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Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
158 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identity: the Green Turtle was the first Asian American super hero. The comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but Gene Luen Yang has revived this character in Shadow Hero, a new graphic novel that...
4) Roller girl
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Language
English
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For most of her twelve years, Astrid has done everything with her best friend Nicole. But after Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for derby camp, Nicole decides to go to dance camp instead. And so begins the most difficult summer of Astrid's life as she struggles to keep up with the older girls at camp, hang on to the friend she feels slipping away, and cautiously embark on a new friendship. As the end of summer nears and her first...
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Series
Heartstopper volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful...
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Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
121 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In Trees we follow an acorn as it learns about its future as Earth's largest, longest-living plant. Starting with the seed's germination, we learn about each stage until the tree's maturation, different types of trees, and the roles trees take on in our ecosystem."--Amazon.
8) Tidesong
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Series
Language
English
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Sophie is a young witch whose mother and grandmother pressure her to attend the Royal Magic Academy--the best magic school in the realm--even though her magic is shaky at best. To train for her entrance exams, Sophie is sent to relatives she's never met. Cousin Sage and Great-Aunt Lan seem more interested in giving Sophie chores than in teaching her magic. Frustrated, Sophie attempts magic on her own, but the spell goes wrong, and she accidentally...
9) Watchmen
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Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Language
English
Formats
Description
As former members of a disbanded group of superheroes called the Crimebusters start turning up dead, the remaining members of the group try to discover the identity of the murderer before they, too, are killed.
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Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Spending an entire summer on tour as a backup singer for pop star Nika Nitro? What? ! That's the DREAM, right? Especially for Jenni, Lauren, and Maggie, three misfit performing arts students with hopes of making it in the music world. But being twenty feet from fame isn't easy. Between crushes, constant rehearsals, Nika's sky-high expectations, and their own insecurities, this dream is starting to feel more like a nightmare. And that's before they...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing, a division of Andrews McMeel Universal
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
143 pages : color illustrations ; 20 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Bon appetit, FoxTrot fans! Cartoonist Bill Amend is back with a generous portion of laughs, nerdery, and tasty comic adventures featuring the chaotic Fox family. Including over two years' worth of full-color Sunday comics, Deliciously FoxTrot is a collection that readers of all ages can sink their teeth into."--
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
122 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this volume, join a pair of superheroes as they uncover the secrets of skyscrapers, from the great Egyptians pyramids to the world's tallest building. Read along and learn how skyscrapers are a bold combination of applied physics, ingenuity, and a lot of hard work!"--Provided by publisher.
14) The stand
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Language
English
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Graphic adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand-- a classic tale of good vs. evil, loss weighed against redemption and despair pitted against hope. It is an apocalyptic vision of man's battle to save life against a worldwide plague of death. For when Captain Trips works its way across the land, it is time to make a stand.
15) Act
Author
Series
Click volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Olive is excited to start sixth grade: new teachers, new experiences, and a field trip to the big city with her best buds! But when Olive finds out that a school policy is keeping some kids from going on the trip, she decides to act. She's prepared to do whatever it takes to be heard--even if it means running against Trent and Sawyer, two of her closest friends, in the student council election! With intense campaign competition and emotions running...
Author
Series
Heartstopper volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nick and Charlie are best friends, but one kiss has changed everything. In the aftermath, Charlie is sure that Nick isn't interested, but Nick is more confused than ever. Love works in surprising ways, and Nick comes to see the world from a new perspective. He discovers all sorts of things about his friends, his family ... and himself."--Provided by publisher
18) Rusty Brown
Author
Series
Publisher
Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 19 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Rusty Brown" is a fully interactive, full-color articulation of the time-space interrelationships of six complete consciousnesses on a single midwestern American day and the tiny piece of human grit about which they involuntarily orbit. A sprawling, special snowflake accumulation of the biggest themes and the smallest moments of life, "Rusty Brown" literately and literally aims at nothing less than the coalescence of one half of all of existence...
Author
Series
Baby-Sitters Club Graphix volume 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mary Anne should never have thrown away that chain letter she got in the mail. Ever since she did, bad things have been happening to everyone in the Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween coming up, Mary Anne's even more worried -- what kind of spooky thing will happen next? Then Mary Anne finds a new note in her mailbox: Wear this bad-luck charm, it says. OR ELSE. Mary Anne has to follow the note's instructions. But who sent the charm? And why did they...
20) Nimona
Author
Series
Nimona volume 1
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
266 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes everyone thinks they are. But as small acts of mischief escalate into a vicious...
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