With both a cat and a dog, there’s double the antics, double the fun (and double the kibble!) but while Inu and Neko coexist peacefully, they have their own distinct personalities, which play out in unexpected, charming ways during these short-form stories.
Whether you’re a dog-person or a cat-person, there’s plenty to love about these homegrown sketches of daily life shared with four-legged friends!
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With a Dog and a Cat, Every Day is Fun By Hidekichi Matsumoto ISBN: 9781949980554 Kodansha, 2020 NFNT Age Recommendation: Tween (10-13) Volumes available: 4
Tomoki has long been passionate about the blink-of-an-eye performances that take place off the ten-meter diving platform. But as a member of the Mizuki Diving Club, he’ll need more than passion when his team’s lackluster record leaves them on the outs with their sponsors! With a new coach and a deadline to qualify for the Olympics in one short year, Tomoki and his teammates compete for glory with the fate of their diving club riding on their shoulders!
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This title has not (yet) been reviewed by our staff, but it is a title that we highly recommend for the majority of libraries building collections for this age range.
Dive!! By Eto Mori Art By Ruzuru Akashiba ISBN: 9781975328573 Yen Press, 2019 NFNT Age Recommendation: Tween (10-13) Volumes available: 3
Najika is a great cook who likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart—and now she’s determined to find him. The only clue Najika has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy, but attending Seika will be a challenge. Every kid at the school has a special talent, and the girls in Najika’s class think she doesn’t deserve to be there. But Sora and Daichi, two popular brothers who barely speak to each other, recognize Najika’s cooking talent for what it is—magical. Is either boy Najika’s mysterious prince?
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Kitchen Princess By Miyuki Kobayashi Art By Natsumi Ando ISBN: 9781935429449 Kodansha, 2013 NFNT Age Recommendation: Tween (10-13) Volumes available: 4 (Series complete)
Years have passed since Naruto and Sasuke teamed up to defeat Kaguya, the progenitor of chakra and the greatest threat the ninja world has ever faced. Times are now peaceful and the new generation of shinobi has not experienced the same hardships as its parents. Perhaps that is why Boruto would rather play video games than train. However, one passion does burn deep in this ninja boy’s heart, and that is the desire to defeat his father!
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Boruto By Ukyo Kodachi Art By Mikio Ikemoto ISBN: 9781421592114 VIZ, 2017 NFNT Age Recommendation: Tween (10-13) Volumes available: 11
The adventures of the plucky Sakura Kinomoto are as adorably thrilling as ever, as she tracks down the magical Clow Cards and plunges headlong into a world of sorcery beyond anything she could’ve imagined.
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Cardcaptor Sakura By CLAMP ISBN: 9781632367518 Kodansha, 2019 NFNT Age Recommendation: Tween (10-13) Volumes available: 8
Those words changed young Atsuko “Akko” Kagari forever, sparking in her a lifelong dream of becoming a real witch. Now she’s been accepted to the same school as her childhood hero, Shiny Chariot-the prestigious Luna Nova Witchcraft Academy. As the only student to come from a non-magical family, Akko finds herself surrounded by prodigies from around the world, but giving up isn’t in her vocabulary. Whether it’s making friends, proving the doubters wrong, or just flying on a broom, Akko is going to make her fantasy a reality!
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Little Witch Academia By Yoshinari Yoh Art By Keisuke Sato ISBN: 9781975327453 Yen Press, 2019 NFNT Age Recommendation: Tween (10-13) Volumes available: 3
Power-pedaling Sakamichi Onoda has long been conquering the steepest slopes and regularly making the ninety-kilometer round-trip to Akihabara on a mommy bike!! But when his bike commute to his new high school lands him in a confrontation with the serious first-year road racer Imaizumi, Onoda has a major showdown on his hands! Can this meek geek really out-pedal the future ace of the school road-racing team?!
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Yowamushi Pedal By Wataru Watanabe ISBN: 9780316309523 Yen Press, 2015 NFNT Age Recommendation: Tween (10-13) Volumes available: 17
Shirayuki is famous for her naturally bright-red hair, and the prince of Tanbarun wants her all to himself! But when she escapes into the woods of the neighboring kingdom, a young man named Zen and his two friends come to her aid. But who is Zen really…? This volume also features a special one-shot, “Colorful Seasons of August”!
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Snow White with the Red Hair By Sorata Akiduki ISBN: 9781974707201 VIZ, 2019 NFNT Age Recommendation: Tween (10-13) Volumes available: 14
When Reiko was Takashi’s age, she bound the names of demons and spirits in her Book of Friends, enslaving them to her capricious whim. Now Takashi is the owner of the book, and the creatures will do anything to get their names back.
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Natsume’s Book of Friends By Yuki Midorikawa ISBN: 9781421532431 VIZ, 2010 NFNT Age Recommendation: Tween (10-13) Volumes available: 25
In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch … until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem…
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This title has not (yet) been reviewed by our staff, but it is a title that we highly recommend for the majority of libraries building collections for this age range.
Witch Hat Atelier By Kamome Shirahama ISBN: 9781632367709 Kodansha, 2019 NFNT Age Recommendation: Tween (10-13) Volumes available: 7
With both a cat and a dog, there’s double the antics, double the fun (and double the kibble!) but while Inu and Neko coexist peacefully, they have their own distinct personalities, which play out in unexpected, charming ways during these short-form stories.
