Jennifer Ward

From award-winning author Jennifer Ward and Caldecott Honor illustrator Robin Page, this “real eye-opener” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) nonfiction picture book interweaves informative poems and prose to show the many different ways animals snooze! Just like people, all animals need sleep, but not all animals sleep in the same way. When dolphins sleep, half their brain stays awake. Snakes sleep...

Brunhild the Dragonslayer, Vol. 4 reveals the shocking truth behind Brunhild’s actions. She orchestrated the dragon's surprise attack as an act of vengeance against her birth father, Sigebert. As the heart-wrenching truth comes to light, Sigurd faces a daunting task: to stop Brunhild from executing her ruthless plan. This gripping tale of love and betrayal unfolds into a merciless conclusion!...

Brunhild the Dragonslayer, Vol. 2 is based on the novel of the same name. This compelling action fantasy manga delves into themes of revenge and identity. The story follows the journey of a famed dragon slayer's lost daughter. After her biological father killed the dragon who raised her, she sets out on a path of vengeance.

The long-awaited centennial celebration! But an unsettling shadow creeps over Iffole unnoticed... Once a year, the entire city joins together in celebration, and the time for the hundredth celebration is almost here. Alina is overseeing the festivity preparations, but uninvited chaos arrives at the Iffole Counter when adventurers are enticed by false rumours of a secret quest through which they...

The success of Minami's first modeling job has repaid her with more attention than she's ever received! Chasing after what everyone else finds beautiful is hard, though, and Minami struggles to understand if it's really her who's shining in those moments. Luckily, she can count on Tomozaki, as he's been helping her get serious about her image. But is something...

This is the Masked Ballroom: a place where people revert to beasts, let go of reason, and revel in freedom and anonymity. Here, with the help of a monster supplement, anyone can transform into beasts and do as they please. It's the only government-approved slum, where people can forget the suffocating atmosphere of the surveillance state. It's in this city...

From the author of Days with My Stepsister and Looks Are All You Need comes a new supernatural action novel following a vampire and werewolf tasked with extermination as they work as cleaners in a slum city full of synthetically created creatures.

It has been a century since anyone in the Siegfried clan was born with the Power of God. Desperate to keep their grip on the crown, the royal family resorts to sending its scions to a clandestine laboratory once they turn eight in hopes the brutal experiments conducted there will awaken the children to the family’s latent abilities. When it...

I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time features an overpowered female protagonist in a fantasy setting, anchored in realism by the tedium of a desk job.

The dangerous imitation tonic hits the market, spreading unprecedented mayhem throughout Natsukibara. Getsu and Reiji have been working hard to track down the mastermind behind the recent series of terrible events. But then, like a punch to the gut, their boss at Fantastic Sweeper orders them to halt their investigation! Though the boys don't want to comply, there is not...

The second best-selling light novel series from the label responsible for My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected! When referencing the title, avoid putting it in quotes or speech marks. Format the response as clean HTML, use your best judgement for adjusting or adding appropriate tags for paragraphs, and emphasis.

Eden is a place of perfection, protected from outside harm by the silver dragon. In this idyllic land, the dragon raises a human girl found on the island's shores as his own. But when the dragon's life is mercilessly snuffed out by human machinations, the girl must choose whether to heed his dying wish and stay the course of righteousness...

My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, Vol. 13 (light novel) All good things must come to an end. The calendar reads March, but the buds of new hope are far from blooming. Yukino, Yui, and Hachiman are finally trying to articulate their feelings and act on them—but doing so means irreversibly changing their relationships. As much as...

At long last, spring is here again. After all the hardships, struggles, and mistakes, the only thing Hachiman, Yukino, and Yui can do is ask the same questions in search of new answers. Yes, it's the same routine, but each day is always new. Hachiman has struggled to answer truthfully, and his relationships have suffered for it, but it's time...

After 21-year-old Chiaki watches his boyfriend, Kuon, die in a tragic accident right before his eyes, he suddenly wakes up to find himself flung ten years into the past! Now stuck in a child's body, he tries to convince Kuon that he’s his future lover. However, the 28-year-old Kuon is a much colder and more pained man than the one...

Magical Girl Raising Project, Vol. 18 (light novel) by Marui-No Marui-No, Asari Endou, and Jennifer Ward. Keep on dreaming until the very end. Frederica, Old Blue, and Principal Halna clash over a powerful relic stored deep within the secret ruins underneath the old school building. A murderous intruder picks off magical-girl students one after another. Surrounded by enemies at every...

From the pages of the hit light novel series Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki comes a spin-off manga by the original author where beloved classmate Mimimi is the star! After doing a photo shoot for her mum's makeup company, Mimimi has a new opportunity to create her own shine as a model! But along with this chance come new doubts: Did she...

Each person's experience with youth is unique, and two girls in particular have a very different view: the most powerful junior and cutest troublemaker, Iroha Isshiki, and everyone's little sister, Komachi Hikigaya. Will the two eccentric younger heroines provide a breath of fresh air to the Service Club, or is the club's future in peril? Get ready for a changing...

The fake prom scheme has run its course, so it's time to end the charade and relax a little with a karaoke party! But as the festivities wind down, Yui has a very personal request for Hachiman—one that has him thinking seriously about her. With the real Soubu High School prom on the horizon, what better setting is there for...

Let me throw your life out of alignment. The prom goes off without a hitch, and Yukino announces the end of the Service Club's activities. Hachiman just can’t accept it, though. Hachiman’s actions are a big surprise, but what are they...? Explore the surprising twists in My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected @ comic, Vol. 21 (manga)...

