Yumeko is relieved to finally find her missing phone, which was confiscated unknowingly as part of the police investigation. She then goes on a trip with her boss to Hokkaido to secure more potatoes for her new potato chip project. Later, the Vice President gives her his contact information to begin communicating via text because he won’t be able to meet her in the park as much. One of Yumeko’s co-workers confesses he has a crush on a coworker from another department, but he lacks confidence due to his excessively curly hair. Yumeko helps him to make the first move and to have confidence in himself.
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Illustrated by Nicole Goux
A night of celebration, a wonderful performance of Romeo and Juliet, and a dead star. There are whispers of what happened abound at Wilberton Academy, and accusations are made about the new girl, Abby Kita. No one is taking her death seriously. Like other bad things, this is another item to quickly move on from as to not tarnish the school’s reputation. Abby does not believe Elizabeth committed suicide. The more Abby looks into what really happened to Elizabeth, the more she is certain Elizabeth did not commit suicide and there is something horrific happening at Wilberton. 
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Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Yen Press Publication Date: Nov 11, 2025 ISBN: 9798855419955 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Supernatural, Mystery, School Life, Romance, Yen Press 
Illustrated by Kouya Ashitaka
Booklist review Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Yen Press Publication Date: Dec 30, 2025 ISBN: 9798855411126 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Mystery, Supernatural, Yen Press 
When she wasn't going to school and trying to pretend to be a normal teenager, young Yan Tieh Hua performed with her family in a classic Chinese theater or learning her family's signature fighting style. Little did she know that an all-out battle on stage with her mother during a performance, begging for the opportunity to be normal for a moment, would be the last before her entire world would turn upside down. Yan would be framed for murder, sent to a secret, high-security prison for 30 years, and presumed dead. Detective Lei, the lead investigator for Yan, gets dragged into the case once more as a viral video of Yan committing a new murder dredges everything up again and uncover new mysteries far beyond the local police.
Rookie policewoman Ippongi initially joined the Force to help keep her family dojo protected and out of the yakuza crosshairs. She now finds herself assigned to the backwater Chinjuku station, partnered with the notorious slacker, loose cannon, and powerful psychic, Mujuru Chojo. More than half of his hair has gone white from the overuse of his psychic abilities, which he constantly uses on a large scale -- and not always on slacker-y things. Ippongi soon comes to realize that Chojo may be hiding out in Chinjuku to fly under the radar and build toy models all day, but he is actually kind of good at his job.
Adapted by Yo Asami
Booklist review Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: Oct 21, 2025 ISBN: 9798888775844 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Fantasy, Mystery, Adaptations, Kodansha 
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Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Adult Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: Oct 28, 2025 ISBN: 9781647294717 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Adult, Manga, Mystery, Romance, Survival, Kodansha 
After a mysterious accident wiped all of her memories, Yumeko awakens as an entirely new person with a fresh look on life and with a striking confidence and energy. She begins going to work even though she doesn’t remember anything about her role in the company. Along the way, she stumbles upon a sickly man in the park who bears a resemblance to someone occupying a large chunk of a secret photo album on her phone! Once at work, she contributes ideas and pitches in a sales meeting and manages to get a project approved despite her memory lapse. A semi-jealous but helpful coworker helps her prepare for her sales pitch meeting in front of upper management, what could arguably be the most important meeting of her career.
School Library Journal review - part of Fall 2025 Manga Fiction Series, "Hidden Identities and True Love"
Vol 1: A Sunset at Sunrise, Vol 2: Undead Shenanigans, Vol 3: A Mess in the Mess Hall, Vol 4: A Long Way from Tome, Vol 5: Holly Jo Must Go, Vol 6: Blood Is Thicker than Water Sara's Rating: 7/10 Suitability Level: Grades 5-8 Publisher: Abdo Publication Date: November 12, 2024 ISBNs: Vol 1 ISBN: 9798384922810 (Hardcover) Vol 2 ISBN: 9798384922827 Vol 3 ISBN: 9798384922834 Vol 4 ISBN: 9798384922841 Vol 5 ISBN: 9798384922858 Vol 6 ISBN: 9798384922865 Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: Elementary School, Suitability: Middle School, Graphic Fiction, Horror, Mystery |
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