What's New on Hoopla

 This month all Hoopla Digital users can get up to 15 checkouts! Here are some books we think you will enjoy!

The Castle School (for Troubled Girls) by Alyssa Sheinmel: Moira can't help that she's considered "troubled." You'd be pretty troubled too if your best friend had just died. But Moira's parents don't seem to understand that's why she has been "acting out" lately, so they ship her off to a special all-girl's school somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Maine. Little do they know, the school is just down the road from a school for troubled boys which seems to Moira could be all kinds of fun... until weird stuff starts happening. Weird stuff that might be caused by the creepy doctors who run both schools. 

The Murder Game by Carrie Doyle: Luke never asked to be pulled into the middle of a murder investigation, but that's exactly what happens when Mr. Heckler, a professor at Luke's elite boarding school is killed. What's worse, the police think the killer is Oscar, Luke's room mate and best friend. Luke knows Oscar would never do such a thing, and sets out to clear his friend's name.. and maybe earn the attention of the hot new girl he's been dying to spend time with.

The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto: Logan calls himself a romantic. Everyone else calls him a stalker, especially Delilah, who is the object of his obsession. Logan wants to know everything about Delilah, and will stop at nothing to know her better, including watching her on a secret camera he has installed and following her every move on social media. Then one day, Logan sees Delilah doing something terrible. Something he believes he can use to make Delilah love him.. or else. 

Where the Road Leads Us by Robin Reul: Jack has two goals before leaving for college: patch things up with the brother he once loved, and finally, FINALLY deal with the aftermath of their dad's death. Hallie is just trying to get to Oregon after receiving some really bad news about one of her closest friends. When the two former classmates who barely know each other end up on the same rideshare to the bus stop, neither one of them expected it to be the start of the most epic adventure of their lives. 

New Manga at the Library

 Here's a sampling of some of the newer titles available at the library. Come in and check them out today!

Cells at Work! by Akane Shimizu. (Rated "Teen" for violence and blood): Great manga to learn about how your cells run your body! It’s a blood-pumping job! From strep throat, to hay fever, to influenza, the world is dangerous place for a red blood cell trying to get her oxygen deliveries finished! Fortunately, she’s not alone…she’s got a whole human body’s worth of cells ready to help out, especially the white blood cell who seems to be always showing up when she gets into trouble with germs. Other cells, like the buff and brash killer T cells, the nerdy neuron, to the cute little platelets (the tiniest cells in the human body)  has a job they have to do to keep your body running and healthy. Based on the hit anime of the same name, you will enjoy and be educated in a fun way about your human body.

Fly Me to the Moon by Kenjiro Hata. (Rated Older Teen for fan service, sexual situations & conversations, romance drama & mild languag). Based off the hit anime, Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You. Whether he likes it or not, Nasa Yuzaki has felt connected to outer space ever since his parents named him. He is an overachiever and wants to outperform the space program one day, which is his ultimate goal. But his goal veers off course when he meets mysterious girl with strange powers called, Tsukasa. Is she an alien or a moon goddess? Either way, she insists on marrying Nasa and becoming his wife! Nasa will have plenty of chances to find our who she really is since they will be living together. Find out how married life treats these two strangers in this cute new series.

Those Not-So-Sweet Boys by Yoko Nogiri. (Rated "Teen" for teen drama, romance and mild language). From the author of the popular series, Not Your Wolf-Boy & Love in Focus, comes a new romance that fans will enjoy. High schooler, Midori drops her wallet on her first day of high school and cute classmate Ichijo finds it. When he gives back to her, she does not get a chance to thank him as he walks away. Ichijo is part of a tight-knit trio, and Midori finds out that they were suspended from class and have never bothered to come back school after the suspension has been lifted. So, when the chairman of the school board finds out she is working part-time to help her mom out of debt, he tells her it is against school rules, and she could be expelled and lose her scholarship. However, if she gets Ichijo and his friends to come back to school, he will find her a new, school-approved job. It should be a piece of cake, right? Turns out to be a harder task than what she thinks since these not so nice boys could care less! Will Midori succeed and is there a chance that love may blossom?

