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1) Boxers
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In China in 1898 bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had enough: harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers--commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from "foreign devils."
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"QUAND LA VIE TE LAISSE TOMBER, RELÈVE-TOI! L'été est fini. Soleil Lévy se retrouve dans les couloirs étranges et intimidants de l'école secondaire. Lorsque son grand-père lui téléphone de Floride, elle affirme que tout va bien. Mais la vérité, c'est que Soleil ne va PAS si bien que ça. Non seulement elle trouve l'école secondaire déroutante, mais la vie à la maison n'est pas évidente. Elle s'ennuie de son frère David,...
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"I've spent the night in tears, but every morning, I wake up still loving him." With Princess Billaura's marriage around the corner, it's a busy time for Sir Harij--but that doesn't stop him from returning to Rose's shop. Maybe he needs another love potion, or maybe he's worried about her. However, his constant visits have unexpected consequences after a thief matching Harij's description is reported to be at-large. When the city guards come knocking...
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"With the hero's party and the Ordi family on standby, Operation: Destroy the Dirty Casino is a go! Except...something doesn't seem right. It's almost like another mastermind is pulling the strings, and if my hunch is correct, it's a character who's not supposed to show up in this particular connection story. I'll have to figure out what the deal is with all these disparities later, though, because first things first--the prince has been kidnapped!...
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"Cid Kagenou has a dream. Not of being some typical protagonist or the Final Boss--he has his eyes set on becoming a hidden mastermind working in the shadows! Now that he's been reborn in another world, Cid has been hard at work building the perfect stage to act out his long-desired role. The only issue? His imaginary adversaries and plot devices seem to actually exist in this new realm... and he alone is left in the dark!"--back cover.
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"Despite Rust Byrne's warnings that their opponent is one of the powerful Adjutants of legend, Princess Octavia, her bodyguard, Klifford, and the young lord Derek follow the secretive noble through the passageways below the Sky Chamber, hot on the trails of the intruders who kidnapped Sil. Even during their rush, however, Octavia notices how clean the tunnels are, which begs the question--who could be using them and to what end? Meanwhile, Prince...
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"IT'S HARD BEING POPULAR With the Relic of Sloth in his grasp, Jooheon is off to a great start. But there's no time to rest on his laurels--the second of the Seven Great Tombs has suddenly appeared right in his home country! Living up to its name, the Tomb of Lust proves to be quite the rosy adventure. Instead of the usual traps and enemies, Jooheon finds himself running from hordes of bewitched women trying to have their way with him...But just as...
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"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...