Emiko Jean
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The New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine YA Book Club Pick! Emiko Jean's Tokyo Ever After is the refreshing, spot-on (Booklist, starred review) story of an ordinary Japanese-American girl who discovers that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan. Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in--it isn't easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. Raised by a single mother, it's...
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Tokyo ever after volume 2
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When the Imperial Household Council refuses to approve the marriage of her parents, eighteen-year-old Izumi decides to become the perfect princess to help win the council's consent, but will she sacrifice her own heart in order to secure her parents' happiness?
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At thirty-five, Mika Suzuki's life is a mess. Her last relationship ended in flames. Her roommate-slash-best friend might be a hoarder. She's a perpetual disappointment to her traditional Japanese parents. And, most recently, she's been fired from her latest dead-end job. Mika is at her lowest point when she receives a phone call from Penny, the daughter she placed for adoption sixteen years ago. Penny is determined to forge a relationship with her...
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Haunted by memories of the fire that killed her boyfriend, seventeen-year-old Alice Monroe is in a mental ward when, with support from fellow patient Chase, she begins to confront hidden truths in a journal, including that the only person she trusts may be telling her only half of the story.
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"Detective Chelsey Calhoun's life is turned upside down when she gets the call Ellie Black, a girl who disappeared years earlier, has resurfaced in the woods of Washington state--but Ellie's reappearance leaves Chelsey with more questions than answers. It's been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun's sister vanished when they were teenagers, and ever since she's been searching: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. But happy endings...
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NUVEM DE TINTA
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2023
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Portuguese
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Uma história romântica, pertida e comovente sobre uma jovem inadaptada que descobre ter sangue azul. Um dos livros mais aguardados do ano.
Não é fácil ser nipo-americana numa cidade predominantemente branca da Califórnia. Talvez por isso, Izumi Tanaka, Izzy para os amigos, sempre tenha sentido dificuldade em adaptar-se à vida nos Estados Unidos. Criada pela mãe solteira, Izzy descobre a certa altura uma pista sobre a identidade do seu pai,...
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Zurück nach Tokyo
Izumi hat ihren Prinzessinnentraum wahr gemacht: Sie lebt im Kaiserpalast mit ihrem geliebten Hund, sie hat einen perfekten Bodyguard-Freund und ihre Eltern planen, endlich zu heiraten ... Bis das Kaiserliche Hofamt einschreitet und die Eheschließung nicht billigt - aufgrund ihrer bürgerlichen Herkunft! Izumi will alles tun, um das Happy End ihrer Eltern zu retten, dafür muss sie aber vielleicht ihr eigenes Glück opfern. Wenn...
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Und plötzlich bist du Prinzessin von Japan
Bislang war Izumi Tanka ein ganz normaler amerikanischer Teenager. Das einzig Besondere in ihrem Leben sind ihre japanische Herkunft und ihr unbekannter Vater. Alles verändert sich, als sie herausfindet, dass dieser Unbekannte kein Geringerer als der zukünftige Kaiser von Japan ist. Und das wiederum bedeutet, dass Izzy plötzlich kaiserliche Kronprinzessin ist - immer nur einen kulturellen Fauxpas vom...
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Vom Glück der zweiten Chancen
Mika Suzukis Leben ist eine ziemliche Katastrophe: Ihre letzte Beziehung ist implodiert, für ihre Eltern ist sie eine konstante Enttäuschung und vor Kurzem wurde sie auch noch gefeuert. Doch ein Anruf ändert plötzlich alles: Ihre 16-jährige Tochter Penny, die sie als junges Mädchen zur Adoption freigeben musste, meldet sich überraschend und möchte ihre leibliche Mutter kennenlernen. Doch Mikas Leben ist alles...
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Professional Book Nerds
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2022
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On today's episode, Jill is joined by author Emiko Jean to discuss her new book Tokyo Ever After. The pair discuss the importance of writing a character she wanted to see growing up, the interesting nuances of the Imperial Family of Japan, and stories from Emiko's time working with bugs.
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Inkyard Press
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[2023]
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"When identities cross boundaries, with love that knows no bounds. From platonic and romantic love to grief and heartbreak, these stories explore navigating life at the intersection of identities, and what it means to grow up surrounded by a multitude of traditions, languages, cultures, and interpersonal dynamics. Returning to a father's homeland. Trying to fit in at chaotic weddings and lavish birthday parties where not all are welcome. Processing...