The Witch and the Beast by Kousuke Satake. (Rated "Older Teen" for violence, blood, witchcraft, mild language, nudity and dark fantasy elements). In this dark fantasy series, meet Ashaf, a soft-spoken and cool headed man who is carrying a mysterious coffin and has an entourage of black crows. His partner, Guideau, is a feral, violent girl with long fangs, eyes of a beast, a hot-headed temper and has quite an appetite. She also carries a secret and is out for revenge on a witch. The ominous pair set travel to a town to defeat a tattooed witch who has put a curse on the townsfolk to convince them she is a hero and make them worship her like a God. But Ashaf and Guidaeu know she is trouble, they live by one creed: “wherever a witch goes, only curses and disasters follow.” This is a dark, mysterious and fairytale-like series, set in world of magic and monsters where the people will do anything to destroy witches. For fans, of Noragami and Clamp’s xxxHolic, this one will sure give you a thrill ride while reading!

What's New in Graphic Novels

 The newest member of the YCLD teen department team, Genesis, tells us what is new for checkout in the world of graphic novels. 

Black Canary: Ignite by Meg Cabot: For fans of DC Comics and anything Gotham City, this origin story is for you! Dinah Lance, a 13-year old middle schooler who's in a rock band with her two best friends spends most of her time practicing to win the upcoming school Battle of the Bands. When she's not rehearsing, she dreams of joining the Gotham City Junior Police Academy so she can make a real difference and solve crimes just like her detective father. But when a dangerous shadow figure begins threatening her friends and family, Dinah has to learn about her mother's secret past and newfound abilities.

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera and Celia Moscote: Fans of Bloom and Spinning will love this queer coming-of-age graphic novel adaptation of Gabby Rivera's best-selling novel. Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving her hometown of the Bronx and heading to Portland, Oregon for a summer internship. But, just before leaving, Juliet comes out to her family, causing a tear in her relationship with her mom. Wondering if her mom will ever speak to her again, Juliet arrives in Portland to meet with Harlowe Brisbane, both her favorite feminist author and the person she'll be interning with. In this new city, Juliet learns what it means to be Puerto Rican, lesbian, and out, even when the rest of the world doesn't understand.

Martian Ghost Centaur by Mat Heagerty and Steph Mided: The Town of Southborough was once a major tourist destination that was said to be the home of the famous sasquatch after multiple sightings of the cryptid over the years. But once sightings of the Sasquatch came to a halt, so did the town's tourism, and with that came financial difficulties for the town and its residents. A tech company by the name of Start-up.com, a start-up that helps people start their own start-ups, decides to take advantage of Southborough's monetary situation and begins buying up various places throughout town to construct a headquarters, in turn pushing out all the local townspeople. Fortunately, Louie O'Connor and her best friend Felix decide they're going to do whatever it takes to drive back tourism while also protecting everything that makes their hometown special. Even if that means creating an elaborate hoax to drive out the Start-up.com takeover.

What if We Were... by Axelle Lenoir: Nathalie and Marie are 17 year old best friends since elementary school who battle boredom by using their imaginations to play a game they invented called "What if We Were...?" The rules are simple: one player names a topic, such as "Vikings" or "vampire slayers," then both players imagine what life would be like as that subject. Easy enough to play, but hard to master. After all these years, Nathalie and Marie are experts as they have mastered how to think outside the box and creatively surprise each other. But what if a new player decided to join the game? And what if she was really hot? Find out if Nathalie and Marie survive the next round without heartbreak in this graphic novel that proves there's nothing better than using your imagination.

What's New On Hoopla

 Here are some great new teen titles we've recently added to Hoopla Digital you should definitely check out!

