Young Adult

In the prequel to .hack, Albireo meets Lycoris in The World, an advanced online fantasy game, and soon realizes that she not only can break rules within The World, but that she holds a deadly secret.

It's a brave new world. 'My name is Kyle Straker. And I don't exist anymore.' So begins the story of Kyle Straker, recorded on to old audio tapes. You might think these tapes are a hoax. But perhaps they contain the history of a past world...

Lying in bed at night, twelve-year-old Henry York can't ignore the thumping and scratching he hears on the other side of the attic wall. He scapes off the plaster and discovers doors - ninety-nine cupboards of all different sizes and shapes. Through one he hears the sound of falling rain. Through another he sees a glowing room - with a man strolling back and forth! Henry and his cousin Henrietta soon understand that these are not just cupboards. They are, in fact, portals to other worlds!…

Moving to L.A. with her family to spend the summer working at her grandparents' flower shop, twelve-year-old Angela is bored by the tediousness of her task, but as her skills for folding origami and crane displays improves, she gains newfound respect for her Japanese culture and herself in the process. Reprint.

A young Japanese-American girl spends the summer with her grandmother during her parents impending separation, and learns perspective despite the troubles she faces. (Ages: 10+).