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1) Illegal
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A powerfully moving, award-winning graphic novel that explores the current plight of undocumented immigrants from New York Times bestselling author Eoin Colfer and the team behind the Artemis Fowl graphic novels. How can a human being be illegal for simply existing?
Ebo is alone. His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous journey to Europe, and a better life—the same journey
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Series
Sunny side up volume 2
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Summer's over, and it's time for Sunny Lewin to enter the strange and unfriendly hallways of ... middle school. When Gramps calls her from Florida to ask how she's doing, she always tells him she's fine. But the truth is that Sunny is NOT having the best time. Not only is the whole middle school thing confusing, but life at home is confusing, too. Sunny misses her brother Dale, who's been sent away to boarding school. But when he comes back on vacation,...
Author
Series
Stuntboy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Portico Reeves' secret identity as Stuntboy allows him to use his superpower keep everybody safe, but when his superhero parents start fighting a lot he feels the responsibility to save them.
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Huns have crossed the Great Wall. Their leader, Shan-Yu, seems unstoppable. Only a hero can change the course of events and prevent China from being conquered. That hero will be found in the most unexpected place, in an unlikely guise..."-- provided by publisher.
Series
Witches of Brooklyn volume 1
Publisher
RH Graphic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Could there really be witches in Brooklyn? Effies aunts are weird. Like, really weird. Really, really, really weird!!! Does that mean they could be & magic? Does that mean she could be magic?! Life is about to get much more interesting!
6) Snapdragon
Author
Publisher
First Second, of an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Snap's town has a witch. At least, that's how the rumor goes. In reality, Jacks is just a crocks-wearing, internet-savvy old lady who sells the skeletons of roadkill online. It's creepy, sure, but Snap thinks it's kind of cool, too. Snap needs a favor from this old woman, though, so she begins helping Jacks with her strange work. Snap gets to know her and realizes that Jacks may in fact have real magic - and an unlikely connection to Snap's family's...
Author
Series
Wallace the brave volume 2
Publisher
Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Snug Harbor Stories is the follow-up to the Eisner-nominated Wallace the Brave, featuring beautifully illustrated scenes of childhood wonder, friendship, and adventure, starring the imaginative Wallace, his friends, Spud and Amelia, his fisherman dad, his gardener mom, and his bug-eating brother, Sterling."-- Back cover.
8) Clyde
Author
Publisher
Yoe Books!, IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When Clyde the bear decides to ditch his safe and peaceful life in Cubville and head off for the mean streets of Grizzly City, he learns--with the help of a reformed juvenile delinquent butterfly--that the Bad Life isn't always so great, and there's something to be said for helping your friends and family even though that really does kind of stink a little"--Page 4 of cover.
9) Criminy
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Daggum Criminy's peaceful life is suddenly interrupted as pirates invade his island, casting Criminy's family out as refugees into the wild unknown in search of a new home. Soon, the Criminys find themselves hopping from one strange locale to another, each with their own bizarre environment, people, and challenges, putting Daggum and fam in constant peril as they search for a new peaceful place to call home."-- cover page 4.
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Life is crazier than ever for the squabbling sibling when younger sister Maureen winds up in a leg cast! But that doesnt prevent her from perpetually pranking her sister Wendy. At least until Wendy sees her boyfriend with her best friend, Sammie. Can Maureen console her heartbroken sister?
Publisher
KaBOOM!, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Gumball and Anais are forced to choose between letting Mr. Dad and Darwin follow their dream of entering the Annual Elmore Bake-off or save the world, after future Gumball warns them of the reprecussions of the current bake-off champion losing.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As far as 11-year-old Aggie knows, everything is great. Friends, school, family .. all are fine and fun and predictable. But one random day, Aggie's long-time friend Fiona starts to pull away, cancelling plans and acting, well, kind of different. It's not like anything happened -- or did it? There aren't any good answers, and Aggie is left wondering how she's supposed to act now that hwer friend seems to have moved on without her. It turns out, though,...
Series
Sisters (Cazenove & William) volume 1
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
©2008-2010.
Language
English
Description
Meet two wonderful young girls who happen to be sisters-Maureen, and her older sister Wendy. Both are full of personality and a strong sense of independence. So while they may love each other with all their hearts, it's not always easy for the two of them to be together. After all, when kids are still very young, age differences are much more meaningful. While Marine may want to hang out with her older sister, nothing could be more embarrassing for...
Author
Series
Wallace the brave volume 3
Publisher
Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In the imaginative comic strip world of Wallace the Brave, every panel is packed full of exploration, discovery, friendship, and adventure. Brought to life by the intricate ink-and-watercolor art of Will Henry, Wicked Epic Adventures will delight young readers as well as their parents, who will recognize a spirit of timeless childhood wonder similar to Calvin and Hobbes. Henry received two Eisner nominations for his first book collection, and in...
15) Into the game!
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The FGTeeV family gamers have played hundreds of games together. Which is why Moomy decides to make a new game called My Pet Fish. Just one problem: the game is SUPER boring. And one other problem: Moomy and Duddy accidentally got sucked into it -and now they're trapped! It's up to the kids, Lexi, Mike, Chase, and Shawn, to jump into the gaming console and rescue their parents. But first, they have to battle their way through their favorite games...
Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrate the spirit of the holidays in this heart-warming adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic ghost story, starring Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck! Scrooge McDuck is a grumpy old business owner with a heart of stone. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by three spirits who take him on journeys to his past, present, and future. Share in the inspiration of this classic tale as Scrooge as he learns to make amends and open his heart on Christmas...
Series
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Edison Beaker and his young sister Tesla are staying with their uncle Earl, manager of the family pest control company, when an alarm sounds and he has no choice but to drag them along on a service call. They should have listened when he warned them, 'stay in the van.' Monster-sized mayhem ensues when the kids chase their escaped hamster into a mysterious warehouse--and suddenly they are the ones being chased as all sorts of creepy creatures scurry,...
Publisher
KaBOOM!
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Put down the bottle and hike up your diapers, because it's storytelling time with the Rugrats. The babies go head to head for who can tell the best tale of the mighty Reptar and Grandpa Boris tries to delight with the story of Chanukah. But when his memory fails him, it's up to Tommy and the gang to save the holiday."--Page [4] of cover.
Publisher
KaBOOM!
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A big ol' storm has set its sights on Elmore but the Watterson family isn't going to let some bad weather spoil their day, at least not until everything starts going wrong! After a power outage forces Gumball and Darwin to figure out how to have fun without video games--not an easy task--Richard leads a catastrophic attempt to fix a leak in the ceiling so one measly puddle will cease driving his household absolutely crazy. But their troubles don't...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Need a lift or a laugh? Well help is on the way! When Bart attempts his most elaborate practical joke ever, he becomes an Internet sensation with a little help from his friends, about 15 million of them. Then join Bart on an incredulous journey when a monster firecracker leaves him both deaf and dumbfounded. And when Bart has a chance encounter with a fortuneteller, even he's not prepared for the future twist of fate that awaits him. And find out...
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