The Castle School (For Troubled Girls) by Alyssa B. Sheinmel: Ok, so Moira gets that she has kind of always been a troublemaker. And she KNOWS that she has gotten way worse since her best friend Nathan died. But that still doesn't mean she has to be happy or even accepting of  her parents decision to send her away to a creepy boarding school in the middle of he woods! She's not interested in being there, or making new friends or in her counseling sessions. But she IS kind of interesting in exploring the nearby all-boys boarding school late at night with her room mate... that is, until things start to get weird, and really, really creepy. 

Grace Unto Death by J. D. Winter: Dying sucks. Being only sort-of dead is even worse. Grace never set out to become a Necrowight. She was just out jogging, trying to get a little exercise and get away from her jerk stepdad. It was totally not her fault she ran into UNBELIEVABLY good looking Sebastian (swoon!) who just happened to be undead and just happened to have turned her into whatever the heck she was now. And what exactly IS she now? Is she dead? Undead? Only mostly dead? What is a teenage ghoul to do.

Hotel Black by Ken G. Jones: Edmund, Greg and Mary are glad to be heading off to Wales for a nice little vacation with their parents at Hotel Black... until they actually get there. Constantly surrounded by mist, the hotel has a deeply creepy air to it. Then there's the squeaking rats and the nightly nightmares they all seem to be having. Plus the weird portraits hanging everywhere of the same man... who always looks different somehow. What is going on at this hotel and will Edmund, Greg and Mary even make it out alive if they are brave enough to try to find out?

The Salt in Our Blood by Ava Morgyn: When Cat' beloved grandmother dies, Mary has no choice but to move to New Orleans to live with the mother, Mary, who abandoned her as a child. There, Cat finds a mysterious picture of her mother cradling a child who is most definitely not Cat. As Cat begins to uncover twisted family secrets, she begins to realize that her mother has issues that run much deeper that she ever suspected, and even worse, Cat begins to have haunting dreams in which strange apparitions seem to be trying to tell her something important about her own life and future as well as her mysterious past. 

What's New on Overdrive!

 There is so much new on Overdrive this month, we don't even know where to begin! New series are beginning, old series are ending, and authors we love are releasing LOOOOONG awaited new titles! Here are four that we are sure you are going to love this April!

The Cousins by Karen McManus: The author of One of Us is Lying and One of Us is Next is back with a brand new stand-alone novel to keep you on the edge of your seat. Milly, Jonah and Aubrey Story are cousins who come from one of the richest families in New England, but they have never met their grandparents. That's because one day, for reasons no one has ever explained each of their parents got a letter from the cousins grandmother saying she never wanted to speak to any member of the family again. Then, just as mysteriously, decades later, the three cousins get another letter, inviting them to come work for their secretive grandmother at the family's upscale resort on their private island. The cousins don't want to go, but their parents, hoping to get back into the will, force them to, with terrifying consequences. 

The Desolations of Devil's Acre by Ransom Riggs (Book 6 in the Miss Peregrine's Series): After 10 years and 6 books, we have reached the end. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children reaches its conclusion with this final volume. Jacob and Noor are back in Florida, at Jacob's grandad's house and Caul is building an army. The apocalypse is coming, marked by storms made of ashes, bones and blood, and only the peculiars can stop it.

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna: Fans of Ninth House and Wings of Ebony are going to want to pick this one up for sure! Deka has always been an outcast in her village because of her strange power: she is unnaturally intuitive. Now, as she turns 16 and readies for her tribe's blood ceremony she prays with all her might that her blood will be normal and red, and not cursed and gold, which will mean she is cursed and must suffer a terrible fate. Of course, her blood runs gold. Deka is terrified until a strange woman arrives to tell her that he blood is not actually a curse but a gift. It marks her as a warrior. A gilded one. A protector, and one of the few who can save her country from doom.

