Summary: Two high school girls receive orders from upper management to get "real" jobs, become roommates and blend into normal society. They also happen to be highly skilled assassins who don't like each other. After an unfortunate run-in with the violent Yakuza, they quickly learn they must band together to survive an epic fight for their lives
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BABŌnishi, Satoru
Summary: Presents a series of animal picture puzzles with a question on each page. Suggested level: junior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2008
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Summary: Ignored while the other trees talk about how they will be dressed for Christmas, a small fir tree finds her dreams fulfilled on Christmas morning.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2001
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE ICHSantoro, Lara.
Summary: A middle-aged, single mother going through an ugly divorce begins a torrid, irresponsible, and obsessive love affair with a twenty-year-old neighbor, resulting in life-changing consequences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SANHosoda, Mamoru
Summary: "When Hana falls in love with a young interloper she encounters in her college class, the last thing she expects to learn is that he is part wolf. Instead of rejecting her lover upon learning his secret, she accepts him with open arms. Soon, the couple is expecting their first child, and a cozy picture of family life unfolds. But after what seems like a mere moment of bliss to Hana, the father...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press, Hachette Book Group 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Kenji is your typical teenage misfit. He's good at math, bad with girls, and spends most of his time hanging out in the all-powerful, online community known as OZ. His second life is the only life he has - until the girl of his dreams, Natsuki, hijacks him for a starring role as a fake fiancé at her family reunion. Things only get stranger from there. A late-night email containing a cryptic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encore Films 2011
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME SUMIchikawa, Satomi.
Summary: Tanya loves ballet dancing, repeating the moves she sees her older sister using when practicing for class or a recital, and soon Tanya is big enough to go to ballet class herself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1989
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GAUBabb, Sanora.
Summary: The poor but proud Dunne family and their friends struggle to survive on the dust-plagued prairies of the Oklahoma Panhandle, but discover bitter disappointment in the orchards and vineyards of the so-called promised land of California.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma Press 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Ouran Academy: An institution of extravagance and prestige where learning is secondary to luxury. Haruhi began the year as an out of place scholarship student, but she's found new popularity as a member of the Host Club. Playing the part of a sensitive suitor and wooing the ladies of the school has become a full-time job. Of course, now that Tamaki and the other boys can no longer deny the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: FUNimation 2010
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME OURIchikawa, Satomi.
Summary: Feeling neglected when Danny goes to sleep with his new stuffed animals rather than with him, Pangoo runs away to the zoo to live with the real-life penguins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION IchikawaIchikawa, Satomi.
Summary: Pablito, a Guatemalan boy whose pet pig Amarillo has disappeared, uses a kite to send him a message that he still loves him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ICHHatori, Bisco.
Summary: Haruhi is in danger of losing her scholarship as her ranking falls. The members of the Host Club each offer to tutor her but she chooses a female student who doesn't like Tamaki. Now Tamaki has to figure out a way into her good graces so the Host Club can continue spending time with Haruhi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media, LLC 2006
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Summary: After several years away, Tsugu Miikura, a high school junior who loves to play guitar, moves back to the rural town where she grew up and attempts to renew her childhood friendships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha USA Publishing 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 GOLOzaki, Kaori
Summary: From the creator of the acclaimed The God's Lie, comes Kaori Ozaki's latest series! Tsugu, Sora, Yuushin and Asari were the best of friends in grade school. For a few years Tsugu moves away and returns back in high school. She is happy to be reunited and believes that her friends didn't change, but that doesn't turn out to be the case.... A story about coming of age, friendship and the growth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha USA Publishing, Inc. 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 GOLConstantine, Storm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CONSummary: Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father, his aging mother and beautiful ex-wife seem to be moving on with their lives. Renewing contact with his initially distrusting family, Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF AFTMidori, Wataru
Summary: "Shouta Kikuzato's hopes of starting on his school's prestigious soccer team are derailed when a terrible incident costs him his leg. Now in his first year of high school (again), Kikuzato has resigned himself to never reaching his athletic dreams. But when Chidori, a passing prosthetist, notices Kikuzato's artificial limb-- and speed--as he races through the train station, the specialist...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2022
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Summary: Just when office worker Riko Kozakura is beginning to rank up her Pet Owner skill from Beginner to Intermediate, another cat joins the household! Kozakura's handled her one cat, Musubi, well, but with twice the feline antics she'll have her hands full--and more XP to grind!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Manga 2024
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 CATMori, Kaoru
Summary: "Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori's tale of life on the nineteenth-century Silk Road continues as Mr. Smith extends his journey. This time, he is welcomed into the home of a wealthy tradesman and his wife, Anis. Custom dictates that, as a woman, Anis is not permitted to meet their visitor face-to-face, but even so, she counts herself blessed to live in such a beautiful estate and be married to a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BRIMori, Kaoru
Summary: In the year since his marriage, Karluk has grown a good deal, but Amir can't help but feel overprotective of her much younger husband. Karluk wants nothing more than to prove that he can be a strong and competent man-and he may soon have the opportunity to prove just that. Desperate for land to feed their flocks, Amir's former tribe prepares to attack the village with a fearsome arsenal of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BRIMori, Kaoru
Summary: "Despite each resolving to put the other from their minds, Emma and William's unexpected meeting has rekindled the embers of their love for each other. Though with William engaged to the daughter of a viscount - and ideal match in society's view - the two will face unbending opposition and many difficult decisions if they wish to pursue a future together. Mrs. Trollop is sympathetic to their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 EMMSummary: When a massive gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A ragtag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side: the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: Kikuzato is excited to continue training with his new custom running prosthesis, even though the worsening pandemic has forced schools to close. While the track and field club members need to find creative ways to train, Kikuzato also has to face being in close quarters with his father, who is now working from home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2023
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Summary: "A dedicated gamer, Riko discovers what it's like living with a cat--and she 'levels up' in responsibilities and skills every day! Musubi, her cute new companion, tries to understand Riko's behavior through a cat's worldview. Enjoying their time together, Riko learns more about cohabitating with a cat, as lessons in grooming, play, and personal space continue to be learned"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Manga 2023