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Lilico, with the help of her cat, must learn to adjust to a new country, a new school, and new pressures in Bounce Back, a middle grade graphic novel from author/illustrator Misako Rocks! about finding your team and finding yourself. Lilico’s life in Japan is going well. She has great friends and is the captain of the school's basketball team. She’s happy! Then comes her parents’ news: they’re moving to America! Before she knows it, Lilico finds herself in Brooklyn, New York, forced to start all over. And that won’t be easy with her closest friends thousands of miles away or a school bully who immediately dislikes her. Luckily, anime-loving Nala and Henry eventually befriend Lilico and with help from them—along with her guardian spirit who looks a lot like her cat, Nico—Lilico just might figure out where she fits in. This is age-appropriate, kid-friendly manga for kids - both elementary and middle school - that tells a story about friendship, new beginnings, and doing what you love, no matter what.
Bookish schoolgirl by day, sexy biker hero by night, Aki sets out to avenge her cousin's death after she finds a magic bike in her grandfather's garage. Illustrations.
When Misako comes to the U.S. as an exchange student from Japan, she is overwhelmed by all the differences—the people, the culture, the indigestion! But with the help of her kind host family and their daughter Natalie, she quickly acclimates to her American high school. Then one night, Natalie brings her to see a band and Misako meets Zak, the lead singer. Suddenly Misako's world is turned upside down. Zak is gorgeous and his songs rock Misako to the core. She falls for him hard, but Zak is a girl magnet and much too flirtatious to trust as a boyfriend. So Misako suppresses her feelings and becomes his friend instead. But then Zak starts to give Misako mixed signals. Should she risk their friendship to tell him how she feels? Or will she end up hurting everyone she cares about? Based on the author’s own experience, this is an exuberant and funny tale of all the ups and downs of first love.
Jermain, a sixteen-year-old, has big decisions to make between the dangers at school, an unexpected love triangle existing with her two best friends and herself, and two invitations to the prom.
From three-time #1 NYT Bestselling author of The Adventure Zone Graphic Novel series Clint McElroy comes a hilarious and heartwarming family picture book! Little Goldie is an expert on grandchilding. She knows that grandparents are special creatures who thrive in a structured environment, need plenty of opportunities for imaginative play, love having dance parties, and will never turn down a cuddle. When it comes to the care and feeding of her beloved Grandpa, Goldie knows her stuff. And, as readers will discover, Grandpa knows a thing or two about grandchildren, too. The beloved author (with his three sons) of the #1 NYT Bestselling Adventure Zone Graphic Novels, Clint McElroy is also grandfather to many grandchildren, all of whom are experts at grandchilding.
In Sweet Talk Cookies, you’ll find dozens of sweet but sassy cookie designs with customizable messages from Instagram star Hayley Cakes and Cookies.
This collection of all-new John Carter of Mars stories contains “plenty of sword work and old-style action-adventure” (Kirkus Reviews). Ever since Edgar Rice Burroughs published A Princess of Mars in 1912, fans of all ages have marveled at the adventures of John Carter, an Earthman who suddenly finds himself in a strange new world. A century later, readers can enjoy this compilation of brand-new stories starring John Carter of Mars. Collected by veteran editor John Joseph Adams, this anthology features a foreword by Tamora Pierce and stories and original art from titans of literature and illustration such as Peter S. Beagle, Garth Nix, Charles Vess, and many more, plus a glossary of Mars by Richard A. Lupoff. This book has not been prepared, approved, licensed, or authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. or any other entity associated with the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate.
This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme that joins books with an online reading world to teach today's children to read. In this Orange-level Peach de Punch comic: There are seven separate stories in this comic, including two strips from Peach de Punch and New at the Zoo. In Little Cutie a bully fish is taught a lesson after making unreasonable demands.
When Misako comes to the U.S. as an exchange student from Japan, she is overwhelmed by all the differences - the people, the culture, the indigestion! But with the help of her kind host family and their daughter, Natalie, she quickly becomes acclimated to her American high school. Misako's world is turned upside down the night she meets Zac, the lead singer of a rock band. Zac is gorgeous, and his songs move Misako to the core. She falls for him hard, but Zac has lots of groupies and is much too flirtatious to trust as a boyfriend. So, Misako suppresses her feelings and becomes his friend instead. But then Zac starts to give her mixed signals. Should she risk her friendship to tell how she feels? Based on the author's own experiences, this is an exuberant and funny tale of all the ups and down of first love. Rock and Roll Love was awarded "Best Teen's Book" by the New York Public Library.
In Be Amazing, drag kid Desmond is Amazing walks you through the history of the LGBTQ community, all while encouraging you to embrace your own uniqueness and ignore the haters. Desmond is amazing—and you are, too. Throughout history, courageous people like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and RuPaul have paved the way for a safer, more inclusive society for LGBTQ individuals, and it’s thanks to them that people just like Desmond can be free to be who they really are. Featuring illustrations by Dylan Glynn