"It's winter break, and the Art Squad is helping a local children's center put on a holiday puppet show. No classes means the squad can spend loads of time preparing, but all that togetherness is torture for poor heartsore Ranmaru. And just when he thinks he's accepted that Ruka only has eyes for Goda, he finds out she's agreed to an arranged marriage after college!"--Back cover.
"Love is in the air at Shichikoku University, until it plummets to the ground to be trampled into the dirt by uncaring feet! Ranmaru, Ruka and Soh are all suffering from various levels of unrequited interests, and all three deal with their painful affections in different ways. Will any of their strategies succeed, or will they just get further tangled in the tortuous net of love?"--Back cover.
"Ryuji Goda is everything Ranmaru wishes he could be--self-assured, competent, and cool. But when the Art Squad works the final film camp of the summer, Ranmaru gets to see a whole new side to his idol--disappointing son! Goda's dad seems to criticize everything he does, and they fight constantly. Finally Ranmaru and Goda have something in common! But the pressure of paternal disapproval pushes Goda to do something shocking that might change the Art Squad forever..."--Back cover.
Kazuki Sendoh's passion for painting and drawing propels him into the world of underground comics, or Doujinshi, where his career as a struggling artist begins, but his new interest leaves him little time for his family, girlfriend, and friends.
Actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith reflects on the creative process, the artist's life, and the acting profession in a series of brief letters addressed to a fictitious teenage.
Fifteen-year-old Maddie dreams of entering an art contest where first prize is an all-expense paid trip to New York City, but when her mom decides to start an organic farming business, Maddie is furious and sure she will never find the inspiration she needs to win the contest.
Julia Cameron, author of "The Artist's Way", answers some of the hundreds of letters and emails she has received from people around the world who have been inspired by her books.
