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  Princesses and The Tiara Thief -...

  Terry Boucher

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  The Kingdom of Athanasia is all abuzz as Prince Kevin is about to marry Taryn, the beautiful girl who mysteriously appeared at the castle on Christmas Eve and stole his heart. Taryn also won the Queen’s admiration when she represented the kingdom on a mission to the tropical land of Jabalia, where she met Princess Jameela and her childhood friend and escort, Zuberi. Athanasia has a unique custom where they unveil the Princess Tiara in a formal ceremony a few days before the wedding. Princess Jameela and Zuberi arrive in the kingdom as guests for the wedding just before the Tiara Ceremony. On the night before the ceremony King Matthew, Kevin’s father, tells the young wedding party about the history of the tiara and how a jealous suitor almost ruined the wedding of Kevin’s great-grandfather to his new princess, who would become Kevin’s great-grandmother. The Tiara Ceremony goes off without a hitch, but afterward the Tiara is missing, having been stolen. Taryn and Kevin are distraught as they must have a tiara to crown the new princess at the wedding, which is just days away. But hope arises with a clue from the royal library, the very room where Kevin first fell in love with Taryn as they shared their love for stories. Will Taryn, Kevin, and their friends from Jabalia be able to find the thief and recover the tiara in time for the wedding? Adventure awaits our young friends as Taryn’s dream is about to come true.

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  And Now I Spill the Family...

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  In the spirit of Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home and Roz Chast’s Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Margaret Kimball’s AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS begins in the aftermath of a tragedy.  
  In 1988, when Kimball is only four years old, her mother attempts suicide on Mother’s Day—and this becomes one of many things Kimball’s family never speaks about. As she searches for answers nearly thirty years later, Kimball embarks on a thrilling journey into the secrets her family has kept for decades.  
  Using old diary entries, hospital records, home videos, and other archives, Margaret pieces together a narrative map of her childhood—her mother’s bipolar disorder, her grandmother’s institutionalization, and her brother’s increasing struggles—in an attempt to understand what no one likes to talk about: the fractures in her family.  
  Both a coming-of-age story about family dysfunction and a reflection on mental health, AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS is funny, poignant, and deeply inspiring in its portrayal of what drives a family apart and what keeps them together.

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  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper...

  Jeff Kinney

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  Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and glory comes with some hard knocks. 
   
  When he decides to tag along with his teenage brother Rodrick’s band, Löded Diper, Greg doesn’t realize what he’s getting into. But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fights between band members, and money troubles are all part of the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle. 
   
  Can Greg help Löded Diper become the legends they think they are? Or will too much time with Rodrick’s band be a Diper Överlöde?

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  Some Damn Fool's Signed the...

  Norman Thelwell

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  The artist Norman Thelwell (1923–2004) was famous for his horse and pony cartoons, but his work was far more wide ranging. He focused his exceptional talent and humour on many diverse subjects, with his witty and wry observations providing amusement and sharp social comment.
  
  Some Damn Fool's Signed the Rubens Again is Thelwell's look at life in Britain's stately homes, and what happens when they are opened to the public. Here are the castles, country estates, and the quirks of the British class system all depicted in the artist's inimitable style.
  
  When an ancestral home is crumbling, or an aristocratic family is debt-ridden, the solution calls for drastic action. It is time to welcome in the paying public. Thelwell's cartoons capture the comic situations that result when the noble residents come face to face with the curious visitors. See the duke in his tower preparing to repel the coachloads with boiling oil; a ghost train in the family vault; toddlers wrecking treasured heirlooms; and animals in the safari park watching the hilarious human spectacle unfold.

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  Ridiculous and Ill-Advised

  Rale Sidebottom

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  At once hilarious and crazed, lyrical and absurd, hopeful and fantastical, Ridiculous and Ill-Advised drops us into the world of DIY 1990s, where drugged-out skateboarders, radicalized demolition derby gods and wild fairie artists grapple with the universal mysteries of love and economy, the possibility of success at making a living on their own terms. 
  Taking acid, writing garbage screenplays, skating pools, and playing in experimental noise bands. That was me before I met The Family. Then I was accidentally kidnapped from the parking lot of a rock concert after having sex in an ancient school bus with a strange beast. I'd been kidnapped, but also - I'd escaped. With no home base and no fixed point in space, we drifted from town to town and state to state, a rogue gang of 'curb painters' on a madcap ride down the backroads, to that world hiding out behind the strip malls where dumpsters are still full of magic and me, a young monster desperately trying to become just one thing: a filmmaker...

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  Vampire Hunter D: Volume 9 - The...

  Hideyuki Kikuchi, Yoshitaka Amano

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  "In Sakuri, a young woman is about to be sacrificed to the vampiric Noblewoman who reigns over the village. But before the princess can drain the life from the woman, a young man tries to slay the vampire. He fails and manages to escape, but in doing so incurs the wrath of the entire town. The citizens of Sakuri have entered into a pact with the Undead princess and her monstrous bodyguards. With the ritual offering disrupted, the vampire's armored bodyguards vow to murder the villagers one by one until the would-be hero is captured.When Vampire Hunter D learns of the villagers' bargain he knows he faces several almost impossible challenges-can he rid the town of the parasitic demons that plague it? What if Sakuri's inhabitants don't want to be rescued? And can he uncover the secret that even the vampire Noble is afraid to speak?Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!Performed by Scott McCormick, David Cui Cui, Taylor Coan, Jessica Lauren Ball, Steven Carpenter, Wyn Delano, James Konicek, Matthew Pauli, Dawn Ursula, Terence Aselford, Chris Davenport, Stephon Walker, Anthony Palmini, Andrew Colford, Drew Kopas, Robb Moreira, Yasmin Tuazon, Nora Achrati, Eric Messner, and Richard Rohan."

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