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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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Description
Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan, the son of Amir's father's servant, is a Hazara--a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When Amir and his father flee the country for a new life in California, Amir thinks that he has escaped his past. And yet he cannot leave the memory of Hassan behind him.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The bone-chilling graphic novel that inspired the major motion picture starring Ross Lynch as Jeffrey Dahmer.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
2013 ALA/YALSA Alex Award
2014 Revelation Award at Angoulême
2015 ALA/YALSA Alex Award (Excellence in Narrative Nonfiction)
Named a BEST OF 2012 by Time, The Village Voice, A.V. Club, comiXology, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, MTV Geek, and more!
4) No. 6: #1
Author
Series
No. 6 volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
After sheltering an injured boy from a typhoon, gifted ecology student Shion finds his life thrown into chaos as he begins to discover the appalling secrets behind the superficial perfection of No. 6, the computerized metropolis he calls home.
5) No. 6: #4
Author
Series
No. 6 volume 4
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"OUR CHANCES OF SURVIVAL ARE ROUGHLY ZERO PERCENT." Shion accidentally learning that his childhood friend Safu is under arrest -- and all because of him! Not wanting to get Rat involved, Shion sets out alone to save her. But how can he possibly infiltrate No. 6's secure correctional facility and escape with a high-priority prisoner all on his own?
6) No. 6: #6
Author
Series
No. 6 volume 6
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A series of strange incidents cast a pall over No. 6 as it prepares to celebrate its "Holy Day." Meanwhile, in the tunnels beneath the Correctional Facility, Shion and Rat meet with the mysterious "Elder," who knows the city's secrets.
7) No. 6: #8
Author
Series
No. 6 volume 8
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
For Shion, an elite student in city No. 6, life is carefully choreographed. School, study and occasional visits with his friend Safu are the order of the day. One fateful day however he takes a misstep, sheltering an injured boy from a typhoon. But this boy is a fugitive living outside the tapestry of control of the city.
8) No. 6: #5
Author
Series
No. 6 volume 5
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
Armored vehicles from No. 6 roar through the gates into West Block, massacring the helpless and arresting everyone else. Amid the chaos, Shion and Rat realize this could be their only chance to get into the Correctional Facility and save Safu. But when they make it inside, they find it is worse than anyone imagined.
Author
Series
Hunter x hunter volume 1
Publisher
Shonen Jump Advanced/VIZ
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Gon might be a country boy, but he has high aspirations. Despite his Aunt Mito's protests, Gon decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become a legendary Hunter. The Hunter hopefuls begin their journey by storm-tossed ship, where Gon meets Leorio and Kurapika, the only other applicants who aren't devastated by bouts of seasickness. Having survived the terrors of the high seas, Gon and his companions now have to prove their worth in a variety...
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Buddha the Enlightened One and Jesus, Son of God, continue their extended vacation in the mortal realm. With a little help form their neighbors and the incessant meddling of their heavenly pals, the saintly duo explores new sights and experiences of daily life in japan, from family restaurants to sports to manga - with wisecracks aplenty!"
11) I hear the sunspot: limit.1 / written and illustrated by Yuki Fumino ; translated by Stephen Kohler
Series
I hear the sunspot volume 1
Publisher
One Peace Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
"Because of a hearing disability, university student Kohei had made a habit of distancing himself from those around him. But after meeting the exceedingly cheerful Taichi, he gradually begins to embrace a more positive outlook on life. Kohei eventually begins to see Taichi as more than a friend, and after he finally confesses his love to Taichi, the feelings become mutual. In this new addition to the I Hear the Sunspot series, Kohei continues on as...
Series
That blue sky feeling volume 3
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Self-discovery isn't always fun, as Noshiro, Ayumi and Makoto are all finding out the hard way. Even the self-assured Sanada seems to be struggling. The final volume of this complicated love story proves that hanging on to that the blue sky feeling of youthful love is an elusive and unpredictable task.--Page [4] of cover.
13) Lupus
Author
Publisher
Top Shelf
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Award-winning Swiss graphic novelist Frederik Peeters (Blue Pills) soars to new heights with an existential interplanetary epic that never strays far from the human heart. Lupus Lablennorre is a man on the run. Like a cosmic Odysseus, he wanders from planet to planet, haunted by his past and orbiting around a woman. It starts as a fishing trip with his old pal, Tony. Their friendship has started to feel different lately, and not just because of the...
Author
Publisher
Iron Circus Comics
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In the span of a single tumultuous evening, Amal calls off his arranged marriage, comes out to his conservative parents, gets disowned, goes on a bender-- and wakes up next morning to find a lanky, dreadlocked vagrant named TJ in his kitchen. TJ claims that the two have made a drunken pact to travel from Berkeley, California to Providence, Rhode Island. As it happens, Amal promised his sister he'd be in Providence for her graduation the following...
Series
Saint Young Men volume 6
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The sagely saga continues as Buddha and Jesuss punny romp through Tokyo twists and turns in new directions. There are no shortages of sacros-antics as the pair and their heavenly retinue venture to Japanese tourist landmarks like Tokyo Tower, play their saintly sports, and continue to refine their comedy actƠall while learning new lessons about the mundane tasks of daily life in Japan. Follow the wise-guys of Tachikawa from the dentist to Dantes...
Series
Saint Young Men volume 2
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Buddha, the Enlightened One, and Jesus, Son of God, continue their goofy adventures through modern-day Tokyo, with escha-pades aplenty. The wise guys of Tachikawa, along with their band of saintly companions and immortal foes, immerse themselves even deeper into daily life among their new neighborhood acquaintances. As the seasons turn, new adventures await them around every corner: from the blissful highs of bullet train travel and gaming with friends...
Author
Series
Publisher
Manga Classics
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Chafed by the "sivilized" restrictions of his foster home, and weary of his drunkard father's brutality, 14 year-old Huck Finn fakes his own death and sets off on a raft down the Mississippi River. He is soon joined by Jim, an escaped slave. Together, they experience a series of rollicking adventures that have amused readers, young and old, for over a century. The fugitives become close friends as they weather storms together aboard the raft and...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Moments after the inauguration of our 45th President, best friends Barack Obama and Joe Biden were escorted to a secret lab run by the world s greatest scientists. They were asked to take off all their clothes and hold very still in a fetal position until they felt a painful tingling sensation. Then they vanished. They would awake to find themselves apart, and inside their younger bodies driven to find each other and change history for the better....
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