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Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The Second Bakery Attack: A newlywed couple lie in bed, hungry. The man tells his wife about when he and a friend robbed a bakery and stole bread to feed themselves for two days. On hearing this story, the woman suggests they try the same thing again.
Samsa in Love: An extension of the tale of Gregor Samsa in Kafka's The Metamorphosis. The main character wakes up to find himself transformed into someone named Samsa, then falls in love with a hunchback...
Author
Series
Wings of fire. Original series volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Winter has always been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family. Now he has a chance to save his sister, Icicle, from making a terrible mistake--if he can find her. Winter's new clawmates, Moon, Kinkajou, and Qibli, insist on joining his dangerous journey. They don't understand that IceWings, the most superior of all dragon tribes, can fix their own problems. When their search leads the dragonets straight into Queen Scarlet's vicious talons,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"No one in the bustling city of Pompeii worries when the ground trembles beneath their feet. The beast under the mountain Vesuvius, high above the city, wakes up angry sometimes--and always goes back to sleep. But Marcus is afraid. He knows something is terribly wrong--and his father, who trusts science more than mythical beasts, agrees. When Vesuvius explodes into a huge cloud of ash and rocks that fall from the sky like rain, will they have time...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"During a spy school game of Capture the Flag, twelve-year-old Ben Ripley accidentally shoots a live mortar into the principal’s office—and immediately gets himself expelled. Not long after going back to the boring real world, Ben gets an offer to join evil crime organization SPYDER. And he accepts. Ben can tell he’s a key part of their sinister plan, but he’s not quite sure what the plan is. Can Ben figure out what SPYDER is up to—and...
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 9
Pub. Date
2024
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A battle that changes the course of the war... Paul Colbert’s French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn’t seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better. Then Paul finds an American paratrooper stuck in a tree. When Paul helps the soldier, he discovers a secret resistance movement—and he learns the Allies have a plan to crush the Nazis. But first, the...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. In 1945, George Orwell created an enduring, devastating story of new tyranny replacing old, and power corrupting even the noblest of causes. Today it is all too clear that Orwells masterpiece is still fiercely relevant wherever cults of personality thrive, truths are twisted by those in power, and freedom is under attack. Now the artist Odyr translates the world and message of Animal...
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Witches are real, and they are very, very dangerous. They wear ordinary clothes and have ordinary jobs, living in ordinary towns all across the world -- and there's nothing they despise more than children. When an eight-year-old boy and his grandmother come face-to-face with the Grand High Witch herself, they may be the only ones who can stop the witches' latest plot to stamp out every last child in the country!
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Before he led Ravka’s Second Army, before he created the Fold, and long before he became the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy burdened by an extraordinary power. Eryk and his mother, Lena, have spent their lives on the run. But they will never find a safe haven. They are not only Grisha―they are the deadliest and rarest of their kind. Feared by those who wish to destroy them and hunted by those who would exploit their gifts, they must hide...
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"On a journey to uncover her family's story, Spotted Fawn travels through time and space to reclaim connection to ancestors, language, and the land--creating a path forward in this essential graphic novel. In the dreamworld she bears witness to a mountain of buffalo skulls. They stand as a ghostly monument to the slaughter of the Plains bison to near extinction-- a key tactic to starve and contain the Indigenous People onto reservations. On this path,...
Series
Publisher
IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Lots of adventure, hijinks, humor, and magic await and youve got a front row seat to it all! New stories of Rapunzel, Eugene, Cassandra, and all their friends! With delightful stories, beautiful art, and lots of surprises on every page, its another celebration of Rapunzel and her amazing adventures!
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In this second volume, Gaiman and Russell once more team with a legendary collection of artists to bring more Norse myths to life, including the origins of poetry and a mead that many will die for, Thor and Loki's eventful trip into the land of giants, the gods' woeful bargain that might lose them eternal life, and the beloved god Frey's journey to Valhalla and beyond to find a certain missing something.."--Provided by publisher.
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The adventure and humor of the Pokémon animated TV series springs to life in this full-color comics collection! Dive in to two action-packed adventures! Kids who love Pokémon won't want to miss this cool comic compilation! This book includes two full-color graphic stories. The Search for Kingdra: Ash, Goh, and their Pokémon pals explore under the sea on a trial mission for Project Mew. Can Goh catch a wild Kingdra? Team Rocket In Luck: After...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gallery 13
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Enter once more the world of Roland Deschain--and the world of the Dark Tower...now presented in a stunning graphic novel form that will unlock the doorways to terrifying secrets and bold storytelling as part of the dark fantasy masterwork and magnum opus from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King. The barony of Gilead has finally fallen to the forces of the evil John Farson, and the surviving young gunslingers were massacred at the decisive...
Publisher
Scholastic Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"No one loves Halloween more than George Beard and Harold Hutchins. Join the two best friends and their superhero pal, Captain Underpants, in this terrifying and totally funny two-story collection! First, George and Harold go teeth-to-teeth against a ghost dentist when their spooky campfire story comes to life! Then, George and Harold have to face a terrifying T.P. mummy after their most epic prank ever goes down the drain. Can Captain Underpants...
Author
Series
Publisher
RH Graphic
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"There's a new girl in Sweet Valley...and she's a witch?! Join twin sisters Jessica and Elizabeth as they discover if the rumors match reality in this all new graphic novel from the The New York Times bestselling world of Sweet Valley Twins. The buzz at Sweet Valley Middle School is all about Nora Mercandy, the new girl living in the town's infamous haunted house. Jessica is convinced there's something witchy about her, but Elizabeth thinks there's...
17) Teacher's pet
Author
Series
Publisher
RH Graphic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"It's Elizabeth's turn in the spotlight... but does Jessica deserve it more? Jessica knows she's the better dancer -- but their teacher only seems to have eyes for her sister Elizabeth! No matter how hard or perfectly she dances she's not getting recognized -- which becomes a huge problem when it becomes clear that her sister is going to get the main role of Swanilda instead of her. Even worse, Elizabeth refuses to believe that their teacher is favoring...
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Something weird is happening at Great-Aunt Mathilda's! Eddie and Howie go to visit Eddie's great-aunt Mathilda. But when Howie sees a shadowy face in the window--and when his potato chips start to form mysterious trails--the Bailey School kids are spooked. Could a ghost be living in the attic?"--
19) The Prometheite
Author
Publisher
Uncivilized Comics
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Two young women, Aveline and Violet, meet at the University of Ingolstadt and quickly bond over their interest in anatomy, the occult, and one another. But, before their love can fully bloom, Aveline dies. Violet resorts to dark sciences to keep the forbidden romance alive and resurrects Aveline... but all is not well. Aveline suspects something unnatural about her life as Violet struggles to keep the resurrection a secret. Will toying with the forces...
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The children of classic Disney characters like Maleficent, Belle and the Beast, and the Evil Queen embark on an all-new adventure away from Auradon Prep! Evie, Mal, Carlos, Jay, Ben and their friends are taking a special class in Sherwood Forest. There, the villain kids discover that some of the skills they learned on the Isle of the Lost will come in handy, but the Auradon kids have talents of their own to match. And when theyre split into separate...
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