schoolgirls

Diary of Joan Wahlen Morrison, collected from her writings during the years of World War II, offering insights to how a normal American girl lived and thought during that time.

Prequel to: Puella magi Oriko magica.

Looks at the reality of daily life under the Muslim extremist group Boko Haram.

As far as 11-year-old Aggie knows, everything is great. Friends, school, family...all are fine and fun and predictable. But one random day, Aggie's longtime friend Fiona starts to pull away, canceling plans and acting, well, kind of different. It's not like anything happened--or did it? There aren't any good answers, and Aggie is left wondering how she's supposed to act now that her friend seems to have moved on without her. It turns out, though, that a new friendship can turn up just when you need it most.

"The life of a magical girl isn't all fighting witches and collecting grief seeds. When they aren't kicking butt, Homura Akemi and her friends face the same trials as normal high school girls! In this four-panel comedy, glimpse a sillier side of the girls from the bestselling Puella Magi Madoka Magica series!" -- back cover.

"When Suee transfers to the dull and ordinary Outskirts Elementary, she doesn't expect to hear a strange voice speaking to her from the darkness of the school's exhibit room, and she definitely doesn't expect to see her shadow come to life"--Back cover.

Lissa, having started classes at the posh Spencer Academy, finds her faith tested by a popular boy who wants to have sex with her and the materialistic lifestyle of most of the student body.

Emma Rose is SO not a diva. She doesn't want her turn on the catwalk-she'd rather be behind the scenes creating fabulous outfits! So when a famous fashionista discovers Emma's designs and offers her the opportunity of a lifetime-a feature in Madison magazine (squeal!)-Emma sort of, well, panics. She has only one option: to create a secret identity. And so Allegra Biscotti is born. Allegra is worldly, sophisticated, and bold-everything Emma is not. But the pressure is on and Emma quickly discovers juggling school, a new crush, friends, and a secret identity might not be as glamorous as she thought.

"Since her birth, Lula's LOUD voice has wreaked tens kinds of havoc across Pryor County, disrupting humans and animals alike. Lula's parents are worried: What's going to happen when Lula starts school?"--Front flap.

"When eleven-year-old Chiyo Tamura is sent from her home in a small Japanese mountain village to a girls' school in the city of Tsuchiura, she never imagines that she will soon be in Tokyo helping to welcome more than twelve thousand Friendship Dolls from America--including Emily Grace, a gift to her own school. Nor could she dream that she'd have an important role in the crafting of Miss Tokyo, one of fifty-eight Japanese dolls to be sent to America in return. But when an excited Chiyo is asked to be Emily Grace's official protector, one jealous classmate will stop at nothing to see her fail. How can Chiyo reveal the truth--and restore her own good name?" --Provided by publisher.