Drawn from the author's own childhood like New Kid , this contemporary graphic novel paints a picture of an aspiring young artist on a mission to prove that the arts are worth fighting for. Dale Donavan has heard the same lecture over and over Art will get you nowhere in life. A kid with a creative streak, Dale wants nothing more than to doodle, play video games, and create comics forever--maybe even as a full-time job one day. But between his grandfather...

"Roz Chast illustrates her own dream world, a place that is sometimes creepy, but always hilarious, accompanied by an illustrated tour through Dream Theory Land guided by insights from poets, philosophers, and psychoanalysts alike."--Provided by publisher.

"Surviving is the ticket to winning the battle royale. As the various avatars fall like dominoes, Mikami and Kyouka team up with Arima, hoping for strength in numbers. Together, they make it to the end, but is it really the end...? Will Mikami and Kyouka solve this maddening puzzle? And who exactly is the mysterious Arima, who seems to know so much about the NOT ALIVE game?" --Page 4 of cover.

Rot Poe Tater digs for treasure and uncovers a shiny old crown, but after wearing it like a king and feeling the power to make everyone do what he says, he soon realizes he is the only one in his kingdom having fun.

New student Vi finds herself falling for Orsino, even though he wants Vi's help asking Olivia to the school dance.

Yuki Cross, one of the guardians of Cross Academy, charged with protecting the Day Class from the vampires of the Night Class, sneaks into an exclusive vampire party and sees Aido's parents introducing their daughter to Kaname, the most eligible of pure blood vampire bachelors and the objectof Yuki's affection.

"For three years, Saitama has defeated countless monsters, but no one knows about him ... That's because he isn't in the Hero Association's registry! Together with Genos, Saitama decides to take the Hero Association's test! But can they pass?! "--Back of book.

"Mackenzie Carter has had some very bad dates lately. Model train experts, mansplainers, guys weirdly obsessed with her tail-she hasn't had a successful date in months. Only a year out of residency, her grandmother's obsession with Mackenzie finding the perfect mate to settle down with threatens to drive Mackenzie barking mad. Out of options, it feels like a small thing to tell her grandmother that she's met someone. That is, until she blurts out...

In return for a business loan of 50 million yen, the prestigious Kamiya family gave their daughter Haine away to the Otomiya family. Haine, now an Otomiya, is appointed to the student council of the exclusive Imperial Academy, a private school for the aristocracy. Even though Haine is of proper lineage to be on the council, she finds herself struggling to find her place among the many secrets of its elite members, especially those of the president...

Host Club members visit Haruhi at home and the plan backfires.