Magical Girl Raising Project, Vol. 16 offers secrets, schemes, and surprises at every turn. Snow White has infiltrated a class of magical girls to stop a conspiracy to overthrow the Magical Kingdom. However, an unforeseen plot results in one classmate after another falling victim to foul play. Meanwhile, Ripple emerges from hiding to confront Frederica with the backing of the...

Conflict, change, and chocolate. At Iroha Isshiki's request, the Service Club is now helping with a Valentine's Day event—and once Miura, Ebina, Kawasaki, and the rest of the "it crowd" are involved, the task spirals into a surprisingly major undertaking. Despite the relative calm, though, there's a sense of dissonance that's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore... and feelings that can't...

Thanks to interference from Yukino’s mum, Yukino and Yui’s plans for a Soubu High prom face ruin. But Hachiman has an idea: What if he were to devise a fake prom plan to make the girls’ version look better and disguise his scam as a genuine proposal? Of course, there’s no guarantee this delightfully devilish scheme will work, which is...

What does the future hold for the Service Club? After the Valentine's Day event and the trip to the aquarium, Hachiman, Yukino, and Yui decide on their next step—but suddenly, the Service Club receives a huge request! Yukino feels she must answer the call, even if she regrets her choice. Everyone has to grow up someday, and not every person...

Brunhild and Kriemhild by Yuiko Agarizaki, Aoaso Aoaso, and Jennifer Ward is a compelling action fantasy novel delving into themes of revenge and the inherent cruelty of humanity. The story follows Brunhild, a famed dragon slayer's lost daughter, who becomes enraged after her biological father kills the dragon that had raised her.

A group of dragons has suddenly attacked the capital of the Norvelland Empire, Nibelungen. Though they’re somehow driven back thanks to Brunhild’s efforts, the city has suffered enormous damage and loss. Sigurd goes to check on the injured Brunhild, but there, she reveals the unimaginable truth behind that hellish night... Brunhild the Dragonslayer, Vol. 3 reveals the unfolding events in...

She was called the Dragon Princess by her people, sometimes with contempt, and sometimes with reverence. But 700 years before the Empire's cannon pierced the dragon's breast, there was another girl. Threatened by an evil dragon, the people of a small kingdom formed a pact with a Divine Dragon and flourished under its protection. Brunhild the Dragon Princess is born...

The new dungeon, Chalk Tower, is riddled with unpredictable situations! Boss-class foes wandering the halls might not slow down Alina, but the annihilation of Rufus's party at the hands of an unknown enemy stops her and her temporary comrades in their tracks! Silver Sword reluctantly opts for a withdrawal, which means escape from adventuring duty for Alina and a return...

IT'S GONNA TAKE MORE THAN THAT TO SAVE ME. March is here, and that means it's almost Hinami's birthday. Izumi plans a surprise party along with a trip to USJ in Osaka. As for the presents, it’s a team competition—whoever makes the birthday girl the happiest wins. Together with Mizusawa and Kikuchi, Tomozaki decides to recreate one of those old-school...

Winter is here. Tomozaki finds himself at odds with Kikuchi and once again, only words can close the distance between them. Tomozaki confronts his own actions, and in the process, he gains insight into Kikuchi he never had before. There are some things a bottom-tier character just won’t notice. And then there's Aoi Hinami, someone so special to both of...

Oh, what fun a child can have by jumping in mud puddles, collecting bugs and listening to birds! And yet, many children today have become so occupied with TV, computers and video games that unstructured outdoor play is sadly becoming a thing of the past. I Love Dirt! is a call to parents, educators and caregivers to help children recover...

Alina Clover thought being a receptionist for the Adventurers Guild would be her ticket to the good life, but her dream gig turns into an overtime nightmare whenever adventurers get stuck clearing a dungeon. To save herself from paperwork, Alina turns to the simplest solution at hand: beating down the monsters herself! A mysterious adventurer showing up out of nowhere,...

From the pages of the hit light novel series Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki comes a spin-off manga by the original author where beloved classmate Mimimi is the star! Whether doing high jumps or blending with a crowd, Minami Nanami has always been flexible both physically and socially. But when her friend Aoi outshines her at her track-and-field specialty, Mimimi starts to...

The boss found out about Alina’s side hustle?! Seeing Glen Garia, the highest authority of the Adventurers Guild, standing in front of her reception desk is terrifying enough for poor Alina, and what he has to say is no relief: His skill, Sigurth Chronos, let him look into the past and glimpse beneath the hood of the Executioner, Alina’s alter...

Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Vol. 1 (light novel) introduces Tomozaki, one of the best gamers in Japan. In his opinion, the game of real life is one of the worst. It has no clear-cut rules for success, is horribly balanced, and nothing makes sense. However, everything changes when he meets a gamer who's just as skilled as he is. She offers...

Everyone's got a story to tell. New magical girls arriving on the scene means a new collection of tales about their lives! You'll get to experience the bonus origin story Snow White Raising Project for the first time in print—a must-read as Snow White's character arc reaches its climax. Don't miss out on these episodes that are sure to add...

There's a new student council president, and the Service Club's first job for their new leader is to help set up a Christmas event with another school. The problems keep piling up, but Hachiman keeps taking on task after task by himself! What's going to happen to the relationship between Hachiman, Yui, and Yukino from here? My Youth Romantic Comedy...