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11881) Steve Jobs
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
At an early age, Steve fell in love with the possibility of the computer machine. He knew it had the power to change someone's life. Inspired to create a personal computer accessible for everyone, Steve went on to become one of the most influential inventors the world has ever met. This inspiring story of the visionary and entrepreneur features a facts and photos section at the back.
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphic Planet, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Achilles is his father's sixth son. His five brothers all died as infants. To protect Achilles from the same fate, his mother Thetis dips him into the River Styx. When Greece attacks Troy, Achilles joins the fight. Will his mother's treatment keep him from harm?"--Back cover.
11883) Blue flag: 3
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"An unexpected love quadrangle with a dash of unrequited love as two classmates, a boy and a girl, begin to fall for each other when each of their same-sex best friends have already fallen for them... Toma gets seriously injured diving in front of a car to save Taichi, leaving Taichi racked with guilt over not just getting his best friend hurt, but also stealing his last chance at making the summer baseball tournament. Guilty and angry, the two boys...
11884) Last pick: 3,Rise up
Author
Series
Last pick volume 3
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Earth's last hope are also the last picked, in this thrilling conclusion of Jason Walz's dystopian graphic trilogy, Last Pick: Rise Up. Wyatt is now the reluctant leader of the "last picked"--the disabled, the elderly, and those deemed too young to be useful for hard labor by their alien captors. But how can he and his ragtag allies take down an entire alien federation? Meanwhile, Wyatt's twin sister Sam and her girlfriend Mia are creating chaos all...
11885) Kamisama kiss: 21
Author
Series
Kamisama kiss volume 21
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Tomoe has made up his mind--he can't have a happily ever after with Nanami as a yokai, so he's going to become a human! But things don't go as planned when he drinks the water of evolution, and now he's stuck in fox form! The only way he can turn back is with the help of the kami Ôkuninushi in Izumo, so he and Mikage set off on a road trip. Nanami is supposed to stay behind at the shrine, but she wants to be with Tomoe to give him support. But what...
11886) Bungo stray dogs: 05
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"As Kyouka fights her past demons, the threat of a three-way war between the Armed Detective Agency, the Guild, and the Port Mafia looms. With each side fortifying their defenses, who will seize the initiative and land the first crushing blow? After an attack by the Guild's fellowcrafts, the Agency's chances for survival might just be gone with the wind ..."--Page 4 of cover.
11887) Carole & Tuesday: 1
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When orphan Carole meets runaway Tuesday, an uptown girl who wants nothing more than to make music, it's as if they were fated to find each other. With their shared dream, the duo charges headfirst into the world of entertainment - but on colonized Mars, with a consumer base accustomed to 'perfect' A.I.-produced songs, is there any hope their organic sound and heartfelt lyrics will reach their audience?"--Provided by publisher.
11888) In limbo
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2023].
Language
English
Description
Ever since Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee emigrated from South Korea to the United States, she's felt her otherness. For a while, her English wasn't perfect. Her teachers can't pronounce her Korean name. Her face and her eyes--especially her eyes--feel wrong. In high school, everything gets harder. Friendships change and end, she falls behind in classes, and fights with her mom escalate. Caught in limbo, with nowhere safe to go, Deb finds her mental health...
11889) Kamisama kiss: 18
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity! Nanami's journey to the past was a success! She found a way to break the curse and save Tomoe, and he even...
11890) Golden kamuy: 1
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In the early 20th century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi Sugimoto searches the wilderness of the Japanese frontier of Hokkaido for a hoard of hidden gold. With only a cryptic map and a native Ainu girl to help him, Saichi must also deal with every murderous cutthroat, bandit and rogue who knows about the treasure!
11891) A business proposal: 2
Author
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"On a romantic evening date with the young, rich, and unbelievably handsome Taemu, Hari is the envy of all women...but little do they know--it's all fake! She has been trapped into playing the part of his girlfriend to appease his meddlesome grandfather, all the while desperately trying to hide the fact that she is actually an employee at his company! How long can she keep up this nerve-wracking double life?--
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"When working on the planet Cholganna, Christina falls in love with a baby nexu - a cat-like creature who's fluffiness is impossible to resist. But when she sneaks the nexu - named "Fluffernut"--Back into the dorms, Christina slowly begins to realize why it's never a good idea to take wild animals for pets. Fluffernut begins growing and growing - she'll eventually grow to be 14 feet long and 3 feet tall! Plus, she's chewing up EVERYTHING in sight....
11893) Saga of the Swamp Thing: 01
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Swamp Thing, an elemental creature, fights to protect his home, the environment, and humanity from various threats.
11894) Doom's day camp: 1
Author
Series
Doom's day camp volume 2
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In a postapocalyptic world where everyone has unusual abilities, Doom Thorax, whose only power is reading, gets left in charge and is responsible for the survival of all the other kids at camp"--OCLC.
11895) If I go missing
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"A powerfully illustrated graphic novel for teens about the subject of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Combining graphic fiction and non-fiction, this young adult graphic novel serves as a window into one of the unique dangers of being an Indigenous teen in Canada today. The text of the book is derived from excerpts of a letter written to the Winnipeg Chief of Police by fourteen-year-old Brianna Jonnie -- a letter that went viral and in which,...
11896) The third person
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In the winter of 2004, a shy woman named Emma sits in Toby's office. She wants to share this wonderful new book she's reading, but Toby, her therapist, is concerned with other things. Emma is transgender, and has sought out Toby for approval for hormone replacement therapy. Emma has shown up at the therapy sessions as an outgoing, confident young woman named Katina, and a depressed, submissive workaholic named Ed. She has little or no memory of her...
Author
Series
Nightschool volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
The Sohrem is rising, the Hunters are on the move, and Alex is caught in the middle! As forces conspire to draw the young weirn and her allies back to an empty school, the shadow of the enemy who has been pulling all the strings begins to show. But is it the enemy without -- or the one inside her -- that Alex should fear the most?!
11898) Parasyte: 2,Personal demon
Author
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
An alien parasite has infected the body of a high school boy named Shin. As the parasite begins to dominate Shin he fights to maintain his humanity.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"After a summer of nine typhoons in 1931, the dams on the Yangtze River in China broke, completely flooding nearby towns and farms. Twelve-year-old Ting wakes up to a house full of water and her parents nowhere to be found. It's up to her to lead her younger brother and others to safety, battling high waters and greedy characters along the way. Will the children survive to be reunited with their parents? Part of the Girls Survive Graphic Novels series,...
11900) Blackguard: 1
Author
Series
Blackguard (Manga) volume 1
Publisher
[Vertical an imprint of] Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"SURVIVE, THEY SAID. HAVE HOPE, THEY SAID. The world is no longer what it used to be. Shojo--ferocious, ape-like creatures who feed on humans--roam the land, and anyone who's bitten becomes infected with the same mysterious virus. Humanity has resisted by building aerial cities and forming special units called Guards to fight back. Among them, a young man with a blank stare battles without regard for his life--Minami. People call him a messiah, but...