The Project by Courtney Summers: Fans of Sadie can rejoice! Courtney Summers has finally released her long awaited follow-up! As a child, Lo lost her parents to a terrible car crash that almost ended her own life. Then, as a teenager, she lost the only family she had left: her sister Bea joined the mysterious "Project," a supposed Christian charity organization that Lo is 100% convinced is a cult. When a young man who was once a member dies by throwing himself in front of a train, Lo knows she has to do anything she can to expose the Project and saver her sister before it's too late. 

All of these great Young Adult books and more are available on Overdrive now with your Yuma County Library District Library card! Check them out now! And remember, we are open with a current limit of 30 minutes in the building.

What's New On Hoopla for December?

 Here are some of the great new books now available on Hoopla Digital for you to borrow in December:

The Girl Who Wasn't There by Penny Joelson: Kasia is a watcher. Watching is all she can really do, since her illness keeps her from leaving her home most of the time. Unfortunately for Kasia, this means she is usually bored, since nothing really happens on her quiet little street. That is, until the day Kasia witnesses what she believes is a kidnapping. A kidnaping that is also witnessed by another girl Kasia sees watching from a window across the street from her own. But, when Kasia sets out to find the other witness, so they can both report what they have seen and potentially save a kidnap victim, things get even stranger, because the girl Kasia saw in the window, doesn't seem to exist at all. 

The Liar's Guide to the Night Sky by Brianna R. Shrum: Hallie is NOT happy that her parents are making her move during the last semester of her Senior year. She's ESPECIALLY not happy that they've moved her to Colorado, all the way across the country from all her friends in Massachusetts. It couldn't possibly get any worse... and the it does. When on a family camping trip in the freezing Colorado wilderness Hallie and her family fall victim to an avalanche, and with people in desperate need of medical care, Hallie decides to brave the extreme environment in order to try to help them survive. 

This Splintered Silence by Kayla Olson: Lindley is a new kind of pioneer. She is a crew member on Space Station Luca, daughter of the Captain and one of the first of a new generation born in space. Then comes the horrible day when a virus breaks out, killing just about every first-generation crew member, and leaving teenage Lindley in charge of a broken station, quickly running out of food and unable to contact Earth for assistance. This seems terrible enough, until the day one of Lindley's fellow second generation crew members develops symptoms that look terrifyingly similar to the disease that wiped out their parents. But is disease really what's happening here? Or is one the crew secretly a murderer?

Four Three Two One by Courtney Stevens: One year after surviving a horrific bus bombing in New York City that claimed 19 people's lives, Go Jennings is struggling to heal and move forward with her life. Her boyfriend, Chandler, another survivor, refuses to talk about it at all, and Go NEEDS someone, anyone to talk to. So she reaches out to some of the other survivors in the hopes of forming some sort of support group. But will Go's actions do more harm than good? And can you really ever get over something so massive that it changes your life forever?

New on Hoopla Digital

 Hoopla is loaded with new titles for you to borrow from the comfort of home on any web-enabled device. Just create a profile using your library card number and you can borrow up to 10 titles a month, and it's not just books either. Hoopla also lets you stream movies and music and download audiobooks and comics. Here are some of our favorite new titles available now:

Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards: Mira is halfway to Pittsburgh to spend Christmas with her mom as the city is hit by a truly epic blizzard that cancels the final flight of her trip. Desperate to get home, Mira accepts a ride share with some college kids she made friends with on her flight. But as conditions get worse, she realizes these people don't know each other at all. She's trapped in a car with a bunch of strangers, and horrible weather conditions... but one of the passengers seems to be determined that none of them will make it to their destination alive. 

Pretty Funny For a Girl by Rebecca Elliott: Hayla is a girl with a dream: one day she hopes to be a stand-up comedian. She knows it's a cutthroat business, and that it's mostly dominated by middle aged white guys, but she knows she's funny and is determined to make it big. Then she meets super hottie Leo, who is also on the path to becoming a famous comic and offers Hayla a chance to co-write some of his sets. Hayla's friends don't rust Leo, and keep telling Hayla he's just using her, but Hayla doesn't want to listen for one particular reason: she's afraid she might be falling in love with Leo. 

