Recommendations based on Naruto, Vol. 08: Life-and-Death Battlesby Masashi Kishimoto

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  1. Naruto, Vol. 11: Impassioned Efforts

    by Masashi Kishimoto
    Naruto and the gang take on a dangerous mission to save an old friend from a deadly enemy.

    Now preparing for the finals of the Chûnin Selection Exams, Naruto studies with naughty new mentor Jiraiya and struggles to harness the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox chakra locked within him. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  2. Naruto, Vol. 05: The Challengers

    by Masashi Kishimoto
    A group of ninja face off against a powerful foe, testing their courage and strength.

    The three ninja-in-training have signed up for the Chūnin Selection Exams, which they must pass if they ever want to advance to the rank of full-fledged shinobi. They learn too late how grueling the ... (Goodreads)

  3. Naruto, Vol. 03: Dreams

    by Masashi Kishimoto
    An epic adventure of ninja warriors as they battle against powerful forces and discover hidden truths.

    While they recover from their injuries, Kakashi puts Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura on a strict training regimen to protect Tazuna's family against Zabuza's next attack. But Zabuza has a dangerous new ... (Goodreads)

  4. One Piece, Volume 6: The Oath

    by Eiichiro Oda
    Monkey D. Luffy and his crew face off against Captain Kuro and his band of pirates in a battle for their hometown.

    Luffy's pirates thought they were just stopping in for a quick bite...but now Luffy's been made a busboy on Baratie, the oceangoing restaurant, and it turns out some of the worst-mannered pirates on ... (Goodreads)

  5. Bleach, Volume 03

    by Tite Kubo
    A young man discovers he has supernatural powers, and embarks on a journey to protect the innocent from evil.

    Part-time student, full-time Soul Reaper, Ichigo is one of the chosen few guardians of the afterlife. Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts—he was born with the gift. When his ... (Barnes & Noble)

  6. One Piece, Volume 5: For Whom the Bell Tolls

    by Eiichiro Oda
    Monkey D. Luffy and his crew face off against the tyrannical Captain Kuro and his band of pirates.

    Once upon a time, Usopp was just a local boy with a talent for tall tales. Everyone in his little seaside village knew him as the joker who claimed to be a pirate captain and woke people up in the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  7. Death Note, Vol. 12: Finis

    by Tsugumi Ohba
    Light Yagami faces a final showdown with Kira, as the battle between justice and evil reaches its climax.

    The battle ends here! ... (Goodreads)

  8. One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn

    by Eiichiro Oda
    A young pirate's swashbuckling adventure to become the King of the Pirates.

    A new shonen sensation in Japan, this series features Monkey D. Luffy, whose main ambition is to become a pirate. Eating the Gum-Gum Fruit gives him strange powers but also invokes the fruit's curse: ... (Goodreads)

  9. Death Note, Vol. 11: Kindred Spirits

    by Tsugumi Ohba
    A teenage genius and a mysterious detective battle against a powerful and dangerous death god.

    Light's latest machinations are putting a strain on even his formidable intellect as Near flies to Japan to beard Kira in his den. Near is sure that Light is Kira, but his sense of honor as L's heir ... (Goodreads)

  10. Death Note, Vol. 10: Deletion

    by Tsugumi Ohba
    Light Yagami's epic battle with the mysterious figure, Near, intensifies as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

    With Near openly suspecting the new L of being Kira and sowing doubt in the hearts of the taskforce members, Light is once again forced to pass the Death Note on to another to take the heat off ... (Goodreads)

  11. Skip Beat!, Vol. 1

    by Yoshiki Nakamura
    Kyoko Mogami follows her childhood friend to Tokyo to help him achieve his dreams, but ends up pursuing her own career in show business.

    When Kyoko’s heart is broken, she decides that revenge is a dish best served in the spotlight! Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But ... (Barnes & Noble)

  12. Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 01

    by Nobuhiro Watsuki
    A samurai warrior in 19th-century Japan struggles with his past while defending the innocent against injustice.

    Packed with action, romance and historical intrigue,, Rurouni Kenshin, is one of the most beloved and popular manga series worldwide. Set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, it tells the ... (Goodreads)

  13. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 7

    by Hiromu Arakawa
    Brothers Edward and Alphonse continue their quest for the Philosopher's Stone, facing new enemies and uncovering dark secrets.

    Alchemy tore the Elric brothers’ bodies apart. Can their bond make them whole again? A hardcover collector’s edition of one of the most beloved manga and anime of all time! Fully remastered with an ... (Barnes & Noble)

  14. Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1: Herr Dr. Tenma

    by Naoki Urasawa
    A brilliant surgeon saves the life of a young boy who grows up to be a serial killer. The surgeon must stop him before more lives are lost.

    An ice-cold killer is on the loose, and brilliant Dr. Kenzo Tenma is the only one who can stop him! Conspiracies, serial murders, and a scathing indictment of hospital politics are all masterfully ... (Goodreads)

  15. Yu Yu Hakusho, Volume 1: Goodbye, Material World!

    by Yoshihiro Togashi
    After dying, delinquent Yusuke Urameshi is given a chance to come back to life as a Spirit Detective and protect the living world from supernatural threats.

    Yusuke Urameshi was a tough teen delinquent until one selfless act changed his life... by ending it. When he died saving a little kid from a speeding car, the afterlife didn't know what to do with ... (Goodreads)

  16. Ark Angel

    by Anthony Horowitz
    A teenage spy embarks on a mission to save the world from a criminal mastermind.

