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222) Dragon moon
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
328 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In China during the Han Dynasty, young Ping must take Kai, the dragon she rescued, on a long and perilous journey to the ancient haven of the dragons following cryptic clues left by the wise dragon, Danzi, and aided by old friends.
224) X: 1
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
3-in-1 edition.
Physical Desc
569 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The fate of the world as at stake in this lavishly illustrated masterwork from manga supergroup CLAMP!
225) X: 3
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
3-in-1 edition.
Physical Desc
550 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
As the gears of fate turn, Kamui draws ever closer to the moment when he must make his inevitable choice: to become either humanity's saviour or its scourge. With Kamui's decision, however, come unimaginable consequences for Fuma and Kotori. Meanwhile, the members of both sides of the conflict converge on Tokyo, obeying the call of their intertwined destinies. Among them is Subaru Sumeragi, a powerful magic user, who arrives just in time to help Kamui...
226) Reckoning
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Silver Blackthorn of the feudal English village, Martindale, takes the coming-of-age test that determines her place in society and learns that she is to become an Offering for King Victor, placing her in a warped world of suspicion from which she knows she must escape.
227) Perfect timing
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
441 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's the night before her wedding when Poppy Dunbar meets Tom. He is tall, dark, and handsome with a quirky smile, and Poppy can't shake the feeling she's known him all her life. She can't go through with the meeting they arrange...but she can't go through with the wedding anymore either. Suddenly notorious as 'The Girl Who Jilted Rob McBride,' Poppy leaves for London and a fresh start. Soon she's installed in the bohemian household of Caspar French,...
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
338 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Just a date...or a twist of fate? When it comes to love and art, Rooney Gao believes in signs. Most of all, she believes in the Chinese legend that everyone is tied to their one true love by the red string of fate. And that belief has inspired her career as an artist, as well as the large art installations she makes with (obviously) red string. That is until artist's block strikes and Rooney begins to question everything. But then fate leads her...
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
147, 145 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Two intertwining stories of Bogotá. One, a family of five children, left to live on their own. The other, a girl in an orphanage who will do anything to befriend the mysterious Immortal Boy" --
230) Your name: Vol. 3
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Yen Press edition.
Physical Desc
156 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"They should have never met... The comet's arrival is imminent, and Taki puts his plan into action to save Mitsuha and the people he has come to care for during his time in her body. Convincing a whole town of skeptics that the sky is falling will take some doing--and a little delinquency--but if Taki wants any hope of a future with Mitsuha, they will have to save the town in the here and now...!"--Page [4] of cover.
231) Your name: Vol. 1
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Yen Press edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mitsuha, a high school girl from a town deep in the mountains, dreams of an unfamiliar life in Tokyo. Taki, a high school boy from Tokyo, dreams that he is a girl living in the mountains. As the two begin swapping lives, a miraculous story is set in motion." -- Page [4] cover.
232) Kapilavastu
Author
Series
Buddha volume 1
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
400 pages : illustrations, map ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
A fictional retelling of the life of Siddhartha (Gautama Buddha), the founder of Buddhism, in manga style comic format. In volume 1, Siddhartha isn't even born until page 268. Instead, Tezuka introduces Chapra, a slave who attempts to escape his fate by posing as the son of a general; Tatta, a crazed wild child pariah who communes with animals; Chapra's slave mother, who stands by him no matter what; and Naradatta, a monk attempting to discover the...
Author
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
143 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A harsh, controlling father. A quiescent mother. A house that feels like anything but a home. Natasha gathers the strength to leave, and comes upon a little house in the wood: a house that walks about on chicken feet and is inhabited by a fairy tale witch. In finding Baba Yaga, Natasha finds her voice, her power, herself. -- Adapted from page [4] cover.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Betrayed by Raj, who she thought she was fated to marry, seventeen-year-old Winnie Mehta teams with fellow film fan Dev to get her life back on track and find her true soul mate.
235) X: 2
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
3-in-1 edition.
Physical Desc
554 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Hinoto, Japan's greatest seer, has foretold the end of the world. At the center of her prophecy is Kamui Shiro, a young man who possesses tremendous arcane powers..." -- Inside cover.
236) Dream bride
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Large Print unabridged edition.
Physical Desc
351 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
According to family legend, when Chloe Wright puts on the magical heirloom nightgown on her twenty-fifth birthday, she will dream of her future groom. Chloe doesn't believe in fate, so she's shocked when she crosses paths with a handsome stranger. Archaeologist and explorer Arizona Smith is everything Chloe has ever wanted in a man. But she's not about to fall in love, especially since Arizona never settles anywhere for long. Still, his electrifying...
237) Clash of the Titans
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Perseus is the mortal son of Zeus, who sets out to fulfill his destiny by rescuing beloved Andromeda from the wrath the goddess Thetis. Perils await Perseus time and again. In order to fufill his destiny, Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa, and answering riddles.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Danae: Banished from her homeland thanks to a prophecy foretelling that her unborn child will one day cause the death of her father, the king of Argos, Danae finds herself stranded, pregnant, and alone in a remote fishing village. Its a harsh new world for a young woman who grew up as a coddled princess, and forging a new life for herself and for her young son Perseus will be the hardest thing shes ever done. Medusa: As a member of a reclusive band...
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
198 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When her father is injured, fourteen-year-old Nazia is pulled away from school, her friends, and her preparations for an arranged marriage, to help her mother clean houses in a wealthy part of Karachi, Pakistan, where she finally rebels against the destiny that is planned for her.
Author
Publisher
Umbriel/Ediciones Urano
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
412 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
Español
Description
En 1345, China está gobernada por los rudos mongoles. Para los hambrientos campesinos de las llanuras centrales, la grandeza es algo que solo se encuentra en las historias. Cuando el octavo descendiente de la familia Zhu, Zhu Chongba, recibe su destino de grandeza, todos se muestran desconcertados y sin saber cómo se hará realidad. La nada que recibe para su futuro la lista y competente segunda hija de la familia, por otra parte, no es más que...