Illustrated by Posuka Demizu
The day we didn't think would come is finally here. Ray sets fire to Grace Field House, forcing the evacuation of all the children. Emma has decided that escaping with all the children would be far too difficult, but she has made Ray, Don, and Gilda promise that they will come back for the babies once they figure out what they're dealing with. With tracking devices disabled, they scale the wall and take their first glimpse of the world outside their "safe" home. The kids ingeniously figure out sliding over the chasm with coat hangers and rope. But, the alarm is quickly sounded, and the kids have to worry about figuring out this outside world bent on destroying them.
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Iku learns to work in the Reservations room, securing books from other branches and finding titles in the Stacks to send to other branches. The Interim Head librarian acts suspicious with Iku's roommate, Asako, asking for specific titles and then squirreling them away in his office. Iku’s squadmate, Tezuka, asks her out even though he has continuously made her feel like he hates her, but this makes Iku confirm her feelings for Dojo. The MBC conducts a raid on the Library, seeking to take out titles they disapprove of. It's Iku's first MBC raid while she's is on duty, she and Asako figured out that the MBC was going after all the books in the head librarian's office.
Illustrated by Posuka Demizu
The ship out date for one of the main 3 is soon, so the escape window is closing. With final preparations being made, Mom reveals she's known their plan all along, and breaks Emma's leg to prevent her from escaping. It has been Emma's wish that all of them escape together, even the littlest children, so without her, the plan falls apart and is postponed. Norman climbs the perimeter wall to discover there's a sheer cliff drop on the other side, complicating their escape plan further. Then the ship-out date they've been dreading comes.
Illustrated by Posuka Demizu
Emma, Ray, and Norman decide to bring a few more children into the "know" and have them help gather supplies and make preparations. To that end, Gilda and Don are recruited, although they at first don't quite believe what the three are telling them. Sister Krone figures out what the children are up to, but offers to help, because she wants to unseat Isabella and take over as Mom. Through this partnership, the kids find out that each of them has been fitted with a tracking device, and both adults have devices that will locate them anywhere on the grounds. But Mom always seems to be one step ahead of all of them, and has Sister Krone transferred away.
Illustrated by Posuka Demizu
Emma, Norman, and Ray continue to gather supplies and plot for everyone to escape Grace Field House, but they've hit a few snags. Mom Isabelle brings in Sister Krone, another adult who aspires to be a Mom someday and in charge of her own farm. Plus, Emma and Norman find out Ray is playing double agent! If they convince Ray to be truly loyal to them, can they trust him to lead Mom in the way they want? Emma also finds a clue in the library that could be helpful once they're outside - many of the books in their library were owned by William Minerva. Hey may still be alive out there and leaving clues in the books!
Illustrated by Posuka Demizu
Super smart 12 year olds Norman, Emma, and Ray enjoy life at Grace Field House orphanage with their caretaker, Mom, who feeds them wonderful food, challenges their minds, and lets them play for hours outside in the beautiful fields and forest. Everything is fine until Conny is adopted but leaves behind her beloved stuffed rabbit! Emma and Norman run for the gate to get it to her, where they discover the true nature of the orphanage - they are livestock on a farm, being raised as food for demons! After they make this shocking discovery, Emma and Norman put their full genius power behind finding a way to escape their home with everyone in tow so no more of their siblings are made into meals.
Rai (2019) Vol 1, illustrated by Juan José Ryp
Rai is a cybernetic ronin from 41st century Japan. With his "brother" Raijin, Rai is out to find all of the other copies of himself that still exist in the world and potentially could help Father come back. Traveling across the desolate landscape also means encountering Mad-Max type ruffians, other mechanized beings, and helpful but skeptical diner proprietors. Raijin and Rai investigate an abandoned home where one of Rai's "brothers" has taken residence in the house's Artificial Intelligence.
This story is based on the concept of Library Intellectual Freedom, which governs a library's freedom to purchase all kinds of books without subject to censorship, and what happens if that is challenged by authorities to be taken out of circulation. The concept is sort of like Fahrenheit 451, but with people fighting back at the onset instead of letting society decide to take the books. On the two sides of this fight are the Library Defense Force (LDF), a militaristic entity tasked with protecting the books from the Media Betterment Committee (MBC), who wants to remove books that will ultimately harm society. Iku Kasahara, a trainee and later Page for the LDF, is a cute and inept main character, bad at everything except physical feats. Her instructor, Dojo, is angry almost all the time, but shows soft spots every once in a while to Kasahara.
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