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Himawari House
by Harmony Becker
Graphic Novel - When Nao returns to Tokyo to reconnect with her Japanese heritage, she books a yearlong stay at the Himawari sharehouse. There she meets Hyejung and Tina...The trio live together, share meals, and even attend the same Japanese-language school, which results in them becoming fast friends. But will they be able to hold one another up as life tests them with new loves, old heart breaks, and the everyday challenges of being fish out of water?
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The Little Book of Joy : 365 Ways to Celebrate Every Day
by Joanne Ruelos Diaz
Nonfiction - In this pocket-sized book—filled with fun facts, activities, trivia, famous birthdays and more—that celebrates the little things in life that bring great joy, each page encourages gratitude for things we have each and every day.
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Pizza My Heart
by Rhiannon Richardson
Kids Fiction - Maya Reynolds has practically grown up in her family's Brooklyn pizza shop, Soul Slice, and is a true city girl. When her family moves to a small town in Pennsylvania to open another pizza place, everything changes. Being the new girl is hard enough. At Soul Slice 2.0, Maya is assigned delivery duty. And her first delivery is a disaster. Can you make a worse impression than tripping... and falling face-first into a rude boy's pizza order? When that same rude--and, okay, cute--boy shows up at her school, Maya's convinced nothing can go right. But she may be in for some surprises. Could good friends, secret crushes, and creative pizza toppings turn Maya's new home into her own slice of heaven?
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Little Witch Hazel : a year in the forest
by Phoebe Wahl
Picture Book - Little Witch Hazel is a tiny witch who lives in the forest, helping creatures big and small. She's a midwife, an intrepid explorer, a hard worker and a kind friend. In this four-season volume, Little Witch Hazel rescues an orphaned egg, goes sailing on a raft, solves the mystery of a haunted stump and makes house calls to fellow forest dwellers. But when Little Witch Hazel needs help herself, will she get it in time?
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Electric Idol
by Katee Robert
Fiction - When her family executed a coup that dethroned Zeus himself, Psyche knew she was in trouble, but she wasn't prepared for Aphrodite to demand her literal heart as payment. Or for Aphrodite's gorgeous son to be the one determined to strike the blow.
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The Art of Miyazaki's Spirited Away
by Hayao Miyazaki
Nonfiction - Provides sketches, backgrounds, and character designs from the film "Spirited Away" and includes information about the making of the film as well as the screenplay.
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Daily Report About My Witch Senpai 1
by Maka Mochida
Graphic Novel - Misono is an office drone with his own ups and downs at work, but thankfully he has an ally–his senpai Shizuka, who happens to be a witch. Shizuka is always ready to lend a hand to those in need, but Misono thinks she should take better care of herself, since zipping around on a broomstick to run errands can be quite stressful. Is Misono’s overprotective concern for Shizuka driven by mere respect for this flustered witch, or could it be more?
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Boy Meets Maria
by Peyo
Graphic Novel - An LGBT+ manga exploring love and gender at a high school drama club. Taiga dreams of becoming an actor, so the first thing he does upon entering high school is join the drama club. There, he meets the beautiful, enigmatic Maria and immediately falls in love with her. Not long after, Taiga is told that she is actually a boy--but is that all there is to Maria's story? The late PEYO debuted with this beautifully illustrated, single-volume tale exploring the nature of personal expression and the fluidity of the power of love.
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Heartstopper. Volume 4
by Alice Oseman
Graphic Novel - Charlie and Nick’s relationship has been going really well, and Charlie thinks he’s ready to say those three little words: I love you—but Nick’s got a lot on his mind, especially the thought of coming out to his dad and the fact that Charlie might have an eating disorder. Soon to be streaming on Netflix.
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Poppy's Babies
by Jill Barklem
Picture Book - Dusty surprises Poppy with a new house on the day their babies receive names from Old Vole.
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Autumn Story
by Jill Barklem
Picture Book - While the other mice hurry to finish the harvest, Primrose, a well-to-do little mouse, wanders away and experiences both pleasant and frightening adventures before she is safely home again.
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Summer Story
by Jill Barklem
Picture Book - On a beautiful Midsummer's Day in Brambly Hedge, down by the stream, preparations are under way for the wedding of Poppy Eyebright and Dusty Dogwood.
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My Dad Used to be So Cool
by Keith Negley
Picture Book - A new father reflects on what it means to no longer be the cool guy who once played in a band, rode a motorcycle and got tattoos before discovering that his young song still thinks he is the coolest guy around.
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Golden Girls Forever : An Unauthorized Look Behind the Lanai
by Jim Colucci
Nonfiction - Paying homage to the cult classic and award-winning sitcom starring Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia, an ultimate companion to the show, drawing on interviews with all involved, paints a comprehensive portrait of the Girls both in front of the cameras and behind the scenes.
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Moomin : the complete Tove Jansson comic strip
by Tove Jansson
Graphic Novel - A second volume in a series reprinting the entire strip of the magical world of the author's creation, the Moomins, presents four new stories in which the characters find their plans for hibernation threatened by insomnia, Mymble and Snorkmaiden compete for a new man, Moominmamma hires a new maid, and Mymble's mother arrives on their doorstep with her seventeen children.
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Would You Like to Be a Family?
by Koyama
Graphic Novel - Families come in many shapes and sizes, and these three are no different! Takemura is a loner with little interest in socializing with others. Bullied in high school for being gay, he prefers to spend time by himself so he won't get hurt again. When he runs into his bright, friendly coworker Natsui in the supermarket, he's surprised to find out that he's a single father... and even more surprised to be invited to dinner, with no room to decline! Kuma is a good guy, but due to his constant scowl and rough appearance is often dismissed as a deadbeat. When he oversees his friend's older brother break up with his boyfriend, Yagi, Kuma becomes intrigued with this attractive stranger and slowly, his curiosity begins to blossom into a crush. Kodama is a reserved psychology major who is approached by the loud, outgoing Harada when he falls ill on his way home. It turns out the two of them study at the same university, and Harada insists the two become friends. But as they spend more time with one another, Kodama begins to question how he truly feels. Follow three very different relationships in this intimate collection of short Boys Love stories.
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Backyard Fairies
by Phoebe Wahl
Picture Book - A young girl explores the woods behind her house in search of fairies.
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The Honeybee
by Kirsten Hall
Picture Book - A rhyming tribute to the honeybee celebrates their flight, industriousness, and critical role in the environment and food production.
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Huda F Are You
by Huda Fahmy
Graphic Novel - Huda F. is starting high school in a new town and needs to figure out where she fits in.
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