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1) Little girls
Author
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Something hunts people on the outskirts of town...Sam and Lielet are two new friends living in Ethiopia. They're dealing with the kind of problems that all kids have: judgmental social cliques, condescending adults, alienation... and a legendary brain-eating monster straight out of folklore. Sure, it's not going to be easy, but all they have to do is live through it.Showcasing a quietly unsettling plot and building tension similar to NICK DRNASO's
...2) Estranged
Author
Series
Estranged (Aldridge) volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Edmund and the Childe were swapped at birth. Now Edmund lives in secret as a changeling in the World Above, his fae powers hidden from his unsuspecting parents and his older sister, Alexis. The Childe lives among the fae in the World Below, where being a human makes him a curiosity at the royal palace. But when the cruel sorceress Hawthorne seizes the throne, the Childe and Edmund must unite on a dangerous quest to save both worlds--even if they're...
Author
Series
Wings of fire. Original series volume 3
Language
English
Description
"The Dragonet Prophecy didn't call for a RainWing dragonet, but Glory knows she's far more powerful than she gets credit for. So it's devastating when she finally finds the rest of her tribe and discovers that RainWings do seem a little lazy. They nap every day, no one really wants to be queen, and worst of all, only a few have noticed that RainWings are disappearing--mysteriously vanishing from the safety of the rain forest without a trace. Glory...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Evony is an orphaned princess from a kingdom destroyed by a power-hungry witch. Prince Ammon has recently been drawn to her, or at least he's drawn to her uncanny ability to sense when familiars--servants to the witches--are approaching his kingdom's borders. And Evony, well Evony has always longed for something more with Ammon. Wanting to prove himself to his kingdom and parents, Ammon takes Evony outside the borders to fight the familiars head-to-head....
Author
Series
Rutabaga the adventure chef volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In a world where there are dragons, wyverns, and haunted squash, you'd figure someone would have recipes for them, right? Rutabaga and his magic cooking pot, Pot, join young adventurers Winnifred, Manny, and Beef on a quest to defeat a dragon, discover new ingredients, find monsters to have for and/or to dinner, and to save the day through cooking. Rutabaga will dare any danger to uncover new tastes, and there's a whole world full of food to try--from...
9) Last man
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2015-
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
People are puzzled when Richard Aldana, a mysterious stranger who smokes cigarettes and wears a leather jacket, arrives in a medieval town where everyone else is casting spells and weaving tapestries, but when he enrolls in the games he quickly becomes a top contender using only his martial arts prowess.
Author
Series
Olympians volume 2
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
76 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
From the moment she emerged, fully grown, from the head of Zeus, Athena was one of the most complex Olympians. This graphic novel retells her many interwoven tales: how she killed Pallas, fought the Gigantes, aided Perseus, and cursed Arachne.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
97 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A genie just wants a chance to grant a wish to the frog who accidentally let him out of his lamp--meanwhile, the frog just wants to be left alone. A witch is tormented by the cheerful (and awful) singing of a persistent bard, but when she finally snaps and turns him into a rock, he just keeps on singing--somehow the power of terrible music overcomes all magic. A wizard wants a pet. An ogre just wants to make beautiful art. Four original, wry and...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's perfect weather for a family picnic, but Jo is in a bad mood. Hurt by her parents' divorce and struggling to accept her new stepfamily, she decides to run away and live alone in the woods. But she soon discovers that she's far from alone. Jo stumbles into a fantastical world full of tiny elves, talking foxes, and mischievous, multicolored ponies known as the Wondrous Wonders. Her new friends are on a mission: rise up against Emperor Tomcat,...
Author
Publisher
Super Genius
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
152 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ralph has a dangerous, yet simple plan to avenge the murder of his mother, not to mention the killing of innocent children, by the evil King Malek: He's going to become allies with Malek's all-powerful enemy, Vom Syrus. But Vom Syrus is virtually a world away, and to get to him Ralph must journey to Octania with his new lover, the warrior woman, Zania, and his friend, a ten year-old wizard, Yassou. And along the way, Ralph is mistaken for the Chosen...
14) Shakti
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When the three meanest girls in school start casting spells, 12-year-old Shakti draws on ancient Indian magic to stop them but instead curses the entire town and must harness her own strength, power and empathy to save those she loves and end the hate."--
15) Kenzie's kingdom
Author
Publisher
Wonderbound
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Kenzie hates that her family moved to a castle to start a Medieval-themed resort, but all that changes when a time-traveling squire needs Kenzie's help to get back home to the past"--
Author
Series
Heroes of Olympus (graphic novels) volume 2
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Demigod Percy Jackson, still with no memory, and his new friends from Camp Jupiter, Hazel and Frank, go on a quest to free Death, but their bigger task is to unite the Greek and Roman camps so that the Prophecy of Seven can be fulfilled.
Author
Series
Haylee and Comet volume 3
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Haylee's old BFF returns to town, she and Comet learn to welcome a new friend to their twosome"--
Author
Series
Haylee and Comet volume 2
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Haylee and Comet share one simple wish: a friend. And as with all great best-friendships, the universe brings them together in the right place at the right time. With each adventure, Haylee and Comet learn about what it takes to grow a strong and long-lasting friendship: accepting their differences, discovering the things they share, communicating with honesty, and being open to forgiveness. And just maybe, there'll be some surprises along the way."--Page...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Max didn't expect knight school to be so tough. Luckily, she has her best friends--the Midknights--at her side. But when Byjovia is under attack, the Midknights will have to face beastly creatures, powerful spells, and their gretest foe yet--themselves?
Author
Series
Cat's cradle volume 1
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
111 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
With monsters slipping through the mountains into the valley of Galatea, Suri, an orphan, dreams of becoming a monster tamer.
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