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To gain the power he needs to save his friend from a cursed spirit,
Yuji Itadori swallows a piece of a demon, only to find himself
caught in the midst of a horrific war of the supernatural! In a
world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments
of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna have been lost and
scattered about. Should any demon consume Sukuna's body parts, the
power they gain could destroy the world as we know it. Fortunately,
there exists a mysterious school of jujutsu sorcerers who exist to
protect the precarious existence of the living from the
supernatural! While investigating a strange set of mysterious
deaths, Itadori meets Junpei, a troubled kid who is often bullied
at school. However, Junpei is also befriended by the culprit behind
the bloody incident-Mahito, a mischievous cursed spirit! Mahito
sets in motion a devious plan involving Junpei, hoping to ensnare
Itadori as well.
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My love for him felt so total and so annihilating that it was often impossible for me to see him clearly at all.
Years ago, Sukie moved in with Nathan because her mother was dead and her father was difficult, and she had nowhere else to go. Now they are on the brink of the inevitable.
Sally Rooney is one of the most acclaimed young talents of recent years. With her minute attention to the power dynamics in everyday speech, she builds up sexual tension and throws a deceptively low-key glance at love and death.
The graphic novel that inspired the hit Warner Bros. motion picture
and DVD from the Wachowski Bros., the directors of THE MATRIX films
and SPEED RACER. In the near future, England has become a corrupt,
totalitarian state, opposed only by V, the mystery man wearing a
white porcelain mask who intends to free the masses through absurd
acts of terrorism.
An NPR Best Book of 2021 NYPL 10 Best Books for Adults, 2021 A
story collection, in the vein of Carmen Maria Machado, Kelly Link,
and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, spanning worlds and dimensions, using
strange and speculative elements to tackle issues ranging from
class differences to immigration to first-generation experiences to
xenophobia What does it mean to be other? What does it mean to love
in a world determined to keep us apart? These questions murmur in
the heart of each of Brenda Peynado's strange and singular stories.
Threaded with magic, transcending time and place, these stories
explore what it means to cross borders and break down walls,
personally and politically. In one story, suburban families perform
oblations to cattlelike angels who live on their roofs, believing
that their "thoughts and prayers" will protect them from the
world's violence. In another, inhabitants of an unnamed
dictatorship slowly lose their own agency as pieces of their bodies
go missing and, with them, the essential rights that those
appendages serve. "The Great Escape" tells of an old woman who
hides away in her apartment, reliving the past among beautiful
objects she's hoarded, refusing all visitors, until she disappears
completely. In the title story, children begin to levitate, flying
away from their parents and their home country, leading them to eat
rocks in order to stay grounded. With elements of science fiction
and fantasy, fabulism and magical realism, Brenda Peynado uses her
stories to reflect our flawed world, and the incredible,
terrifying, and marvelous nature of humanity.
"If at all possible, send or take your household animals into the
country in advance of an emergency. If you cannot place them in the
care of neighbours, it really is kindest to have them destroyed."
Joanna Ryan's father has gone off to war, leaving her in the care
of her step-mother, a woman more concerned with having a good time
than being any sort of parent to her. But then she finds a puppy,
left for dead, and Joanna becomes determined to save him, sharing
her meagre rations with him. But, in a time of war, pets are only
seen as an unnecessary burden and she is forced to hide her new
friend, Harry, from her step-mother and the authorities. With bombs
falling over Bristol and with the prospect of evacuation on the
horizon, can they stay together and keep each other safe? A
gripping, heartwarming historical saga from bestselling author
Lizzie Lane. Praise for Lizzie Lane: 'A gripping saga and a
storyline that will keep you hooked' Rosie Goodwin 'The Tobacco
Girls is another heartwarming tale of love and friendship and a
must-read for all saga fans.' Jean Fullerton 'Lizzie Lane opens the
door to a past of factory girls, redolent with life-affirming
friendship, drama, and choices that are as relevant today as they
were then.' Catrin Collier 'If you want an exciting, authentic
historical saga then look no further than Lizzie Lane.' Fenella J
Miller
Not long after Ougai Mori takes the reins of the Port Mafia, his
accomplice Osamu Dazai has a dreadful run in with Chuuya Nakahara,
a boy known as the Sheep King who is capable of manipulating
gravity. But when strange rumors about the mysterious being
Arahabaki start spreading throughout Yokohoma, the duo must put
aside their differences and get to the bottom of things. Before
they achieved infamy as the fearsome pairing Twin Dark, Dazai and
Chuuya were just boys. Was their first encounter a harbinger of
hope, or an ill omen of things to come...?
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