Romeo And Juliet
A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic tragedy about Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, two young people whose love for one another is doomed by the long-standing feud between their families.
741.5
year: 2007
copies: 19
call number/section: 741.5
lexile: 530
subjects: shakespeare, william, romeo (fictitious character), juliet (fictitious character), vendetta, yakuza [X], man-woman relationships, tokyo (japan), romeo (fictional character), juliet (fictional character), graphic novels, literature and language
Wild Ones
After her mother dies, Sachie Wakamura moves in with her grandfather, learns he is the head of a Yakuza gang, and begins falling for her new bodyguard, one of the school's most popular guys, who cannot show any interest in her because she is his boss's granddaughter.
741.5
year: 2010
copies: 14
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: grandparent and child, yakuza [X], man-woman relationships, grandparent-grandchild relationship, man-woman relationship, love stories, manga, romance fiction, love, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, graphic novels, love stories, graphic novels
Inside Secret Societies
Examines the inner workings of over one hundred fifty secret societies around the world including the Freemasons, the Knights Templar, and the Committee of 300, and exposes many of the truths that these organizations attempt to hide from the general public.
366
year: 2005
copies: 2
call number/section: 366
lexile:
Secret Societies
Traces the history of some of the world's oldest and most notorious secret organizations, including the Freemasons, the Kabbalah, and others that have infiltrated pop culture in recent years.
366
year: 2006
copies: 1
call number/section: 366
lexile:
Yakuza
Explores the extraordinary reach of Japan's Mafia, discussing their feudal origins as bands of medieval outlaws to their emergence as billion-dollar investors in real estate, big business, art, and more.
364.1
year: 2003
copies: 1
call number/section: 364.1
lexile: 1260
The Lost Ninja
You are asked to rescue a fellow Ninja from the hands of the yakuza, a ruthless band of Japanese gangsters.
FIC
year: 1991
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
subjects: plot-your-own stories, yakuza [X], ninja, adventure fiction, plot-your own stories, japan, martial arts fiction, action and adventure fiction, choose-your-own stories
Out
Masako Katori has spent years searching for a way out of her dead-end life, until one night when she snaps, strangling her dead-beat husband and seeks her fellow employees' assistance in disposing of the body.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
The Way Of The Househusband
"All of Tatsu's hustling and networking since leaving the yakuza has earned him an offer he can't refuse--an invitation to run with the women's association, the movers and shakers of his neighborhood.
FIC
year:
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: homemakers, yakuza [X], assassins, organized crime, humorous graphic novels, adventure graphic novels, manga, japan, humorous comics, action and adventure comics, graphic novels