Azim, Fahmida
Summary: This graphic novella recounts the true story of Zumrat Dawut, as originally published in the independent online news organization, Insider, through interviews conducted by Anthony Del Col and testimony given to the United Nations Human Rights Council. Zumrat Dawut is a mother of three in the Xinjiang autonomous region in China, who was arrested and sent to a detention facility for simply being...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: New Friday, a Lev Gleason imprint 2023
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Farina, Katy
Summary: "Karen has to get glasses! She doesn't want them, especially because school pictures are going to be taken soon. But she picks out some pretty pink ones and thinks she looks very grown-up. Then Yicky Ricky at school starts calling her names, like Owl Girl and Googly Eyes. If Karen wears her glasses for the school picture, Ricky will make fun of her. If she doesn't wear them, she'll feel like...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2022
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC FARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Series Baby FarinaBerglund, Bruce R.
Summary: "During World War II, a group of homesick Polish soldiers took in an orphaned bear cub and named him Wojtek. As the bear cub grew, he became friends with the soldiers, lifting their spirits as he learned to imitate them around camp. Later, Wojtek was helpful by carrying many heavy shells during a large battle in Italy. Learn how Wojtek showed his courage in battle and earned the rank of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2024
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Feathers, Beka
Summary: "Why the people? Is democracy actually the best form of government? Does it ever work like it's supposed to? Join Lin and Julie as they wonder aloud how America can ever be a democracy when citizens seem to disagree about everything. With them, we are whisted through political history, journeying through different systems of power, including monarchy, theocracy, dictatorship, and oligarchy....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 321.8 FEAAliu, Akim
Summary: "Akim Aliu -- also known as "Dreamer" -- is a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic racism at every turn. Dreamer tells Akim's incredible story, from being the only Black child in his Ukrainian community, to his family struggling to make ends meet while living in Toronto, to confronting the racist violence...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ALIBerne, Emma Carlson
Summary: "An inspiring graphic novel about Jane Kendeigh, a nurse who helped wounded soldiers in combat zones during World War II. During World War II, the United States' fight against the Japanese on islands in the Pacific was intense and deadly. To help respond to casualties in battle, the U.S. Navy trained 122 nurses to aid wounded soldiers in combat zones. The first nurse to do so was Jane Kendeigh,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENStein, David Ezra
Summary: "All the inspector wanted was an egg to go in his sandwich, so he heads to the café. The problem? The town is entirely out of eggs, and the local chef is panicked. Luckily, he spots a lovely duo having lunch: a woman and a chicken named Beaky Barnes -- it's his lucky day! But when the woman and Beaky have a fight over an offensive business arrangement (chicken-pulled coach service, anyone?),...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 STEShadmi, Koren
Summary: "Lugosi, the tragic life story of one of horror's most iconic film stars, tells of a young Hungarian activist forced to flee his homeland after the failed Communist revolution in 1919. Reinventing himself in the U.S., first on stage and then in movies, he landed the unforgettable role of Count Dracula in what would become a series of classic feature films. From that point forward, Lugosi's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Life Drawn by Humanoids 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LUGOSI, BELA SHAKaneshiro, Muneyuki
Summary: "A mad young coach gathers soccer players from across the country to compete in a series of bizarre challenges in a high-tech colosseum he calls Blue Lock. It's a no-balls-barred battle to become Japan's next top striker in this manga. In the face of Team V, Team Z has managed to catch up 3-3 with fifteen minutes remaining. Amid this tense environment, all the players seek their "awakening"...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2023