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41) The savage
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
79 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A boy tells about a story he wrote when dealing with his father's death about a savage kid living in a ruined chapel in the woods--and the tale about the savage kid coming to life in the real world.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
128 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Greta Divawing, butterfly star of the Scarab Beetle Theatre, goes missing a week before the opening performance of "Bugliacci, " Joey Fly is called in to investigate her puzzling disappearance.
45) Foiled
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Aliera is a star at fencing, but at school no one notices her--until her new lab partner Avery begins flirting with her. Aliera's mother just bought her a foil from a garage sale, and it has a strange jewel attached to the hilt. Will Aliera's first date be ruined when magical creatures try to steal her foil?
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
176 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike goldfields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Presented in graphic novel format.
48) Good as Lily
Author
Publisher
Minx
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Following a strange mishap on her 18th birthday, Grace Kwon is confronted with herself at three different periods in her life. The timing couldn't be worse as Grace and her friends desperately try to save a crumbling school play. Will her other selves wreak havoc on her present life or illuminate her uncertain future?
50) In the small
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
124 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
When a mysterious cataclysmic event, "the blue flash, " causes the population of the earth to shrink in size to six inches tall, suddenly humanity has the tables turned on itself: The very civilization it has created becomes its greatest obstacle to survival. Animals and the environment, which have long suffered under the rule and/or destruction of humans, are now some of their most feared enemies. Amid the confusion and turmoil, two strong teenagers,...
51) Around the world
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
235 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Challenged with circling the world at the end of the nineteenth century, three very different adventurers--avid bicyclist Thomas Stevens, fearless reporter Nellie Bly, and retired sea captain Joshua Slocum--embark on epic journeys.
52) Kamichama Karin
Author
Publisher
Tokypop
Pub. Date
[2005-]
Physical Desc
volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Karin is an average girl--at best. She's not good at sports and gets terrible grades. On top of all that, her parents are dead and her beloved cat Shi-chan just died, too. She is miserable--but everything is about to change. Little does Karin know that her mother's ring has the power to make her a goddess!
Author
Publisher
No Starch Press
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Think you can't have fun learning statistics? Think again. The Manga Guide to Statistics will teach you everything you need to know about this essential discipline, while entertaining you at the same time. With its unique combination of Japanese-style comics called manga and serious educational content, the EduManga format is already a hit in Japan. In The Manga Guide to Statistics, our heroine Rui is determined to learn about statistics to impress...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Description
Williams uses the oversize, comic strip format of her other picture books to evoke a sense of what it must have been like to attend performances of seven plays at the old Globe Theatre. An inviting taste of the Shakespearean buffet, as well as a rare glimpse into the character of Elizabethan theater.
56) I am Iron Man
Series
Language
English
Description
When Tony Stark is wounded and taken prisoner in the Middle East, he creates a suit of armor to keep him alive and escape, and plans to right the wrongs he committed as an arms dealer by becoming the superhero Iron Man.
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