We Were Restless Things by Cole Nagamatsu. Noemi's best friend is dead. He died under the most mysterious of circumstances, too: drowned on dry land, with no lakes or other bodies of water to be found for miles of where his body was discovered. Only Noemi knows the truth: there is a lake hidden in the woods, and only Noemi has the ability to find it. This is where Link died... or did he? Because now, Noemi is starting to get weird messages from someone claiming to be her dead best friend. And the messages are a warning of terrible things to come. 

Winter, White and Wicked by Shannon Dittemore: Sylvi lives a very unusual life. She's an orphan, and lives all alone in her truck on the island of Layce, which is cursed by a never-ending winter. Sylvi is actually pretty ok with her life though - no one really bothers her, and she has a really great best friend Lenore and the protection of an ice spirit to keep her company. That is until the day Lenore runs away to join a band of northern rebels, and Sylvi gets roped into a dangerous smuggling operation in order to try to saver her beloved friend. 

New Manga in November

 Fresh hot new manga series have just arrived at the YCLD and they're ready for you to check out from your nearest branch! Here are four of our favorites!

Fushigi Yugi - Byakko Senki by Yuu Watase: 24 years after the original Fushigi Yugi manga finished its original, massively successful run, we are once again invited to journey into the Universe of the Four Gods. The setting is 1923, and Suzuno's father is the keeper of a very special book: The Universe of the Four Gods, a book which Suzuno has been warned since childhood is only every supposed to be touched by men. But, when a massive earthquake strikes and Suzuno and her father become trapped, dad makes the ultimate decision: to saver his daughter's life by letting her touch the book - and allowing her to be sucked into its pages and into the Universe of the Four Gods. 

Manga Yokai Stories - Ghostly Tales from Japan by Lafcadio Hearn: Ok, yes, we know, Halloween is over, but come on! It's always a good time for a creepy story! This book contains seven different creepy short stories, illustrated in manga form spanning some of the creepiest legends from Japanese history. The illustrations are both beautiful and creepy, and there's something here for fans of all kinds of creepy stories from ghosts, to haunted items and more. 

Sayonara Football by Naoshi Arakawa: Nozomi wants nothing more in the world than to play football (soccer). It's her complete obsession. Unfortunately there are no leagues in her area for girls, and the boys do not ant her on their team. When she finally meets Midori and Sumire, a couple of other female players (who also happen to be bitter cross-town rivals) she sees this as her chance to be accepted and make a team... if she can bring the two rivals together somehow. The problem is, despite her obsession and tough talk, Nozomi is kind of a terrible soccer player, and is constantly kicking goals into her own net! 

Spy X Family by Endo Tatsuya: Twilight is the world's greatest spy, and has just been assigned his most complex mission of all time. Unfortunately for him, the mission requires him to infiltrate a super fancy private school, which means Twilight needs a family, so he can have a child to enroll in the school. At the world's shadiest orphanage, Twilight finds a little girl named Anya, who he figures will do just fine. What he doesn't know is that Anya is actually psychic and can read his mind, so she knows exactly what he's up to, and thinks she's the luckiest kid alive to be adopted by a real-life spy. When Twilight meets shy, unassuming Yor he figures he has also found himself the perfect fake wife... except for the fact that Yor is the world's deadliest assassin. No one realizes this except mind-reader Anya though, and stuff starts to get SUPER weird and SUPER fun!

What's New in November

 Hi everyone! It's a new month, and we are starting to get all kinds of new books for you to check out throughout the YCLD! Here are some of our favorite titles in print that we have available for you to borrow:

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron: It's been 200 years since Cinderella met her prince at the royal ball, and things have changed in her kingdom. Now, teenage girls are required to attend an annual ball where the eligible men of the kingdom choose their brides. Girls who are not chosen at the ball disappear without a trace. 16 year old Sophia is not about to take that chance, especially because she is in love with her friend Erin, so she decides she has to flee before it's too late. 

