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Nielsen-Fernlund, Susin.


Felix Knuttson, twelve, is an endearing kid with an incredible brain for trivia. His mom Astrid is loving but unreliable; she can't hold onto a job, or a home. When they lose their apartment in Vancouver, they move into a camper van, just for August, till Astrid finds a job. September comes, they're still in the van; Felix must keep "home" a secret and give a fake address in order to enroll in school. Luckily, he finds true friends. As the weeks pass and life becomes grim, he struggles not to let anyone know how precarious his situation is. When he gets to compete on a national quiz show, Felix is determined to win -- the cash prize will bring them a home. Their luck is about to change! But what happens is not at all what Felix expected.
Date Published:2020

Felix Knuttson, twelve, is an endearing kid with an incredible brain for trivia. His mom Astrid is loving but unreliable; she can't hold onto a job, or a home. When they lose their apartment in Vancouver, they move into a camper van, just for August, till Astrid finds a job. September comes, they're still in the van; Felix must keep "home" a secret and give a fake address in order to enroll in school. Luckily, he finds true friends. As the weeks pass and life becomes grim, he struggles not to let anyone know how precarious his situation is. When he gets to compete on a national quiz show, Felix is determined to win -- the cash prize will bring them a home. Their luck is about to change! But what happens is not at all what Felix expected.

Date Published:2020

Diary of a wimpy kid

Kinney, Jeff


Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
Date Published:2007

Death note

Ohba, Tsugumi.


Translated from the Japanese. Translators and adaptors vary between volumes. Each volume contains two original volumes. Read from right to left. Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami (death god). Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. Will Light's noble goal succeed, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?
Date Published:2010

Translated from the Japanese. Translators and adaptors vary between volumes. Each volume contains two original volumes. Read from right to left. Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami (death god). Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. Will Light's noble goal succeed, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?

Date Published:2010

One piece. 15, Straight ahead!!! /

Oda, Eiichirō, 1975-


This book reads from right to left. This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #51-55. Dorry the Giant launches an attack on Luffy and crew, assuming they are the ones who gave him exploding ale. He's defeated by the rubbery power of the Gum Gum Rocket, but there's still one question: Luffy didn't do it, so who slipped Dorry the ale?
Date Published:2007

It's not summer without you

Han, Jenny


Teenaged Isobel "Belly" Conklin, whose life revolves around spending the summer at her mother's best friend's beach house, reflects on the tragic events of the past year that changed her life forever.
Date Published:2010

One piece. 20, Showdown at Alubarna

Oda, Eiichirō, 1975-


Reads from right to left. When leaving Rainbase to head off the rebels in the capital city of Alubarna, Luffy gets pulled aside by Crocodile for some cozy one-on-one time! With only three minutes to fight, can Luffy take on the sand pirate on his domain?! The rest of the crew must help Vivi stop the rebels, but the formidable Officer Agents have been waiting for them at the city gates! Will Vivi be in time to stop the inevitable clash between the rebels and the Army?!
Date Published:2009

Reads from right to left. When leaving Rainbase to head off the rebels in the capital city of Alubarna, Luffy gets pulled aside by Crocodile for some cozy one-on-one time! With only three minutes to fight, can Luffy take on the sand pirate on his domain?! The rest of the crew must help Vivi stop the rebels, but the formidable Officer Agents have been waiting for them at the city gates! Will Vivi be in time to stop the inevitable clash between the rebels and the Army?!

Date Published:2009

One piece. 21, Utopia /

Oda, Eiichirō, 1975-


Reads from right to left. The Straw Hats are keeping the Officer Agents preoccupied while Vivi makes her way to the palace. Sanji's got his hands full with Mr. 2 Bon Clay while Zolo battles mano a mano with Mr 1 - or rather sword to sword body in this case! That leaves Nami on her own with Ms Doublefinger - a prickly predicament with only her wits and Usopp's special weapon to depend on. Can the Straw Hats prevail against the best of the Baroque Works?!
Date Published:2009

Reads from right to left. The Straw Hats are keeping the Officer Agents preoccupied while Vivi makes her way to the palace. Sanji's got his hands full with Mr. 2 Bon Clay while Zolo battles mano a mano with Mr 1 - or rather sword to sword body in this case! That leaves Nami on her own with Ms Doublefinger - a prickly predicament with only her wits and Usopp's special weapon to depend on. Can the Straw Hats prevail against the best of the Baroque Works?!

