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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
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
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
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
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
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
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.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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