MoComCon 2023 - Teens | Montgomery County Public Libraries

1) Almost American girl: an illustrated memoir

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"A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life--perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn't always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes...

2) The American dream?: a journey on Route 66 discovering dinosaur statues, muffler men, and the perfect breakfast burrito

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Khor, Shing Yin

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"An illustrated comic travelogue about an American immigrant driving alone through all that's left of "The Mother Road," Route 66"--

3) Bingo love

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"When Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray met at church bingo in 1963, it was love at first sight. Forced apart by their families and society, Hazel and Mari both married young men and had families. Decades later, now in their mid-'60s, Hazel and Mari reunite again at a church bingo hall. Realizing their love for each other is still alive, what these grandmothers do next takes absolute strength and courage."--Amazon.com.

4) Blue flag: 1

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Kaito

Series

Blue flag volume 1

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"An unexpected love quadrangle with a dash of unrequited love as two classmates, a boy and a girl, begin to fall for each other when each of their same-sex best friends have already fallen for them. For some reason, Taichi Ichinose just can't tolerate Futaba Kuze. But at the start of his third year in high school, he finds himself in the same homeroom as her, along with his childhood friend and school sports star Toma Mita. But one day Futaba opens...

5) Cheer up!: love and pompoms

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"Annie is a smart, antisocial lesbian starting her senior year of high school who's under pressure to join the cheerleader squad to make friends and round out her college applications. Her former friend BeBe is a people-pleaser, a trans girl who must keep her parents happy with her grades and social life to keep their support of her transition. Through the rigors of squad training and amped up social pressures ... the two girls rekindle a friendship...

6) Delicious in dungeon: 1

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Kui, Ryoko

Series

Delicious in dungeon volume 1

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When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the...

7) Demon slayer =: Kimetsu no yaiba.Volume 1

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Gotoge, Koyoharu

Series

Demon slayer volume 1

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In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal until his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his family and turns his sister into another demon, forcing Tanjiro on a dangerous journey to destroy the demon and save his sister.

8) Dr. Stone: 1,Stone world

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Inagaki, Riichiro

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Dr. Stone volume 1

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Several millenia after humans were petrified by a flash of light, high schoolers Taiju and his friend Senku awaken and begin working on how to use science to reawaken human civilization.

9) Frieren: beyond journey's end.Vol. 1

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Yamada, Kanehito

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Frieren beyond journey's end volume 1

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The adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just beginning to learn what living is all about. Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. With the great struggle over, they all go their separate ways to live a quiet life. But as an elf, Frieren, nearly immortal, will long outlive the rest of her former party. How will she come to terms with the mortality of her friends?...

10) Fullmetal alchemist: Three in one, Vol. 1-2-3

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Arakawa, Hiromu

Series

Fullmetal alchemist light novels volume 1

11) The girl from the other side, vol. 1

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Nagabe

Series

Girl from the other side: siuil, a run volume 12

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In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as "Teacher." Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher's care to seek out her grandmother, the...

12) Harley Quinn: breaking glass : a graphic novel

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Tamaki, Mariko

Series

Harley Quinn Breaking Glass

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"With just five dollars and a knapsack to her name, fifteen-year-old Harleen Quinzel is sent to live in Gotham City. She's not worried, though--she's battled a lot of hard situations as a kid, and knows her determination and outspokenness will carry her through life in the most dangerous city in the world. And when Gotham's finest drag queen, Mama, takes her in, it seems like Harley has finally found a place to grow into her most "true true" with...

13) Jughead: Volume one

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Zdarsky, Chip

Series

Jughead (2015) volume 1

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"Riverdale High prides itself on providing a quality education. But to Jughead Jones, what matters most is meal time--and Riverdale delivers solid midday chow. But when that sacred time is tampered with by a hot-headed new principal, Jughead swears vengeance! Can the burger-loving beanpole curry enough favor (see what we did there?) to rollback the cuisine catastrophe?"--Page [4] of cover, volume 1.

14) Jughead: Volume two

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Zdarsky, Chip

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Jughead (2015) volume 2

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Jughead is back and so is Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Burger Lady is also part of the action.

15) Jughead: Volume three

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North, Ryan

Series

Jughead (2015) volume 3

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Everyone is after Jughead! What sort of witchcraft has befallen our crowned hero, making him Riverdale's #1 target? Jughead finds himself in a mosh pit of doom in this collection featuring Sabrina, Josie & the Pussycats, Zombies and so much more!

