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The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill | Jh BAR

There is magic in starlight, of course. This is well known. Moonlight, however. That is a different story. Moonlight is magic. Ask anyone you like.

 

Magisterium book 3: The Bronze Key by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare | Jh BLA

Things have been better for Callum Hunt since the evil Constantine Madden was "officially" destroyed, even his relations with his father have improved, so he is happy to get back to the Magisterium for his Bronze Year to continue his magical studies--but when one of the students is murdered, Call and his friends, Tamara and Aaron, must track down the killer, without revealing the fact that Call is Madden reborn.

 

The Last Cherry Blossom by Kathleen Burkinshaw | Jh BUR

Yuriko was happy growing up in Hiroshima when it was just her and Papa. World War II is coming to an end, and Japan's fate is not entirely clear, with any battle losses being hidden fom its people. Yuriko is used to the sirens and the air-raid drills, but things start to feel more real when the neighbors who have left to fight stop coming home. When the bomb hits Hiroshima, it’s through Yuriko’s twelve-year-old eyes that we witness the devastation and horror. Based loosely on author Kathleen Burkinshaw’s mother’s firsthand experience surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

 

Knightley & Son: 3 of a King by Rohan Gavin | Jh GAV

London’s youngest detective, thirteen-year-old Darkus Knightley, dusts off his tweed hat and joins forces with his father and stepsister when one of their most beloved colleagues goes missing.

 

My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi | Jh GN HOR

Middle school student Isuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn’t got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U. A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then and encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, give s him a chance to change his destiny…

 

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: BFF by Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder | Call #: Jh GN MARVEL

Lunella Lafayette is an inhuman preteen genius who wants to change the world! When a time-travelling devil dinosaur shows up, will her plan go pear-shaped or will the dino become her best friend?

 

Captain Marvel: Higher, Faster, Further, More! By Kelly Sue DeConnick | Jh GN MARVEL

Captain Marvel, Earth’s Mightiest Hero with an attitude to match, is launching headfirst into an all-new adventure in outer space!

 

All-New Inhumans: Global Outreach by James Asmus & Charles Soule | Jh GN MARVEL

It’s a cruel, inhuman world out there—and it’s getting worse.

 

One-Punch Man by Yusuke Murata | Jh GN ONE

Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique.

 

Framed! A T.O.A.S.T. Mystery by James Ponti | Jh PON

In Washington, D.C., twelve-year-old Florian Bates, a consulting detective for the FBI, and his best friend Margaret help thwart the biggest art heist in United States history.

 

The Darkest Hour by Caroline Tung Richmond | Jh RIC

The Nazis will never see her coming.

 

The Monster on the Road is Me by J. P. Romney | Jh ROM

Aiko was the first. Nothing about her was that different, really. She liked things any fifteen-year-old girl in Japan likes. Flower, I guess. Hair accessories—bows and stuff. I have no idea what girls like. I sat behind Aiko for two years and in all that time I only managed to have two real conversations with her. One of them was in homeroom. The last was at her funeral.

 

Patrick Griffin’s Last Breakfast on Earth by Ned Rust | Jh RUS

One twelve-year-old boy, home alone. Two frozen waffles, unfairly consumed. One chemistry experiment gone bad. A parallel world run by evil technocrats. One enormous jackalope named Mr. BunBun. Bear spray. The end of the world.

 

 

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Thank you so much for adding THE LAST CHERRY BLOSSOM to your library shelves!

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