I'm back from vacation. Schools start next Tuesday, so things are stepping into high gear around here, with storytimes starting in two weeks.

I've added two copies of Tokyopop's High School Musical/High School Musical 2 Cine-Manga to the collection. I pray the binding will hold up for more than 10 circs each, since those puppies have a list price of almost $10 apiece.

I also came back from vacation to find a pile of donations from Stone Arch press on my desk. They periodically send a box of review copies to our library, which are then divided up by my department head according to our collection development responsiblilites. I got 18 books, 8 of which are graphic novels. I'm going to read them all and try to post reviews of the graphic novels here.

For the record, the Stone Arch imprint seems to cater to libraries and educators. The books are all excellent quality binding, but the list prices are a little steep for the average jane-on-the-street. They also seem to be aimed at the reluctant reader or a reader with difficulties.