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61) Guts
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going...
Author
Series
Bloody Mary (Manga) volume 1
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Bloody" Mary, a vampire with a death wish, has spent the past 400 years chasing down a modern-day exorcist named Maria who is thought to have inherited "The Blood of Maria" and is the only one who can kill Mary. To Mary's dismay, Maria doesn't know how to kill vampires. Desperate to die, Mary agrees to become Maria's bodyguard until Maria can find a way to kill him.
Author
Series
Earl and the fairy volume 1
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
During one of her rare trips to visit her father in London, Lydia, who is a doctor and a fairy, is rescued from kidnappers by a young man who needs her help to claim his birthright as ruler of the fairy kingdom.
64) Hey, Kiddo
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents -- two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through...
Series
Black Panther (2016) volume 1
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A bold new direction for the Black Panther! For years, T'Challa has protected Wakanda from all invaders. Now, he will discover that his kingdom is much bigger than he ever dreamed... Across the vast Multiverse lies an empire founded in T'Challa's name. Now learn the truth behind the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda! A Panther story unlike any other begins with T'Challa as a stranger in a strange land - with no memory of his past, only the suffering...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ichigo Kurosaki was a little boy when his mother passed away. One rainy day, Ichigo, whose ability to see the undead is a blessing and a curse, tried to stop a young girl from drowning in a nearby river. His mother, Masaki, ran after them, frantically trying to rescue her only son. Then everything went black, and Ichigo awoke only to discover his mother dead and the little girl gone. It's the anniversary of Masaki's death, and the entire Kurosaki...
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 48
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Accepting an ugly crystal figurine from Petunia Pretty Paws, Geronimo Stilton discovers a mysterious message inside the figurine from a Venetian mouse who requires assistance"--From publisher.
Author
Series
My hero academia. Main series volume 1
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Without any special power, middle school student Izuku Midoriya has no chance of getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, but an encounter with the great hero All Might gives him an opportunity to change his destiny.
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Claudia cares more about her artwork and the Babysitters Club than annoying things like homework, while her annoying sister, Janine, is an annoyingly perfect straight-A student. But an unexpected incident with a beloved family member soon forces the feuding sisters to lay their rivalries aside.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Meet Charlie Chan Hock Chye. Now in his early 70s as he looks back on his career, Chan has spent a lifetime making comics in his native Singapore since he was a boy of 16, in 1954. The artist doubles here as both the narrator and the subject matter, as his life story parallels the changes in Singapore over five decades since the war. The evolution of his artwork mirrors the evolution of both his homeland and the comic book medium itself. The myriad...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tanjiro sets out on the path of the Demon Slayer to save his sister and avenge his family! 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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Immediately after checking into the Kurosaki Clinic with a mysterious scar on his back, the muscle-bound Chad goes AWOL. Accompanying Chad is a talking parakeet imbued with the soul of a young boy named Yuichi. It doesn't take newbie Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki long to surmise that a Hollow must be involved. Ichigo is about to discover that not every soul is bound for the Soul Society, especially if it's tainted with innocent blood.
Author
Series
Clique novels. Original series volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The horrifying experiment to make Accelerator into an all-powerful Level Six has commenced--and it involves the wholesale slaughter of the little sisters cloned from Mikoto Misaka. Can Touma find a way to stop the seemingly invincible Accelerator? Could it be that weakness is stronger than strength could ever be?
80) Dragon puncher
Author
Series
Dragon puncher volume 1
Publisher
Top Shelf
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The Dragon Puncher is a cute but ruthless kitty in an armored battle suit, dedicated to defeating dangerous dragons wherever they may be. The Dragon Puncher and his would-be sidekick Spoony-E (a fuzzy little fellow armed with a wooden spoon) confront a gigantic, drooling dragon and have a ridiculous, hilarious brawl.
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