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2015
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English
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Sibert Honor Medalist · Kirkus' Best of 2015 list · School Library Journal Best of 2015 · Publishers Weekly's Best of 2015 list · Horn Book Fanfare Book · Booklist Editor's Choice
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. Property damages
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"Burn was once human. He also had a family and friends, until a metallic angel of death took everything from him. This mechanical monster, Shoftiel, was one of many living machines made to help humanity that revolted and declared war on their creators. It tore through Burn's home and wreaked havoc on his city until the buildings collapsed, crashing down upon them. Emerging from the rubble, Burn and Shoftiel discover their once separate bodies have...
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Series
Attack on Titan volume 20
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The Survey Corps's quest for the truth of the world inside the Walls has brought them back to Titan-infested Shiganshina District, a mere stone's throw from Eren's childhood home. They have come to execute Erwin's final gambit, reclaiming Wall Maria and the secrets of humanity's past. But the Colossus Titan, the Armored Titan, and the Beast Titan have been waiting for them, and saving humanity will require the most difficult sacrifice the Corps has...
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Series
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Humanity has learned to live in complacency behind its high walls, protected from the giant Titans. But when a Titan-worshipping cult opens one of the gates, a Titan wreaks havoc, consuming the cultists. After the rampage is over, two young Survey Corps members are shocked to discover a pregnant woman's partially digested corpse - with her baby still alive inside it! What will the fate of this 'child of the Titans' be? And how will humanity learn...
Author
Series
Publisher
[Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Humanity has learned to live in complacency behind its high walls, protected from the giant Titans. But when a Titan-worshipping cult opens one of the gates, a Titan wreaks havoc, consuming the cultists. After the rampage is over, two young Survey Corps members are shocked to discover a pregnant woman's partially digested corpse - with her baby still alive inside it! What will the fate of this 'child of the Titans' be? And how will humanity learn...
Author
Series
Attack on Titan: Before the fall volume 1
Attack on Titan Before the fall volume 1
Attack on titan before the fall volume 14
Attack on Titan Before the fall volume 1
Attack on titan before the fall volume 14
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"An ultimatum has been issued: for the Survey Corps to continue the good fight of helping humanity expand beyond the Walls again, they must mount an expedition and prove that the new Vertical Maneuvering Equipment is capable of killing a Titan. But part of the preparation is to actually see the Titans and understand what humanity's greatest foe really looks like-a challenge more daunting than any written test..."--Back cover.
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Series
Attack on Titan volume 18
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The Survey Corps has overthrown the Royal Government and swept away the tyranny of the king. The next step: Move to retake Wall Maria, with the help of a newly-discovered metallic ore and Eren's miraculous Titan hardening powers. But as humanity pulls together, its enemies also unite beyond the Walls... now that the Beast Titan has joined Reiner and Bertolt, what havoc will they wreak?
Author
Series
Attack on Titan volume 2
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The Colossal Titan has breached humanity's first line of defense, Wall Maria. Mikasa, the 104th Training Corps' ace and Eren's best friend, may be the only one capable of defeating them, but beneath her calm exterior lurks a dark past. When all looks lost a new Titan appears and begins to slaughter its fellow Titans. Could this new monster be a blessing in disguise, or is the truth something much more sinister.
Author
Series
Attack on Titan volume 21
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In this post-apocalyptic sci-fi story, humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as The Titans. Little is known about where they came from or why they are bent on consuming mankind. Seemingly unintelligent, they have roamed the world for years, killing everyone they see. For the past century, what's left of the human race has hidden in a giant, three-walled city.
Author
Series
Attack on Titan volume 25
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The final battle rages on between the Survey Corps and the genocidal Colossus and Armored Titans. It's a personal fight that has driven old friends to kill each other, with the fate of humanity and the truth behind the Titan threat in the balance"--Amazon.
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Young Clark Kent continues his journey toward becoming the World's Greatest Super Hero, but finds dealing with humanity to be a bigger challenge than he ever imagined! From a ruthless dictator to a new love interest who's not Lois Lane, things are never easy for this emerging Man of Steel.
Author
Series
Iyanu volume 1
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Iyanu, a teenage orphan with no recollection of her past, suddenly discovers that she has abilities that rival the ancient deities spoken of in the folklore of her people. It is these abilities that are the key to bringing back an "age of wonders", as Iyanu begins her journey to save a world on the brink of destruction! The Corrupt -- cursed wildlife and strange, divine beasts -- are determined to destroy humanity, unless Iyanu can stop them.
13) Alienated
Author
Series
Alienated (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Three kids called Sam. One alien bioweapon. Three teenagers, each an outcast in their own ways, stumble upon an unearthly entity as it's born. As they bond over this shared secret and the incredible abilities of their new discovery, the trio soon realizes the truth: this creature is dangerous...and in need of prey. But as each of them tries to decide how they can use this newfound power to do some real good in a broken world, they'll find that the...
Author
Series
Last pick volume 2
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Four years ago, aliens kidnapped most of mankind, leaving behind those they deemed unworthy-the "last picked." The future for Sam is bleak and unthinkable. A galaxy away from her twin brother, she is a pawn in the aliens' bloody civil war. But with her new friend Mia, Sam has found a way to resist her captors and hold onto her humanity. Back on Earth, Sam's twin, Wyatt, is leading a resistance of his own. With a ragtag army of the old, the young,...
15) Satan's Prep
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Trevor Loomis's high school is literally Hell. In an unfortunate theological snafu, Trevor dies and finds himself in the afterlife at Satan's Prep, a Dante-inspired private school for lost souls. From science class (where he's the experiment) to gym class (involving deadly games of dodgeball), Trevor just wants to pass the semester with a 61 percent humanity level and transfer to Purgatory. When the beautiful Persephone Plumm shows...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Fifteen years ago, humanity led a last-ditch attempt to discover the Titans' weakness--a survey expedition to capture one of the beasts. But the ten-meter Titan who appeared during the capture attempt threw the expedition into chaos. Among those who escaped behind Wall Maria was the genius craftsman Angel, a weapon-developer who was participating in the expedition as a researcher. What would he conjure up from this failure?" -- Page [4] of cover....
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Series
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"For Shiva's sake, another life must be sacrificed. Teacher thought he had steeled himself to commit the deed, but perhaps some lingering trace of his humanity stilled his hand. Unable to harm others, he realizes the only recourse is to instead sacrifice himself. But what remains once the soul is gone?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Jujutsu kaisen volume 7
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Yuji Itadori is resolved to save the world from cursed demons, but he soon learns that the best way to do it is to slowly lose his humanity and become one himself! 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...
19) M.F.K
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Series
Publisher
Insight Comics
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"In a world of sleeping gods, a broken government, and a fragile peace held in the hands of the corrupt, one youth must find the strength to stand up against evil and save humanity. This story is not about that youth. It's about Abbie, who just wants to get to the mountain range called the Potter's Spine, scatter her mother's ashes, and then live out her life in sweet, blissful solitude. Unfortunately, everyone she meets wants to whine at her about...
Author
Series
Jujutsu kaisen volume 6
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Yuji Itadori is resolved to save the world from cursed demons, but he soon learns that the best way to do it is to slowly lose his humanity and become one himself! 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...
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