A Bride's Story, Vol. 1 by
Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori (Emma, Shirley) brings the nineteenth-century Silk Road to lavish life, chronicling the story of Amir Halgal, a young woman from a nomadic tribe betrothed to a twelve-year-old boy eight years her junior. Coping with cultural differences, blossoming feelings for her new husband, and expectations from both her adoptive and birth families, Amir strives to find her role as she settles into a new life and a new home in a society quick to define that role for her.
I enjoy this series because it shows different cultural practices of courting's, relationships, and weddings from different cultures. This series is fiction, but it still respects and shows how other cultures do weddings and how brides are chosen. Even though I'm not that much into slice-of-life stories, this series does a good job in tying in drama and romance and not making it super cheesy all at the same time.
Audience: Young Adult/Teen
Book 1 of the Manga series.
Click, Clack, Moo by
The quirky, hilarious farmyard tale that started it all from New York Times bestselling duo of Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin! Now the inspiration for a new Christmas special, CLICK, CLACK, MOO: Christmas on the Farm. Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears Click, clack, MOO. Click, clack, MOO. Clickety, clack, MOO. But Farmer Brown's problems REALLY begin when his cows start leaving him notes.... Doreen Cronin's understated text and Betsy Lewin's expressive illustrations make the most of this hilarious situation. Come join the fun as a bunch of literate cows turn Farmer Brown's farm upside down.
Baby's first introduction to class consciousness and collective action! This charming children's book follows an eclectic group of farm animals as they go on strike for better living conditions. Using an old typewriter, they communicate back and forth with their farmer, withholding their capital until their demands are met. A truly delightful farmyard tale that I heard millions of times as a child and think about often even today.
Related media: Adapted into DVD with other stories by author.
Available also as VOX book, and in translation in Spanish.
Heartstopper #1: a Graphic Novel by
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. This edition features beautiful two-color artwork. Now streaming on Netflix! Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful ways in which love works.
Heartstopper is a beautiful, coming-of-age love story between two high school boys who develop a friendship that unexpectedly turns into more over time. Charlie, a shy and relatively quiet boy has a lackluster love-life and is used to being hidden by those afraid to love him out loud... until he meets Nick, the kind-hearted star of the rugby team who cannot deny his own feelings.
Audience: Young Adult
Book 1 of the Heartstopper series.
Related media: The Hearstopper Yearbook, Nick and Charlie: A Heartstopper Novella, This Winter: A Heartstopper Novella
The Lightning Thief by
The #1 New York Times Bestseller | Now a series on Disney+ 12-year-old Percy Jackson discovers he is the son of Poseidon in the opener to the hilarious, fast-paced adventure fantasy series for young readers ages 10 and up The hardcover edition of the first book in Rick Riordan's thrilling series, filled with magic, mythology, and plenty of monsters Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school again--he can't seem to stay out of trouble. Is he supposed to stand by while a bully picks on his scrawny best friend? Or not defend himself when his teacher turns into a monster and tries to kill him? Mythical creatures seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. What's worse, he's angered a few of them: Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Percy and his friends Grover the satyr, and Annabeth, the demigod daughter of Athena, must find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. They travel cross country to the gates of the Underworld in Los Angeles, facing a host of enemies determined to stop them. With millions of copies and over 10 years spent on the New York Times bestseller list, Percy has also become a movie, a Broadway musical, and now a Disney+ series. He continues to find fans in classrooms and libraries across the world.
Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” is the first entry in a series that masterfully fuses Greek mythology and modern day. The story follows 12-year-old Percy Jackson who discovers that not only does the Greek pantheon exist, but he is actually the son of a Greek god! Readers will join Percy as he learns to embrace his demigod origin and embarks on a perilous, monster-filled quest to prevent a war of the gods in this contemporary adventure.
Audience: Young Adult/Teens
Book 1 of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
Related media: Adapted into a movie (2010), and graphic novel.
Available in an Illustrated edition and as E-book.
Throne of Glass by
The first book in New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas's sweeping fantasy saga - now available in hardcover with a new look to match the series!When magic has gone from the world, and a vicious king rules from his throne of glass, an assassin comes to the castle. She does not come to kill, but to win her freedom. If she can defeat twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition to find the greatest assassin in the land, she will become the king's champion and be released from prison.Her name is Celaena Sardothien.The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. And a princess from a foreign land will become the one thing she never thought she'd have again: a friend. But something evil dwells in the castle--and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying, horribly, one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the source of the evil before it destroys her world.
This book is the start of an action packed series, full of magic, fantasy, and romance. If you're a fan of the "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series, or "Fourth Wing" you will love this series.
Audience: Young Adult/Teens
Book 1 of Throne of Glass series.
Witch Hat Atelier 1 by
Best of the Year - AV Club, New York Public Library, Nerdist, SYFY Wire, Chicago Public Library "Harry Pottermeets Kiki's Delivery Service!" -AV Club A beautifully-illustrated story about a girl who longs for magic in her life and learns that, on the inside, she already is what she wishes she could be. Reminiscent of Studio Ghibli, this lushly-drawn story has captured the hearts of fantasy fans worldwide. In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream- She wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch...until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she's never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody "knows" might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem...
This series has a great story and amazing artwork. Its good for teens and adults alike. The story follow Coco as she learns what it means to be an actual witch, something she has always wanted to be. Coco come to realize the ramification of learning magic and the price she must pay to get what she always yearned for. With a full cast of interesting characters fun and detailed creatures and a imaginative world this series is magical to read.
Audience: Young Adult/Teen
Book 1 of Witch Hat Atelier series.
Related media: Spin-off series Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen.
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