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Author
Series
Big Sister Coco volume 1
Publisher
Paw Prints Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Big Sister Coco is sassy and smart, and she absolutely adores her little brother, Bo! Together, Coco and Bo are ready to have fun and solve any problem or mystery that comes their way! In "A Birthday Surprise," three interconnecting stories told as an easy graphic novel will introduce emerging readers to this dynamic duo while highlighting their first mystery: How will Coco's help Bo figure out, prepare for, and enjoy his big fifth-birthday surprise?"--...
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"One of Trinity Seven's own members, the fiendish Liese, attacks Arata with a "passionate kiss" that purloins all of his magical powers! With the Demon Lord Candidate's magic in her possession, Liese's powers are unmatched. But the key to defeating Liese must lie with the Demon Lord Candidate himself! How will Arata bear up under cruel and unusual training?!"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Not long after Arata enrolls at Royal Biblia Academy to become a magus do rumors beging to circulate about him being a "Demon Lord candidate." But with these rumors come gorgeous female mages...and one of them calls herself the future bride of the Demon Lord! With help from his friends, Arata continues his journey down the treacherous path of magic in this romantic comedy and sometimes-serious wizard school story!"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Toon Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"What's the scoop behind all the mucus? Did you know snails build roads like engineers and go undercover in camouflage like spies? Did you know they can be smaller than a seed or bigger than a grown-ups hand? Kevin McCloskey mixes snail science, art, and hilarity for the newest book in his Giggle and Learn series, praised by The New York Times as a winning combination of facts and gross-out fun.
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Thanks to finally landing a job -- and also infiltrating the villainous Special Ability Liberation Front -- Chiaki feels he's seen enough excitement to last a lifetime. But when he finds a gorgeous woman he just met passed out in public, Chiaki decides the responsible thing to do is carry her back to his place! A thrilling night awaits him, but can he last until morning...or will the experience make Chiaki forget that he has a heroic new mission...
Series
Tokyo revengers omnibus edition volume 8
Publisher
Seven Seas
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"THE TERROR OF TENJIKU. After all his work to change the course of history, Takemichi is confronted with the darkest future yet-a timeline where Mikey winds up murdering all his friends. Traveling back to the past, he finds the Tokyo Manji Gang in the midst of crisis. A massive rival gang from Yokohama is intruding on their turf, and their leader is none other than Kisaki Tetta! Time and time again, it's always been Kisaki standing against him. Takemichi...
Author
Publisher
Secret Acres
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Robert Sergel's Best American Comics selection and Ignatz Award nominated series, Eschew, captures those awkward, private, hilarious moments of our past. This new collection proves those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Tour America's haunted history of spite houses and bad babysitters, meet Napoleon in New Jersey, and find yourself somewhere between Desolation Bay and Satan's Kingdom. This is one to remember. --from Amazon....
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"On her first project with the Shell Tree Company, Hakumei's skills -- and patience -- are tested on a home unlike any she's ever seen! Carefully researching the techniques employed by the original builder is fundamental to the Shell Tree philosophy, but in the meantime, Hakumei hates to see a client left with a leaky roof! Back at home, Mikochi is dealing with a much tighter schedule, designing and sewing the costume for Conju's upcoming performance....
10) Fall through
Author
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts, an imprint of ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Graphic novel about an underground punk band caught in a loop of an eternally repeating tour -- from National Book Award-winning cartoonist Nate Powell. At first glance, Diamond Mine seems to have emerged in 1979 as Arkansas's first punk band. Instead, this quartet is revealed to be interdimensional travelers from 1994, guided -- largely against their will -- by vocalist Diana's powerful spell embedded into their song "Fall Through." As Diamond...
Author
Publisher
Mad Cave Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
What happens when a foreigner doesn't listen to the local's warnings and dives head-first into a haunted forest? In search of his missing friend, Adam travels to the heart of Romania's most supernatural forest, Hoia Baciu. Disregarding the local's warnings of iele hunting the men in the vicinity, and the witch's premonition of his impending death, he remains steadfast in his decision to find his friend. Though with every passing night, it becomes...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life. After a fierce battle with a demon inside a maddening...
Author
Series
Rust volume 1
Publisher
Archaia Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
After a young boy with a rocket pack named Jet Jones crash-lands on his farm while being chased by a giant robot, Ronan Taylor becomes convinced that Jet and the robot hold the key to saving his family farm, which he has been trying to keep afloat in the aftermath of a world war.
14) Parasocial
Author
Publisher
Image Comics, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A fading genre-TV actor collides with an obsessed fan at a convention in the middle of a pandemic. Over the course of the insane, horrific night that follows, the actor will have to put on the greatest performance of his life simply to survive until dawn. Unless, of course, he's the real monster..."--Back cover.
Series
Lonely castle in the mirror volume 2
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Home away from home Seven junior high students are granted access to a mysterious castle. The only thing connecting the kids is that none of them go to school during the day. Kokoro sees the castle as the only place where she truly belongs, but not everyone feels that way. Ureshino announces one day that he's going back to school, but as summer vacation comes to an end, Ureshino returns with mysterious injuries. As it becomes clear that everyone...
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Never cage her. Never chain her. Never try and keep her down. Continuing where Catwoman Vol. 2 leaves off, after the explosive events in Alleytown...the Cat wants out. But with Selina Kyle locked up while under investigation for murder, there still has to be a Catwoman on the streets of Gotham to keep the mob families behaving under the Cat's claws...it's a good thing Eiko Hasigawa has a Catwoman costume in the back of her closet that's just waiting...
17) Emma: Volume 1
Author
Series
Emma volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Calling upon his former governess, William Jones, gentleman, is startled when his knock is answered by an uncommonly beautiful servant, the soft-spoken Emma. Throughout his visit, William's eyes drift to the maid whenever she enters the room, and he contrives to meet Emma socially as she goes about her errands. But London society is a web of strict codes and divisions. For the son of a wealthy merchant, seeking out a working-class girl is simply...
Series
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Three girls who couldn't be more different meet on a school trip to Tokyo Tower--and find themselves beamed into a parallel world called Cefiro, where the mysterious Pillar has recruited them to avert a calamity! With the help of a motley troop of rogues and wizards, they will unlock the power of three transforming giant dragons known as Rune Gods and rush to the Pillar's aid...but there's more going on at the heart of Cefiro than they know!"--
Author
Publisher
Boom! Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The legend and saga of Creed continues in graphic novels, under the creative direction of director and star Michael B. Jordan and Outlier Society! Ten years after the events of the blockbuster film, Creed 3, Amara Creed is on her own path, weaving outside her father Adonis Creed's shadow, training like there's no tomorrow. But when her division opponents no longer present a challenge, Amara's drive will have her follow in her father's footsteps underground....
20) Daredevil & Echo
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Something stirs beneath Hell's Kitchen! For months, the bloodthirsty and demonic Demagoblin has been kidnapping children for reasons unknown. Now, Daredevil and Echo discover why as Demagoblin works to wake an ancient and powerful evil deep within the bowels of the city - one that has ties to both the Man Without Fear and the woman who briefly hosted the Phoenix Force! It falls to Maya and Matt to save not only the children, but also everyone in...
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