16) Kakuriyo: bed & breakfast for spirits.Vol. 1

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Yuma, Midori

Series

Kakuriyo : bed & breakfast for spirits volume 1

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"Aoi Tsubaki inherited her grandfather's ability to see spirits--and his massive debt to them. Now she's been kidnapped and taken to Kakuriyo, the spirit world, to make good on his bill. Her options: marry the head of the inn her grandfather trashed, or get eaten by ayakashi. But Aoi isn't the type to let spirits push her around, and she's determined to redeem her grandfather's IOU on her own terms"--Publisher marketing.

17) Lumberjanes (2014)

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Watters, Shannon

Series

Lumberjanes (Graphic novels) volume 4

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"Friendship to the max! At Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's camp for hardcore lady-types, things are not what they seem. Three-eyed foxes. Secret caves. Anagrams. Luckily, Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five rad, butt-kicking best pals determined to have an awesome summer together-- and they're not gonna let a magical quest or an array of supernatural critters get in their way!" --

18) The magic fish

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Trung, Le Nguyen

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"Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tié̂n still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tié̂n, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents are struggling with their English. Is there a Vietnamese word for what he's going through? Is there a way to tell them he's gay?"--

19) Messy roots: a graphic memoir of a Wuhanese American

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Gao, Laura

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Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American's immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why she is attracted to girls.

20) Ms. Marvel: 1,No normal

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Wilson, G. Willow

Series

Ms. Marvel (2014) volume 1

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"Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City - until she's suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm! When Kamala discovers the dangers of her newfound powers, she unlocks a secret behind them, as well. Is Kamala ready to wield these immense new gifts? Or will the weight of the legacy before her be too much to bear? Kamala has...

21) My hero academia: Volume 1,Izuku Midoriya :origin

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Horikoshi, Kōhei

Series

My hero academia. Main series volume 1

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Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn?t got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny?

22) My hero academia: Volume 1 Vigilantes

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Furuhashi, Hideyuki

Series

My hero academia. Vigilantes volume 1

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"Koichi Haimawari couldn't make the cut to be an official hero, so he uses his modest powers to do good deeds in his spare time. Teamed with two other unlikely and unofficial vigilantes, he's about to find out that being a hero takes more than just courage."--Provided by publisher.

23) My love mix-up!: Vol. 1

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Hinekure, Wataru

Series

My love mix-up! volume 1

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"Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she's written the name of another boy--Ida--on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!"--Page [4] of cover.

24) Naruto: Vol. 1,The tests of the Ninja

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Kishimoto, Masashi

Series

Naruto (Manga) volume 1

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They are classmates: Sakura, her secret crush Sasuke, and the attention-seeking orphan Naruto. As ninjas-in-training, they learn the arts of shadow, swiftness and illusion under their master teacher Kakashi.

25) Nimona

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Stevenson, ND

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Nimona volume 1

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"Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes everyone thinks they are. But as small acts of mischief escalate into a vicious...

26) Zeus: king of the gods

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O'Connor, George

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Olympians volume 1

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Terrified of being killed by one of his children, Kronos devours each of his offspring in turn. Only Zeus, the youngest, is saved. Though raised to enjoy a life of leisure, Zeus must fulfill his destiny and lead a new race of gods--and he must begin by destroying his own father.

27) One-punch man: Volume 1

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ONE

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One-Punch Man volume 1

28) Our dreams at dusk: Vol. 1

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Kamatani, Yuhki

Series

Our dreams at dusk: shimanami tasogare volume 3

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"Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he is also terrified that he had been outed as gay. Just as he's contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own. In this realistic, heartfelt depiction of LGBT+ characters from different backgrounds finding their place in the world, a search for inner peace proves to be the most...

29) Quincredible: Vol. 1,Quest to be the best!

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Barnes, Rodney

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Quincredible volume 1

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Quinton West went from being a small guy getting beaten up to a small guy with the superpower of invulnerability. To supplement his only superpower, he realizes he can use his hobby of creating Rube Goldberg devices to outsmart opponents.

30) The shadow hero

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Yang, Gene Luen

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In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identity: the Green Turtle was the first Asian American super hero. The comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but Gene Luen Yang has revived this character in Shadow Hero, a new graphic novel that...

31) Shadow of the Batgirl

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Kuhn, Sarah

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Shadow of the Batgirl

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"Cassandra Cain, teenage assassin, isn't exactly Batgirl material...yet. Will she step out of the shadows and overcome her greatest obstacle--that voice inside her head telling her she can never be a hero? Lucky for Cass, she won't have to defy her destiny alone. With the help of her new mentors, noodle shop owner Jackie Fujikawa Yoneyama and a librarian named Barbara Gordon, she'll attempt to answer this question the only way she knows how: learning...

