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202) Dragonar Academy: 9
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"The Mother Dragon-- a mysterious being even to the Dragonars to whom she bestows her offspring-- has summoned Ash to Albion Forest. Ash obeys, accompanied by Eco and Sylvia, hoping to gain answers about Eco's true nature: Why does she have a human form? Will she be able to control her power? And how can Ash help her be happy again...? But the truth about Eco isn't all that awaits the trio in the forest. It's time for Ash to learn what really happened...
206) Fence: Volume three
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"Scrappy fencer Nicholas Cox comes to the end of his path to prove himself worthy of a father he never knew in the face of surly upperclassmen, nearly impossible odds, and the talent of his rival, sullen fencing prodigy, Seiji Katayama. Sparks fly white-hot on the pitch as Nicholas and Seiji finally face off once again in the halls of King's Row. It's a match that will change King's Row (and both of them!) forever, and set the stage as the team journeys...
208) Dragonar Academy: 1
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"Learning to ride and tame dragons comes easy to most students at Ansarivan Dragonar Academy--except for first-year student Ash Blake, who is known by his fellow classmates as the "number one problem child." Poor Ash is the laughingstock at school because, despite his unfashionably large star-shaped brand that marks him as a future dragon master, he has nothing to show for it. His dragon has never appeared. Until now, that is. One fateful day, Ash's...
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"THE COMPETITION HAS BEEN RESET... EN GARDE! Return to the thrilling world of high-stakes, competitive fencing, with a brand new story featuring the beloved cast of characters from the original hit series. Are Seiji and Jesse really through? The rumors around Halverton, the prestigious fencing training camp, have spread like wildfire, but it's not long before a mystery fencer arrives-one who may finally pose a threat to the #1 spot. Will Seiji's unquenchable...
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"A Buddhist monk of the Rinzai school in the middle Muromachi period, Sojun was rumored to be the illegitimate son of Emperor Go-Komatsu. After leaving home in 1399 to enter the Ankoku-ji temple, in 1410 he became the student of an abbot called Ken'o at Saikin-ji temple. There he was given the name 'Sojun.' He was known for his poetry, comical tanka poems, calligraphic works, and eccentricities. Many stories of Sojun's legendary wit were composed...
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"The students prepare for an academic exposition in which visitors from the outside world will gather to witness the clones' achievements. But in the midst of the event, an older generation of St. Kleio clones detonate a bomb in the auditorium, and among the terrorists are three men who bear a striking resemblance to Shiro. In the pandemonium that ensues, Joan of Arc is killed, along with many other students. For some reason, many of the terrorists...
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"Rockswell (19XX-), current director of St. Kleio Academy, a school exclusively for the clones of famous historical personages, is also a major sponsor of the academy. Seems to have a longstanding relationship with Mr. Kuroe, a member of the academy's staff, and Dr. Kamiya, a professor at the academy. The details of his upbringing and the reasons for his involvement in the academy are unknown"--Page 3 of cover.
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"Kendra James began her professional life selling a lie. As an admissions officer specializing in diversity recruitment for select prep schools, her job was persuading students and families to embark on the same perilous journey, attending cutthroat and largely white schools similar to The Taft School, an elite institution in Connecticut where she had been the first African-American legacy student only a few years earlier. Forced to reflect on her...
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In this beautiful, evocative, and often surreal retelling of Bran Stoker's Dracula, a fearsome enemy arrives from the east, bringing with it horrors the likes of which have never been seen in the British Empire. Standing opposed are Wilhelmina "Mina" Murray and her stalwart companions, united in a cabal that eclipses gender, nationality, and station until the day that they can achieve victory. As Mina struggles to find her place as Whitby School's...
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"Natsume has infiltrated the Flower Princess Palace's basement, but he's fallen into a trap. The dangerous abilities class discipline squad has been ordered to punish him and lock him in the basement forever! Will Mikan, Hotaru, Luca, and the rest of the gang be able to stop them from carrying out this deadly crime?"--cover.
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In this stirring account of a teacher and his twelve students tucked away in the mountains of Vermont, educator Tal Birdsey fervently documents the founding year of his small junior high school with wit and humility. Part memoir, part meditation on the power of art and poetry, and part criticism of standardized education, A Room for Learning evokes a spirit of change, allowing adolescents a hand in their education. With no set curriculum and limited...
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"It's time for the Alice Academy Christmas party, and all the students are pitching in with their Alices to help with the preparations. But while Mikan has gotten a lot more comfortable with her own powers, how can "nullification" help in a situation like this? Meanwhile, the holidays are bringing up a variety of confusing emotions all around, and quite a bit of speculation about romance!" -- from publisher's web site.