Date Published:2009

One piece. 7, The crap-geezer /

Oda, Eiichirō, 1975-


Pages numbered from right to left. In an attempt to take over Baratie, an oceangoing restaurant, Don Kreig unleashes his evil pirate armada and a dangerous secret weapon.
Date Published:2005

Fullmetal alchemist

Arakawa, Hiromu, 1973-


Pages numbered from right to left. When an alchemical ritual goes awry causing Edward Elric to lose limbs and his brother to become trapped in a suit of armor, Edward begins a quest to recover the one thing that can restore them, the legendary Philosopher's Stone.
Date Published:2005

Lost boys

Rosenblatt, Darcey,


In 1982 Iran, twelve-year-old Reza is more interested in music than war, but enlists in obedience to his devout mother and soon finds himself in a prison camp in Iraq.
Date Published:2018

The fort

Korman, Gordon,


Five middle schoolers find a fully stocked bomb shelter constructed decades ago in the local woods by an eccentric tycoon and lost until a hurricane exposes the entrance. So, how to keep the hideout secret from interfering grown-ups--and, more particularly, from scary teen psychopath, Jaeger Devlin?
Date Published:2022

Let the monster out

Lucas, Chad,


Bones Malone feels like he can't do anything right in his new small town. He's one of the few Black kids in Langille, and now his baseball team just lost their first game. Kyle Specks never knows what to say to people. He might be neurodivergent, but he hasn't got an official diagnosis yet. The town has been having strange shared dreams, and people haven't been acting like themselves-- and when Bones and Kyle find a scientist's journal, these boys will have a summer they'll never be able to forget!
Date Published:2022

Bones Malone feels like he can't do anything right in his new small town. He's one of the few Black kids in Langille, and now his baseball team just lost their first game. Kyle Specks never knows what to say to people. He might be neurodivergent, but he hasn't got an official diagnosis yet. The town has been having strange shared dreams, and people haven't been acting like themselves-- and when Bones and Kyle find a scientist's journal, these boys will have a summer they'll never be able to forget!

Date Published:2022

The outsmarters

Ellis, Deborah, 1960-


Suspended from school, twelve-year-old Kate finds her own way to get on with her life, despite the messed-up adults around her. Kate decides to open a philosophy booth to provide answers to life's big and small questions. She soon learns that adults have plenty of problems and secrets of their own. When she finds that her grandmother has been lying to her about her mother, the two have a huge fight. Kate decides to take matters into her own hands and discovers that to get what she wants, she may have to reach out to some unexpected people, and find a way to lay down her own anger.
Date Published:2024

Suspended from school, twelve-year-old Kate finds her own way to get on with her life, despite the messed-up adults around her. Kate decides to open a philosophy booth to provide answers to life's big and small questions. She soon learns that adults have plenty of problems and secrets of their own. When she finds that her grandmother has been lying to her about her mother, the two have a huge fight. Kate decides to take matters into her own hands and discovers that to get what she wants, she may have to reach out to some unexpected people, and find a way to lay down her own anger.

Date Published:2024

Jujutsu kaisen. 2, Fearsome womb /

Akutami, Gege, 1992-,


Translation of: Jujutsu kaisen. Reads from right to left. In a world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna were lost and scattered about. Should any demon consume Sukuna's body parts, the power they gain could destroy the world as we know it. Fortunately, there exists a mysterious school of Jujutsu Sorcerers who exist to protect the precarious existence of the living from the supernatural!... When a cursed womb appears at a detention facility, Jujutsu High dispatches Itadori and the other first-years to handle the situation. However, the Curse they encounter is far stronger than they ever expected! Itadori and friends now have two options: run and maybe live, or fight and die. While they are distracted, powerful Curses with mysterious designs on Jujutsu High and Satoru Gojo are gathering...
Date Published:2020

Translation of: Jujutsu kaisen. Reads from right to left. In a world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna were lost and scattered about. Should any demon consume Sukuna's body parts, the power they gain could destroy the world as we know it. Fortunately, there exists a mysterious school of Jujutsu Sorcerers who exist to protect the precarious existence of the living from the supernatural!... When a cursed womb appears at a detention facility, Jujutsu High dispatches Itadori and the other first-years to handle the situation. However, the Curse they encounter is far stronger than they ever expected! Itadori and friends now have two options: run and maybe live, or fight and die. While they are distracted, powerful Curses with mysterious designs on Jujutsu High and Satoru Gojo are gathering...

