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1) Allergic
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Description
"At home, Maggie is the odd one out. Her parents are preoccupied with the new baby they're expecting, and her younger brothers are twins and always in their own world. Maggie thinks a new puppy is the answer, but when she goes to select one on her birthday, she breaks out in hives and rashes. She's severely allergic to anything with fur! Can Maggie outsmart her allergies and find the perfect pet?"--Provided by publisher.
2) Pawcasso
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
233 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
"Every Saturday, Pawcasso trots into town with a basket, a shopping list, and cash in paw to buy groceries for his family. One day, he passes eleven-year-old Jo, peering out the window of her house, bored and lonely. Astonished by the sight of an adorable basket-toting dog on his own, Jo follows Pawcasso, and when she's seen alongside him by a group of kids from her school, they mistake her for Pawcasso's owner. Excited to make new friends, Jo reluctantly...
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Series
Pub. Date
2023
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Description
"It's Elizabeth's turn in the spotlight! But does Jessica deserve it more? Jessica knows she's the better dancer--even their teacher seriously favors Elizabeth! No matter how perfectly Jessica dances, no one noticed. Could her sister really get the starring instead of her? With Jessica's attitude rapidly souring, what happens when Elizabeth realizes that her sister might actually be right?"--Back cover.
4) The adoption
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
137 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Description
"When aging Gabriel's son and daughter-in-law adopt an orphaned girl from Peru, Gabriel doesn't know what to think of this foreign child who isn't of his own blood. Besides, he was barely much of a father to his own son...how is he going to take to being a grandfather? The story is made up of moments of sharing between the grandfather and the granddaughter, as well as various interactions around this dilemma with his wife, his lifelong friends, and...
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Series
Way of the househusband volume 5
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
158 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
"Tatsu is ambushed by a yakuza with a beef, and there's only one way to settle things----an epic rap battle! But this throwdown is only a warm-up for the buffet yet to come, because when you're the Immortal Dragon, you don't choose the househusband life, it chooses you!"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Way of the househusband volume 2
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
158 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
"The legendary yakuza 'the Immortal Dragon' has washed his hands of the gangster life for something far more dangerous--becoming a househusband! Cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, cooking... These days he's doing everything he can to succeed as man of the house, if it doesn't kill him first! The cozy yakuza comedy continues!"--Provided by publisher.
7) Twin cities
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
248 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
Luis Fernando and Luisa Teresa are twins who learn about who they are and what their sibling means to them when they are sent to different middle schools.
8) Hungry ghost
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Formats
Description
After the sudden death of her father, sixteen-year-old Valerie Chu, who is hiding an eating disorder from her friends and family, reevaluates her life, her choices and her own body as she tries to find the strength to seek help.
Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all, thin. No one, not even her best friend Jordan, knows that she has been binging and purging for years. But when tragedy strikes, Val finds herself taking a good, hard look at...
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Series
Saving Sunshine volume 1
Pub. Date
2023
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Description
"It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. It's even harder when you're constantly fighting your sibling--and Zara and Zeeshan really can't stand each other. During a family trip to Florida, when the bickering, shoving, and insults reach new heights of chaos, their parents sentence them to the worst possible fate--each other's company! But when the twins find an ailing turtle, it presents a rare...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
"Syd Dallas is responsible for pop culture's greatest hero: THE DOMAIN! But his sons Miles and David have a complicated relationship with both the creation and their creator. Can they convince their dad to fight for their family's legacy? Collects PUBLIC DOMAIN #1-5."--Publisher marketing.
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Series
Way of the househusband volume 4
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
159 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
"It's not easy to walk away from the gangster life, and what should be mundane household tasks are anything but. The Immortal Dragon, once the fiercest member of the yakuza, is now a married man devoted to supporting his loving wife -- as a househusband. But when the gangster-turned-homemaker needs to make some quick cash to buy her a present, he turns to the only skills he knows... and gets his first part-time job... On what begins as just another...
12) Lost in Taiwan
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Formats
Description
This wasn't Paul's idea. The last thing he's interested in is exploring new countries or experiencing anything that might be described as "cultural enrichment." But like it or not, he's stuck with his brother, Theo, for two weeks in Taiwan, a place that--while fascinating to Theo--holds no interest to Paul at all. While on a short trip to a local electronics store, Paul becomes hopelessly lost in Taiwan's twisting, narrow streets, and he has no choice...
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Series
Way of the househusband volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
156 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
"It's not easy to walk away from the gangster life, and what should be mundane household tasks are anything but The Immortal Dragon, once the fiercest member of the yakuza, is now a married man devoted to supporting his loving wife -- as a househusband. But when the gangster-turned-homemaker needs to make some quick cash to buy her a present, he turns to the only skills he knows... and gets his first part-time job..."--Provided by publisher.
15) Dear brother
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
Sister, who constantly feels overlooked, especially when the family gets a pet of Brother's choice, decides to send him letters expressing how she feels, and to her surprise, he thoughtfully responds.
16) Shadow life
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
345 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Poet and novelist Hiromi Goto effortlessly blends wry, observational slice-of-life literary fiction with poetic magical realism in the tender and surprising graphic novel Shadow Life, with haunting art from debut artist Ann Xu. When Kumiko's well-meaning adult daughters place her in an assisted living home, the seventy-six-year-old widow gives it a try, but it's not where she wants to be. She goes on the lam and finds a cozy bachelor apartment, keeping...
Author
Series
Katie the catsitter volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
205 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
Katie is dreading the boring summer ahead while her best friends are all away at camp -- something that's way out of Katie and her mom's budget. But when Katie gets a job catsitting for her mysterious upstairs neighbor, life gets interesting. First, Madeline has 217 cats and they're not exactly normal cats. Also, why is Madeline always out exactly when the city's most notorious villain commits crimes? Is it possible that Katie's upstairs neighbor...
18) Umma's table
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
358 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
"The joy of food and tradition brings a family together. Madang is an artist and new father who moves to a quiet home in the countryside with his wife and young baby, excited to build a new life full of hope and joy, complete with a garden and even snow. But soon reality sets in and his attention is divided between his growing happy family and his impoverished parents back in Seoul in a dingy basement apartment. With an ailing mother in and out of...
19) Frizzy
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"Marlene loves three things: art, her cool tía Ruby and hanging out with her best friend, Camila. But according to her mother, Paola, the only things she needs to focus on are school and growing up. That means straightening her hair every weekend so she can have 'presentable,' 'good' hair. But Marlene hates being in the salon and doesn't understand why her curls are not considered pretty by those around her. With a few hiccups, a dash of embarrassment,...
20) The flamingo
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
141 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
From a highly acclaimed illustrator comes a stunning graphic novel filled with adventure and wonder about an imaginative girl and her obsession with flamingoes. A little girl arrives, excited for a beachy vacation with her Lao Lao. The girl and her grandmother search for shells, chase crabs, and play in the sea, but when the girl finds an exquisite flamingo feather in her grandmother's living room, her vacation turns into something fantastical.
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