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Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In a Jewish ghetto, Max Rosen and his sister, Zena, struggle to live after their father is taken away by the Nazis. With barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. Max and Zena are brought to a safe camp by Jewish resistance fighters. But soon, bombs are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Chet Roscow is finally feeling at home in his uncle's little New Jersey town. He has three new friends, and they love cooling off in the creek on hot summer days. But then comes shocking news: A massive shark has been attacking swimmers in the ocean along the Jersey Shore, not far from where Chet is staying. Fear is in the air. So when Chet spots a gray fin in the creek, he's sure it's his imagination running wild. It's impossible he's about to come...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's—and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future. In a stunning graphic memoir, Takei revisits his haunting childhood in American concentration camps,
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The first-ever graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world's great anti-war books. An American classic and one of the world's seminal antiwar books, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five is faithfully presented in graphic novel form for the first time from Eisner Award-winning writer Ryan North (How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler) and Eisner Award-nominated...
Author
Series
Infernal devices (Manhwa) volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old American Tessa Gray gets caught up in the supernatural world of Victorian London after she is rescued by the Shadowhunters of the London Institute.
Author
Series
Inuyasha volume 29
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Inuyasha and the others are trapped inside Mount Hakurei with yet another newly assembled Naraku who is hiding there trying to perfect an emotionless form that will enable him to kill Kikyo. Inuyasha's premonition of doom has him arriving too late to help.
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Tanjiro sets out on the path of the Demon Slayer to save his sister and avenge his family! In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and...
Series
Demon slayer volume 1
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life. Learning to destroy demons won t be easy, and Tanjiro...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by her blockbuster phenomenon Wonder, R. J. Palacio presents an unforgettable story of the power of kindness and unrelenting courage in a time of war.
In R. J. Palacio's bestselling collection of stories Auggie & Me, which expands on characters in Wonder, audiences were introduced to Julian's grandmother, Grandmère. Here, Palacio presents Grandmère's heartrending story: how...
In R. J. Palacio's bestselling collection of stories Auggie & Me, which expands on characters in Wonder, audiences were introduced to Julian's grandmother, Grandmère. Here, Palacio presents Grandmère's heartrending story: how...
Author
Series
D. Gray-man volume 9
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Hordes of akuma are arriving in Edo to join the Earl, who has found a nefarious use for one of the greatest of all biblical artifacts. Meanwhile, one akuma has invaded the Asian Branch of the Dark Order to take care of Allen once and for all. Allen doesn't appear to stand a chance, but the very nature of the akuma's attack starts something no one could have anticipated, and might wind up changing the fate of the world!"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Inuyasha volume 33
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A mysterious force is attacking Inuyasha and preventing him from obtaining the last Shikon shard. Inuyasha also faces the dreaded Naraku, who will stop at nothing to obtain the shard.
18) Major Impossible
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"John Wesley Powell (1834 1902) always had the spirit of adventure in him. As a young man, he traveled all over the United States exploring. When the Civil War began, Powell went to fight for the Union, and even after he lost most of his right arm, he continued to fight until the war was over. In 1869 he embarked with the Colorado River Exploring Expedition, ten men in four boats, to float through Grand Canyon. Over the course of three months, the...
20) Black butler: 4
Author
Series
Black butler volume 4
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
London--the capital of the Great Empire--is once again under siege. Sent in by Her Majesty, young Earl Phantomhive and his most capable butler, Sebastian, follow a trail that collides head-on with an Indian youth who claims to be a prince.
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