Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
"Siblings Ruby and Aqua are acclimating to the entertainment industry. Aqua debuts in a romance reality show and pairs up with Akane Kurokawa! Once the show is over, what kind of relationship will Aqua have with their colleague!? Meanwhile, Ruby's idol group is gearing up for their first stage appearance!?"--
6) Safe passage
Author
Language
English
Description
"An epic journey across the South Side of Chicago for Darius, his little sister Cissy, and his best friend Booger as they set out to find an armored truck that has lost a payload of cash"--
7) Afar
Author
Language
English
Description
In a post-industrial desert wasteland, fifteen-year-old Boetema develops the ability to astral project to other planets. On her own planet, with her parents gone, she and her thirteen-year-old brother, Inotu, must cross a dangerous desert to flee a cyborg bodyguard.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Formats
Description
"A brilliant steampunk reimagining of Frankenstein set in colonial Mexico. In the Republic of Santander, non-Christian magic is frowned upon, if not outright prohibited. But when Cristina Franco, an apprentice shaman, is killed by witch owls, her brother Enrique cannot let her go. With forbidden alchemy and engineering, Enrique brings her back to life: part human, part machine. Though her very existence is an abomination to Santander's citizens, Cristina...
Author
Language
English
Description
Taihei's little sister Umaru is the picture of perfection: elegant, poised, and polite--not to mention drop-dead gorgeous, brilliant, and multitalented. She's the perfect high school girl who everybody envies and adores. What nobody knows is that this perfect little sister has a big secret!!
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A dark, powerful and moving short story from the internationally acclaimed author of Skellig. Joe Quinn tells everyone about the poltergeist in his house, but no one believes him. No one that is, except for Davey. He's felt the inexplicable presence in the rooms, he's seen random objects fly through the air. And there's something else ... a memory of his beloved sister, and a feeling deep down that somehow it might be possible for ghosts to exist....
Author
Language
English
Description
"Umaru's world is starting to expand! A coke spill catastrophe leads to a day out at a manga cafe, and then her dreams of lunchtime pizza are dashed when Ebina shows up with a bag of super high-quality rice. Can Umaru survive a junk food-free meal? Or is she doomed to a lunch of pain and home-cooked suffering?"- back cover.
14) Oshi no ko: 1
Author
Language
English
Description
"Gorou is a gynecologist and idol fan who's in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Gorou realize that he's about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense! Lies are an idol's greatest weapon in this outrageous manga from Aka Akasaka ( Kaguya-sama: Love is War) and Mengo Yokoyari ( Scum's Wish)." --
15) Tin Man
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In Justin Madson's debut graphic novel, Tin Man, a girl and her brother befriend the titular Tin Man with unexpected results. Solar is in her last year of high school and is reeling from the recent death of her grandmother. She has abandoned her plans for the future and fallen in with a bad crowd. Her little brother, Fenn, doesn't understand why she's changed--she doesn't even want to help him build their rocket in the garage anymore. Campbell is...
16) Glitch: Vol. 1
Author
Language
English
Description
"Siblings Minato and Akira Lee have moved to a new town, and they're expecting things to be different-- but not this different! Ghostly figures tower over and pass through buildings, drawing no reaction from the locals, some of whom appear far from normal themselves. When Akira spots a strange creature outside her window, she and her new friends organize a search. If no one else can explain the uncanny appearances, the investigation club will get...
17) Sisters
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Three weeks. Two sisters. One car. A true story. Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years. But when a baby brother enters the picture, and later, when something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure...
18) Roughneck
Author
Language
English
Description
"Derek Ouelette's glory days are behind him. His hockey career ended a decade earlier in a violent incident on ice, and since then he's been living off his reputation in the remote northern community where he grew up, drinking too much and fighting anyone who crosses him. But he never counts on his long-lost sister, Beth, showing up one day out of the blue, back in town and on the run from an abusive boyfriend. Looking to hide out for a while, the...
19) Girl on fire
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
From New York Times bestselling author and 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Alicia Keys comes a new authentic and poignant coming-of-age young adult graphic novel, about finding the strength within when your whole world changes in an instant. Lolo Wright always thought she was just a regular fourteen-year-old dealing with regular family drama: her brother, James, is struggling with his studies; her dad's business constantly teeters on the edge...