Monday, June 18, 2012

Graphic Novels:
Code Geass; Lelouch of the Rebellion; Queen Vol. 5 -- side-stories about the female characters of this series
Code Geass; Lelouch of the Rebellion; Knight Vol. 5 -- side-stories about the male characters of this series
Superman. Grounded Volume 1 -- distressed after the destruction of New Krypton, Superman vows to walk across the United States, using his super powers only to help folk he meets on the way.
Astonshing X-Men Vol. 7, Monstrous -- What do you get when you cross an island full of giant monsters, a telepathic terrorist and a jet full of mad-as-hell mutants? Monstrous action! Mentallo has the perfect plan: take mental control of the denizens of Monster Island and use them to extort his old employers at Roxxon.
11th Cat vols. 1-3 by Mikyung Kim -- Rika is training to be a wizard, but when she undertakes her first task, to find a magic staff, she finds all sorts of trouble in this comedy of magical errors.
Peacemaker Kurogane Vols. 1-3 by Nanae Chrono -- based on a tumultuous period of Japanese history, an elite cadre of Samurai try to defend Kyoto.
Black Sun Silver Moon Vols. 1-4 by Tomo Maeda -- Tasked with paying off his late father's debts to the Temple, Taki finds himself as a maidservant by day, demon-hunter by night!
Pick of the Litter Vols. 2-4 by Yuriko Suda -- Riku, united with his family at last, returns with them to the magical land of Yamato, where he discovers he has some unusual siblings - a cat, and two rabbits!
MeruPeru Vols. 1-4 by Matsuri Hino -- When Airi lost her heirloom magical mirror, she never dreamed a little boy from a magical kingdom would emerge from it; later she finds herself in his kingdom, and must navigate the tricks of the realm by herself.
Phantom Vols. 1-2 by  Lee -- K, a mech pilot, has never questioned his duties until everything goes wrong; now he must either join his enemies or lose all sense of justice!
Sakura Hime Vol. 8 by Arina Tanemura -- Enju is missing after the destruction of the hidden palace; Sakura and Aoba now face separation as the Emperor asks Aoba to take another bride...
Platinum Garden Vols. 1-4 by Maki Fujita -- When Kazura is sent to live in Mizuki's house, she learns that she's really there to become his wife!Then she discovers that he might be able to call her grandfather's soul back to life...
Omukae Desu Vols. 1-5 by Meca Tanaka -- some people can see the dead. Madoka can also see the man in a giant bunny suit that is trying to help the dead "cross over". Soon, he finds himself assisting him!
One Thousand and One Nights Vols. 1-2 by JinSeok Jeon -- Everyone knows about Shahrazad and the Arabian Nights. But what if Shahrazad was actually a boy, desperate to save his sister's life? A new twist on a classic tale.
Princess Ai Vols. 1-3 by Misaho Kujiradou -- Ai escapes her war-torn magical land to find herself in modern Tokyo, in shock, slowly remembering who she is, why she's there, and what she came to do.
Princess Resurrection Vols. 1, 3-6 by Yasunori Mutsunaga -- Princess Hime, her undead servant Hiro and Flandre the robot fight the forces of evil with her chainsaw, and magic that can resurrect the dead.
It Takes a Wizard by Thomas Hart -- Three years ago, Manhattan changed; magic now rules - and it is at war with the rest of the world. Isaac Silverberg is given one chance to redeem himself by rescuing a kidnapped young woman from his one-time master, evil Sorcerer Everett Winterthorn.
Catwoman. Volume 1, The Game  -- Meet Selina Kyle, the Catwoman; she's good at being bad, and very bad at being good, but when she steals from the wrong man, will she be able to make it out alive?
Green Lantern. Vol. 8, Brightest Day -- Hal must protect the Entities from a mysterious figure that is enslaving them, and to do so, must ally with not just friends but enemies, including Sinestro!
Marvel Masterworks Presents. The Amazing Spider-Man. Vol. 7 -- stories from 1968.
Ichiro by Ryan Inzana -- half-american Ichiro finds it hard to fit in anywhere, but when he visits his Japanese grandfather he is pulled into the domain of the gods. Will he be able to find a place to call his own?
FairyTail Vol. 19 by  Mashima -- When Erza faces off against Midnight of teh Oracion Seis, it seems that the allied guilds will finally be able to defeat them all and stop Nirvana!
Avengers Academy. Vol. 4, Second Semester -- New school, new students, new staff! But when a classic Avenger gets murdered, everyone becomes a suspect!
Sita: Daughter of the Earth by Saraswati Nagpal -- Adapted from the ancient Indian epic The Ramayana, this tale highlights Sita's strength in love, honor and sacrifice.

Nonfiction:
Roman Mythology by Nardo -- Roman myth and legend; includes the legend of Aeneas and Romulus founding Rome; why Roman myths have survived until today.
Native American Mythology by Pearce -- the First Peoples of America; universality of myth and how it affects daily life.
Mayan Mythology by Currie -- who the Maya are, their gods and goddesses, creation myths, and their world.
Greek Mythology by Nardo -- stories about creation, the Trojan war, and the legacy of Greek Myth.
Norse Mythology by Redmond -- The harsh world of the north, the heroic gods of Asgard, and more...
Master of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the age of lies by Aronson -- discover the secret man behind the founding of the FBI
Young Artists Draw Manga by Hart -- step by step art instruction as well as character styling including shoujo and bishounen.

Fiction:
Golden Lily by Richelle Mead -- Bloodlines #2 - Alchemist Sydney must protect the vampires in hiding at her school; unexpected spirit bonds, romance and the threat of Strigoi make the task harder.
My Big Mouth: 10 songs I wrote that almost got me killed by Peter Hannan -- Davis Delaware moves to a new school after his mother's death; in the process of starting a new band called The Amazing Dweebs, and finding a new friend in Molly, he makes an enemy of school bully Gerald.
Buried by Linda Joy Singleton -- goth girl Thorn and her family move to Nevada where Thorn meets a mysterious masked man and follows the psychic vibrations from a locket to a shocking, long-buried secret.
Child of the Mountains by Marilyn Sue Shank -- Lydia grows up in the Appalachian mountains in poverty with her mother and brother and Gran. When Gran and BJ die, Lydia's mother is unjustly jailed. Can she clear her mother's name?
Timepiece by Myra McEntire -- An Hourglass novel - When vital research about the time gene is stolen Kaleb must join Emerson and the Hourglass team to find the thief, who could be anywhere in time.
Rapture by Lauren Kate -- Fallen #4 - Luce and Daniel are on a quest to find the place where Angels fall to the Earth, so they can stop Lucifer from erasing the past; during their search they make a startling discovery about their love.
False Covenant by Ari Marmell -- A Widdershins Adventure - Davillon is still reeling from the brutal murder of Archbishop William de Laurent, when a new evil begins stalking the streets, and only Widdershins and her personal God may be able to fight it.

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