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Alita wakes up alone in the sky city of Tiphares, her brain and body reconstructed by the mad scientist Desty Nova. There's no time to wonder why Alita's greatest enemy would resurrect her, though - the royal city has been thrown into chaos by Nova's revelation that the Tiphareans have had their brains replaced by bio-chips! Everyone needs answers - and Alita will fight to get them.

Nine-year-old Abigail meets a loveable and sophisticated yeti named Claude who's escaped from a top-secret government facility.

Publisher Annotation: When a machine boy falls to Earth, his heart is awoken for the first time. As he learns to be human, he struggles to override his own programming and become a hero.

"When the devil girl Patty finds she's too weak to summon an animal familiar, she chooses a human instead. His name: Norman Volcanello--an eccentric guy with a dangerous fascination with exotic life forms. As Patty and Norman set out to find her missing father, an offbeat adventure begins!"--Page 4 of cover.

"Join Simon and Chester in their third adventure as they navigate family dynamics and a very important ghost conference! A hilarious new graphic novel series for fans of The Bad Guys and Dog Man. Welcome to the world of Simon and Chester, ghost and boy duo extraordinaire. Chester lives with his Grandma, his cat Mr. Pickles and Simon the ghost. Lately Chester has been feeling like he's missing out when he sees other families out doing fun family...

"After the catastrophe in the library, Teefa takes Shii to their shop, where she is greeted by a collection of friendly social-use golems. Despite their warm welcome, however, all Shii wants to do is go back for Bulb and Muimui. Will Teefa let her go? Or will they keep her from her companions once again" -- back cover.

"Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck are just about the closest friends ever. They do almost everything together and experience the happiness of sharing, the joy of following their dreams, and how true friendship can provide support in getting through everyday troubles! Growing up is a great adventure when you have a trusted friend by your side, and that's just who Minnie and Daisy are--Best Friends Forever--and you can join them on their exciting new adventures!"--Page...

"Nanotechnology made humanity immortal, and the resulting population explosion pushed the Solar System's resources to the breaking point. As a result, new births are banned and even the planets' disparate governments cooperate to annihilate any children already born. With the tournament looming, Alita and her comrades find themselves caught between a spacefaring refuge for young innocents and a blood-thirsty mob intent on killing the children for...

As Aya and Bram make their escape in order to save the world and the agency, Gogol makes it possible for Dazai and Dotoyevsky to compete in the maximum security block's deadly jailbreak game.