Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Recent Returns

Prince of Tennis, Volume 1: Ryoma Echizen is a twelve year old tennis wunderkind, and will be playing on the sixteen and under team for his school. Can he possibly compete with the older, more experienced players? And will he be able to earn their respect? Find out in this exciting sports manga series. Vol 1 has checked out 47 times!

Lady Ilena: Way of the Warrior by Patricia Malone: sequel to The Legend of Lady Ilena, this adventure follows Lady Ilena as she disgraces herself on the battlefield and is outlawed by her people. She then becomes involved in a plan to free King Arthur from his Saxon captors.15 circs for this great historical fiction novel.

Coraline by Neil Gaiman: a spooky, mysterious book from which a great kids movie was made. Follow Coraline as her family moves to a weird new house and then as she discovers a secret way into an even stranger, even better, new world. But soon Coraline discovers that all is not well, and she will have to fight with all she is worth to save her own world. 26 circs for the graphic novel, 9 circs for the book, and 3 for the audiobook (which is a great listen, narrated by Gaiman himself).

Superman: the Third Kryptonian! by Kurt Busiek: for many years Superman believed he was the last survivor of the planet Krypton. Then Supergirl arrived on Earth, and Superman rejoiced in having a cousin. Now, the possibility of a third survivor has arisen, and Superman's search puts everything he loves at risk. 15 circs

Spiderman - the Other: evolve or die by Michael Straczynski: Spidey recieves bad news; he's dying of radiation sickness. As he struggles to defeat a villain called Tracer, he also tries to tell MJ and Aunt May what is happening...41 circs for this twisted tale.

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