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Author
Publisher
Graphix
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
125 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A happy-go-lucky Bird and a cautious acorn-collecting Squirrel become unlikely best friends when Squirrel loses his winter stash while saving Bird from Cat, prompting a zany road-trip adventure in search of warm weather and plentiful food.
Author
Language
English
Description
Finalist for the 2009 National Book Award and finalist for two 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards: the prize-winning children's author depicts a childhood from hell in this searing yet redemptive graphic memoir. One day David Small awoke from a supposedly harmless operation to discover that he had been transformed into a virtual mute. A vocal cord removed, his throat slashed and stitched together like a bloody boot, the fourteen-year-old boy had...
Author
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time ... a princess tried to make a comic. And with the help of a magical cartooning elf, she learned how--well enough to draw her way out of an encounter with a dangerous dragon, near-death by drowning, and into her very own adventure! Like the princess, young readers will discover that they already have the drawing and writing skills it takes to make a comic -- they just need a little know-how. And Adventures in Cartooning supplies just...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
205 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
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Description
Katie is dreading the boring summer ahead while her best friends are all away at camp -- something that's way out of Katie and her mom's budget. But when Katie gets a job catsitting for her mysterious upstairs neighbor, life gets interesting. First, Madeline has 217 cats and they're not exactly normal cats. Also, why is Madeline always out exactly when the city's most notorious villain commits crimes? Is it possible that Katie's upstairs neighbor...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
176 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
It's hard to believe this is Roan's last year at Jedi Academy. He's been busier than ever learning to fly (and wash) starships, swimming in the Lake Country on Naboo, studying for the Jedi obstacle course exam, and tracking down dozens of vorpak clones--don't ask. But now, someone is setting him up to get in trouble with everyone at school, including Yoda. If he doesn't find out who it is, and fast, he may get kicked out of school! Why can't middle...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
141 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Joining the Baby-sitter's Club after moving to a new town, Stacey helps her new friends outmaneuver a rival sitter group while coming to terms with her diabetes.
87) Compass south
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
224 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
After escaping the Black Hook Gang in 1860 New York City, twelve-year-old twins Alexander and Cleopatra flee to New Orleans, become separated, and try to find each other in San Francisco, while being followed by pirates who think they hold the key to treasure.
Author
Language
English
Description
A collection of comic strips following the adventures of Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes.
Most people who write comic dialogue for minors demonstrate surprisingly little feel for-or faith in-the original source material, that is, childhood, in all its unfettered and winsome glory. It is in this respect that Bill Watterson has proved as unusual as his feckless creations, Calvin and Hobbes. Watterson is the reporter who's gotten it right; childhood...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
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AAPI Heritage Month
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Top YA Books of All Time (Time Magazine List)
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Top YA Books of All Time (Time Magazine List)
Description
Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
244 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sisters Jessa and Oona, and new friend Ram Sam Sam, try to stop the Cobalt Prince from Toki, who orders a strike on Mon Domani, starting a new worlds war.
91) March: Book two
Author
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Language
English
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Description
"After the success of the Nashville sit-in campaign, John Lewis is more committed than ever to changing the world through nonviolence -- but as he and his fellow Freedom Riders board a bus into the vicious heart of the deep south, they will be tested like never before."--page 3 of cover.
92) This one summer
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
317 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"Rose and her parents have been going to Awago Beach since she was a little girl. It's her summer getaway, her refuge. Her friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had, completing her summer family. But this summer is different. Rose's mom and dad won't stop fighting, and Rose and Windy have gotten tangled up in a tragedy-in-the-making in the small town of Awago Beach. It's a summer of secrets and heartache, and it's a good...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
144 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rapunzel is raised in a grand villa surrounded by towering walls. Rapunzel dreams of a different mother than Gothel, the woman she calls Mother. She climbs over the wall and finds out the truth. Her real mother, Kate, is a slave in Gothel's gold mine. In this Old West retelling, Rapunzel uses her hair as a lasso and to take on outlaws--including Gothel.
94) Wingbearer
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
201 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Zuli is extraordinary--she just doesn't realize it yet. Raised by mystical bird spirits in the branches of the Great Tree, she's never ventured beyond this safe haven. She's never had to. Until now. When a sinister force threatens the life-giving magic of the tree, Zuli, along with her guardian owl, Frowly, must get to the root of it. So begins an adventure bigger than anything Zuli could've ever imagined--one that will bring her, along with some...
95) Swim team
Author
Publisher
Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
245 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
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2023 Youth Media Award Winners
DAML Black History Month - Youth
Golden Dome 2023-2024
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominees 2023-24
DAML Black History Month - Youth
Golden Dome 2023-2024
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominees 2023-24
Description
"Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees--until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help."--
96) InvestiGators
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
200 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
With their very exciting spy technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based travel techniques, the InvestiGators are undercover and on the case! And on their first mission together, they have not one but two mysteries to solve! Can Mango and Brash uncover the clues, crack their cases, and corral the crooks--or will the criminals wriggle out of their grasp?
97) Crumbs
Author
Publisher
Etch, Clarion Books, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
382 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
"Ray, a young seer struggling with her powers, discovers first love and friendship in her town's magic bakery"--
"In a very special town, there's an even more unusual bakery with a selection of baked treats hand-crafted to help your dreams come true. For Ray, a quiet young woman with special powers of her own, the order is always the same: a hot tea with a delicious side of romance. When Ray meets Laurie, the kind barista who aspires to be a professional...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Caldecott Medalist Allen Say presents a stunning graphic novel chronicling his journey as an artist during WWII, when he apprenticed under Noro Shinpei, Japan's premier cartoonist. Drawing from memory is Allen Say's own story of his path to becoming the renowned artist he is today. Shunned by his father, who didn't understand his son's artistic leanings, Allen was embraced by Noro Shinpei, Japan's leading cartoonist and the man he came to love as...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
240 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Description
"Eric Bittle ('Bitty') may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. It is nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia. First of all? There's checking (anything that hinders the player with possession of the puck, ranging from a stick check all the way to a physical sweep). And then there is Jack--his...
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