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April 2024
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Bunt! : Striking Out On Financial Aid
by Ngozi Ukazu

Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned. On day one at PICA, Molly discovers that through some horrible twist of fate-her full-ride scholarship has vanished! But the ancient texts (PICA's dusty financial aid documents) reveal a loophole. If Molly and 9 other art students win a single game of softball, they'll receive a massive athletic scholarship. Can Molly's crew of ragtag artists succeed in softball without dropping the ball?
Mage and the Endless Unknown
by S. J. Miller

Peek through the leaves, beyond the clouded mountains, and you will find a garden with a strange attendant and an even stranger purpose. A young mage, asleep in a meadow, wakes to delights and fanciful spells that open a door to unknown wonder. Then, they eagerly step through to find only horror and death. There is no swashbuckling adventure in store; this world means them cold and deadly harm, and they'll need all their resilience, wit, and magic to push it back.
Call Me Iggy
by Jorge Augusto Aguirre

Crushing on a girl at school who doesn't know he exists, Ohio-born Colombian American teen Iggy finds his life unraveling when his grandfather's ghost decides to meddle in his love life, setting him off on a journey of self-discovery.
Captain Marvel : Dark Tempest
by Ann Nocenti

A new start for Captain Marvel! After facing off against the Brood with the X-Men and losing someone she holds dear, Carol Danvers needs a break. But she's not about to get it now! A slinky new cosmic threat has come for Earth's Mightiest, and they know just which surprise legacy villain to recruit to really wreck Carol's world! When the disgruntled Nitro transports Captain Marvel, Chewie the Flerken, baby Gerry and some cantankerous Luddite troublemakers to a strange planet, Spider-Woman - Gerry's mom - is left in a panic. As the mismatched group figures out how to get along and survive, Jessica Drew desperately seeks out help from some of Earth's greatest heroes! But the deadly menaces keep coming, including the spooky alien Nada and the Feral Five!.
Taking Care of God
by Cixin Liu

One mysterious day, over twenty thousand otherworldly spaceships settle into stable orbit around Earth. Six months later, in a certain Asian village, a young girl named Zhihan discovers an old man who fell from the sky…but the strangeness doesn’t end there. Soon, many more elderly drifters in peculiar outfits begin descending all over the world, claiming they created human civilization. Now it’s humanity’s turn to take care of their Progenitors―but as Zhihan will soon learn, accepting God into your home isn’t such a simple matter.
Marvel Unleashed
by Kyle Starks

Justice...has teeth! When Kraven the Hunter abducts the teleporting hound Lockjaw at the same time as a local scientist mixed up with A.I.M. goes missing, it's up to Throg the Frog of Thunder, Redwing the Falcon, Chewie the catlike Flerken, Lucky the Pizza Dog, Bats the Ghost Dog and their scrappy new ally, D-Dog to save the day! But there's more to this case than meets the eye, and something infernal lurks in the shadows. Can feathers, fangs and claws stand against one of the deadliest foes in the Marvel Universe? Or will these Pet Avengers be made to suffer their worst nightmares? Prepare yourself for heartbreak, because not everyone is making it out of this one!
In Memory of Akira Toriyama
Dragon Ball Super  Vol. 1 
by Akira Toriyama

Having defeated Boo, Goku is starting to get bored with his life on Earth. His wife, Chi-chi, wants him to get a job, but all he wants to do is train and fight stronger enemies. Elsewhere in the universe, the God of Destruction, Beerus, and his attendant Whis are traveling from planet to planet in search of food and entertainment. After blowing up some hapless victims, Beerus is reminded of a man from his dreams with the moniker "Super Saiyan God", or something like that... The God of Destruction sets his sights on Earth to track down this mysterious man! Maybe this will give Goku something to do?
Jaco the Galactic Patrolman
by Akira Toriyama

Retired scientist Omori lives alone on a deserted island while continuing his research into time-travel. His quiet life is interrupted when galactic patrolman Jaco crash-lands and decided to move in with him. This agent from space claims to be elite, butsometimes it can be a little hard to believe. Can Jaco get along with the old man long enough to save the earth from a dangerous threat?
Dragon Ball: Is This the End?
by Gerard Jones

Son Goku, a young boy with a monkey's tail, and Bulma, a teenaged genius, search for the legendary seven Dragon Balls, relics that have the power to summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered together
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