La Médium prepares to unveil the final stage of her plan with the Queen, but the Beast, and Belle if she can convince him to accept her help, make one final push to stop her. Then, The Beast must come to terms with his two Belles -- Princess Belle, the one who claims to love him and has awoken from her slumber, and the Belle with the purple hair who has been framed by his fianceé. If that weren't enough, Belle then discovers an even deeper secret about her past and who she truly is, including a secret about when she first met Cyril and her heritage.
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Charlie heads back to school after the bombing incident, but everyone thinks he’s become embroiled with the terrorists, and now making friends has become even harder. Charlie’s parents have confided in Lucy, the one friend Charlie did manage to make, and they expressed upon her their struggle to try to win rights for Charlie in the eyes of the law. The Animal Liberation Alliance is not giving up, though, and their next attempt includes radicalization of Charlie’s classmates.
Vol 1: Indoor Cats, illustrated by Trish Forstner and Tone Rodriguez, colored by Brad Simpson
Several indoor cats are loose in a forest after an accident with their animal control car, but they soon learn that all the animals in the surrounding area are infected with a vicious strain of rabies. The cats are determined to make their way back home and hope their humans will rescue them, but they must survive without being scratched or bitten by ferocious raccoons and other feral cats along the way. 
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Sara's Rating: 9/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Kana Publication Date: October 6, 2023 ISBN: 9781419777691 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 9/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Manfra, Survival, Action Adventure, Suspense, Kana 
Lady Medea has spent much of her life preparing for and betrothed to the Imperial Crown Prince Eros, but the prince chooses Lady Psyche instead. On Prayer Day, Medea prays to the god of the kingdom to let her lead instead of the vapid girl the prince has chosen, and the next thing she knows, she wakes up in Psyche's body! Now that her wish has come true, she must manuever herself to not be found out by Eros, but keep Psyche alive in her old body, as she doesn't know if the swap is permanent. She enlists the help of her trusted ally to watch over Psyche and train her to become the perfect Lady Medea while she learns some shocking secrets of Psyche's upbringing and the relationship she has with Eros.
A big city cop moves to a mysterious mountain town where the former resident police officer went missing, and the Goto family acts peculiar to everyone, especially outsiders. Rumors abound that residence are cannibals, and there are many peculiar traditions and rites of passage where Agawa struggles to prove he can be part of the culture. One day, Granny Goto is discovered dead in the woods, presumably eaten by a bear, and the villagers, particularly the Goto clan, spring into action to avenge her death. Officer Agawa has little time to reign in the situation and handle it as the town’s authority. Instead, he joins the family in the hunt and gets mixed deeper in the mystery that embroiled the former town policeman.
Saeroyi Park's father just landed a new job in a new city, which means Saeroyi has to start fresh at a new school. On day one, he lands himself on the wrong side of the kid who "runs" the school, who happens to be the son of his dad's boss! But, rather than apologize for doing what he thought was right, he gets expelled, and his dad loses his job. The two decide to open a chicken restaurant and seemingly land on their feet, but it's not long before tragedy find them again, and Saeroyi finds himself in prison for attempted murder. After serving his time, he has to decide the best way to get revenge on those who have wronged him, and making a successful restaurant in in the thriving Seoul neighborhood of Itaewon is how he's going to do it. But first, he needs to make a lot of money, as Itaewon is extremely expensive to operate out of.
Illustrated by Kelsey Ramsay, colored by Ronda Pattison, lettered by Rus Wooton and Shawn Lee
Teenager Cheyenne and her mom Rebecca move to St. Augustine, Florida with a dream of fixing up an old diner and having it be the gem of the town. Little do they know the history of the diner, that a man was murdered there, and the town’s seething hatred for the building. Later, an investigative reporter named Jean McKnight comes to the town to cover the Founder’s Day celebration, a fluff piece to salvage her career after a terrible outing that tarnished her reputation. The three lives cross when they all find that there is much more to this town, including something supernatural that may trace its roots back to the landfall by Spanish explorers at the heart of the town’s celebration. 
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Sara's Rating: 7/10 Suitability Level: Grades 9-12 Publisher: VIZ Media Publication Date: August 22, 2023 ISBN: 9781974738854 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Story Collection, Horror, Suspense, VIZ Media 
Charlie just wants to attend a normal high school and get a normal education, but Charlie's main problem is - he's not normal! Charlie is the world's first ever Humanzee! Born in a California lab 15 years ago then freed by the ALA -- The Animal Liberation Allliance -- Charlie has been trying to live a quiet life with his mom and dad in a small town in the Midwest, but all that changes when the ALA sets its sights on Charlie once again. When the ALA begins executing violent attacks in cities across the nation, folks start to wonder if it's safe for Charlie -- and for their own children -- for him to try to be a normal teenager.
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