Of Nightingales That Weep Award from the Children's Literature Association as the best English-language children's book that did not win a major award when it was originally published twenty years earlier. The award is named after the mythical bird phoenix, which is reborn from its ashes, to suggest the book's rise from obscurity. Set during the Genpei War, the two rival Japanese clans, the Genji and Heike, are constantly battling for the support of the Senior Cloistered Emperor and the power to rule Japan. Takiko is a beautiful girl who can talentedly play the koto, a thirteen-stringed instrument. She is only eleven years old
Heroes Reborn (miniseries) Heroes Reborn (miniseries) Heroes Reborn is a 13-episode television "event miniseries" which premiered on September 24, 2015, as a continuation of the NBC science fiction serial drama series "Heroes". Series creator Tim Kring returned as executive producer. During the 2015 Super Bowl, NBC aired a 16-second teaser promo for the series. On July 9, 2015, a six-chapter web-series titled "Dark Matters" was released to introduce the characters and story of "Heroes Reborn". On January 13, 2016, it was announced that "Heroes Reborn" would not be renewed for a second season. According to the official synopsis, the miniseries will "reconnect with