32) Sheets

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"Marjorie Glatt feels like a ghost. A practical thirteen-year-old in charge of the family laundry business, her daily routine features unforgiving customers, unbearable P.E. classes, and the fastidious Mr. Saubertuck who is committed to destroying everything she's worked for"--

33) Stephen McCranie's Space Boy: Volume 1

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McCranie, Stephen

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Stephen McCranie's Space Boy volume 1

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"To Amy, everyone has a flavour. Her mum is the flavour of mint-sharp and bright. Her dad is like hot chocolate - sweet and full of gentle warmth. Amy lives on a mining colony out in deep space, but when her dad loses his job the entire family is forced to move back to Earth. When Amy arrives on Earth, she feels like an alien in a strange land. The sky is beautiful but gravity is heavy and the people are weird. Stranger still is the boy she meets...

34) Stage dreams

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In 1861, Grace, a runaway, and Flor, a stagecoach robber, join forces to thwart a plan by the Confederate Army in the New Mexico Territory.

35) Supergirl: Being super

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Tamaki, Mariko

Series

Supergirl Being Super volume 2

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"Kara Danvers isn't any different than any other teenager in her hometown. Problems with school. Problems with boys. Problems with friends. But while growing pains shake up Kara's world, a series of earth-shaking events hits her hometown, leaving her with with the choice of blending in with the crowd, or being different."--

36) Surviving the city

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Spillett-Sumner, Tasha

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Surviving the City

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"Tasha Spillet's graphic-novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, resilience, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan's Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape - they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with...

37) Surviving the city: Vol. 2,From the roots up

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"Dez and Miikwan's stories continue in this sequel to Surviving the City. Dez's grandmother has passed away. Grieving, and with nowhere else to go, she's living in a group home. On top of everything else, Dez is navigating a new relationship and coming into her identity as a Two-Spirit person. Miikwan is crushing on the school's new kid Riel, but doesn't really understand what Dez is going through. Will she learn how to be a supportive ally to her...

38) The unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Vol. 1,Squirrel power

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North, Ryan

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Unbeatable Squirrel Girl volume 1

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"Wolverine, Deadpool, Doctor Doom, Thanos: There's one hero that's beaten them all-and now she's got her own ongoing series! (Not that she's bragging.) That's right, you asked for it, you got it, it's Squirrel Girl! (She's also starting college this semester.) It's the start of a brand-new set of adventures starring the nuttiest and most upbeat super hero in the world!"--Provided from Amazon.com.

39) Usagi yojimbo: Book one

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Sakai, Stan

Series

Usagi Yojimbo volume 1

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With over fifty graphic novels in print, the samurai rabbit is more popular than ever! This is the seminal Usagi book collecting all the classic original Usagi stories from Albedo, Critters, Doomsday Squad, and the Usagi Yojimbo Summer Special. This is one of our very best sellers, and is also where Usagi started - don't miss out! The setting is 17th century Japan, when the age of civil wars has barely ended and the Shogun has established power. The...

40) Whistle: a new Gotham City hero

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Lockhart, E

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Whistle A New Gotham City Hero

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Sixteen-year-old Willow Zimmerman reconnects with estranged family friend and real estate tycoon E. Nigma, but after he helps her earn enough for medical treatments for her mom she is attacked by the monstrous Killer Croc and upon waking after the fight she gains powers and insight she will need to make the right choices.

41) Wonder Twins Vol. 1: Activate!: Issues #1-6

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Russell, Mark

Series

Wonder Twins volume 1

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Exiled from their home planet, alien heroes Zan and Jayna must navigate life as teens on Earth at South Metropolis High School, where they're even bigger out-siders than the normal awkward young adult. Under the watchful eye of Superman, the brother and sister pull monitor duty at the Hall of Justice as interns, while also trying to overcome the pitfalls of Zan's brash confidence and Jayna's shy but streetwise personality. If you think you know the...

42) Wonder Twins Vol. 2: The Fall and Rise of the Wonder Twins: Issues #7-12

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Russell, Mark

Series

Wonder Twins volume 7

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The adventures of Jayna and Zan continue in Mark Russell's zany Wonder Twins Vol. 2! The world is saved! Or is it? Jayna and Zan are heroes, but they still have to go to high school and live in the same real world as the rest of us. When the bad guys get beaten and sent to jail, does it really end the problem? Mark Russell brings his signature humor and satire to the continuing adventures of the out-of-this-world Wonder Twins Vol. 2! Aimed at providing...

43) Yotsuba&!: 1

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Azuma, Kiyohiko

Series

Yotsuba&! volume 1