Elysium Girls by Kate Pentecost: This alternative history books has elements of sci-fi and steampunk, set in 1930's Oklahoma. Sal lives in the city of Elysium, and has just been selected to train with Mother Minerva, local witch and city leader. But when she makes friends with a demon in disguise, some bad stuff goes down, and Sal is unceremoniously booted out of town. So what does Sal do? Well, she joins a gang, of course. No just any gang either, a gang of fierce women who ride mechanical horses and use magic to try to stop the oncoming apocalypse. 

Girl, Unframed by Deb Caletti: Everyone thinks Sydney is incredibly lucky to be the daughter of one of the most famous movie stars in the world. Everyone, that is, except Sydney, who knows her famous mom Lily is a hot mess. It's why Sydney has mostly been raised by her grandmother, and only spends some of her vacations with her mom, and usually with one of her mom's gross creepy boyfriends. Which is exactly what happens when Sydney goes to stay with Lily and her current boyfriend Jake, a violent creep who might be involved in some really shady business ventures. We don't want to give away too much, but we will tell you that parts of the book are told through court exhibits for a trial, and the ending to this one is a shocker. 

Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner: Raina has the perfect life, with a great boyfriend, great grades, and roles in all the school plays. That is, until she gets dumped by her boyfriend, her drama club friends and her dream college all at the same time. Completely wrecked, Raina turns to a local advice columnist whose advice leads her to a chance meeting with Millie, who is out for revenge after being kicked out of the Mock Trial club she basically built from the ground up. Together they set out to change the rules, and smash the patriarchy in time for graduation.

New Digital Non-Fiction

 Ok, yes, the library is still closed, but that doesn't mean we're not still working hard behind the scenes to help you get access to great materials. Hoopla digital, for example just added some great new non-fiction titles that you can check out and read on any web-enabled device. Here are some of our favorite titles:

A Pirates Life for She: Swashbuckling Women Through the Ages by Laura Sook Duncombe: This Seven Seas History of the world’s well-known female buccaneers, tells the story of sixteen women who through the ages have sailed alongside-and sometimes in the command of their male counterparts. All of the women discussed come from all walks of life. They all desired freedom, but were never really mentioned in history until now. Author Laura Sook Duncombe looks at these women: who they were and what they fought for even when the odds were all against them. Some female swashbucklers featured are: Ancient Norse princess Alfhild, Sayyida al-Hurra of the Barbary corsairs, Grace O’Malley, and Cheng I Sao who commanded a fleet 1,400 off China in the early 19th century. These women’s courage, determination and skills they possessed is what makes them women to be feared and admired. This is great a fun read if you like learning about women’s history or pirates.

The Strange, True Tale of Frankenstein’s Creator Mary Shelley by Catherine Reef: This new book, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein, is the real life and strange autobiography of Mary Shelley that reads like gothic novel. It is filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest yet most tragic love stories in literary history. Mary ran away to Lake Geneva with poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley (who was already married at the time when they met, how scandalous!) when she was just sixteen years old. It was during this time that she envisioned her story of Frankenstein. Even though her story was successful, it was not too long afterwards that tragedy and misfortune happened. Teen staff recommends this great, enthralling book for teens both if they need to do a research paper for school, or if they just want to read something fun for their accelerated reading!

A Teen’s Guide to Great Public Speaking: Thank-You for Coming to my TED Talk by Chris Anderson and Lorin Oberweger: This teen version of the popular adult book of the same title will help teens with tips and techniques for public speaking, with presentations among their classmates, and in their future adult lives. After reading this, teens should feel more confident and capable as public speakers. Being able to communicate clearly in front of an audience is essential in today’s workforce, whether it is doing an interview, class presentation or online videos. Ted Talks are well-known for having presenters that can speak with an inspirational tone of voice, electrifying a room, and convincing people to change their minds or inspire them to follow their dreams. This is a necessary read for teens who are especially shy and want to improve their communication. In addition, teen staff recommends it for teens who may need to be in the front of camera for online classes.

