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Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Allen has long been host to Nea, a dangerous entity also known as the Fourteenth. Nea was dormant, but he's since roused and is now dominant. Johnny, Allen's most stalwart ally, tries to restore Allen to consciousness, but can he manage it in time?"-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
One of D-Days worst mistakes becomes an unexpected story of human triumph. June 6, 1944. The military called it Operation Overlord. The world would come to know it a D-Day. And for the paratroopers of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division, the moment theyd been waiting forthe Allied invasion of Normandy and the final push to free Europe from Nazi controlhad arrived. Then everything went wrong. Dropped a full 15 miles wide of their intended target and stranded...
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Discover the Korean War through the eyes of the journalist who covered it in this installment of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series In 1950, Marguerite Higgins (1920 1966) was made bureau chief of the Far East Asia desk for the New York Herald Tribune. Tensions were high on the Korean peninsula, where a border drawn after WWII split the country into North and South. When the North Korean army crossed the border with Soviet tanks,...
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this thrilling historical adventure set during World War II, Steve Rogers (AKA Captain America) and his young sidekick, Bucky Barnes, encounter threat like none they've ever seen -- a Ghost Army. The dead of this war and wars past are coming back to life, impervious to bullets, flames, or anything else the Allies can throw at them. The armies rise from the ground in the night and seem to disappear without a trace. How can Cap and Buck fight something...
Author
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The world is changing for two girls in China in the 1970s. Da Qin - Big Piano - and her younger sister, Xiao Qin - Little Piano - live in the city of Wuhan with their parents. For decades, China's government had kept the country separated from the rest of the world. When their country's leader, Chairman Mao, dies, new opportunities begin to emerge Da Qin and Xiao Qin soon learn that their childhood will be much different than the upbringing their...
86) Black butler: 32
Author
Series
Black butler volume 32
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Baldo and Lau have uncovered the blood collection scheme at the Athena Sanitorium for Former Service men in record time, but the situation is not as cut-and-dry as they had assumed. While chief nurse Ada wants nothing more than to wash her hands of the whole affair, her duty to give the best care possible to her fellow veterans keeps her shackled to the Aurora Society. After all, the atrocities of war and the guilt of survival are heavy burdens to...
Author
Publisher
OwlKids Books Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"On May 10, 1940, the Nazi Army invaded Belgium, setting into motion the refugee story of Cary Fagan's father, Maurice. Maurice was only 12 at the time, and he and his family had no idea they would never again return to Brussels, the city of his birth. Instead, they would travel through France, Spain, and Portugal, running from war. Every time they thought they might be safe, Maurice would try to restart his studies--he was determined to become a...
Publisher
Top Cow Productions, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
La Voz De M.A.Y.O: TATA RAMBO is the true story of Ramon Jaurigue, an orphan and WWII veteran who co-founded the Mexican, American, Yaqui, and Others (M.A.Y.O.) organization, which successfully lobbied the Tucson City Council to improve living and working conditions for members of the Pascua Yaqui tribe. Largely due to Ramons activism, both in M.A.Y.O. and with the Model Cities Program, the Yaqui were successfully integrated into the expanding metropolis...
Author
Series
Queen's favorite witch volume 1
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Elizabethan England is a time of superstition and strange goings on. If you have a problem, it's common to go to a witch for help. And Queen Elizabeth I is no different... When Daisy -- a precocious young witch -- learns of the death of the Queen's Royal Witch, she flies to London to audition as her replacement. But Daisy is from a poor family, and they don't let just anyone into the Royal Court. The only way into the palace is to take a job as a...
Series
Apothecary diaries volume 6
Publisher
Square Enix Manga
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Maomao has proven her worth to the denizens of the palace time and time again, but she's got her work cut out for her on this occasion! When the ever luminous Jinshi asks for Maomao's help in disguising himself to take care of business outside the palace walls, Maomao must dig deep to mar her employer's heavenly charms! And to make the ploy believable, Maomao herself is roped in to a spot of theater as Jinshi's companion. But Jinshi's "business"...
Series
Apothecary diaries volume 1
Publisher
Square Enix Manga
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn't long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a 'curse' afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao...
Series
Apothecary diaries volume 4
Publisher
Square Enix Manga
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly illustrated historical mystery series! Though Maomao has left the palace behind and returned to her home in the pleasure district, it seems the Inner Court can't do without her! Jinshi comes to the erstwhile food taster with a request involving the attempted...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Thanks to Rintarou, Maria now sees both herself and the world around her in a new light and is even entertaining thoughts of a genuine courtship! But as the two seriously consider taking the next step, not everyone is eager to see it happen. Between Maria s worried mother, stifling social mores, and a suave womanizer ready to ruin a storybook romance, can Maria and Rintarou s love over come all obstacles ?"-- provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Dead Reckoning
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Based on a true story, Once Upon a Time in France follows the life of Joseph Joanovici, a Romanian Jew who immigrated to France in the 1920s and became one of the richest men in Europe as a scrap-metal magnate. During the German occupation of France, he thought his influence could keep his family safe, but he soon finds that the only way to stay one step ahead of the Nazis is to keep his friends close and his enemies closer. Though he plays both...
95) Glass Town
Author
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The entrancing story of the Brontë sisters' childhood imaginary world. Four children: Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne have invented a world so real and vivid that they can step right into it. But can reality be enough, when fiction is so enticing? And what happens to an imaginary world when its creators grow up? Plots are spiraling, characters are getting wildly out of hand, and a great deal of ink is being spilt... Welcome to Glass Town."--Provided...
96) Championess
Author
Publisher
Legendary Comics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Elizabeth Wilkinson's passion is bare-knuckle boxing. While working odd jobs to help her sister Tess pay off substantial debt, she earns extra coin fighting in back alleys and pubs. But when Tess's debts suddenly come due, Elizabeth bets everything on boxing to save Tess from debtors' prison. As she trains to become the best female fighter in London, she must face her family's painful past, confront the boxing rival from her childhood, and defy the...
98) Babylon Berlin
Author
Series
Publisher
Titan Comics
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Berlin, 1929. Detective Inspector Gereon Rath had a promising career in the Cologne homicide division until he killed a man in the line of duty. His influential father managed to pull some strings, and now, transferred to the Berlin vice squad, he's stuck in a city he doesn't know and a job he doesn't want. But that is just the start of Rath's troubles as he is pulled into a web of deceit, corruption, murder and the search for Russian gold."-- cover...
Series
Elusive samurai volume 3
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"As the new year of 1334 begins, Yorishige is concerned about enemies closing in on Suwa territory. He needs information about their moves and motives and decides to send Tokiyuki and his growing band of retainers, the Elusive Warriors, to scout things out. Then, in an isolated village on the northern edge of the province, Tokiyuki encounters a dangerous stranger..."--
Publisher
Udon Entertainment, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"France spirals towards a civil war, as nobles continue to ignore the people of France. Noblewoman Oscar Fraṅois de Jarjayes is forced to reconsider her life as a soldier and a woman, her loyalties and her love. Marie Antoinette and the royal family seek escape, while Robespierre and the National Assembly take up arms and demand democracy."--Provided by publisher.
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