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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, where women are prohibited from holding jobs, reading, and forming friendships. She serves in the household of the Commander and his wife, and under the new social order she has only one purpose: once a month, she must lie on her back and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if they are fertile. But Offred remembers...
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Octavia E. Butler's bestselling literary science-fiction masterpiece, Kindred, now in graphic novel format. More than 35 years after its release, Kindred continues to draw in new readers with its deep exploration of the violence and loss of humanity caused by slavery in the United States, and its complex and lasting impact on the present day. Adapted by celebrated academics and comics artists Damian Duffy and John Jennings, this graphic novel powerfully...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A behind-the-scenes look at the creation and evolution of Wonder Woman, the iconic character who has inspired generations of girls and women as a symbol of female strength and power. Perhaps the most popular female superhero of all time, Wonder Woman was created by Bill Marston in 1941, upon the suggestion of his wife, Elizabeth. Wonder Woman soon showed what women can do capture enemy soldiers, defeat criminals, become president, and more. Her path...
Author
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
Publisher
Robinson
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
In this fascinating, wide-ranging exploration of the superhero phenomenon, Brian J. Robb charts the rise of American superheroes, from their initial Depression-era heyday in throwaway comics to their glossy rebirth in the twenty-first century's most popular blockbuster movies.
15) Bad island
Author
Publisher
Graphix
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After Reese and his family are stranded on an island during a boating trip, they discover the island is not what it seems when the island's lethal inhabitants come after them.
Author
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Billionaire inventor Tony Stark had always put himself firstuntil one fateful day when his inventions were used for evil. But when Tony tried to set things right, his inventions were turned against him. In order to survive, Tony built himself a high-tech suit of armor and promised to use this technology to help those in need as the Invincible Iron Man!"--provided by Amazon.
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Series
Publisher
Viz, LLC
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Luffy narrowly escapes being executed by his old nemeses Lady Alvida and Buggy the Clown, but now he has the Navy hot on his trail. Leading the hunt is the relentless Captain Smoker, a man who has never let a pirate escape from his jurisdiction.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eisner Award winning author Jeffrey Brown offers an intimate look at the friendships between best pals in the Star Wars universe, from Darth Vader and the Emperor to Leia and her Ewok pals, Han and Chewie, C-3PO and R2-D2, the bounty hunters, and other favorite characters. Jealousy, birthday parties, lightsaber battles, sharing, intergalactic rebellion and more all come into play as Brown's charming illustrations and humor irresistibly combine the...
Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Doctor Strange is the greatest master of the mystic arts in the Marvel-Verse - and these are some of his most magical adventures! Discover how renowned surgeon Stephen Strange's search for a cure for his damaged hands led him instead into a world of magic and mystery! Join him in a mind-bending interdimensional battle with the Dread Dormammu as only Stand Lee and Steve Ditko could present it! A sorrowful Doctor Strange tackles the demonic D'Spayre...
Author
Series
Plants vs. zombies (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Young adventurers Patrice Blazing and Nate Timely fend off a 'fun-dead' neighborhood invasion in Plants vs. Zombies: Lawnmageddon!"--From publisher's web site.
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