Anxiety…I’m So Done with You: A Teen's Guide to Ditching Toxic Stress and Hardwiring Your Brain for Happiness by Jodi Aman: Feeling stressed out, anxious, and alone? Feeling like you cannot control certain aspects of your life? Is it hard to tell yourself you are smart enough or capable enough to get good grades or follow your passions in life? Do you feel like anxiety is pretty much sucking the life out of you? If you are familiar with any of these feelings and want a way to out from constantly feeling anxiety-ridden then this book may be able to help you start to take control of your feelings. This book offers help for teens who are experiencing changes to in their lives because of the current epidemic. At the end of each chapter, this book also includes activity questions to help teens identify the “lies” that anxiety is telling them, as well as tips for practicing happy daily habits, and helping  build necessary skills to take back control of your and get rid of anxiety once and for all. This book is also great for parents to do along with their teens to help them with their mental health struggles.

New Manga at the Library!

 We just got in a bunch of new manga releases that are ready for you to check out through curbside pickup at your nearest branch! He's what's new on our shelves right now:

Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun by Aidalro: (Rated "Teen" for fantasy violence, some blood, and supernatural spookiness.

At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school’s Seven Mysteries. One of these is Hanako-san. It is said that she lives in the third stall in the upstairs girl’s bathroom in the old school building. When Hanako-san is called upon, she will supposedly grant any wish! High School girl Nene Yashiro is an occult-lover who dreams of romance decides to venture into this haunted bathroom…but when she calls Hanako-san she isn’t what Nene imagined! Hanako-san is actually a boy spirit! Follow Nene and Hanako-kun on their adventure as they try to solve the school’s Seven Mysteries! And find out if Hanako-kun make Nene’s wish come true.

Blue Flag by KAITO. (Rated "Older Teen" for mild language, LGBTQ+ discussions and teen romance drama).

Taichi Ichinose can’t stand his classmate Futaba Kuze for some reason. In his third-year of high school, Taichi ends up in the same class as Futaba and his best friend, Toma. As Taichi gets to know Futaba he finds out her secret: she has a crush on Toma and wants Taichi’s help to get Toma to notice her as a love interest and get over her shyness. But Toma already has a secret crush on someone else. In this drama-filled series, join these high school friends as they navigate understanding each other, keeping secrets and falling in love for the first time!

Living-room Matsunaga by Keiko Iwashita. (Rated "Teen" for mild language and mild fan service).

High schooler Miko “Meeko” Sonoda moves into her uncle’s boarding house after her parents leave to take care of her ailing grandmother. There, she meets the fun-filled and unusual housemates, including the oldest of the bunch who acts like a grumpy mother hen, Matsunaga-san. With Matsunaga-san's help, she begins to learn and adjust to living on her own, and being independent, which can be hard, especially the first time living away from parents. But Meeko is still a teenage girl at heart and eventually she starts falling for Matsunaga-san as she begins to see his softer side. Will Meeko learn to live on her own and confess her feelings to Matsunaga-san? Find out in this cute, romantic comedy that has become a teen staff favorite read!

Given by Natsuki Kizu. (Rated "Older Teen" for language, discussions of sexual content, LGBTQ+ content, discussions of consent and suicide).

Ritsuka Uenoyama is bored with everything in his life: school, his basketball club, and even his one true passion, playing guitar. One day, he finds his favorite hidden napping spot already occupied by a strange boy, Mafuyu Sato, who is cradling a broken-stringed guitar. Uenoyama is puzzled as to why Mafuyu is sitting in his spot and his odd behavior but on a whim askes if  Mafuyu can sing. Mayu can, and the song changes Uenoyama ’s life as it pierces him to the core. In this endearing manga about friendship, music and healing from loss, Ritsuka starts to see life as much more than just boring, while Mafuyu tries to heal from personal loss and learn to express feelings he represses deep inside himself. This is manga is based on the popular anime of the same name.

