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"Oh, no! Stacey McGill is moving back to New York! That means no more Stoneybrook Middle School, no more Charlotte Johanssen, and worst of all...no more Baby-sitters Club! Stacey's friends are crushed when they hear that Stacey's moving, Claudia most of all. Stacey was her first best friend. How will the Baby-sitters cope without Stacey? What kind of going-away present is good enough for someone as special as she is? But most important...who is going...
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"When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows us the folly of judging by first...
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2023
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From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel about finding your own space... especially when you're in a family of nine!
Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy
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Spy X Family volume 1
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Not one to depend on others, Twilight has his work cut out for him procuring both a wife and a child for his mission to infiltrate an elite private school. What he doesn't know is that the wife he's chosen is an assassin and the child he's adopted is a telepath!...
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Spy X Family volume 5
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2021
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English
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Anya Forger has been trying her best to befriend Damian Desmond, the son of the powerful Ostanian political leader Donovan Desmond, but her attempts have been constantly rebuffed. Despite the setbacks, Anya is determined to gain access to the Desmonds' inner circle and even devises a new plan—acing her midterm exams to earn stella stars! Can the academically challenged Anya pull off this feat for the sake of world peace?...Rated:T+
6) Frizzy
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2022
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English
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2023 - Children
Little Maverick Graphic Novels 2023 (Gr. K-5)
Maverick Graphic Novels 2023 (Gr. 6-12)
Summer Reading List ALSC 2023 Gr. 6-8
Little Maverick Graphic Novels 2023 (Gr. K-5)
Maverick Graphic Novels 2023 (Gr. 6-12)
Summer Reading List ALSC 2023 Gr. 6-8
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Winner of the 2023 Pura Belpré Award for Children's Text
October 2022 Indie Bestseller
New York Times-bestselling author Claribel A. Ortega and star debut artist Rose Bousamra's Frizzy is about Marlene, a young Dominican girl whose greatest enemy is the hair salon! Through her struggles and triumphs, this heartwarming and gorgeous middle-grade graphic novel shows the radical power of accepting yourself as you are,
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Man and his cat volume 1
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The top manga launch in Japan in the first half of 2018, A Man and His Cat was also voted one of the top ten manga of 2018 by Japanese bookstore employees nationwide. Having won hearts and topped charts in Japan, this hotly anticipated series about an older gentleman and his unique, adorable cat is available in English for the first time!
In the pet shop he calls home, a chubby, homely cat whiles away the hours listening to coos of...
In the pet shop he calls home, a chubby, homely cat whiles away the hours listening to coos of...
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Man and his cat volume 3
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The top manga launch in Japan in the first half of 2018, A Man and His Cat was also voted one of the top ten manga of 2018 by Japanese bookstore employees nationwide. Having won hearts and topped charts in Japan, this hotly anticipated series about an older gentleman and his unique, adorable cat is available in English for the first time!
Fukumaru's in the hospital and in big trouble! This turn of events leaves Mr. Kanda in big trouble...
Fukumaru's in the hospital and in big trouble! This turn of events leaves Mr. Kanda in big trouble...
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Man and his cat volume 2
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The top manga launch in Japan in the first half of 2018, A Man and His Cat was also voted one of the top ten manga of 2018 by Japanese bookstore employees nationwide. Having won hearts and topped charts in Japan, this hotly anticipated series about an older gentleman and his unique, adorable cat is available in English for the first time!
His days as an unwanted, overlooked piece of merchandise a distant memory, Fukumaru is now well...
His days as an unwanted, overlooked piece of merchandise a distant memory, Fukumaru is now well...
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Way of the househusband volume 6
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[2021]
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"All of Tatsu's hustling and networking since leaving the takuza has earned him an offer he can't refuse-an invitation to run with the women's association, the movers and shakers of his neighborhood."--Back cover.
