Frank Carlson Library

"As an underwater welder on an oilrig off the coast of Nova Scotia, Jack Joseph is used to the immense pressures of deep-sea work. Nothing, however, could prepare him for the pressures of impending fatherhood. As Jack dives deeper and deeper, he seems to pull further and further away from his young wife and their unborn son. Then one night, deep in the icy solitude of the ocean floor, something unexplainable happens. Jack has a mysterious and supernatural...

A critical assessment of the rise of the graphic novel evaluates the medium as one of the past century's most important literary movements while evaluating key publications since 2000, in a volume that includes contributions by such figures as Daniel Clowes, John Hodgman, and Douglas Wolk.

"The beautiful new teacher in Sakura's class, Kaho Mizuki, soon reveals that she's a shrine maiden with magic powers of her own. But, as always, the struggle to capture the Clow cards is woven together with the mysterious-- and complicated-- threads of love and affection between Sakura and all the people in her life. Will her heart be strong enough as she faces the one who will judge her worthiness to master the cards at last?"--Publisher's web site....

Haruhi, a poor girl who is paying off her debt while working at a male club as a boy, tries to survive the sports festival at Ouran High School when the bonds of friendship are tested.

"Private investigator John Blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery and intrigue, digging up the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets during the 1950s Red Scare in the United States."--Back cover

The Five Kage, a reincarnated Hokage, the Shinobi Alliance, Naruto, and Sasuke all battle with Obito, but it is his past that finally unseats him, while at the same time, Madara moves to become the next Rikudou Sennin.