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"Coi is just eighteen years old but has already survived years of physical and verbal abuse from her mother. After being kicked out of her mother's house at age fourteen, Coi has lived with her father, and together they've created a peaceful life. That peace ends suddenly when her mother dies. Her mother's passing also reopens the door to her mother's side of the family, including her beloved younger half-sister, Kayla, her stepfather and her grandmother....
5) Shake it off
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"Sweet treats and friendship mix-ups abound in this story about cousins, first crushes, and finding your place"--Provided by publisher.
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Orphaned at a young age, Alice has lived with her aunt for most of her childhood. But her uncle is abusive and resentful, and at fifteen years old, Alice decides to return home to Kyoto and train as a maiko, eventually hoping to become a geisha. But when she arrives back to the city where she was born, she finds that Kyoto has changed quite a bit in the eight years since she left it. Almost as if it's a completely different world ...
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"Pieces of a Girl is a memoir about abuse and addiction and the power of storytelling and community that helped zine creator and novelist Stephanie Kuehnert survive and thrive. Told in journal entries, original illustrations, and pages torn from her actual diaries and zines, this is the story of Stephanie's life as a struggling outsider who survived substance and relationship abuse to beocme a strong young woman after years trapped in a cycle that...
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"In search of new ingredients, Yuna heads to a port town under the thumb of a shady guild and menaced by a giant kraken. Though both things are daunting, Yuna is more concerned with getting her hands on the ingredients for her favorite Japanese dishes! She'll do whatever it takes to get a taste of home, even if it means cleaning up this corrupt town!"--
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"Do they have a full piggy bank they'd like to convert to their very own savings account? Are they ready to start their own scarf-making business? No matter where your Rebel is in their earning, saving, or spending journey, this book offers tried-and-true wisdom to help them be even more informed, independent, and ready for the future."--
11) Mao: 16
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"When Nanoka is transported back in time to a supernatural early 20th century, she gets recruited by aloof exorcist Mao. What thread of fate connects them? Together, they seek answers...and kick some demon butt along the way! Mao desperately tries to connect with his newly resurrected best friend, but the Goko clan has other plans for Daigo's zombie body. Then, the gang is tasked with finding a missing little girl. Their search leads them to a mysterious...
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"Mari Jiwe's settling into the superhero gig, using the powers of her animal totem necklace to rescue kidnapped teens, disrupt an underground fight club, and even battle against corrupt corporate scientists! But it's her meeting with trickster god Anansi that changes her path to the future. He's drawing her into his web, and Mari's friends want to know why!--