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Series
Tsubaki-chou lonely planet volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When Fumi started her job as the live-in housekeeper for the acclaimed—and very crabby—author Akatsuki Kibikino, she never thought in a million years that she’d get along with him...yet here she is, her heart fluttering at every tiny gesture! Not that she’s got time to dwell on what it could all mean—with the new kid at school treating her like a gofer, her dad stuck in bed with an injury, and the ever-present loan looming over her head,...
Series
Tsubaki-chou lonely planet volume 3
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Fumi has finally realized how she feels about Akatsuki--only to be met with a rival for his affections! Sure, she may have shared some tender moments with him, but how is she to compete with Katsura, an adept working woman determined to snag the handsome and inexplicably popular author? Not to mention, Katsura seems to have quite the lead already, being knowledgeable in both Japanese and the Kibikino family history. Still, if Akatsuki is willing...
Author
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
True crime podcaster Trinity Scott is chasing breakout success, and her brand-new serial may get her there. Her subject is Clayton Jay Pelley. More than two decades ago, the respected family man and guidance counselor confessed to the brutal murder of teenage student Leena Rai. In a series of exclusive interviews from prison, Clayton discloses to Trinity the truth about what happened that night beneath Devil's Bridge. Clayton says he didn't do it....
4) Smash it!
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Challenging herself to overcome long-held insecurities at the beginning of her junior year, Liv lands an unexpected role in her high school's hip-hopera production of Othello that helps launch her journey of self-empowerment.
Series
Tsubaki-chou lonely planet volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Fumi Ohno, second-year high-school student. Stuck with the debts of her father, she needs a job--fast. While she did indeed manage to find one as a housekeeper for THE Akatsuki Kibikino, it leaves much to be desired. After all, the novelist has a mean glare and an even worse attitude...And on top of that, she has to live with him?!" -- Publisher's website.
Publisher
Gunpowder & Sky
Pub. Date
[2018?]
Language
English
Description
Best friends Sadie and McKayla are on a mission to boost their social media fandom as amateur crime reporters hot on the trail of a deranged local serial killer. After they manage to capture the killer and secretly hold him hostage, they realize the best way to get scoops on future victims would be to, you know, murder people themselves. As the @TragedyGirls become an overnight sensation and panic grips their small town, can their friendship survive...
Author
Publisher
Tundra Book Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Fifteen-year-old Jessie, a quirky loner obsessed with the nineties, is diagnosed as autistic just weeks before starting high school. Determined to make a fresh start and keep her diagnosis a secret, Jessie creates a list of goals that range from acquiring two distinct eyebrows to getting a magical first kiss and landing a spot in the school play. Within the halls of Holy Trinity High, she finds a world where things are no longer black and white and...
Author
Publisher
Harper Collins Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Anna Kellogg has always felt different. Growing up in Hartwood, New Jersey -- where frequent disappearances are attributed to an urban-legend-like beast that dwells in the walled-in swamp at the center of town -- can have that effect on people. But for Anna, it's more than that. Since she was a child, she's been plagued by episodes where she sees things others can't see. Feeling different is one thing, but actually being different is another. If...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A girl who has sworn off beautiful boys meets a gorgeous pop star determined to win her heart! After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta’s tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart! Sahoko’s handsome and dangerous classmate...
Series
Kaiju girl Caramelise volume 6
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Ohhhh no! There goes Tokyo! Locked in mortal combat with a mysterious kaiju who seems determined to raze the city to the ground, Kuroe struggles to hold her own, even in her kaiju form. But defeat would mean the death of her friends and the love of her life, so she's giving it everything she's got! Meanwhile, when Daichi and Minami get stuck on a collapsing bridge together, Minami realizes the whole kerfuffle about Daichi and Kuroe was all just a...
13) No one is alone
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Michaela's mom dies and she has to move in with her dad, she discovers he's been married with kids all this time and she's the product of an affair"--
Michaela is a junior in high school, close with her single mom. Her dad lives a few towns away and pops in and out of her life only on holidays and birthdays. They barely know each other beyond surface obligations. That is, until her mom dies. Suddenly on her own, Michaela has to move in with...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta’s tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart! Dating Japan’s top idol means Sahoko doesn’t get to spend much time with Kouta. Resigned to the fact that she won’t see him for a while,...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta’s tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart! Sahoko is officially dating Japan's top idol! Now that her bias is her boyfriend, Sahoko sets about bettering herself for Kouta, but things...
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Maron has been betrayed by someone she loves and can no longer transform into Phantom Thief Jeanne. Rejecting the offer to join forces with the Demon Lord, Maron is sent back to the fifteenth century to save the source of her power--Jeanne d'Arc!
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Akane takes on the world of rakugo to avenge her father! Shinta Arakawa wants nothing more than to pass his shin’uchi exam—the test that would make him a top-rank headliner and master storyteller in the traditional Japanese art of rakugo. Akane Osaki, his daughter and biggest fan, spies on him while he practices and learns his routines for herself. When rakugo master Issho Arakawa expels everyone after the exam with no explanation, a fire is...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Akane takes on the world of rakugo to avenge her father! Shinta Arakawa wants nothing more than to pass his shin'uchi exam--the test that would make him a top-rank headliner and master storyteller in the traditional Japanese art of rakugo. Akane Osaki, his daughter and biggest fan, spies on him while he practices and learns his routines for herself. When rakugo master Issho Arakawa expels everyone after the exam with no explanation, a fire is lit...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship.
Author
Series
Cardcaptor Sakura. Clear card volume 9
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Sakura and Akiho are both thrilled when their guardians agree to come to parents day, but Kaito doesn't seem interested in the classes, making Akiho wonder what he is really after.
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