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"The children of the Grace Field House orphanage must escape a macabre fate before it's too late. Life at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems... In order to save a dying family member, Emma leads a small group of children into a demon farm in...
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"Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, where women are prohibited from holding jobs, reading, and forming friendships. She serves in the household of the Commander and his wife, and under the new social order she has only one purpose: once a month, she must lie on her back and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if they are fertile. But Offred remembers...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"Originally published in 1932, Brave New World is one of the most revered and profound works of twentieth century literature. Touching on themes of control, humanity, technology, and influence, Aldous Huxley's enduring classic is a reflection and a warning of the age in which it was written, yet remains frighteningly relevant today. With its surreal imagery and otherworldly backdrop, Brave New World adapts beautifully to the graphic novel form. Fred...
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Kodansh Comics
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Humanity's last gamble. After being captured by Rod Reiss, the rightful king, Eren finally learns the terrible truth behind how he acquired his Titan powers--and the depth of his father's crimes. After reconvening with Levi, Erwin, and the rest, the Survey Corps succeeds in overthrowing the Royal Government before moving on to the next step in their plan: to use Eren's Titan hardening powers to retake Wall Maria, and defeat the Titans once and for...
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Attack on Titan volume 26
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Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Clash of the Eldians. The deadly pageant directed by and starring Willy Tybur clearly illustrates the threat posed by the island of Paradis, as the dangerous rebel Eren Yeager mows down civilians and deals a massive blow to the Marleyan army. Meanwhile, the Eldian soldiers including Mikasa, Connie, and Sasha sow chaos in the city and disrupt military communications. But the battle between Eren and the War Hammer Titan isn't over, and it's about to...
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Attack on Titan volume 27
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Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Eren has infiltrated Marley territory and dealt the empire a devastating blow. But the real goal of the mission was always to get Zeke back to Paradis Island in secrecy. Now that this Titan heir of royal blood is inside the Walls, the island's military government has its "earth-rumbling" weapon of mass destruction. But has this supposed deterrent actually started a countdown to total world war?"-- cover page 4.
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Conundrum Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"A woman lives alone in a small house situated in a tidy yard surrounded by a seemingly impenetrable wall. She spends her days reading, swimming, and watching TV. She eats regular meals and keeps her house clean. But the simplicity is deceiving, because the woman has no idea how she came to live in her house, and--most importantly-what exists beyond the wall. Her only source of information is a talking TV monitor in her living room called Shiatsung....
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Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Titanic truths Despite losing countless lives in the battle against the Beast titan, what's left of the Survey Corps arrives at the doorstep of Eren's childhood home, where the truth behind the Titans is finally revealed. There, in the basement, they find three journals belonging to Eren's father, which recount his dark childhood - and an even darker history - beyond the Walls. The memories archived in Grisha's journals sake all of Eren's deepest...
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"In a world where the seeds of plants are imbued with various powers both great and small, young Luca makes ends meet by illegally cultivating and selling rare specimens. But anyone caught engaging in this activity without the qualifications of a government-sanctioned Grainelier does so at the price of their freedom. So when the security forces come calling, Luca assumes they're onto him...but it's actually his shut-in father, Christophe, they're...
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Viz Media
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[2022]
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English
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"Eighteen-year-old Ryohei Arisu is sick of his life. School sucks, his love life is a joke, and his future feels like impending doom. As he struggles to exist in a world that can't be bothered with him. Ryohei feels like everything would be better if he were anywhere else. When a strange fireworks show transports him and his friends to a parallel world, Ryohei thinks all his wishes have come true. But this new world isn't an empty paradise, it's a...
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Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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The world now lies divided not amongst political or geographic boundaries but amongst financial ones. Wealth is power, and that power rests with only a handful of families. And now those families are at war. It is the year X +66, and The Conclave War a global conflict between the families has sundered alliances and destabilized life around the world. No one, not family, nor serf, nor waste, has been untouched by the growing chaos.
13) Little monarchs
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Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
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In the twenty-second century, a sun shift has made it impossible for mammals to survive in the daylight, and ten-year-old Elvie and her caretaker, Flora, are studying the migration route of monarch butterflies along what used to be the western coast of the United States, hoping that something in the butterflies wing scales can be used to protect people from the sun and save humanity from extinction.
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Rebellion
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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When Halo Jones grows bored with the life in The Loop a futuristic slum where jobs are scarce and excitement is non-existent she yearns to escape and see the galaxy. But in a city where dangerous riots happen at the slightest provocation and even going to the shops is an ordeal requiring careful planning and a handful of zen-inducing-grenades, the price of freedom might prove to be more than she bargained for!
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Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"As the days dwindle before the Survey Corps' last chance at an expedition, the need to train with their new equipment for fighting the Titans is more pressing than ever. But when an accident during training is revealed to be a work of sabotage, it sends shockwaves through the camp. Who is trying to ruin humanity's best chance at stopping the Titans, and why?!- cover page 4.
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Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"Thanks to Ganta returning to the battle, Senji narrowly escapes death battling Toto Sakigami. Still, Toto's power is so overwhelming they remain at a disadvantage. Using a clever strategy, Ganta is able to land a timely strike against Toto, and Senji quickly follows up by slicing him along with the building. Toto is assumed to be crushed to death by the collapsed structure, but is he?"-- cover page 4.
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To the abandoned sacred beasts volume 7
Publisher
Vertical Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"'Over and over our bodies were transformed. Back and forth between human and beast& Bodies and spirits alike shattered& Only the ones who retained their human forms and minds until the end were dubbed Incarnates&' Hank travels back to École, the place where the Incarnates were made, along with Liza and Schaal. There they encounter old phantoms that invite them back into the past..."-- cover page 4.
18) Happy hour
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AHOY Comics
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"In future America, being happy isn't just a right -- it's the law. While the Joy Police brutally enforce the cheery code, two young people go on the run, searching for a haven of melancholy where they can safely bask in the blues"--
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
Description
"Luca and Abel have been rounded up to work on the construction of a government research facility, but it's actually a trap to identify carriers! The National Grainelier Special Education and Research Institute chair, Nicolas, has laced the water with an herbicide that's harmless to humans but disastrous to seed carriers. With suspicion hanging heavy over the young men, will Luca's secret be discovered?"-- cover page 4.
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Image Comics
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Nearly a year later in the court of Harbeny, Lady Poppy and Sir Cyrenic must forge ahead without each other. Cyrenic adjusts to life after being released from the Sleepless Vow. And though Poppy has allies old and new, she buckles under the pressure to marry Lord Helder. The future looks bleak, but both Poppy and Cyrenic are fighters. Either they will claw their way out of the darkness, or take as many enemies with them as they can."-- cover page...
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