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[2022]
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"Paging Lincoln Loud, Paging Lincoln Loud. Where's Lincoln? Only his 10 sisters, Lori, Leni, Luna, Lynn, Luan, Lucy, Lola, Lana, Lisa, and Lily can find out, perhaps with the help of one half of gumshoe detective duo Clincoln McCloud... meaning just Clyde McBride, best friend of the missing Linc! Plus, don't miss out on the latest adventures of Ronnie Anne, Bobby Santiago, and their big city friends and family, The Casagrandes!"--
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[2023]
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"Taro Sakamoto was once a legendary hit man considered the greatest of all time. Bad guys feared him! Assassins revered him! But then one day he quit, got married, and had a baby. He's now living the quiet life as the owner of a neighborhood store, but how long can Sakamoto enjoy his days of retirement before his past catches up to him?! Sakamoto and X finally face off! Although Sakamoto has vowed not to kill, X shakes him up by threatening his family....
13) The Book Tour
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A page-turning, Kafkaesque dark comedy in brilliant retro style, this graphic novel watches one man try to keep it together while everything falls apart. Upon the publication of his latest novel, G. H. Fretwell, a minor English writer, embarks on a book tour to promote it. Nothing is going according to plan, and his trip gradually turns into a nightmare. But now the police want to ask him some questions about a mysterious disappearance, and it seems...
14) Keeping Two
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20 years in the making, the long-awaited graphic novel masterpiece from acclaimed cartoonist Jordan Crane. A young couple is stuck in traffic, reading a book aloud to each other to pass the time. The relationship is already strained, but between the encroaching road rage, and a novel that hits way too close to home, tensions are running especially high by the time they arrive back at their apartment. When one of them leaves to get takeout and a movie,...
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In this middle-grade graphic novel, Nisrin will have to rely on faith, friends, and family to help her recover after she is the target of a hate crime
Nisrin is a 13-year-old Bangladeshi-American girl living in Milwaukie, Oregon, in 2002. As she nears the end of eighth grade, she gives a presentation for World Culture Day about Bangladesh while wearing a traditional cultural dress. On her way home, she is the victim of a hate crime when a man...
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[2021]
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"Tatsu is ambushed by a yakuza with a beef, and there's only one way to settle things----an epic rap battle! But this throwdown is only a warm-up for the buffet yet to come, because when you're the Immortal Dragon, you don't choose the househusband life, it chooses you!"--Back cover.
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Bride's story volume 13
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2022.
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English
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"Mr. Smith keeps on his journey retracing his steps, stopping next at a seaside village where he is greeted by a pair of enthusiastic young brides! Laila and Leily are eager to prove themselves as capable hostesses, but failing in the attempt could have serious social consequences. As the twins scramble in the kitchen, the discussion around the table turns to recent rumors of danger in the region. Mr. Smith now faces a difficult decision--turn back,...
18) Hungry ghost
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2023.
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After the sudden death of her father, sixteen-year-old Valerie Chu, who is hiding an eating disorder from her friends and family, reevaluates her life, her choices and her own body as she tries to find the strength to seek help.
Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all, thin. No one, not even her best friend Jordan, knows that she has been binging and purging for years. But when tragedy strikes, Val finds herself taking a good, hard look at...
19) Shadow life
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2021.
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"When Kumiko's well-meaning adult daughters place her in an assisted living home, the seventy-six-year-old widow gives it a try, but it's not where she wants to be. She goes on the lam and finds a cozy bachelor apartment, keeping the location secret even while communicating online with her eldest daughter. Kumiko revels in the small, daily pleasures: decorating as she pleases, eating what she wants, and swimming in the community pool. But something...
20) Moms
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2020.
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Graphic Novel Awards 2020-21 - Adult
Graphic Novels for Adults 2020 Best - American Library Association
Graphic Novels for Adults 2020 Best - American Library Association
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"Lee Soyeon, Myeong-ok, and Yeonjeong are all mothers in their mid-fifties. And they've had it. They can no longer bear the dead weight of their partners or the endless grind of menial jobs where their bosses control everything, down to how much water they can drink. Although Lee Soyeon divorced her husband years ago after his gambling drove their family into bankruptcy, she finds herself in another tired and dishonest decade-long relationship with...
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