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"A singular new novel from Betty Trask Prize-winner Samantha Harvey, Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and life on our planet through the eyes of six astronauts circling the earth in twenty-four hours. A slender novel of epic power, Orbital deftly snapshots a day in the lives of six women and men hurtling through space-not toward the moon or the vast unknown, but around our planet. Selected for one of the last space station missions of its...
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Gachiakuta volume 1
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[2024]
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Rudo lives in the slums of a floating town, where the poor scrape by under the shadow of the rich, who live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. Then one day, he's falsely accused of murder, and his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment-exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and if Rudo wants to have any...
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There are three rules in the neighborhood: Don't cry ; Don't snitch ; Get revenge. Will takes his dead brother Shawn's gun, and gets in the elevator on the 7th floor. As the elevator stops on each floor, someone connected to Shawn gets on. Someone already dead. Dead by teenage gun violence. And each has something to share with Will.
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
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Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
6) Foreign body
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A series of unexplained deaths in foreign hospitals sends Jennifer Hernandez, an idealistic UCLA medical student, on a desperate search for answers about her grandmother's sudden death. With the discovery of other unexplained deaths followed by hasty cremations, Jennifer reaches out to her mentor, New York City medical examiner Dr. Laurie Montgomery, who has her own deep connection to Jennifer's grandmother.
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Amulet (Kazu Kibuishi) volume 5
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2012.
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Emily and her friends lead the Cielis Guard in the fight to stop the Elf King, who with the power of the Mother Stone has launched an assault on Windsor, but find Max Griffin standing in their way.
9) Booked
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
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Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
10) Julius Caesar
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Brutus, best friend of the Roman ruler Caesar, reluctantly joins a successful plot to murder Caesar and subsequently destroys himself. 5.0 5-8
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Dog Man volume 4
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2018.
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English
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When a new sitter arrives and a movie star goes missing, Dog Man and Cat Kid investigate, but Petey, the world's most evil cat, complicates their case.
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Amulet (Kazu Kibuishi) volume 6
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2014.
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Navin journeys to the city of Lucien where he searches for a beacon essential to his fight against the Elf King; while Emily heads back into the Void with Max, one of the Elf King's followers, where she learns his darkest secrets.
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Plants vs. Zombies volume Bk. 18
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2021.
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"A behind-the-scenes look at the secret schemes and craziest contraptions concocted by the bizarre Zomboss, leader of the zombie army, as he proudly leads around a film crew from the Zombie Broadcasting Network"--
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Dog Man volume 6
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2019.
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English
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When Dog Man is sent to the pound for a crime he didn't commit, his friends work to prove his innocence.
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Dragon goes house-hunting volume 3
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Letty is probably the weakest dragon in the world, but somehow hes managed to blunder his way into a fearsome reputation. When he and his elven friend Dearia rescue a human girl named Nell, they think theyre doing her a favor. Just like Letty, shes searching for a new home. Trouble is, the rest of the human world sees it differentlythey think Princess Nell has been kidnapped by the terrible and mighty Flame Dragon King!
20) Ponyo
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[2009]
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Ponyo is a sweet-faced goldfish from a magical realm under the sea. One day, Ponyo's curiosity takes her far from home. After accidentally hitching a ride on a jellyfish, Ponyo washes up on the shore and is found by Sosuke, a kindly human boy. The two become fast friends and are swept away on an incredible adventure.
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