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Author
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Willow Sparks and her best friend Georgia Pratt are at the bottom of the social ladder at Twin Pines High School, just trying to get through each day relatively unscathed. But when Willow finds a mysterious book that allows her to literally change her life, it feels like her luck is finally turning. Becoming more and more popular with each entry into the book, her old life, including her friendship with Georgia, seems miles away. Yet as Willow will...
Author
Publisher
Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Marguerite is a shy twentysomething working hard to keep up appearances in her 'normal' adult life. But something's been off for a while: everyday noise assaults her senses, constant coworker chatter works her nerves, and her clueless boyfriend makes her feel like she' imagining it all. After a failed road trip ends in disaster, Marguerite finally searches for answers: Why is she 'so sensitive' to everything? Why can't she just make small talk? Why...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Passing for Human is what Finck calls 'a neurological coming-of-age story'--one in which, through her childhood, human connection proved elusive and her most enduring relationships were with plants and rocks and imaginary friends; in which her mother was an artist whose creative life had been stifled by an unhappy first marriage and a deeply sexist society that seemed expressly designed to snuff out creativity in women; in which her father was a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Geraldine Pu thinks her hair is boring and uses her cat shaped hat to cover it, but after she tries to copy her grandmother's hair with disastrous results, Geraldine learns to embrace her individuality.
Series
Golden Japanesque volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Rintarou asks Maria to accompany him to his family's next party, it's like something out of a dream. But as Maria's feelings for him only grow stronger, she worries that Yokohama high society is no place for the daughter of a lowly Mayuzumi family helper. Can Maria overcome her self-doubt and the class divide--especially when there's a romantic rival who's ever so eager to remind Maria of her station?--Page [4] of cover.
Series
Golden Japanesque volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In Meiji-era Japan, sixteen-year-old Maria wishes she could change her appearance, but when she encounters a handsome yet mischievous boy named Rintarou, her understanding of beauty, and herself, begins to change.
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