Shinya, Shima
Summary: "In the aftermath of the Hyperspace Disaster, young Jedi Knight, Lily Tora-Asi is assigned to help displaced civilians relocate to Banchii, a newly inhabited planet in the Inugg system far in the outer rim. Banchii is the site of a new Jedi temple led by Master Arkoff, Lily's Wookiee mentor, who imagines the temple as a place of peace for new inhabitants and for those who are traveling beyond....
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC STAShinya, Shima
Summary: "Centuries before the Skywalker saga, a new adventure begins... It is the era of the High Republic and interstellar expansion is at its height. As trusted guardians of peace, the renowned Jedi protect the Republic and shine their light on those exploring the darkest reaches of the galaxy. When Padawan Keerin Fionn and Jedi Knight Lily Tora-Asi learn that the recent Drengir battle was not an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC STASummary: A group of heroic figures span the globe protecting democracy and freedom against terrorism. Learning that power hungry North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il is out to destroy the world, the team recruits Broadway star Gary Johnston to go undercover as a terrorist. With the help of Team America, Gary manages to slip into an arms dealer's hideout to uncover the plan to destroy the world. Will Team...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY TEAMZ
Summary: "A novel of coming out, surviving grief, and embracing myth in a Maine lobstering town purportedly founded when a sea captain fell in love with a mermaid 300 years ago. For readers of Madeline Miller, Alix E. Harrow, and Erin Morgenstern"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Avenue 2024
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC MZSummary: When Lu comes ashore and adds her mermaid singing to a middle-school rock band, a threatening ancient prophecy follows her, so Kai and her other bandmates step up to come to Lu's--and the village's--rescue.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY ANIME LUAgarwal, Shilpa
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Press, Inc. 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC AGAMcCloskey, Shanda
Summary: Charlotte has a talent for anything technological, so when she receives a doll as a present, she upgrades it with a few spare parts and some code to create a new and improved friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCCTrent, Shanda.
Summary: Follows an eager young girl on a trip to the farmers' market with her parents as she contemplates what to buy with the money from her piggy bank.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger Tales 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E TreContents: Disc 1, Films 1-3. Zatōichi monogatari = Tale of Zatoichi (1962 ; 96 min.) / a Daiei Co. Ltd. production ; produced by Ikuo Kubodera ; screenplay by Minoru Inuzuka ; directed by Kenji Misumi -- Zoku Zatōichi monogatari = Tale of Zatoichi continues (1962 ; 72 min.) / a Daiei Co. Ltd. production ; produced by Ikuo Kubodera ; screenplay by Minoru Inuzuka ; directed by Kazuo Mori -- Shin Zatōichi...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN BLI1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC BLU-RAY FOREIGN BLIN
Shiono, Etorouji
Summary: "Mad with rage after the death of his son, Marquis Lebellond has turned his armies against Marquis Glenn. And now, the remaining heros are forced to carefully consider their alliances as the terrible War of Heroes unfolds. However, even Lebellond's allies are not safe from his wrath, as he imprisons those who would help him and commits countless atrocities in his single-minded lust to defeat...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 UBEMiura, Shion
Summary: A charmingly warm and hopeful story of love, friendship, and the power of human connection. Award-winning Japanese author Shion Miura's novel is a reminder that a life dedicated to passion is a life well lived.
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Publisher / Publication Date: AmazonCrossing 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MIUShinba, Rize.
Summary: Now that Taiga's relationship with his dream girl, Yuiko, is in full swing, he's being gradually initiated into the ways of fujoshi (a very, shall we say, distinct kind of girl gee). Actually, it's more like he's being hazed, considering everything from his own name to his friendships with other guys is fair game for Yuiko's fujoshi filter! Subjected to various emasculating indignities, all in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2010
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MYShiono, Etorouji
Summary: "Köinzell engages again with Glenn's knights, but their spells have critically weakened him. Just as capture seems imminent, Aht rejoins the fight! Despite her injuries, Aht is determined to prove to Köinzell that her devotion can be an asset and not a hindrance in battle, even if it costs her life. Meanwhile, the deeply paranoid Barestar sends an army against the city to kill the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 UBEPatel, Shona
Summary: Despite being born under an unlucky star, things begin to change for Layla in the spring of 1943. Powerful changes sweep through India following the second World War, and Layla finds that her life in colonial India is rapidly disintegrating.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PATShiga, Jason
Summary: A "choose your own story" graphic novel. In a small medieval coastal town, the residents live in fear of a giant sea creature, the Leviathan, who attacks anyone who lies. Your mission: discover the secrets and defeat the creature before it's too late! How you go about it depends on the choices you make.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SHICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SHIBelleza, Rhoda.
Summary: It does not necessarily take a fist to create a punch in the gut. This fourteen-story YA fiction anthology delves into the experience of being bulliedsocially, emotionally, physically, psychologically, and sexually. The school hallways, walks home, and house walls are no longer the boundaries for intimidation and harassment. With the rapid-fire response time of social media and smartphones,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2012
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Shiga, Jason
Summary: Overview: Chocolate or Vanilla? This simple choice is all it takes to get started with Meanwhile, the wildly inventive creation of comics mastermind Jason Shiga, of whom Scott McCloud said "Crazy + Genius = Shiga." Jimmy, whose every move is under your control, finds himself in a mad scientist's lab, where he's given a choice between three amazing objects: a mind-reading device, a time-travel...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SHIShiga, Jason.
Summary: "The Beyond takes place in some sort of afterlife. You don't know much when you begin, save that you're dead and that you've ended up in a room that includes a door, a window, and a table with some books. You need to get out, so you try the door. And then the window. And then you finally turn to the books--and when you open them, you're pulled into the worlds of those pages. Could these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SHIShiga, Jason.
Summary: When his best friend, Sara, moves to New York City, Jimmy works up the courage to travel cross-country by bus to see her and perhaps change their relationship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Comic Art 2011
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SHIShima, Shin'ya
Summary: Siblings Minato and Akira Lee have moved to a new town, and they're expecting things to be different--but not this different! Ghostly figures tower over and pass through buildings, drawing no reaction from the locals, some of whom appear far from normal themselves. When Akira spots a strange creature outside her window, she and her new friends organize a search. If no one else can explain the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GLIShiono, Etorouji
Summary: "After decades of anticipation, Koinzell finally squares off against the first of his former, traitorous comrades, the 'hero' Schtemwolech. Without the moons to fuel his strength, though, is he up to the task of dispatching this formidable opponent? More importantly, should he prevail, is he prepared to face the wrath of an empire robbed of one of its beloved Knights of the Order of the Seven...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 UBEShiono, Etorouji
Summary: "Eleven heroes set out on a dangerous mission to save the empire, but only four remained faithful to their duty. For the memory of the countless men who died helping them, these four fought on, only to be betrayed by the seven who would let that sacrifice be in vain. This, then, is the root of Köinzell's rage: that the whole empire was deceived into placing its trust in seven cowards, that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 UBEIshida, Sanae
Summary: "Take a peek into the lives of sumo wrestlers in this adorable book about colors! Simple, charming scenes with sumo wrestlers help young readers learn different colors, such as red, orange, blue, and black. The Japanese word that corresponds to the English word for each color is included."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD ISHIshida, Sui
Summary: Ghouls live among us, the same as normal people in every way... except their craving for human flesh.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2016