An introduction to the science and logistics of a manned mission to Mars explains how scientists are working to overcome the complexities of interplanetary travel.

Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format.

"Daphne Walters moves to Los Angeles for her boyfriend Ronnie, ready to live her happily ever after. But when happily ever after turns into happily for a month, she's stuck in a strange city with no friends, family, or prospects for fun. Daphne sets out to explore the city and ends up encountering ghosts of a more literal kind! Rycroft Manor is abandoned, beautiful, and haunted. Will the dead be able to help Daphne find the life she's been missing?"--...

The new female Thor learns about being the goddess of thunder and also comes face to face with the former holder of the hammer.

College freshman Kim Hyun Sook, who seeks refuge from a totalitarian regime in the comfort of books, unexpectedly joins an underground banned book club, where the delights of discovering works of illicit literature are overshadowed by fear and violence.

When Maggie falls in love with another girl at Camp Bellflower, an all-girl summer camp in Appalachia, her savant-like expertise at the camp's rifle range is what keeps her going through a summer of heartbreak and self-discovery.

"Siena Cherson Siegel dreamed of being a ballerina. Her love of movement and dedication to the craft earned her a spot at the School of American Ballet.. Siena has worked hard her whole life to be a professional ballet dancer, then makes the difficult decision to quit dancing and tries to figure out what comes next. But what do you do when you have spent your entire life working toward a goal, having that shape your identity, and then decide it's...

Shares the author's experiences as an only child born to a single mother in Korea, who abruptly moved to the United States as a teenager and the difficulties she had fitting in in both countries.

Shares the author's upbringing in a family grappling with addiction and how he used art to survive.

"How many hours are in a day when you don't spend half of them watching television? When is the last time any of us really worked to get something we wanted? How long has it been since any of us really needed something that we wanted? The world we knew is gone. The world of commerce and frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival and responsibility. An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe causing the dead to rise...