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"Creating comics, playing video games, eating burgers. Everything is better when it's with your best friend. Learn how to adult with Tara and Sarah!"

"Teen girls reimagine the universe! Nathalie and Marie are 17 years old and best friends. Since elementary school, they've battled boredom by playing a special game: What if we were... The rules are simple : one player names a topic -- fruit! spies! Vikings! -- and then both players imagine what life would be like as that subject. Easy to play, but hard to master. A boring player will give a boring answer. An expert player will know how to think outside...

"A young girl named Nagi and a giant spider make an unusual pair in this post-apocalyptic story, but living in the mountains is lonely, and they've managed to find each other. Join them in their strangely sweet domestic bliss as they spend their days sharing tea and throwing picnics, proving that love (and delicious food) can bring together even the most unlikely of friends."--Page 4 Cover

"There's rich girls, and then there's Haru-an ultra-rich heiress with more money than you could spend in your lifetime. She may be loaded, but she has to go to high school like everyone else-and when you see everyone there as mere commoners, it might be just a little difficult to make friends. There's only one person who really hits it off with her: Tsurezure, an aloof hipster with a super-weird fashion sense. It's an unlikely friendship between oddballs...

Phoebe and her exceptional hooved pal are back in this all-new collection of comics! Laugh alongside the lovable duo as they question the idea of "coolness," gain a deeper appreciation for the power of friendship, and put off summer reading assignments for as long as physically possible.

The revival of the Black Stones has things looking up for Nana Osaki, but Nana Komatsu, haunted by her personal demons and a rocky relationship, isn't finding life in Tokyo nearly as good.

"Ren's drug use is spiraling out of control and he doesn't want to drag Trapnest down with him. Neither Takumi nor Reira are willing to let Ren quit the band, and both do their best to give him the time he needs to get it together. But Ren isn't sure this is something he can handle on his own. Will he turn to Nana for help, or will their strained relationship make him try to face his demons alone?"--p. 4 of cover.

"Gwendolyn, the youngest of the King's three daughters, is living proof that princesses don't always have it all. She isn't like a typical fairy-tale princess, or other princesses in the Pastel Kingdom. Gwendolyn, with her big heart and love of baking, isn't particularly attractive. Unlike her sisters who have woodland creatures do their hair and makeup, or have flowers blossom wherever they sleep, Gwendolyn is a bit...different. So when her father...

"The Monarchs are the greatest fighters in the entire galaxy. Their popularity has motivated many to train with hopes of one day being able to claim the glowing crown atop the Monarch's heads! For many the thought of besting a Monarch and taking their crown is exhilarating! Some will make it and many others won't, but that is the risk many will take to attain immense power. Ja'Khari and Pepper, two kids from a human settlement known as the Bloks,...

Noriko and Izark are on the run from those who want "the awakening" that they believe Noritko to be. Weakened from a recent battle, Izark has become dependant on Noriko to nurse him back to health. Meanwhile, Noriko is trying to learn the native tongue so she can converse with her strange friend.