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• A Smart and Courageous Child

  Yamamoto, Miki,

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  As Sara and Kouta eagerly await the birth of their first child, Sara's hopes for the future are shaken after the attempted assassination of child activist Malala Yousafzai.

• Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees

  Horvath, Patrick (Filmmaker),

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  Cozy horror series about a small-town serial killer bear named Samantha whose main rule is "don't murder the locals." When a fellow animal town folk is murdered, Samantha sets out to hunt down her rival.

• Feeding Ghosts

  a Graphic Memoir

  Hulls, Tessa, 1984-

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  Tessa watched her mother care for Sun Yi, both of them struggling under the weight of Sun Yi's unexamined trauma and mental illness. Vowing to escape her mother's smothering fear, Tessa left home and traveled to the farthest-flung corners…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rare Flavours

  V., Ram,

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  Inspired by Anthony Bourdain's passing, Rubin Baksh, an epicure and demonic Rakshasa, hires Mo, a dejected and defeated filmmaker, to shoot a documentary exploring India's cuisine and the people who make it. But Rubin's tastes go beyond…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cull. Volume 1

  Thompson, Kelly,

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  A group of 5 best friends head out in the middle of the night to film a short movie, but they soon find out they're actually there to search for the missing younger brother of one of their group. The hunt leads them into a mysterious and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Deep Cuts

  Higgins, Kyle,

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  A series of short stories shows how the world of jazz has been influenced by struggle, joy, and hope over the 20th century.

• Dog Days

  Gendry-Kim, Keum Suk,

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  After adopting a puppy, a Korean couple moves from Seoul to the countryside so the dog will have more space. Once in the countryside, they encounter antagonistic neighbors, culture shock, and various neighborhood dogs.

• Dwellings

  Stephens, Jay,

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  A collection of short horror stories all taking place in the fictional Canadian town of Elwich. The art is done in the style of the old Harvey Comics and even includes fake advertisements.

• My Favorite Thing Is Monsters. Book Two

  Ferris, Emil,

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  Karen writes all her findings in her diary as she tries to discover the murder of her neighbor, holocaust survivor, Anka Silverberg.

• The Sacrificers

  Remender, Rick,

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  In a world where gods offer peace in exchange for the sacrifice of one child per family, a sacrificed son and the rebellious daughter of a god find themselves challenging the status quo after learning a dark truth.

• Search and Destroy

  Kaneko, Atsushi, 1966-

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  An authorized retelling of Ozama Tezuka's Dororo set in a dystopian future where mercenary robots known as "creatures" serve the human elite and victimize the city's scrabbling, desperate masses. The violent death of one of these creatures…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sirens of the City. Volume 1

  Starer, Joanne,

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  Layla is a pregnant teenage runaway and orphan trying to survive the streets of New York in 1987. After a charismatic stranger invites her to a party, she is swept into a world of monsters she didn't know existed—and they're all after…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Steel of the Celestial Shadows

  Matsuura, Daruma, 1984-

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  Impoverished samurai Ryudo Konosuke suffers from a curse that warps any metal near him, making it impossible for him to wield a sword or even shave. At his lowest point, a mysterious woman offers to marry him, but what first seems like…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Universal Monsters: Dracula. Volume 1

  Tynion IV, James,

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  After admitting a strange man into his asylum, Dr. John Seward must trust in something beyond science in order to save his daughter from a terrible fate.

• Where the Body Was

  Brubaker, Ed,

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  Multiple threads come together in this historical suburban noir set in the summer of 1984. Various characters narrate this concise mystery, eventually disclosing the victim and the aftermath of those who became involved.

• I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together

  a Memoir

  Vellekoop, Maurice,

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  Graphic memoir of Maurice Vellekoop, the Canadian graphic artist. The story takes readers through his life from childhood to where he is today. The memoir particularly outlines all of the struggles Vellekoop went through to embrace his…Read moreRead more of this annotation