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Author
Series
In search of lost time volume 1
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Whether you are looking to brush up or sample for the first time, this graphic adaptation of "In Search of Lost Time" is the perfect introduction to Proust's masterpiece."--Jacket.
42) Bubble
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Built and maintained by corporate benevolence, the city of Fairhaven is a literal bubble of safety and order (and amazing coffee) in the midst of the Brush, a harsh alien wilderness ruled by monstrous Imps and rogue bands of humans. Humans like Morgan, who s Brush-born and Bubble-raised and fully capable of fending off an Imp attack during her morning jog. She s got a great routine going she has a chill day job, she recreationally kills the occasional...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Long celebrated as a modern master of graphic literature, David Small has elicited in his work comparisons to Stan Lee and even Alfred Hitchcock. His internationally acclaimed graphic memoir, Stitches, told the story of a childhood in disarray. Werewolf at Dusk, appearing nearly fifteen years later, turned its attention to the twilight of life and to aging, gracefully or otherwise. Eerily striking and mesmerizing, the three stories in this collection...
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In this volume of the World Citizen Comics series, Ian Rosenberg and Mike Cavallaro create a practical framework for appreciating where our free speech protections have come from and how they may develop in the future. Freedom of speech is fiercely defended in America and has been since the First Amendment was written. But how does it work, and what laws shape it? Drawing on parallels between ten seminal Supreme Court cases and current events, Free...
Author
Series
Spy school the graphic novel volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
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...
Publisher
Kitsune Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"A college student who has loved books since childhood dies in an accident and is reincarnated in a completely different world, which she knows nothing about at all. She discovers that she is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a soldier. poor. But the worst thing is that hardly anyone in that world knows how to read, books practically don't exist and the few that exist are very expensive. What can a bookworm like her do in a world without...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Beware the hare! Harold the dog and Chester the cat must find out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe household—a suspicious-looking bunny with unusual habits…and fangs! Could this innocent-seeming rabbit actually be a vampire? Experience the chills and thrills of this classic tale in an all-new graphic novel format!"-- provided by publisher.
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this volume, three stories from the New York Times bestselling series Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights come to life in delightfully horrifying comics. Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans . . .
49) Spirited away: 2
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Communications
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"Into the boiler room! Chihiro encounters the old arachnoid Kamaji and his bizarre army of soot balls who keep the hot water running. Chihiro tries to help but she's not really suited for this kind of work. When Lin the slug girl comes to deliver lunch, though, Kamaji tells her to take Chihiro with her. Lin introduces Chihiro to the bizarre bath house wonderland where she works, and to her boss, the giant-size matriarch Yubaba. After a deomonstration...
Series
Baby-sitters little sister) volume 4
Publisher
Graphix, un sello editorial de Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Hannie, la mejor amiga de Karen, tiene un adorable gatito. Su vecina Amanda tambǐn tiene un gato, y Karen tiene al viejo y grų̤n Bubu. Ahora que todas tienen gatos, a Karen se le ocurre una idea genial: ¡quiere fundar el Club de los Gatitos!¿Qǔ har̀n en el club? Karen no puede hacer de nįera como Kristy, su hermana mayor... pero ¡puede cuidar gatitos! ¿Querr̀ alguien contratar a Karen y a sus amigas?
Karen's best friend Hannie just got...
51) Spirited away: 5
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Communications
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"Is Haku's illness really from a curse laid on him by Yubaba's sister Zeniba? Sen is about to journey to Zeniba's home in Swamp Bottom to find out. But before she can take the mystery train that leads there, she has to confront the frightening No Face, who's been tearing up the bath house and demanding to see her. Sen is on the verge of answering many questions. Can she pass Yubaba's final test in order to win back her parents, and even her real name?"--...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"AS THE HONEYMOON GLOW SUBSIDES, NEW TROUBLES DARKEN THE HORIZON... After the defeat of the Lord of Darkness who threatened the kingdom, peace has returned to the land. Filimena has, at last, wed her surly wizard, the powerful chief enchanter, Egiedeyrus, but their marriage remains a secret. Despite this, their life together is a happy one--until dark nightmares begin to steal Filimena's sleep..."-- cover page 4.
53) Dracula
Author
Series
Publisher
Manga Classics, UDON Entertainment Corporation
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An ancient evil lurks in the dark heart of Transylvania but it wont lurk there forever. Now Count Draculas immortal eyes look towards London, a new land full of opportunity and unsuspecting victims. A ragged band of survivors must stop him before it is too late&but how?
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Sure, you know the story of those wretched Dalmatians. But don t I deserve a chance to tell my own side of the story? It is fabulous, after all.' You may think you know the tale: a happy young couple, one hundred and one Dalmatians, and the woman determined to turn them into a perfectly spotted fur coat. But who is that monster, that scene-stealer, that evil thing? Who is the woman behind it all? Before the car crash, before the dognapping, before...
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mrs. Jeepers may -- or may not -- be a vampire in this funny and spooky series from Graphix Chapters. The third graders at Bailey Elementary are so hard to handle that all of their teachers have quit. But their new teacher, Mrs. Jeepers, is different -- to say the least. She's just moved from Transylvania into a spooky old house in Bailey City. She wears a mysterious brooch that glows as green as her eyes. Could Mrs. Jeepers be a vampire?"-- provided...
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mary Anne should never have thrown away that chain letter she got in the mail. Ever since she did, bad things have been happening to everyone in the Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween coming up, Mary Anne's even more worried -- what kind of spooky thing will happen next? Then Mary Anne finds a new note in her mailbox: Wear this bad-luck charm, it says. OR ELSE. Mary Anne has to follow the note's instructions. But who sent the charm? And why did they...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This second volume of Sapiens: A Graphic History, the full-color graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari s #1 New York Times bestseller, focuses on the Agricultural Revolution when humans fell into a trap we ve yet to escape: working harder and harder with diminishing returns. What if humanity s major woes war, plague, famine and inequality originated 12,000 years ago, when Homo sapiens converted from nomads to settlers, in pursuit of the fantasy...
Author
Series
Cupcake diaries volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The bestselling Cupcake Diaries series is now available in graphic novel format! In this adaptation of the first book, after her best friend moves on, Katie finds a new group of friends and they form the Cupcake Club. Katie is miserable when her best friend is invited to join the Popular Girls Club and Katie is left out. Is there an Unpopular Girls Club she can join? Luckily, Katie finds her way with a great new group of friends--Mia, Emma, and Alexis--and...
59) Sotus: 02
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Under the SOTUS system, head hazer Arthit's jobis to in still discipline in the freshmen through harsh training. But the more time Kongpob spends with him, the more he realizes Arthit isn't quite the fearsome dictator he makes himself out to be. With the deciding game of capture the flag around the corner, Kongpob must figure out not only how to prove himself to his upperclass men...but also how to find his way into Arthit's heart--'Next time you...
60) Sotus: 01
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
'SOTUS -- an educational system in which upperclassmen impose training, discipline, and challenges on underclassmen. In the engineering department of a Thai university, Arthit is the lead hazer, infamous for his harsh trials. The incoming class must prove themselves 'worthy' to him in order to receive the department's symbol, the gear. But all Arthit's plans are thrown out of whack when first-year Kongpob declares he'll steal the gear from him --...
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