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Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The children of the Grace Field House orphanage must escape a macabre fate before it's too late. Life at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems... In order to save a dying family member, Emma leads a small group of children into a demon farm in...
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The boy who loves Batman Bruce Wainwright, a comic book-reading kid obsessed with the Caped Crusader, loses his parents in a violent crime...and in the real world, no superheroes exist to save the day. Batman: Creature of the Night, written by Kurt Busiek (Astro City) and drawn by John Paul Leon (Mother Panic) is a standalone story set outside of regular continuity in 1968 Boston, Massachusetts. The survivor of the brutal murder of his parents, young...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Life at Grace Field House has been good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they had to take were tough, their loving caretaker provided them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But when they discover the horrifying truth about why they are being kept at the orphanage, their lives change forever... Emma and Ray race to the queen's chamber to stop Norman's plan, but are they too late? What has propelled Norman...
Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Olaf's friend at the orphanage in Arendelle village is a spunky girl named Hedda with a big imagination and dreams of adventure. When Kristoff passes through the village and witnesses two kids bullying Hedda, he is drawn to help. He recalls his own experience with bullying during his childhood and assures her that there is hope on the horizon. Things start to look up when Hedda is invited to dinner at Arendelle Castle! Ecstatic, Hedda shares the...
Publisher
The Lion Forge, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A devastating energy beam strikes the Earth, instantly killing a sixth ofthe world population. Deemed to be a premeditated attack by aliens from a distant planet, a Serbian scientist named Jsana Juric and a Japanese army colonel named Takeshi Nakamura gather a group of orphaned children who survived the disaster to become lethal soldiers trained to invade the hostile planet in hopes of preventing a repeat attack. Divided into teams, the children...
Author
Series
Infinite adventures of Supernova volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The year is 2421. Awkward and shy, Pepper buries herself in the universe of the classic fictional superhero Supernova to avoid dealing with the perils of the 9th grade. But then fate intervenes when Pepper encounters a strange cat named Mister McKittens and stumbles into a volatile science experiment run by a sinister substitute teacher named Doctor Killian"--
Somewhere in the distant future, in a time when science and technology have all but replaced...
87) Fruits basket: 1
Author
Publisher
Norma Editorial
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
Español
Description
Tohru Honda was an orphan when one day fate kicked her out of the house and on to land belonging to the mysterious Sohma family. Everything goes well until she discovers the Sohma family's secret, when hugged by members of the opposite sex, they turn into their Chinese Zodiac animal!
Author
Series
Graveyard book (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as 'Mom,' all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn-- what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing"--Page [4] of cover.
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Life at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems... With their guide working against them, Emma and Ray find themselves surrounded by deadly demons in an unfamiliar forest. They'll have to learn how to fight quickly to have any hope of surviving...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Life at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems& Just as the plan to escape the orphanage is coming together, Mom viciously breaks Emma s leg and reveals that Norman s days are numbered. Emma and Ray will do anything to save their friend from being...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Life at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems... The search for the mysterious Minerva has led Emma to a secret room within Goldy Pond. Heeding Minerva's clues, Emma and the other children have successfully escaped Grace Field House and survived...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Emma and her new allies have successfully taken down many of the demons of Goldy Pond. The last one standing in this demonic hunting ground is Leuvis, but he's the most powerful of them all. None of the children's tactics seem to work on him, but some unexpected last-minute help may turn the tide of the battle. Can the children of Goldy Pond finally put an end to their despair?"--Page [4] of cover.
96) Les misérables
Author
Series
Publisher
Udon Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Adapted for stage and screen, loved by millions, Victor Hugo's classic novel of love & tragedy set in 19th century France is reborn in this fantastic new manga edition! Gorgeous and expressive art of brings to life the unforgettable stories of Jean Valjean, Inspector Javert, and the tragic Fantine, in this epic adaptation of Les Miserables!"-- cover page 4.
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Life at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems... With Lucas's help, Emma is able to finally uncover the mystery of William Minerva. While their helper may no longer be alive, Emma now knows how to escape the world of demons. However, first they...
Series
Dark Agents volume 1
Publisher
Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Violet -- a young witch whose parents were murdered by a necromancer when she was a child. Running from country to country, as well as from herself, Violet never gets a chance to fully process her traumatic experience. Then, at age 19, her life takes a dramatic turn. Violet begins training at the Underworld Intelligence Agency in hopes of becoming a Dark Agent -- someone tasked with keeping the balance between the world of the living and the...
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