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Author
Series
Bone (Jeff Smith) volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Keeping It Unreal: Black Queer Fantasy and Superhero Comics explores how fantasy -- especially superhero comics, which are usually derided as naïve and childish -- is a catalyst for engaging the black radical imagination. Such engagements prompt "fantasy-acts" against antiblackness, a transgressive way of "reading" beyond the comic-book page to envision and to experience alternate, and potentially more just, realities. Fantasies about superhero...
Author
Series
Akame ga KILL! volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
As the assassination team Night Raid continues to rid the Capital of corruption and filth, they also draw the ire of the Empire's strongest teigu-wielding allies, and they become embroiled in an all-out life-or-death struggle.
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...
45) Giants beware!
Author
Series
Chronicles of Claudette volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Claudette wants nothing more than to slay a giant but her little village is too safe and quiet.
Series
The king's beast volume 6
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Ajin boys who show signs of special abilities are conscripted to serve in the imperial palace as beast-servants--status symbols and shields for their royal masters, to be kept or discarded on a whim. When they were children, Rangetsu's twin brother Sogetsu was ripped from her arms and sent to the palace to attend Prince Tenyou as a beast-servant, where he quickly fell victim to bloody dynastic intrigues. Now in a world that promises only bitterness,...
49) Fairy tail: 12
Author
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
17-year-old Lucy is an attractive mage-in-training who wants to join a magician's guild so that she can become a full-fledged magician. The guild she dreams about joining is the most famous in the world and it is known as the Fairy Tail.
50) Moon boy: Vol. 2
Author
Series
Moon Boy volume 2
Publisher
Ice Kunion
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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54) Mae: Volume 1
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Abbie discovered a portal to a fantasy world as a child. Now she has returned home a hero, but her tales are too hard for her sister Mae to believe--until the monsters start to cross over to our world."--
55) Black bird: 8
Author
Series
Black bird volume 8
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2011, c2007
Language
English
Description
Raiko, the demon hunter who has been staying at Misao's house, is determined to save her--even if that's the last thing she wants! Kyo won't allow a threat to Misao to go unchecked and plans to take care of the problem in his own special way. Misao, however, hopes that she can broker a peace between Raiko and Kyo before things get out of hand. But when Raiko's attempts to "free" Misao fail, he hatches a devious new plan that will use Misao's bond...
Author
Series
Pandora hearts volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Having escaped from the prison known as the Abyss, Oz Vessalius, Alice, and Raven of the Pandora organization travel to the site of Oz's coming of age ceremony to investigate the crime for which he was imprisoned, but, once again, harsh reality awaits him there.
57) Kanna: Volume 4
Author
Series
Kanna volume 4
Publisher
Go! Media Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"When Kagura finds himself in the Other World, he discovers ancient secrets, evil plots and an unlikely ally. Being in the middle of a war is bad enough -- until they make him their general"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2012, c1999
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Madara of the Akatsuki joins the fray on the battlefield. His powerful attacks, and a secret plan, take their toll on the Allied Shinobi Forces. Naruto and Bee rush to help their friends, but the leader of the Cloud Village will do anything to stop Naruto from risking his life - even if he has to fight Naruto to do it!"-back cover.
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