    Maximilian Webber, a former SAS man, gives a speech denouncing an extreme eco-terrorist organisation known as Force Three (named after Earth being the third planet from the sun ). After the speech, ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Fruits Basket, Vol. 14

    by Natsuki Takaya
    A teen girl's journey of self-discovery and healing, as she confronts her own inner struggles.

    Isuzu loves snooping through Shigure's life, especially when she's totally convinced that he is hiding something. But when Tohru finds a passed-out Isuzu in the house, she tries to drag Isuzu to the ... (Goodreads)

  18. The Selection Stories: The Queen & The Favorite

    by Kiera Cass
    Two novellas that provide insight into the lives of Queen Amberly and Marlee Tames, two important characters in "The Selection" series.

    On December 31st Kiera confirmed that this book won't be released, instead everything will be published in the happily ever after companion book in october http://www.kieracass.com/home/2014/12... ... (Goodreads)

  19. Burn for You

    by J.T. Geissinger
    A chef and a firefighter fall in love, but their past traumas threaten to tear them apart.

    A classic fairy tale gets a sexy, edgy twist., Jackson “The Beast” Boudreaux is rich, gorgeous, and unbelievably rude to the staff at Chef Bianca Hardwick’s New Orleans restaurant. Bianca would ... (Barnes & Noble)

  20. Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 5

    by Bisco Hatori
    The Host Club goes on a beach vacation, but things get complicated when they meet a girl who is searching for her father.

    In this sharp-witted romantic comedy about the clash of the classes (of all kinds), a poor girl at a rich kids' school ends up working at the school's toniest club-and gets mistaken for a boy! In ... (Goodreads)

  21. The Calling

    by James Frey
    A young man struggles with addiction and finds himself in a mysterious rehab center where he discovers a supernatural purpose for his life.

    Twelve thousand years ago, they came. They descended from the sky amid smoke and fire, and created humanity and gave us rules to live by. They needed gold and they built our earliest civilizations to ... (Goodreads)

  22. Bleach, Volume 12

    by Tite Kubo
    Ichigo battles a powerful new enemy, while his friends face their own challenges. The stakes are high as they fight to protect their world.

    Part-time student, full-time Soul Reaper, Ichigo is one of the chosen few guardians of the afterlife. Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts—he was born with the gift. When his ... (Barnes & Noble)

  23. Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow, Vol. 1

    by CLAMP
    Sakura accidentally releases magical cards and must capture them all to prevent chaos. With the help of friends, she becomes a Cardcaptor.

    Cardcaptor Sakura takes place in the fictional Japanese city of Tomoeda which is somewhere near Tokyo . Ten-year-old Sakura Kinomoto accidentally releases a set of magical cards known as Clow Cards ... (Wikipedia)

  24. Tenth Grade Bleeds

    by Heather Brewer
    Vladimir Tod, a teenage vampire, navigates high school while dealing with his bloodthirsty nature and a dangerous vampire hunter.

    In Tenth Grade Bleeds , it's another sucky year at Bathory High for Vladimir Tod. The evil vampire D'Ablo is hunting for the ritual that could steal Vlad's powers. His best friend Henry doesn't want ... (Goodreads)

  25. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X

    by James Patterson
    Daniel X is an alien hunter on a mission to eliminate the most dangerous extraterrestrial criminals on Earth.

    Twelve years after the murder of his parents, fifteen-year-old alien Daniel X has taken up the task of his parents as Defender of Earth. In the sewers of Portland, Oregon, he defeats number 19 on the ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Marmalade Boy, Vol. 1

    by Wataru Yoshizumi
    A high school girl's life is turned upside down when her parents swap partners with another couple.

    All Miki Koishikawa wanted was an ordinary family and that's exactly what she had until her parents decided to move in with another couple (as in switching spouses!) and turned Miki's world upside ... (Goodreads)

  27. Be Careful What You Wish For

    by Alexandra Potter
    After making a wish on a shooting star, a woman's life is turned upside down as she navigates the consequences of her wish coming true.

    “You’ll be hooked by this charming story. . . . Smolinski gives us a quick-witted heroine . . . with just the right amount of romance and a tad of suspense.” —,Richmond Times-Dispatch, Meet June ... (Barnes & Noble)

  28. Absent in the Spring

    by Mary Westmacott
    A woman is stranded in the desert and forced to confront her true self.

    Returning from a visit to her daughter in Iraq, Joan Scudamore finds herself unexpectedly alone and stranded in an isolated rest house by flooding of the railway tracks. This sudden solitude compels ... (Goodreads)

  29. Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 8

    by Bisco Hatori
    The Host Club goes on a trip to France, where they encounter new friends and challenges. Haruhi must confront her feelings for Tamaki.

    The uproarious comedy about a girl enlisted to work in a lavish host club! In this screwball romantic comedy, Haruhi, a poor girl at a rich kids' school, is forced to repay an $80,000 debt by working ... (Barnes & Noble)

  30. Soundless

    by Richelle Mead
    In a village where everyone is deaf, a young girl regains her hearing and uncovers a dark secret that threatens their way of life.

    In a village without sound… For as long as Fei can remember, no one in her village has been able to hear. Rocky terrain and frequent avalanches make it impossible to leave the village, so Fei and her ... (Goodreads)