Date Published:2020

Eight days

Toten, Teresa, 1955-,


"How do you face a heartbreaking past? One day at a time. Or as Aggie says, one crisis at a time. In Teresa Toten’s compelling new novel Eight Days, Samantha finds out that the mother she thought had died years ago has actually just passed away. Added to this charged secret is her recovering alcoholic grandfather’s strange behaviour and sudden insistence that he take Sami back to Chicago to retrieve her mother’s body. Luckily, Sami’s beloved neighbour and surrogate mother figure, Aggie, insists on coming on the road trip, bringing along her quirky sense of humour and fantastic wig collection. The eight-day journey takes us from Toronto to Chicago and back again, as Sami, an American living with her grandfather in a Muslim-dominated apartment complex in Toronto, struggles to find out who she is and where she belongs. Infused with warmth and love, even as family struggles and secrets are torn open, Eight Days is ultimately about forgiveness and strength in community. It is truly a novel for our times."--
Date Published:2022

"How do you face a heartbreaking past? One day at a time. Or as Aggie says, one crisis at a time. In Teresa Toten’s compelling new novel Eight Days, Samantha finds out that the mother she thought had died years ago has actually just passed away. Added to this charged secret is her recovering alcoholic grandfather’s strange behaviour and sudden insistence that he take Sami back to Chicago to retrieve her mother’s body. Luckily, Sami’s beloved neighbour and surrogate mother figure, Aggie, insists on coming on the road trip, bringing along her quirky sense of humour and fantastic wig collection. The eight-day journey takes us from Toronto to Chicago and back again, as Sami, an American living with her grandfather in a Muslim-dominated apartment complex in Toronto, struggles to find out who she is and where she belongs. Infused with warmth and love, even as family struggles and secrets are torn open, Eight Days is ultimately about forgiveness and strength in community. It is truly a novel for our times."--

Date Published:2022

One piece. 9, Tears /

Oda, Eiichirō, 1975-


This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #32-35. This book reads from right to left. Luffy and crew stand up to "Saw-Tooth" Arlong and his Fish Man pirates, but no one expected Nami to be a member of Arlong's crew.
Date Published:2005

Run

Walters, Eric, 1957-


Winston is sent to stay with his father, a journalist who has been sent on assignment to cover a human interest story about a man trying to run across the country. He is overjoyed when his father's article about the Marathon of Hope ignites public interest across the country. When his father's next article characterizes Terry Fox and his friend, Doug in an unflattering way, Winston decides it's time to make a run for it himself.
Date Published:2003

Winston is sent to stay with his father, a journalist who has been sent on assignment to cover a human interest story about a man trying to run across the country. He is overjoyed when his father's article about the Marathon of Hope ignites public interest across the country. When his father's next article characterizes Terry Fox and his friend, Doug in an unflattering way, Winston decides it's time to make a run for it himself.

Date Published:2003

One piece. 17, Hiriluk's cherry blossoms /

Oda, Eiichirō, 1975-


This book reads from right to left. "This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #59-62." It's the final showdown with the metallic King Wapol! He wants his castle back and he's not taking "no" for an answer. Well, Luffy, Sanji and their newfound friend Tony Tony Chopper aren't giving up so easily! But our heroes have their hands full--especially with Wapol's ability to modify his body depending on what he eats! Meanwhile, down the mountain in Big Horn village the people are devastated as their beloved leader lies in the snow, badly injured. But all is not lost when Wapol's deadly 20 Doctors make an unbelievable announcement!
Date Published:2008

This book reads from right to left. "This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #59-62." It's the final showdown with the metallic King Wapol! He wants his castle back and he's not taking "no" for an answer. Well, Luffy, Sanji and their newfound friend Tony Tony Chopper aren't giving up so easily! But our heroes have their hands full--especially with Wapol's ability to modify his body depending on what he eats! Meanwhile, down the mountain in Big Horn village the people are devastated as their beloved leader lies in the snow, badly injured. But all is not lost when Wapol's deadly 20 Doctors make an unbelievable announcement!

Date Published:2008

One piece. 6, The oath /

Oda, Eiichirō, 1975-


"This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #23-25." In keeping with the original Japanese format, this book reads from back to front and from right to left. Luffy has been made a busboy on Baratie, the oceangoing restaurant. His oath to feed any and all pirates gets in the way when the pirates he just fed now want to serve him up for dinner.
Date Published:2005

One piece. 8, I won't die /

Oda, Eiichirō, 1975-


Pages numbered from right to left. As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming the King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubberàat the cost of never being able to swim again! Now Luffy, with the help of a motley collection of pirate wannabes, is setting off in search of the "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world!
Date Published:2005