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"Jake volunteers at a nursing home because he likes helping people. He likes skating and singing, playing Bingo and Name That Tune, and reading mysteries and comics aloud to his teachers. He also likes avoiding people his own age . . . and the cruelty of mirrors . . . and food. Jake has read about kids like him in books--the weird one, the outsider--and would do anything not to be that kid, including shrink himself down to nothing. But the less he...
2) Icarus
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A thief who steals priceless art and replaces it with his father's impeccable forgeries while targeting Mr. Black, the man responsible for his mother's death, Icarus Gallagher is torn between family loyalty, revenge, escape and Mr. Black's son--the boy he's come to love.
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"Ninth-grader Jonah is not a jock. On the contrary, he loves history class and nerdy movies, and his athletic ineptitude verges on tragic. So, what's he doing signing up for the baseball team? Could it have something to do with the cute shortstop, Elliot? For the rest of high school, Jonah faces challenges on and off the baseball field, from heteronormative social pressure to thrilling romance. Realizing who his real friends are, he figures out what...
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Twin siblings David and Jennifer couldn't be more different: she curses, smokes, and sleeps around; David is a prototypical nerdy outcast. Then, one dark and stormy night, they're sucked into the TV and Pleasantville: a perfect suburban Disneyland suffused with church-social niceness and Rotary Club boosterism. Jennifer despises it all. So, like a pint-size Lauren Bacall, she refuses to play the role of poodle-skirted good girl and introduces one...
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"Orter, Rayne, and the others join forces to try and take down Innocent Zero's eldest son, Doom. But Doom overwhelms them all, and according to him, he's still holding back. With Doom unaffected by their attacks, the situation seems desperate. That is, until their ace in the hole arrives. Will humanity's greatest creation be the light it needs in its darkest hour?"--Back cover.
7) Choujin X: 5
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"Tokio, Ely, and Azuma might be on a tropical island, but it's about as far from a vacation as you can get. They're there to undergo all kinds of intense training from the keepers of Yamato Mori to improve their choujin skills. Before they can make much headway, renegade choujin crash their training and try to kidnap one of the three for their mysterious boss! While their teachers bear the brunt of the attack, can Tokio and his friends protect themselves...
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“'Hikaru’s' sudden disappearance from the mountain has not gone unnoticed...and his presence in town has begun to raise suspicions as well. Spirits from the other side grow restless, while the people sensitive to them begin taking steps to uncover the truth. As Yoshiki continues to struggle with the true identity of 'Hikaru,' he is reminded once again that his friend no longer shares his understanding of life and death--and that if you play with...
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"Miles has a target on his back. The most dangerous super-villains in NYC keep coming at him -- hard. First Rabble, then Cletus Kasady, and now the Hobgoblin has got his glider aimed squarely at Miles -- and he's more dangerous than ever before! How could this get any worse for Spidey? Well, unfortunately Hobby isn't the only thing Miles needs to worry about. Our young hero is about to be pushed to his limits -- and beyond -- awakening new powers...
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A doting mother and her two beloved sons, one of whom she thinks is probably gay, go about their daily lives in this hilarious and heartwarming LGBTQIA+-friendly family comedy! Tomoko is no stranger to change. With two boys in high school and a husband who's away on the job a lot, being able to adapt to new situations comes with the territory. Now, Hiroki is throwing himself into his afterschool activities with bestie Daigo despite nursing a potential...