Toradora Story by Yuyuko Takemiya and art by Zekkyo. (Rated "Teen" for mild language and teenage romance drama).

Takasu Ryuuji has learned the hard way that appearances can be deceiving. He has an unintentionally sharp gaze and aggressive facial features, so people think he is scary at first glance. It makes it hard for him to make friends, and especially to get a girlfriend. Despite this, he has sweet personality and on his first day of junior high school, things are starting on to look up. He gets to sit next to his only friend, Yusaku and the girl he is secretly crushing on, Minori Kushieda. But, the feeling that he is in seventh (grade) heaven, comes to screeching halt when he runs into the most feared (and tiniest) girl in school, Taiga Aisaku, who has decided to make Takasu her arch enemy. On top that, Taiga lives right next door him and happens to be Minori’s best friend! Will Takasu be able to turn Taiga into a friend and confess his feelings to Minori?

What's New at the Library for August: Manga Edition!

Yes, we are still getting new books into the library, and yes, you CAN check out new manga through our Curbside Pickup service. Just put items on hold using our app or website or call us to have a staff member put the books on hold for you. We'll let you know when they are ready for pickup and you get something great to read with very little hassle. Here are some of the new Manga series we just received we think you will like!

Goodbye My Rose Garden by Dr. Pepperco: It is the early 1900's and Hanako dreams of being a novelist. To do this, she decides to move to England. However, when her dreams of being a writer fail, she takes a job as a maid to a rich family to make ends meet. Things take a bizarre turn when the daughter of the family, Alice, asks Hanako to kill her. Struggling to find out why Alice would ask for such a terrible favor, Hanako begins to really get to know Alice, and the two develop and unbreakable bond.

Wonderland by Yugo Ishikawa: Shrinking to a tiny size sounded fun when Alice did it in Wonderland... but when it happens to Yukko in real life she realizes it's not fun at all. In fact it's incredibly dangerous! As she struggles to hide from all the predators that now think Yukko would make a delicious snack, she unexpectedly finds out she is not the only person who has recently become tiny, and sets out to learn why this happened, and how she can fix it. 

BL Metamorphosis by Kaori Tsurutani: Ichinoi is a 75 year old woman who just wanted something light to read. When she discovers she has accidentally purchased a "boys love" (LGBT+) manga, she realizes she actually really enjoys what she is reading. When she returns to the book store to get volume 2, she strikes up a friendship with the teenage store clerk, Urara, a massive BL fangirl! Despite the huge difference in their ages, Ichinoi and Urara bond over their reading, and a very unlikely friendship soon blossoms. 

Kuma Kuma Kuma  Bear by Kumanano: In this fun comedy and video game inspired manga, 15-year-old Yuna is a video game addict shut-in. She funds her carefree lifestyle by playing the stock market and spends every moment playing her favorite virtual reality massive multiplayer online game: World Fantasy

Online. When the game gets a new update, Yuna receives a super cute bear onesie that is super overpowered! However, there is no way Yuna would ever wear or play with this embarrassing outfit. But when she is sucked into a new world in real life she doesn’t have choice but fight in the bear costume! Join Yuna on her new video game adventure in this new adorable manga that fans of Sword Art Online will love.

Love Me, Love Me Not by Io Sakisaka: From the author of Ao Haru Ride, comes a new series about two teen girls’ different perspectives on love. Yuna and Akari become fast friends when they meet each other in their apartment building. However, the two are complete opposites-Yuna is an idealist, while Akari is a realist and this makes their views on love complex because neither of them understand each other. Things get even more complicated when lady-killer Rio and the oblivious Kazuomi enter the girls lives and their friendship is tested. Can their friendship survive? Find out in this shojo series about young love.

All these new series plus many more are now available at your nearest branch through Curbside Pickup. Call today to place holds on your favorites. Don't forget, Heritage Library is not currently participating in Curbside Pickup.