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Series
Giant days volume 8
Publisher
Boom! Studios
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"It's the end of second year for best mates Susan, Daisy, and Esther, and cracks are appearing in the foundation of this unshakeable trio. Between (irritating) new loves, (secretive) old loves, (unlikely) new friendships and (terrible) old houses, they'll be lucky to make it to third year alive!"--Back cover.
Series
Giant days volume 9
Publisher
Boom! Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"It s the end of second year, and everything is happening so fast! Moving out, breaking up, breaking hearts, breaking&bones? Best-Mates-for-Life Esther, Daisy, and Susan had better hold on tight if they want to make it to their third year, never mind in one piece! "-- cover page 4.
Series
Giant days volume 4
Publisher
Boom! Box
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It's springtime at Sheffield University. Will Susan, Esther, and Daisy make it to summer?
Series
Giant days volume 3
Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Continuing their first semester at university, fast friends Susan, Esther, and Daisy want to find their footing in life. The girls, along with their male hall-mates, Ed and McGraw find that college is more than academics and bad microwavable meals. Add some pub hopping, hookups, breakups and political scandal this might just be the most eventful first semester ever.
Series
Check please! volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Eric Bittle may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. It is nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia! First of all? There's checking (anything that hinders the player with possession of the puck, ranging from a stick check all the way to a physical sweep). And then, there is Jack-- his very...
10) Tokyo ghoul: 4
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Ghouls live among us, the same as normal people in every wayéxcept their craving for human flesh. Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human half-ghoul hybrid. Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn more about Ghoul society and master his new powers. Kaneki meets Shu Tsukiyama, known as The Gourmet for his interesting and sadistic tastes. And Kaneki learns more...
11) Devils' line: 6
Author
Series
Devils' line volume 6
Publisher
Vertical, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Ishimaru tries to bring in Zero Seven and Nine to get inside info on the CCC. In exchange for her cooperation, Zero Seven asks for information on the devil that murdered her mother, and the fateful meeting between Seven and Kikuhara is revealed. The house of an activist for devil rights is set on fire, and at the scene, Kikuhara pushes Anzai to remember his past..."--Amazon.
Author
Series
Behind the scenes volume 1
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Ranmaru Kurisu comes from a family of hardy, rough-and-tumble fisher folk, and he sticks out at home like a delicate, artistic sore thumb. It's given him a raging inferiority complex and a permanently pessimistic outlook. Now that he's in college, he's hoping to find a sense of belonging. But after a whole life of being left out, does he even know how to fit in?!
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As the civil rights struggle heats up in 1967 Texas, two families--one white, one black--find common ground. The white family, from a notoriously racist neighborhood in the suburbs, and the black family, from its poorest ward, cross Houston's color line to win the freedom of five black college students unjustly charged with the murder of a policeman.
14) Devils' line: 7
Author
Series
Devils' line volume 7
Publisher
Vertical, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Ishimaru, still shrouded in suspicion, leads F Squad on a raid of the CCC's hideout to get ahold of the list of members, but the CCC turns out to be several steps ahead in this cat-and-mouse game. When Anzai gets caught in the crossfire, Tsukasa has to make a life-or-death decision..."--pg.4 of cover.
Series
Giant days volume 2
Publisher
Boom! Box
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Susan, Esther, and Daisy started at university three weeks ago and became fast friends. Now, away from home for the first time, all three want to reinvent themselves. But in the face of hand-wringing boys, zpersonal experimentation,y holiday balls, nu-chauvinism, and the willful, unwanted intrusion of zacademia,y they may be lucky just to make it to spring alive.
Series
Giant days volume 1
Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Take a trip through the past in these previously little-known Giant Days stories, to learn the origin of Daisy, Esther, and Susan's friendship, and see them embark on orientation, getting-to-know-you-exercises, and collisions with a secret society devoted to Black Metal, among other exploits. Collecting creator John Allison's original self-published Giant Days stories, Giant Days: Early Registration takes us back to our favorite characters' first...
Series
Giant days volume 6
Publisher
Boom Box!
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Second year begins and Daisy, Susan, and Esther have taken their friendship commitment to the next level by moving into their beautiful home
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"With superstrength and invulnerability, Alison Green used to be one of the most powerful superheroes around. Fighting crime with other teenagers under the alter ego Mega Girl was fun until an encounter with Menace, her mind reading arch enemy. He showed her evidence of a sinister conspiracy, and suddenly battling giant robots didn't seem so important. Now Alison is going to college and trying to find ways to help the world while still getting to...
Series
Check please! volume 2
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Eric Bittle is heading into his junior year at Samwell University, and not only does he have new teammates -- he has a brand new boyfriend! Bitty and Jack must navigate their new, secret, long-distance relationship, and decide how to reveal their relationship to friends and teammates. And on top of that, Bitty's time at Samwell is quickly coming to an end. It's two full hockey seasons packed with big wins and high stakes!"--Provided by publisher....
20) Tokyo ghoul: 6
Author
Series
Tokyo ghoul (Manga) volume 6
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Ghouls live among us, the same as normal people in every wayexcept their craving for human flesh. Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human half-ghoul hybrid. Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn more about Ghoul society and master his new powers. Things heat up in the Ward Eleven as the CCG investigates the high rate of Investigator deaths. Kaneki has an explosive...
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