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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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Readalikes for 'The Boys from Biloxi'
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Description
Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan, the son of Amir's father's servant, is a Hazara--a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When Amir and his father flee the country for a new life in California, Amir thinks that he has escaped his past. And yet he cannot leave the memory of Hassan behind him.
2) Averee
Author
Publisher
A Wave Blue World, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Averee is one average girl's mission with her BFF through an unnerving world of near-future tech to take back control of their lives from an all-knowing social media app..."-- provided by publisher.
4) Runaway
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A cow and a runaway steam train full of very different people are on a collision course. How will it all end? Plucked from the chaotic and imaginative world of animator Cordell Barker comes Runaway, the rollicking, fast-paced comic adaptation o his critically acclaimed 2009 film of the same name.
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Series
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Runaway vampire princess Lissa and her guardian-in-training Rose are found and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, where one focuses on mastering magic, the other on physical training, while both try to avoid the perils of gossip, cliques, gruesome pranks, and sinister plots.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The young Erwin Smith is a rising star in the Survey Corps, humanity's only hope of defeating the man-eating monsters known as Titans. Ruthless and dispassionate, Erwin's mind is devoted to strategies and intrigue. But beneath Erwin's feet is another world, the Underground, where humans are born and die surrounded by the garbage the Capital throws away. Here, the criminal Levi survives on his wits and agility. But when these two ambitious men cross...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Stripped of his wealth and now penniless, Takane has to learn to cope with being poor. He refuses any help from Hana, but she isn't about to let him brush her off! Takane is as difficult as ever, but Hana sticks by him. Will she finally admit she has feelings for him?"--Page [4] of cover.
Publisher
Dynamite Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The world of Pierce Brown s Red Rising expands further in the next installment of the Sons of Ares storyline. Fitchner s quest for revenge continues as he and the other Sons of Ares seek out the Golds who have wronged his family. But actions come with repercussions and an elaborate game of cat and mouse is on. A battle of Gold versus Gold erupts further into more than acts of vengeance and becomes the seeds of a revolution."-- provided by publisher....
Author
Series
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The young Erwin Smith is a rising star in the Survey Corps, humanity's only hope of defeating the man-eating monsters knows as Titans. Ruthless and dispassionate, Erwin's mind is devoted to strategies and intrigue. But beneath Erwin's feet is another world, the Underground, where humans are born and die surrounded by the garbage the Capital throws away. Here, the criminal Levi survives on his wits and agility. But when these two ambitious men cross...
Publisher
Archaia
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"From the writings of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to comics like The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Lady Mechanika, the detailed and imagination-fueled steampunk movement has excited fans worldwide. Set in an original, sprawling steampunk world, Lantern City explores everything we love about the genre and what it takes to change a person's place in the world." -- Publisher annotation.
Series
House of El volume 1
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Welcome to a brand-new vision of one of comics' most famous tragedies from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray and illustrator Eric Zawadzki. In this first graphic novel in a trilogy, explore Krypton like never before: through the eyes of two teenagers on opposite sides of the same extinction-level event. Zahn is one of Krypton's elites: wealthy, privileged, a future leader. Sera is one of Krypton's soldiers: strong, dedicated, fearless....
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