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Author
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Jacky Ha-Ha is back and ready for the best summer ever! Living on the shore is all about fun, fun, FUN! With my starring role in the boardwalk's biggest blockbuster performance, a life of fame and fortune is finally within reach. Until I accidentally lose my job, embarrass myself in front of a crush, AND ruin a friendship, all at the same time. My problems can't always be laughed away--but I sure am going to try. After all, they didn't nickname me...
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 8
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Nathaniel Fox never imagined he’d find himself in the middle of a blood-soaked battlefield, fighting for his life. He’s only eleven years old! He’s barely paid attention to the troubles between America and England. Instead, he’s been worked to the bone by his cruel uncle. But when his uncle's rage forces him to flee home suddenly, Nate finds himself in New York City, in the middle of the American Revolution. He encounters an old friend and...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"A lush graphic novel about family adrift and the magical adventure that brings them together. Based on the award-winning film, this gorgeous adaptation includes a bonus story from the film's creator. Many years after the disappearance of their mother, siblings Ben and Saoirse are still drowning in grief, as is their lighthouse-keeper father. Ben blames his little sister for the loss of their mother, and despite being six years old, Saoirse has yet...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Went looking for magic but found love instead... Filimena via Adina, daughter of nobility, awakens one day with the realization that she had actually been reborn into a world of sorcery and given a second change at life. In her new country full of heroes, she expects this means she's a chosen one, yet her lot is not as she dreamed - instead, her path crosses with the improbably powerful stepson of a wizard, and as a young noble lady, her place is...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"An ordinary story with an extraordinary love... With Egiedeyrus's time at school behind him, he's quickly appointed as the prestigious Chief Enchanter to the Court. Though Filimena hopes their nuptials will soon follow, Edy's busy work schedule continues to obstruct their time together. Despite setbacks, Filimena is content to wait, but the evolution of her new life takes an ominous turn with news of the Lord of Darkness's resurrection...The worst...
66) I am a cat
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Japan's beloved literary masterpiece brought to life in manga form!Soseki Natsume's comic masterpiece, I Am a Cat, satirizes the foolishness of upper-middle-class Japanese society in early 20th century Tokyo. Written with biting wit and sardonic perspective, it follows the whimsical adventures of a rather cynical stray kitten. He finds his way into the home of an English teacher, where his running commentary on the follies and foibles of the people...
Author
Series
Golden compass (Graphic novels) volume 3
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In this graphic novel adaptation, the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife.
Author
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Sadako is destined to bring death and despair to anyone who's fallen under her curse. One day, as Sadako goes to claim her next victim, she meets another girl named Sadako. Sadako-chan is a precocious young child who's eager to help Sadako-san adjust to the modern era- no more climbing out of TVs, it's all about YouTube now! With help from her new friend, can Sadako finally move on from her tragic past? A hilarious manga featuring one of horror's...
69) Count
Author
Publisher
Humanoids Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"From Eisner nominated writer/artist Ibrahim Moustafa comes a thrilling sci/fi reimagining of the greatest revenge story ever told, The Count of Monte Cristo! Framed for treason and wrongfully imprisoned at the hands of a jealous rival and a corrupt magistrate, Redxan Samud escapes his hovering prison colony hell-bent on retribution. Given a map from his dying jail companion to the location of a stolen cache of Union Credits large enough to make him...
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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...
71) Spirited away: 4
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Communications
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"Winner of the 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated feature, Spirited Away tells the story of 10-year-old Chihiro, a girl in the midst of a move to the suburbs who wanders into a strange town and finds a world of spirits ruled over by the mysterious Yubaba. After Chihiro's parents are turned into pigs in an "abandoned" town full of spirits, a mysterious boy, Haku, helps her survive by getting her a job in the palatial Abura-ya bath house from its...
72) Spirited away: 3
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Communications
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"Sen vows to save Haku's parents, who have been turned into pigs and to get them all out of this strange world someday. Meanwhile, back at work, Sen gets the worst jobs and the mysterious No-Face monster is lurking. Who is he and what does he want?"-- provided by publisher.
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"George and Harold love Christmas, but they've decided that the old traditions could use an upgrade. Their solution? Blissmas--a cooler, more modern version of Christmas, including a Mechalition Derby, holi-DJs instead of Christmas carols, lasers instead of twinkle lights, and a totally jacked Santa Claus. But as with all of George and Harold's genius ideas, Blissmas has some unexpected consequences. If they don't act fast, Christmas could be gone...
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Estella is a clever and creative grifter determined to make a name for herself with her designs amid the 1970s London punk rock revolution. As a girl, Estella befriended a pair of young thieves with an appetite for mischief, and together the trio has been able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. But Estella longs for more than an existence built on stealing to make ends meet. One day, Estella's flair for fashion catches the eye...
75) The message
Author
Series
Animorphs (Graphic novels) volume 4
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It begins with the dreams. Cassie has been having strange nightmares of a voice calling to her from deep beneath the ocean. They're unsettling, but it isn't until Cassie discovers Tobias has been having dreams too, the exact same dreams, of a voice pleading for help -- that she decides it's time to start listening. When pieces of debris wash up on shore, marked with alien writing, the team realises they may still have allies in the fight for Earth,...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Locked doors. Unseen magic. The most contrary of friends. Ten-year-old Mary Lennox arrives at her uncle's secluded estate on the Yorkshire moors with a scowl and a chip on her shoulder. But as she begins to explore her new home alongside ragtag companions - a cocky robin redbreast, a sour-faced gardener, and a boy who can talk to animals - Mary uncovers long-buried family secrets and learns that even the loneliest of hearts can grow roots in rocky...
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Casagrande Market, The Casagrandes' family run mercado, has been a staple in their bustling Great Lakes City neighborhood for years. But when there is an offer to replace the mercado with another new trendy restaurant, perhaps it is time for the mercado to shutter. While Ronnie Anne, her brother Bobby, and their extended family and neighbors grapple with what this would mean for the community, others are doomsday prepping. Carl sees big sales for...
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
" A film that could only come from Disney Animation, the epic animated musical is inspired by the legacy of films from the studio and asks the question: “How did the wishing star, upon which so many characters wished, come to be?” The story, set in Rosas, the kingdom of wishes where wishes can literally come true, follows Asha—an optimist with a sharp wit who cares endlessly about her community. In a moment of desperation, Asha makes an impassioned...
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...
Series
That time I got reincarnated as a slime volume 10
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
School of hard knocks Over the course of his new life as a slime, Rimuru has overcome many trials and tribulations--aggressive neighbors, treacherous plots, deadly beasts--to build his very own nation of monsters. For a change of pace, he's decided to engage in a diplomatic tour of the nearby human kingdoms, where he might have found his most challenging adversary yet: a classroom of rowdy children! Can he live up to the memory of his long-lost friend...
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