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Wolverine is a popular comic character, first created in the 1970’s by Marvel Comics. He has been a member of the X-Men, The Avengers and has had countless solo comics that have explored every possible aspect of his life. He even got his own movie that just came out this week on DVD! Del Rey, […]
A few months ago, I was browsing the children’s section of Barnes & Noble and came across this title. While I was familiar with Sava’s work (A Bit Haywire is one of my favorites), at the time the title was not on my radar. As I leafed through the book, the artwork caught my eye […]
Do you have a teen girl in your library who is obsessed with romance? Does she have a crush on a boy who can’t stand her? Does she try to remain upbeat, even as her young heart is being crushed by rejection? Well, now there are some graphic novels just for them. Yen Press has […]
Psyche and Eros: The Lady and the Monster Marie P. Croall and Ron Randall Age Rating: 9+ Price: US$8.95 Genre: Mythology Psyche lives in the comfort of her parents’ wealthy kingdom. But when her beauty draws the jealous anger of the powerful goddess Aphrodite, Psyche finds herself in great danger. She is taken away to […]
We all know the story–girl falls down a rabbit hole, discovers various potions to change her shape, makes strange new acquaintances, and finally escapes the despotic government. But what of the people left behind? What of the little people of Wonderland, the cards, the rabbits, the maids? This is the story of Mary Ann, the […]
During the Tang Dynasty in China (618-907), a jaded young wanderer, Chen Yuqing, seeks the quiet of a Buddhist retreat to try to forget about the wealthy young woman who threw him aside. Unfortunately it is almost time for a big ceremony and all of the young men of the town are excited because it […]
With a premise reading like a mash up of Rosario+Vampire with My Gym Partner is a Monkey, Animal Academy: Hakobune Hakusho doesn’t look too promising. But it proves to not just be a fun read, but also on it’s audience will enjoy. Neko Fukuta has such poor grades that she can’t get into any high […]
There is a kingdom where peace is maintained by two forces: the male king and his male heirs and the female songstresses and their female descendants. The king runs the kingdom and the songstresses nightly sing their song of protection. But the balance has been thrown off in one small region of the kingdom. Against […]
Okay, I confess! There are some popular teen fiction series that I have not read. Shocking, but true. Many times it’s not that I’ve been avoiding them because I don’t want to read them, but more because I don’t need to read them. The teens have already read them, so I need to know what […]
Julian is sick of being a loser, tired of getting bullied, fed up with rejection. So when his parents announce that they’re moving to a new town, he decides that the time is right for a makeover: from nerd to normal. Unfortunately, it’s hard to hide who you really are inside, but fortunately for Julian, […]
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