Tanaka, Shelley
Summary: Young Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Because Parvana's father has a foreign education, he is arrested by the Taliban. Women cannot appear in public unless covered head to toe, go to school, or work outside the home, so the family becomes increasingly desperate until Parvana conceives a plan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press 2018
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Summary: A graphic novel adaptation of and introduction to the Disney live action movie about Mulan, who's different from the other girls in her village, and feels like a disappointment to her family--until a wise remark from her younger sister changes her perspective.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2020
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Summary: The first years in Class 1-A are particupating in a test of courage, the loser of which will be dubbed "Best of Cowards." Kazukiyo Souga, a coward at heart, is happy to be on a team with Haruhi, but will he be able to stomach the antics of his other teammates, Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2007
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Summary: The Host Club is determined to discover why Hunny's little brother Chika visits the Host Club and starts attacking Hunny with all his martial arts prowess.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2006
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Summary: Dorie Rochart has been hiding her fey side for a long time. Now, finished with University, she plans to study magical creatures and plants in the wild, bringing long-forgotten cures to those in need. But when no one will hire a girl to fight basilisks, she releases her shape-changing fey powers to disguise herself as a boy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2014