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I like uni uni unicorns! And cats! This book! And Venus (okay not her)

Unico V01: Awakening by Samuel Sattin

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The updated version of Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) beloved tale Unico V01: Awakening has been created by Samuel Sattin and Gurihiru.  It is a sweet, but has a little edge, tale about a unicorn who has angered the goddess Venus, for no other reason than her jealousy of his beauty and how he is worshiped by her earthly followers. However, in a rare act of defiance, one of her servants defies Venus by hiding Unico from her. Living through time and space, Unico will have many […]

The perfect addition to an almost perfect story (Zutarra 4Eva!!)

The Promise (Avatar: the Last Airbender) by Gene Luen Yang

The Search (Avatar: the Last Airbender) by Gene Luen Yang

The Rift (Avatar: the Last Airbender) by Gene Luen Yang

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At the age of 41, I have finally seen Avatar: the Last Airbender, and boy, have I been fangirling out like a tweenager. I am a Zuko girly, a no-arguments Zutarra shipper, I made ATLA my library’s September theme (“Reading is Elemental” was the national theme but ALA went with Pixar… Psshaw), and I immediately dove into the graphic novel series (which I intend to read before continuing the journey in Korra). I was fairly familiar with these books as I have ordered them for […]

A Lady, the last Airbender and the best Earthbender ever go to a picnic

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift (Avatar: The Last Airbender, #3) by Gene Luen Yang

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Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Rift (Avatar: The Last Airbender, #3) is a collection of three previously released individual books collected into one book. Gene Luen Yang and others, (such as Gurihiru and Michael Heisler) created a book that has a few surface purposes and a few deeper ones, like all Avatar stories tend to have. I feel that the first purpose of the book was to have a “next season” after Team Avatar stopped the Fire Nation. As the books came out solo, […]

If you want to know what happened after the last season of Avatar: The Lat Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender The Promise by Gene Luen Yang

Avatar: The Last Airbender The Search by Gene Luen Yang

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If you have not seen the Avatar: The Last Airbender television series, these books might not be something you want to start with. However, I recommend watching it even though I know it was aimed at kids. There are sophisticated themes that at the time were coming to light, and we’re still dealing with today, that will engage the adult viewer. I admit I was a skeptic at first, but the humor and depth of the story pulled me in. And seriously who wouldn’t fall […]



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