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Fractured fables volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow's A Spindle Splintered brings her patented charm to a new version of a classic story. Featuring Arthur Rackham's original illustrations for The Sleeping Beauty, fractured and reimagined. "A vivid, subversive and feminist reimagining of Sleeping Beauty, where implacable destiny is no match for courage, sisterhood, stubbornness and a good working knowledge of fairy tales." -Katherine Arden It's Zinnia Gray's...
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"Happily Ever After" is a total scam, but at least this time the princess is the one controlling the grift -- until her true love arrives and threatens to ruin the whole scheme. Intrigue, magic, and wit abound in this Cinderella fairytale reimagining. I'm not who you think I am. My transformation from a poor, orphaned scullery maid into the enchantingly mysterious lady who snagged the heart of the prince did not happen -- as the rumors insisted --...
Publisher
Kingstone Comics
Language
English
Description
God creates the physical world, the vast cosmos and then He creates mankind in his image. But this beautiful display of creation is soon marred by temptation as sin enters the world and tragedy occurs within the first family. But even in this tragedy God's plan for redemption is foreshadowed.
Publisher
Eureka Productions
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Western Classics features an adaptation of Zane Grey's grand western prototype, Riders of the Purple Sage, illustrated by Cynthia Martin. Plus stories by Bret Harte, Willa Cather, Gertrude Atherton and John G. Neihardt, with art and adaptations by Trina Robbins, John Findley, Arnold Arre, George Sellas, Reno Maniquis, and Ryan Huna Smith. Also an early Hopalong Cassidy story illustrated by original Hoppy newspaper strip artist Dan Spiegle, and a comic...
Publisher
Eureka Productions
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
GRAPHIC CLASSICS: JACK LONDON is completely revised, with over fifty pages of new material. New to this edition are adaptations of "The Red One" illustrated by Mark A. Nelson and "The Wit of Porportuk" by Arnold Arre. Plus a new comics adaptation of "To Kill a Man" by Kostas Aronis, and a completely redrawn "That Spot" by Nick Miller. Returning from the previous edition are "A Thousand Deaths" by J.B. Bonivert, "Jan, the Unrepentant" by Hunt Emerson...
6) Hibakusha
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Ludwig has never been a soldier. A childhood injury left him lame in one leg, which has allowed him to largely sit out the war on the sidelines, as a translator. Fleeing his passionless marriage, he accepts an assignment in Japan, allowing him to return to the land of his youth. But the year is 1945. It is not a good time to be Japanese, or German much less stationed in Hiroshima. Ludwig is tempted by love and, in furtively tampering with his translations...
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Hansel and Gretel's stepmother is a real meanie. She makes them do chores and never lets them eat dessert. And then she ditches the kids and Clementine in the woods! The trio tries to find their way back, but they stumble upon a mysterious house made of sweets. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Kadooboo! Golden brown, puffy, sweet, and crunchy, it's fresh from the pan--a delicious treat! As soon as it's ready, Kabir runs home with some to share. He's got to be quick, before the rain! But wait ... can he remember the treat's name? (His Amma is sure to ask!) Of course he can. That is, if fun and friends aren't too distracting along the way. As Kabir makes his way, the sights and sounds of the street and interactions with friends start to...
9) Robin Hood
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
King Richard is away, and Prince John has stolen his throne! Prince John has set high taxes on the people of Sherwood Forest and many cannot pay. But they have a hero among them who steals from the rich to help the poor. Will Robin Hood and his merry men save the kingdom for King Richard? Find out in this stunning graphic novel adaptation of Howard Pyle's classic by Joe Dunn Creator biographies and a glossary help reluctant readers take the first...
10) Black Dahlia
Language
English
Description
Winner: 2017 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, Non-fiction Nominee: 71st Annual NCS Reuben Awards, Graphic Novels On January 15, 1947, a woman was walking with her daughter in a Los Angeles neighborhood. She passed what looked to be a discarded manikin. It turned out to be the body of Elizabeth Short: posed, drained of blood, meticulously scrubbed, and cut in two. From this point, Geary reconstitutes and reveals for us the life of this 22-year-old...
11) Mr Fibber
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
When Mr. Fibber accidently drops his coin in a jar of juice, he magically shrinks so he can dive down and retrieve it. On a walk one day, he stumbles upon a giant dog with a smokestack on its back, towing a train behind it and hitches a ride. And just to make sure it stays sunny and warm during his vacation, he catches the sun in a net and packs it in his suitcase! These playful adventures, designed for children three and up, are illustrated in a...
12) Eddie Spaghetti
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Eddie, accompanied by his big goofy dog, goes fishing in his goldfish bowl, saws the legs off a too-high table, and takes a bath with his clothes on! The bright colors, lively drawings, and sing-songy rhymes will delight young readers as they follow along Eddies lighthearted mischief. Originally created by Israeli artist Aryeh Navon and Lea Golberg in the 1930s, Rutu Modan offers her own playful take on this classic character for a new, international...
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
During his fifty-year career, ninety-nine percent of Charles Schulzs creative energies went into the daily Peanuts comic strip. But once in a while he would create a special something else on the side, and this adorable little package collects two of his best extras from the 1960s: two Christmas-themed stories written and drawn for national magazines. Created in 1963 (two years before the Charlie Brown Christmas TV special) as a supplement for Good...
Publisher
Dynamite
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
The thrilling conclusion of Tarzan and Sheena's adventure in London finds them facing off against a woman who shouldn't exist, a death-mad cult with access to impossible technology, and the hard fact that neither of them is very good at working as part of a team. With Jane's help they have just one chance to save both their homes and their futures, but will it be enough to save their own skins?
Publisher
Dynamite
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
With the scope of the plot behind Jane's kidnapping laid bare, Tarzan and Sheena are faced with something even more sinister: the possibility that no timeline is safe from the depredations of an apocalyptic cult! But with few resources and even fewer friends, can they wrest their fates and the future of their homes from the hands of Laine and her power mad cronies?
Publisher
Dynamite
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Tensions rise as Tarzan's options run out and he finds himself left with nothing but an impossible choice. Meanwhile, Sheena discovers that London is more like a jungle than she could have imagined. Together they face the fight of their lives, with the fate of both their homes hanging in the balance.
Publisher
Dynamite
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
London of 1937 doesn't feel much like home to Sheena, but that doesn't stop her from bringing a bit of the wild with her into the city. Meanwhile, Tarzan has problems of his own, and the chaos that Sheena seems to attract just might get Jane killed! These two forces of nature have learned to respect each other, but can they join forces for long enough to accomplish each of their goals... or will the course of history be altered forever?
Publisher
Dynamite
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Displaced in time, lost in an unfamiliar wilderness, and beset by enemies on all sides, Sheena must search for a way home before her own jungle is destroyed. There's only one man who might have the key to her salvation, but Tarzan has problems of his own as he battles for his name and his family in London's underbelly, a place more vicious than Sheena can imagine!
Publisher
Dynamite
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Tarzan has long been the protector of his jungle stronghold, but this time the fight has to be taken to his enemy's territory, deep in the heart of London. Half a world away and nearly a century later, Sheena is battling foes of her own when she is mysteriously swept through time and space to 1930's Africa, leaving her own land unprotected. Will these two Lords of the Jungle find enough common ground to join forces? Or will the resulting culture clash...
Publisher
Dynamite
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
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As the risen dead rampage through New Orleans like locusts, police detectives Carson O'Connor and Michael Maddison finally track down the source of the undead uprising - Victor Frankenstein! But can two detectives really stop a city on the verge of death?
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