Powell, Nate
Summary: "In this anthology of seven comics essays, author and graphic novelist Nate Powell addresses living in an era of what he calls 'necessary protest.' Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest is Powell's reflection on witnessing the collapse of discourse in real time while drawing the award-winning trilogy March, written by Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams ComicArts 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2008
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Summary: "Luke gets his lightsaber back but is imprisoned by Grakkus the Hutt, while Han, Leia, and Sana escape from the Imperials. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of the ABDO Group 2017
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Summary: "Luke trains for the Arena of Death, Chewbacca and C-3PO search for Luke, and Han and Leia convince Sana to help them rescue their friend. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of the ABDO Group 2017
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Summary: "Luke enters the Arena of Death while his friends rush to find him. Chewbacca and C-3PO are attacked by a mysterious bounty hunter. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of the ABDO Group 2017
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Summary: Provides a guide to the superheroes and archvillains of the DC universe, featuring such characters as Superman, Batman, Cyborg, Darkseid, Brainiac, John Constantine, and the Joker. The infographic design of each spectacularly illustrated, double-page feature gives readers a totally new slant on the DC Comics Universe and its super-powered heroes and villains, fantastic weapons, futuristic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2018
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Summary: "Relishing their newfound feelings for each other, Korra and Asami leave the Spirit World, but find nothing in Republic City but political hijinks and human vs. spirit conflict. A pompous developer plans to turn the new spirit portal into an amusement park, potentially severing an already tumultuous connection with the spirits. What's more, the triads have realigned and are in a brutal all-out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 LEGVaughan, Brian K.
Summary: In the early hours after Halloween on 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama and supernatural mysteries collide in this series about nostalgia, first jobs, and the last days of childhood -- back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics 2016
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Summary: This graphic novel tells the history of American democracy and how it evolved from other forms of government. Explains the fundamental ideas of democracy as liberty, equality, and justice for all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 321.8 BROCaplan, Bryan Douglas
Summary: "American policy-makers have long been locked in a heated battle over whether, how many, and what kind of immigrants to allow to live and work in the country. Those in favor of welcoming more immigrants often cite humanitarian reasons, while those in favor of more restrictive laws argue the need to protect native citizens. But economist Bryan Caplan adds a new, compelling perspective to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: Show Me History will show you the real man behind the myths! Known as the "Father of Our Country," George Washington lost his own father at the age of 11, was a surrogate father to Alexander Hamilton, and yet was never a father himself. In war and in peace, he left an unmistakable impression on his new nation in more ways than you know. George Washington: Soldier and Statesman! tells the story...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portable Press 2020
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Summary: "In this follow-up to their New York Times bestselling graphic biography of Muhammad Ali, the acclaimed French writer and artist duo tell the story of Black activist, professor, and prison abolitionist Angela Davis"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books 2023
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Summary: The scene: New York City. The dazzling lights cast shadows that grow ever darker as the glitzy prosperity of the Roaring Twenties screeches to a halt. Enter a cast of familiar characters: a young girl, Samantha White, returning after being sent away by her cruel stepmother, the Queen of the Follies, years earlier; her father, the King of Wall Street, who survives the stock market crash only to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 PHESummary: Best American Comics 2016 showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributors and highlights both fiction and nonfiction from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, minicomics, and the Web to make a collection that is full of varied, provocative feats of cartooning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC CORSummary: "More household hijinks with Lincoln Loud and his ten sisters: Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lucy, Lisa, Lola, Lana, and Lily. Learn the ins and outs of the living in THE LOUD HOUSE and thriving in the chaos. Back-to-school shopping with 10 sisters? No problem! How to get the coveted grape popsicle as soon as it arrives in the house? Easy! Dad's night to cook? Send for pizza! Plus, get an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC SAVMeralli, Swann
Summary: Based on truth, lies, myths, and rumors, this is the story of the greatest gangster of all time: Al Capone. Family man, community leader, industrious smuggler, or vicious killer? You decide. Born into a poor Italian family in Brooklyn in 1899, little Alphonse didn't have a lot of options, so he'd have to get creative in order to make a name for himself. A bit of cards, some enforcing, maybe a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Panel Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CAPONE, AL MERMcCranie, Stephen
Summary: "After being forced to leave her space-colony home when her dad was fired, Amy starts to adapt to a new life on Earth. High school seems difficult at first, but a close group of friends begin to make the transition easier for her"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books, a division of Dark Horse Comics, Inc. 2018
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Summary: We Are Not Strangers explores a unique situation of Japanese and Jewish Americans living side by side in a country at war. Marco Calvo always knew his grandfather, affectionately called Papoo, was a good man. After all, he was named for him. A first-generation Jewish immigrant, Papoo was hardworking, smart, and caring. When Papoo peacefully passes away, Marco expects the funeral to be simple....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Comicarts 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TUILewis, John
Summary: "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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Top Shelf Productions 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC LEWBrooks, Max.
Summary: "From bestselling author Max Brooks, the riveting story of the highly decorated, barrier-breaking, historic black regiment--the Harlem Hellfighters. The Harlem Hellfighters is a fictionalized account of the 369th Infantry Regiment--the first African American regiment mustered to fight in World War I. From the enlistment lines in Harlem to the training camp at Spartanburg, South Carolina, to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2014
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Summary: "Candid, compassionate graphic interviews with returning war vets from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. Cartoonist Jess Ruliffson spent five years traveling across the country interviewing veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, from kitchen tables in Georgia and libraries in New York City to dive bars in Mississippi and back porches in Vermont. What she finds is that the real...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books 2022
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 355 RULSummary: Features giveaway comic books and cartoons from the American civil rights movement and the Cold War eras that warned citizens to be on the alert for political corruption and get out and vote to stop it! These lost and priceless comic books are beautifully restored and reprinted in full in this fascinating edition. Multiple-Eisner Award winner Craig Yoe provides a revealing introduction...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clover Press 2020