Twin Spica 4

Twin Spica 4
Author: Kou Yaginuma
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2013-06-25
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 193913045X

Asumi is now in her second term at the Tokyo Space School. After struggling to be accepted into this elite program and some hardships once she was admitted, she quickly found herself developing her skills and her character through the many trials the school administered. Despite her diminutive size, Asumi has a huge heart and equally powerful drive and she will not accept failure as an option. So when she is confronted by protesters demonstrating against Japan's space program, she is torn by the memories of her past, which include her deceased mother, and the dreams she is working so hard to attain.

Twin Spica 3

Twin Spica 3
Author: Kou Yaginuma
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2013-05-29
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1939130328

Asumi is going through her growing pains right now. She knew this new challenge would not be simple. Mentally and, even with her petite frame, physcially she was prepared for almost anything the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) could throw at her. Emotionally, however, she was light-years away from being able to even take more than a few attacks on her long suppressed past. So when Asumi is at her lowest, a longtime friend, of the invisible sort, pays a visit. As he is grappling with his own past, she realizes that there is no way she cannot move forward. Nothing here can keep her from taking off!

Twin Spica 1

Twin Spica 1
Author: Kou Yaginuma
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-05-14
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1939130255

In a Tokyo in the not too distant future a young girl studies diligently with ambitions of soon attending space academy. If things work out just right, her future may very well be among the stars as well. And yet, every time she looks up to the stars there is a sense of melancholy in her heart. A sadness surrounds Asumi, as space exploration itself has profoundly impacted her life for as long as she can remember. But she is not alone...A young man wearing a lion's mask is always beside her. He speaks of the constellations and galaxies as if he they were like home. He knows what it is like to love the stars--slightly bitter and yet always so warm and inviting. Truth is he has gone through much of Asumi is just experiencing. And now in spirit he will forever be with Asumi guiding her on her path to space.

Twin Spica 16

Twin Spica 16
Author: Kou Yaginuma
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2014-05-27
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1939130948

In this final installment, graduation looms for what is left of the Tokyo Space School's first class. Finally, Japan's first student astronaut is selected! Will Asumi finally be able to drive the rocket of her childhood dreams?

The Turquoise Table

The Turquoise Table
Author: Kristin Schell
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2017-06-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1400311411

Loneliness is an epidemic right now, but it doesn't have to be that way. The Turquoise Table is Kristin Schell's invitation to you to connect with your neighbors and build friendships. Featured in Southern Living, Good Housekeeping, and the TODAY Show, Kristin introduces a new way to look at hospitality. Desperate for a way to slow down and connect, Kristin put an ordinary picnic table in her front yard, painted it turquoise, and began inviting friends and neighbors to join her. Life changed in her community, and it can change in yours too. Alongside personal and heartwarming stories, Kristin gives you: Stress-free ideas for kick-starting your own Turquoise Table Simple recipes to take outside and share with others Stories from people using Turquoise Tables in their neighborhoods Encouragement to overcome barriers that keep you from connecting This gorgeous book, with vibrant photography, invites you to make a difference right where you live. The beautiful design makes it ideal to give to a friend or to keep for yourself. Community and friendship are waiting just outside your front door.

Twin Spica 9

Twin Spica 9
Author: Kou Yaginuma
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-10-29
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 193913062X

In the ninth volume of Twin Spica, Asumi and her classmates are getting closer and closer towards graduation, and changes in store for this group of friends. There will be good-byes to be said and that might end up causing some tension within this group. Some of that friction might be spurred on from outside of the Tokyo Space School as the media has caught on to the identities of at least one prime candidate.

The Black Beetle Volume 1: No Way Out

The Black Beetle Volume 1: No Way Out
Author: Francesco Francavilla
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2013
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1616552026

While investigating a meeting between a pair of powerful mob bosses, the Black Beetle - Colt City's sleuthing sentinel - witnesses an explosion that decimates the city's organized crime community, killing dozens. No one gets away with mass murder when the Black Beetle's on the case. When Colt City cries out for justice, there's one man who will answer! Follow Eisner Award-winning creator Francesco Francavilla's critically acclaimed pulp hero as he searches island prisons, dank sewers, and swanky nightclubs for the mysterious man known as Labyrinto.

Twin Spica 6

Twin Spica 6
Author: Kou Yaginuma
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2013-08-27
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1939130530

Asumi's latest and most challenging flight simulation trial continues. She along with her classmates have been put into small escape pods, the actual pods that the International Space Station currently uses, to simulate traveling through space and an atmosphere re-entry. The pods are then covered and transported into the Japanese wilderness where after some rough handling and a designated allotment of time the pods automatically open up leaving the students disorientated and desperate to find civilization.

Twin Spica 15

Twin Spica 15
Author: Kou Yaginuma
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2014-04-22
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 193913093X

In this penultimate installment, graduation looms for what is left of the Tokyo Space School's first class. As the teens focus on their final days in school, many of them take the opportunity to finally share some long hidden feelings and settle a few differences.

Twin Spica 14

Twin Spica 14
Author: Kou Yaginuma
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2014-03-25
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1939130743

Tragedy strikes the TSS. It was not long since the first class of the astronaut course got to experience great pride when one of their best was selected to join NASA. With those feelings still fresh the academy is then shaken to its core and one member may not be able to return to her duties now that her guiding light has faded.