Natsume's Book Of Friends

Takashi Natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. He has always been set apart from ot... (more)

Takashi Natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. He has always been set apart from other people because of his gift, drifting from relatives, never fitting in. Now he's a troubled high-school student who has come to live in the small town where his grandmother grew up. And there he discovers that he has inherited more than just the Sight from the mysterious Reiko. 192 pp. 30,000 print. (less)

"Takashi Natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. He has always been set apart from o... (more)

"Takashi Natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. He has always been set apart from other people because of his gift, drifting from relative to relative, never fitting in. Now he's a troubled high school student who has come to live in the small town where his grandmother grew up. And there he discovers that he has inherited more than just the Sight from the mysterious Reiko. Takashi thinks he's found a balance between yokai and friends when he goes with a group of classmates to a country inn for a marathon cram session before school starts again. But even the prosaic threat of homework can't keep the 'other world' at bay, especially when the innkeeper has been dabbling in mermaid blood!"--Page 4 of cover. (less)

Takashi's quiet afternoon in the forest is disrupted when an angry spirit tries to possess him. He manages to dodge the ... (more)

Takashi's quiet afternoon in the forest is disrupted when an angry spirit tries to possess him. He manages to dodge the spiritual attack, but he can't as easily avoid the yokai's pleas for help. Now he's tracking down an escaped evil spirit that threatens the life of the forest. But he's still learning that yokai never tell the whole truth, and the secrets spirits keep spell trouble for him! (less)

"Takashi Natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. He has always been set apart from o... (more)

"Takashi Natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. He has always been set apart from other people because of his gift, drifting from relative to relative, never fitting in. Now he's a troubled high school student who has come to live in the small town where his grandmother grew up. And there he discovers that he has inherited more than just the Sight from the mysterious Reiko. Takashi is busy returning the names his grandmother trapped in her book and helping the local yokai with their problems. But he has to put his good deeds on hold when a black Nyanko Sensei look-alike snatches the Book of Friends! Takashi and the real Nyanko trail the bad cat to a secret yokai meeting. Will they be in time to stop the impostor's wicked plans?!"--Cover. (less)