheritance and will no longer be able to live in human society unless they can return to claim it! While Azuki searches for her Toki-kin, encountering Egrets, storms, a fierce mountain ogre and even a dragon, Shota, smaller, slower, follows a dream of his late father to track his sister to the Toki nesting grounds, discovering in himself a love of the sea, and a way to get them home in time. -- Author's synopsis.

Rescue on the Oregon Trail (Ranger in Time #1)

Rescue on the Oregon Trail (Ranger in Time #1)
Author: Kate Messner
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2015-01-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545639166

Meet Ranger! He's a time-traveling golden retriever who has a nose for trouble . . . and always saves the day! Ranger has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog, but can't officially pass the test because he's always getting distracted by squirrels during exercises. One day, he finds a mysterious first aid kit in the garden and is transported to the year 1850, where he meets a young boy named Sam Abbott. Sam's family is migrating west on the Oregon Trail, and soon after Ranger arrives he helps the boy save his little sister. Ranger thinks his job is done, but the Oregon Trail can be dangerous, and the Abbotts need Ranger's help more than they realize!

Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1

Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1
Author: Gege Akutami
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2019-12-03
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 197471568X

Although Yuji Itadori looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Research Club. One day, the club manages to get their hands on a sealed cursed object. Little do they know the terror they’ll unleash when they break the seal... -- VIZ Media

The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 1

The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 1
Author: Yusei Matsui
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2022-07-05
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1974733289

After the massacre of his family by the traitor Ashikaga Takauji, Tokiyuki flees with the help of a handful of loyal retainers who have also survived the purge. One of them is Suwa Yorishige, an ally of the Hojo clan and lord of Suwa Province. The slightly odd Yorishige also claims to be clairvoyant and foretells that Tokiyuki will one day become the ruler of Japan. But for the moment, escaping from enemy territory is the priority! -- VIZ Media

The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 2

The Elusive Samurai, Vol. 2
Author: Yusei Matsui
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2022-09-06
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1974734889

Now in hiding in Suwa under the protection of Yorishige, Tokiyuki takes on a cover identity—Chojumaru, an apprentice of Suwa Grand Shrine. When Ogasawara Sadamune, the governor of Shinano and vassal of Takauji the usurper, shows up to attend a sporting event at the shrine, he’s not just looking to win—if Sadamune finds any Hojo refugees, he’ll have free rein to take over Suwa completely! Thinking the best way to hide Tokiyuki is in plain sight, Yorishige sends him onto the field to take on Sadamune... -- VIZ Media

The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy Book 4 Uncle Yuta Has an Adventure

The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy Book 4 Uncle Yuta Has an Adventure
Author: Claire Youmans
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2018-05-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781719582599

When your closest friend is the Dragon King, your niece, nephew and their friends are dual-natured and your country hurtles towards an uncertain future, your life is bound to be complicated. Azuki and Shota's Uncle Yuta must keep his household safe and happy while they strive to adapt to the constant change that is Meiji-era Japan. Azuki's new loom is already obsolete. Renko discovers new draconic abilities, stirring her parents into action as she finds her family expanding. Tsuruko's husband can't come to terms with her dual nature yet they will soon have a child - but will it be human, crane or both? Shota's bolder than ever as he and the horses experiment with inter-species communication. There's no end to Yuta's challenges! Now, with a new Western suit and fashionable short hair, he's off to Tokyo for a conference that will change education in Japan forever as he meets people who will change his future as they change their country. Can he successfully guide his family through the storm of change that surrounds them?

Narrative Mechanics

Narrative Mechanics
Author: Beat Suter
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2021-05-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3839453453

What do stories in games have in common with political narratives? This book identifies narrative strategies as mechanisms for meaning and manipulation in games and real life. It shows that the narrative mechanics so clearly identifiable in games are increasingly used (and abused) in politics and social life. They have »many faces«, displays and interfaces. They occur as texts, recipes, stories, dramas in three acts, movies, videos, tweets, journeys of heroes, but also as rewarding stories in games and as narratives in society - such as a career from rags to riches, the concept of modernity or market economy. Below their surface, however, narrative mechanics are a particular type of motivational design - of game mechanics.

Reading Shtisel: A TV Masterpiece from Israel

Reading Shtisel: A TV Masterpiece from Israel
Author: maurice yacowar
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2019
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0359708250

A Canadian film scholar provides an episode by episode analysis of the themes and structure of the brilliant Israeli TV drama. This critical analysis is accessible to the lay reader as well as the academic.

Uncle Yuta Has an Adventure

Uncle Yuta Has an Adventure
Author: Claire Youmans
Publisher: American I
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2019-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781732353671

Japan, 1872 As guardian of the bird-children, Yuta goes to a conference. Rampant growth and foreign ways bring chaos. Mistreated workers and a mysterious innkeeper add intrigue. Can Yuta preserve his culture while working for progress? The fourth book in the Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy historical fantasy tale from the Meiji Era.