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"Kohei and Tsumugi have been spending peaceful days in the kitchen, but that doesn't mean there aren't any bumps in the road. Tsumugi has lots of chances to be a big girl with responsibilities, from running her first errand to wearing her first fancy dress. But when she makes some yummy mocha for a classmate whose mother is sick, it brings back painful memories. Kohei must balance protecting his daughter against letting her grow up and discover things...
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Tsumugi is now in kindergarten, and as she grows up, her questions are becoming more complicated. Her curiosity about her mother leads to a quiet search for an old photo album that brings up memories as beautiful as they are poignant--but when a character in her favorite TV show dies, she begins to ask about "heaven" and "hell," and Kohei will have to find a way to answer. But as always, home cooking-- like candied chestnuts, oyakodon, and somen noodles...
83) Glass half empty
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Back cover: At age ten, Rachael Smith was going to group meetings to help her handle her dad's alcoholism. After his death, trying to manage her grief, she found herself with her own problematic relationship with alcohol. From the award-winning author of Quarantine Comix, Wired Up Wrong and Stand in Your Power, this is another extremely honest and relatable auto-bio comic shining a light on the realities of mental health with humour, warmth and insight....
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"Hannah's life imploded the day her father failed to return from the secretive Smith-Petersen Research Station in Antarctica. Alone and on the street, she's at her lowest ebb when a friend offers help. Retrained as an engineer, Hannah secures a job at the same Antarctic station to search for her father, and stumbles headfirst into a conspiracy that threatens everything she's ever believed"--
85) Us two together
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"An account of the author's experience of her father's illness, primary progressive aphasia, in graphic novel format"--
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"Scenes from a life. Ever since losing his wife, high school teacher Kôhei Inuzuka his daughter Tsumugi alone. But what once seemed like an impossible task has become possible, as Kôhei's friendship with his student Kotori has led all three of them to discover the delight of food and cooking. But when Kôhei has a health scare of his own, their hard-won happiness will face its greatest test..."--Page [4] of cover.
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Meet Glory, raised off the grid in a convoy of truckers, the last men and women fighting for true freedom on the American open road. Now, in order to pay for her beloved, dying Father's surgery, Glory has three days to pull off four dangerous cross-country heists with mob killers, crooked cops, and a psycho ex-husband all out to bring her in or die trying. New York Times bestselling author Rick Remender teams up with legendary French superstar Bengal...
88) Panther
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"A young girl named Christine is grieving over her cat when, suddenly, a talking panther slinks from her dresser drawer. Panther, the self-proclaimed crown prince of Pantherland, entertains Christine and conjures up magical worlds. Then, things start stirring in the dark..."--Back cover.
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"When a spoiled young prince is punished for his selfishness and conceit by an enchantress, he is transformed into a hideous beast, and his castle is put under a spell. Unless he can learn to love, and be loved in return, by his twenty-first birthday, he will forever remain a beast. But in the body of a beast, angry, hopeless, and depressed, he secludes himself away in his castle. Years later, Belle, an intelligent and bold young woman is searching...
91) Skyward
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One day, gravity on Earth suddenly became a fraction of what it is now. Twenty years later, humanity has adapted to its new low-gravity reality. And to Willa Fowler, a woman born just after G-day, it's... well, it's pretty awesome, actually. You can fly through the air! I mean, sure, you can also die if you jump too high. So you just don't jump too high. And maybe don't get mixed up in your Dad's secret plan to bring gravity back that could get you...
94) Trespasser
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"As the world crumbled around him, Hector Ramos retreated into a life of solitude to protect his young daughter, Maria. Their hard but simple life is upended when a strange visitor crash lands in the forest outside their home. Whether the trespasser is a threat or simply a lost wanderer, one thing is obvious: maintaining their simple existence will come with a sacrifice, perhaps even the ultimate one."--Page 4 of cover.
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"Lobo, intergalactic bounty hunter, is back for some quality time with his daughter Crush. But she and the Teen Titans are not having it. In the wake of the Terminus Agenda, the Teen Titans are still trying to figure out what their future looks like. But when Lobo shows up for his daughter Crush, they'll have to stand together against an enemy more sadistic than they have ever faced before. Then, Lobo accepts 'the Gift' from Lex Luthor, and things...
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"To celebrate Marvel's 80th anniversary, Wolverine stars in a story that stretches across the decades! But what crazy vigil could require Logan to do what he does best every ten years beginning in the 1940s? Who is the young woman that he is fated to keep reacquainting himself with? And exactly how deep a connection will they share? Find out as Charles Soule - the writer who killed Wolverine and brought him back from the dead - unveils a new, hidden...
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"A father and daughter seek revenge against the ruthless Vikings that destroyed their lives, discovering that their fierce purpose can mend the bonds of family. One thousand years ago, a murderous clan known as the Forty Swords burned a village to the ground, leaving just two people alive: a shattered father and his teenage daughter. Setting off on a revenge quest that will span the width of Viking Age Europe, they find the key to repairing their...
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Sword Daughter volume Volume 2
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"A father and daughter continue their epic quest for revenge against the ruthless Vikings that destroyed their lives. New dangers await them as, under siege from the Forty Swords, they move toward the mountains. Driven by revenge for their murdered village, Elsbeth and Dag have been hunting those responsible: the criminal Forty Swords. But as winter falls and the enemy retaliates, the father and daughter fall back to a mountain refuge populated by...
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Sorry for my familiar volume 9
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Patty and Norman are racing to gather the Demon Lord's ancient treasures, but they hit a snag when they discover that one of the treasures has been stolen! Not only that, but the thief is a human! In order to retrieve the artifact, Patty will have to travel to a place she's never been before: Norman's hometown back in the Human World!--Back cover.
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Tsubaki-chou lonely planet volume 4
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"Fumi may have already resolved to give up on Akatsuki, but her heart clearly hasn't gotten the memo yet. And unfortunately, summer vacation has started...which means staying home all day...which means being around the novelist 24-7! To make matters worse, Gorou invites Fumi along on his and Akatsuki's research trip--but promptly returns to Tokyo on urgent business, leaving the two housemates alone in Kyoto! As the unfamiliar city reveals facets of...
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