Sofia wants to keep her family recipes alive, especially the ones she learned with her grandma, but she’s a disaster in the kitchen. Her work-a-holic mother hadn’t taught her any skills, and her grandmother passed way when Sofia was young. Sofia is also facing a looming deadline of high school graduation and college/career planning that persists in every conversation. One day, Sofia experiences a fateful metro slip up that deposits her on the doorstep of an Italian restaurant where her school associate just happens to be one of the cooks.
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Poor docile Iruma-kun says yes to everyone thanks to his horrible parents who have raised him to be a pushover for them. When they get the bright idea to barter their son to a demon, initially Iruma says yes out of reflex, and now he’s landed himself the grandson of the Chair-Demon of a demon school! Thanks to his insufferable bad luck and his exceptional skills at avoiding danger, these demons are convinced that Iruma is ultra powerful.
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: 7/10 Suitability Level: Grades 10-12 Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: Dec 16, 2025 ISBN: 9781647294946 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Dystopian, Horror, School Life, Kodansha 
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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 
Sixteen year old Rin had been doing physical therapy for a year to try to get used to the prosthetic for her amputated leg, but she is still unable to not reply on her cane for walking. Her doctor recommends seeking a specialist who can help check the fit on her prosthetic, but when she gets there, Rin becomes inspired by the runners who are rounding the track on their athletic blades. She stumbles into the workshop of Kazami, the grumpy architect of the Blade Runners’ special equipment who has no time for teenagers who are stuck wallowing in self pity.
Natsuo is tall, naturally athletic, and gifted in whatever she tries. As a first year high school student, she starts with volleyball, where she earned a spot away from a team senpai. One day during club recruitment, an overly positive first year tries to recruit Natsuo for their new mixed martial arts club. Having a karate background and knowing the school's prowess in their nationally ranked karate club, Natsuo thinks the MMA club is doomed before it begins, but something about the beaming pride of the club's members annoys her enough to check out one practice in the hopes that she can find something physically challenging to suck at for a while.
Fujinaga’s lifelong dream has been to become an actor on the screen — whether TV or film — but feedback at auditions and from his theater troupe is much the same: his overacting is distracting and scene-stealing. Then he meets Keito, a freshman who is Deaf and utilizes Japanese Sign Language, hearing aids, and lip reading in order to communicate with hearing people. Fujinaga begins learning signs from Keito and eventually expressing language in unique ways, drawing on his acting ability and connecting with Keito.
Haebom & Taesung have become adoptive brothers after Haebom’s parents died tragically in a car accident and Taesung’s mother agrees to take Haebom in. But this upsets Taesung, and they spend the next several years avoiding each other. Now, it’s senior year, and the two are in the same class. So are Haebom's bullies, and Taesung gets a front row seat to the tormenting Haebom gets on the daily. Taesung, the smart, beautiful, athletic, and popular class darling, must choose whether he'll let Haebom continue to be picked on or if he'll use his power and influence to help Haebom start standing up for himself.
Illustrated by Kiki Emoda
Booklist review Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Vertical (Kodansha) Publication Date: Nov 25, 2025 ISBN: 9781647294984 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Art, School Life, LGBTQ+, Romance, Kodansha |
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