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Crimson Hero 3 by Mitsuba Takanashi: B+

April 10, 2009 by Michelle Smith Leave a Comment

From the back cover: Former star setter Tomoyo joins the ranks, and now the six players are an official team at Crimson Field High School! However, Nobara is so focused on training that she fails to notice her team is falling apart under the pressure. Not only that, but Nobara must now find the money to pay for her uniform and club dues. Will Nobara be able to swallow her pride … [Read more...] about Crimson Hero 3 by Mitsuba Takanashi: B+

Crimson Hero 2 by Mitsuba Takanashi: B+

April 10, 2009 by Michelle Smith Leave a Comment

From the back cover: Nobara is issued a challenge from the boys' volleyball team: if her team can score one point against them in a match, the girls will win. But, if the girls lose, Nobara will have to give up on having a girls' volleyball team at Crimson Field forever. With everything on the line for the girls, the boys are playing to win, and even Haibuki seems determined to … [Read more...] about Crimson Hero 2 by Mitsuba Takanashi: B+

10, 20, and 30 2 by Morim Kang: A-

April 9, 2009 by Michelle Smith 1 Comment

From the back cover: Life changes come faster than anyone expects in the second installment of Morim Kang's unorthodox family saga. Widow Krumb's would-be suitor suddenly departs for Hong Kong—but was he called away on business or is he a fugitive from the law? And how much longer is Krumb going to keep her job? On the home front, meanwhile, icy relations between the headstrong … [Read more...] about 10, 20, and 30 2 by Morim Kang: A-

Crimson Hero 1 by Mitsuba Takanashi: B

April 9, 2009 by Michelle Smith 3 Comments

From the back cover: All that matters to 15-year-old Nobara Sumiyoshi is volleyball—she's an awesome player with big-time ambitions. But sometimes it seems like a girl just can't get a break in the competitive world of high school volleyball. Nobara's family wants her to inherit the role of "young mistress," serving rich patrons at her family's old-fashioned Japanese … [Read more...] about Crimson Hero 1 by Mitsuba Takanashi: B

Click 2 by Youngran Lee: B-

April 7, 2009 by Michelle Smith 1 Comment

From the back cover: Poor Joonha has moved to the big city and is now living incognito, as a girl, at a new school. But that doesn't mean his (her?) troubles are over. First, Taehyun, the obnoxious class playboy, coerces Joonha into a "friendship" that royally ticks off Yoomi, Taehyun's ex. That's before the reappearance of Heewon, the lovesick stunner who's followed Joonha all … [Read more...] about Click 2 by Youngran Lee: B-

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