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Author
Publisher
Dead Reckoning
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Based on a true story, Once Upon a Time in France follows the life of Joseph Joanovici, a Romanian Jew who immigrated to France in the 1920s and became one of the richest men in Europe as a scrap-metal magnate. During the German occupation of France, he thought his influence could keep his family safe, but he soon finds that the only way to stay one step ahead of the Nazis is to keep his friends close and his enemies closer. Though he plays both...
Author
Series
Bandette volume 1
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Bandette, costumed teen burglar and the world's greatest thief, is a thorn in the side of the police and the criminal underworld, and must try to survive when she discovers a plot against her life.
Author
Publisher
Nobrow
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In the South of France, 1924, construction began in earnest on a villa by the sea. Nearly a century later E-1027 has become a design milestone and the creator, Eileen Gray, a pioneer of Modernist design and architecture. During the dazzling Années Folles of 1920s Paris is where Gray's work reached new heights of innovation. Gray sought to create art that was both functional and sensual, leading her to build the most daring work of her career. But...
Author
Series
Chevalier d'Eon volume 8
Publisher
Del Ray/Ballentine Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Author
Series
Alex Rider adventure volume 4
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Chevalier d'Eon volume 7
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Martin Terrier, ice-cold mercenary-turned-contract-killer, has his future all mapped out: He has just executed what he intends to be his final job and is ready to move on to the next phase of his life, which involves discreet retirement accompanied by a long-lost girlfriend. But Terrier's employers are emphatically not pleased with his decision, old enemies begin to re-emerge, and soon Terrier is forced to once again ply his brutal trade.
Author
Series
Bandette volume 3
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Bandette, greatest thief in all the lands, uncovers the greatest of all mysteries! A clue to the location of the legendary House of the Green Mask! But the sinister Voice is after the same treasure, and sent a deadly assassin after the same secrets! Worse, he's stolen the dearest thing to Bandette's heart. Now, she's after revenge!"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
RH Graphic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Robin? Robin? Robin?! Where are you? She couldn't have gone far... Right? Princesses don't run away to have their own adventures. Princesses stay quietly and obediently at home. They would never want mermaids and swamps and pirates and getting kidnapped to be a part of their lives. Not this princess!"-- cover page 4.
Series
The case study of Vanitas volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Now installed at a hotel in Paris with the help of Count Orlok, Noé and Vanitas take their awkward partnership on the road...to a vampire masquerade ball! The order of the evening may be small talk and hobnobbing with fellow guests, but the mystery of the curse-bearers is never far behind. Intrigue swirls as quickly as the dancers twirl, a blue moon ascends over the guests...and all hell breaks loose!"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Grande Odalisque (Mulot) volume 1
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Carole & Alex, best friends for years, are now literal partners in crime and planning their biggest heist yet: to steal the classic Ingres painting Le Grande Odalisque from the Louvre. With the help of Sam, their new getaway driver, the trio feels like they could take on the French Special Forces--and they just might need to."--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Lion Forge
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Algeria. I had heard about it from every member of my Black Foot family, but it was finally time for me to see it for myself. So I headed there alone, with a suitcase full of thorny questions about a war I never experienced and the phone number of the only local contact I could trust: a man named Djaffar&The true story of a woman discovering her past, for better or worse.
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Convicted psychotic killer and extremist fanatic Edward "Mad Dog" Mastock violently escapes the guillotine's blade in the Tower of London to once again terrorize the Socialist Republic of Britain. But dogging Mastock's bloody footsteps is his longtime adversary and nemesis, Detective Inspector Archie LeBrock, at odds with Scotland Yard and intent on bringing Mastock's horrific murder spree to an end, once and for all. Aided by his friend and colleague...
Author
Series
Bandette volume 2
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Bandette and friendly rival Monsieur compete in the Great Thieving Race, while criminal organization FINIS retaliates by sending an assassin after Bandette"--
"Bandette returns to steal readers' hearts once again! The teenaged master burglar has thrown down the gauntlet with the Great Thieving Race, and friendly rival Monsieur has stepped in to take the challenge. This second charming collection of the award-winning digital series sees the two competing...
Publisher
Action Lab Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Ladybug and Cat Noir must face off against three more of Hawk Moth's akumatized victims. Chloé, after an argument with her hero Ladybug, turns into Antibug, her evil twin with the exact same powers! Then, while Marinette is babysitting Manon, the young girl gets upset and becomes Puppeteer, gaining the ability to control some of Ladybug's former foes, including Lady Wifi, Evillustrator and Rogercop. Finally, Lila, who is humiliated in front of her...
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