Sweetness and Lightning 12

Author: Gido Amagakure
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1632367289
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A single dad and a little girl learn the magic of cooking to bring families together in this manga that inspired a hit anime. Ages 13 and up. Scenes from a Life Ever since losing his wife, high school teacher Kôhei Inuzuka has raised his daughter Tsumugi alone. But what once seemed like an impossible task has become possible, as Kôhei's friendship with his student Kotori has led all three of them to discover the delight of food and cooking. But when Kôhei has a health scare of his own, their hard-won happiness will face its greatest test...

A Galaxy Next Door 4

Author: Gido Amagakure
Publisher: Kodansha USA
ISBN: 1684918340
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
Two months have passed since Ichiro and Shiori successfully annulled their marriage pact and Shiori is eager to pursue her dream of becoming a manga artist! She decides to enter a publishing contest for industry newcomers, full of confidence, positive that nothing could possibly bring her down. Meanwhile, Ichiro must struggle with some diappointing news from his editor... Can these two lovebirds manage to navigate the ups and downs life throws at them and come out stronger?

Sweetness and Lightning

Author: Gido Amagakure
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
ISBN: 1682331849
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
Having lost his wife, math teacher Kouhei Inuzuka is doing his best to raise his young daughter Tsumugi as a single father. He's pretty bad at cooking and doesn't have a huge appetite to begin with, but chance brings his little family and one of his students, Kotori Iida, together for homemade adventures. With those three cooks in the kitchen, it's no wonder this dinner table drama is so delicious.

Sweetness & Lightning

Author: 雨隠ギド
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1642122270
Category : Bicycles
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
Growing Pains -- Tsumugi’s growing up fast, and the more she wants to do, the more complications Kôhei has to deal with—from misunderstandings at school to the major milestone of Tsumugi’s first bicycle. Kotori’s life is getting busier, too, and it’s not just because of her burgeoning ambitions: Her family situation may be about to change. But despite all the hustle and bustle of their lives, the delights of food and cooking (sukiyaki, udon, and more!) sustain all three.

Thunder Cake

Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399222316
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
A loud clap of thunder booms, and rattles the windows of Grandma's old farmhouse. "This is Thunder Cake baking weather," calls Grandma, as she and her granddaughter hurry to gather the ingredients around the farm. A real Thunder Cake must reach the oven before the storm arrives. But the list of ingredients is long and not easy to find . . . and the storm is coming closer all the time! Reaching once again into her rich childhood experience, Patricia Polacco tells the memorable story of how her grandma--her Babushka--helped her overcome her fear of thunder when she was a little girl. Ms. Polacco's vivid memories of her grandmother's endearing answer to a child's fear, accompanied by her bright folk-art illustrations, turn a frightening thunderstorm into an adventure and ultimately . . . a celebration! Whether the first clap of thunder finds you buried under the bedcovers or happily anticipating the coming storm, Thunder Cake is a story that will bring new meaning and possibility to the excitement of a thunderstorm.

Dark Needs at Night's Edge

Author: Kresley Cole
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1849834296
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
On the night lovely Néomi Renate, a famous ballerina at the turn of the century, was murdered, an evil force turned her into a spectre - a phantom that's neither alive nor dead - and cursed her to relive her harrowing death every month during the full moon. Unable to leave her home, she has managed to scare away any trespassers, until she encounters an inhabitant even more terrifying than Néomi herself. When Conrad Wroth, a vampire warlord who's been half-mad for centuries, first beholds Néomi, he knows nothing will stop him from claiming the ethereal beauty as his own - not even death itself. Yet even if the gruff warrior can win her love and defeat the evil that surrounds her, he still must determine a way to bring her fully back to life, and back to him.

Married by Morning

Author: Lisa Kleypas
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1429928190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350

Book Description
Married by Morning continues Lisa Kleypas's Hathaways beloved series set in Victorian London. For two years, Catherine Marks has been a paid companion to the Hathaway sisters—a pleasant position, with one caveat. Her charges' older brother, Leo Hathaway, is thoroughly exasperating. Cat can hardly believe that their constant arguing could mask a mutual attraction. But when one quarrel ends in a sudden kiss, Cat is shocked at her powerful response—and even more so when Leo proposes a dangerous liaison. Leo must marry and produce an heir within a year to save his family home. Catherine's respectable demeanor hides a secret that would utterly destroy her. But to Leo, Cat is intriguing and infernally tempting, even to a man resolved never to love again. The danger Cat tried to outrun is about to separate them forever—unless two wary lovers can find a way to banish the shadows and give in to their desires...

Beyond World'S End

Author: Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: Baen Books
ISBN: 0671319558
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
An Eric Banyon fantasy.

Kitchen Princess Omnibus

Author: Miyuki Kobayashi
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
ISBN: 1612626432
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description
"Najika is a great cook and likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart-- and now she's determined to find him. The only clue Najika has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy. Attending Seika will be a challenge. Every kid at the school has a special talent, and the girls in Najika's class think she doesn't deserve to be there. But Sora and Daichi, two popular brothers who barely speak to each other, recognize Najika's cooking for what it is-- magical. Is either boy Najika's mysterious prince? -- p. [4] of cover.

Struck By Lightning

Author: Chris Colfer
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316232920
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138

Book Description
Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal follows the story of outcast high school senior Carson Phillips who blackmails the most popular students in his school into contributing to his literary journal to bolster his college application; his goal in life is to get into Northwestern and eventually become the editor of The New Yorker. At once laugh-out-loud funny, deliciously dark, and remarkably smart, Struck By Lightning unearths the dirt that lies just below the surface of high school. The film Stuck By Lightning features Colfer's own original screenplay. Colfer also stars in the film alongside Allison Janney, Christina Hendricks, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Hyland, and Polly Bergen.