There was something wrong! Just as the boiling water was about to be poured on his head and the man with the red book appeared and his life flashed before his eyes, Akram the Terrible, the most feared thief in Baghdad, knew this had happened before. Many times. And he was damned if he was going to let it happen again. Just because he was a character in a story didn't mean that it always had to end this way. Meanwhile, back in Southampton, it's a bit of a shock for Michelle when she puts on her Aunt Fatima's ring and the computer and the telephone start to bitch at her for past misdemeanors. But that's nothing compared to the story that her kitchen appliances have to tell her.

Discover the Sesame Street characters hiding in different places while playing a game of peek-a-boo by lifting the flaps on each spread.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

In the middle of visiting Maki’s huge house, Yamato’s childhood sweetheart, Aoi suddenly arrived in Tokyo! Aoi, Yamato, and Maki then hanged out together, turned Yamato in a very awkward position. Moreover, Aoi did something shocking to him in the empty classroom! Yamato is not able to answer Aoi's feeling immediately, but another girl already put her eyes on him...

Folktales and stories that evoke critical thinking and cultural comparison in the study of English as a second language

Yamato Danjo is a boxing rookie champion from a small town called Namishima. Due to some circumstances, however, he and his family had to move to Tokyo. On his first day, he discovers that Azabu Academy used to be an all-girls school! How will he and the rest of the male students survive in a world that's (brutally) ruled by women?

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