Siegel, Siena Cherson
Summary: "Siena Cherson Siegel dreamed of being a ballerina. Her love of movement and dedication to the craft earned her a spot at the School of American Ballet.. Siena has worked hard her whole life to be a professional ballet dancer, then makes the difficult decision to quit dancing and tries to figure out what comes next. But what do you do when you have spent your entire life working toward a goal,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 SIEFox, Ted
Summary: "Writer Ted Fox and artist James Otis Smith bring to life Harlem's legendary theater in this graphic novel adaptation of Fox's definitive, critically acclaimed history of the Apollo. Since its inception as an African-American theater in 1934, the Apollo, and the thousands of entertainers who performed there, have led the way in the presentation of swing, bebop, rhythm and blues, jazz, gospel,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams ComicArts 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 792.09 FOXOrsi, Tea
Summary: When Fawn befriends a huge and mysterious creature known as the NeverBeast, she, Tinker Bell, and their friends must rally the fairies and save the NeverBeast from capture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 ORSSummary: Thirteen prominent cartoonists discuss their creative processes and the experiences and influences that led to their success in one of today's most vibrant art forms. Each interview is followed by an original graphic short on the common theme of "the city."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 COMDunn, Joeming W.
Summary: History comes alive in this nonfiction graphic novel! Readers will follow along as the Vietnam War is detailed, from its genesis in nineteenth century French colonialism and the rise of Ho Chi Minh, to the French withdrawal in 1954, the division of the country into North and South, and the subsequent entry of the United States. The ensuing war to prevent communist expansion is examined,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 959.4 DUNLarson, Gary
Summary: Collection of the syndicated cartoon panel "The Far Side."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Comics LarsonLarson, Hope
Summary: Twelve-year-old Vonceil Taggart, willing to risk everything to set things right, leaves her family's Oklahoma farm in 1919 seeking the salt witch who cast a spell that turned their spring to saltwater.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House 2021
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Summary: Using knowledge from a library book, brothers Mac and Mac build a fortress, but Meatball, armed with a book of his own, wants to take it from them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2019
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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books, Farrar Straus Giroux 2016
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Summary: A collection of short graphic novels featuring characters from famous "Goosebumps" stories includes "Ghost Beach," in which two siblings investigate a local legend and discover a terrible secret about their family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC STIBerne, 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,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENReynolds, Emma
Summary: Emma Reynolds shines a spotlight on sixteen incredible youth activists from around the world who are fighting to protect the planet and all life on Earth. From Autumn Peltier campaigning for clean water to Edgar Edmund Tarimo turning plastic waste into building materials-and many more-these inspiring true stories highlight the importance of taking charge and creating change. Beautifully...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 REYKurtz, Scott R.
Summary: "Valeria Winters has an easier time finding trouble than making friends. A fantasy-obsessed nerd with the legendary confidence--and temper--of a Valkyrie, Val promises her mom that things will be different at her new school. "No more fighting!" As if by fate, she meets the Table Titans right away--Alan, Andrew, and Darius, who run the school's tabletop gaming club. Finally, Val has found her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024
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Summary: In this graphic novel adapted from Norse mythology, Thor and Loki journey to the land of the giants in order to teach them a lesson, but get tricked by the magic of the giant Utgarda-Loki into competing in a number of impossible challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398 BOWBrubaker, Ed
Summary: Longtime DD fans will not be disappointed as the critically acclaimed, award-winning creative team of Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark leave their mark on one of comics' most enduring legends! For the past few years, Matt Murdock's life has been teetering on the edge of destruction. Now, pushed beyond the limit, he finds himself behind the eight ball with no clear way out, the people he calls...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertaiment, LLC 2017
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Summary: "Twenty years ago, Tracy Lawless traded the crime-ridden streets of the city for a life in the military, and it's a decision he's rarely regretted. But now he's walking out of the deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq and back into the world he came from, to find out who killed his brother Rick, and why. But truth is one of the few things uglier than family history, and the only thing Tracy has in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel 2007
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Summary: "Ed Piskor (Hip-Hop Family Tree, Wizzywig) takes you on a pulse-pounding tour of X-Men history unlike anything you've ever experienced before, an intricate labor of love that stitches together hundreds of classic and obscure stories into one seamless masterpiece of X-Men lore.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 XMEHarbo, Christopher L.
Summary: "Travel through time and across the globe as Max Axiom explains how and why volcanoes shape and change the Earth's surface! Young readers' curiosity about the volcanic world will erupt. Download the free Capstone 4D app for an augmented reality experience that goes beyond the printed page. Videos, writing prompts, discussion questions, and hands-on activities make this updated edition come...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.21 HAREuripides
Summary: "Here is a new comic-book version of Euripides's classic The Trojan Women, which follows the fates of Hekabe, Andromache, and Kassandra after Troy has been sacked and all its men killed. This collaboration between the visual artist Rosanna Bruno and the poet and classicist Anne Carson attempts to give a genuine representation of how human beings are affected by warfare. Therefore, all the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Directions Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 EURLucke, Deb
Summary: When her familiars try to make a meanness potion to get rid of Grunhilda's nice feelings, they accidentally make a positivitiy potion that affects everyone in town.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LUCDollo, Xavier
Summary: Who is considered the world's first science fiction author? How did American science fiction begin? What sci-fi novel is the all-time best-seller? What were the "Pulps" and how did they predict with uncanny accuracy the 21st century world around us? The answers are here, along with detailed chapters dedicated to the founders of the genre and their modern-day successors. Discover the origins of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Humanoids, Inc. 2021
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Summary: When Zam learns that an artifact that she and Fett obtained for a client on an earlier mission may be used by terrorists to destroy a planet and throw the Republic into chaos, she knows that they must act. But what can two bounty hunters hope to accomplish if even the Jedi Council can't prevail?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Comics 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J SW Graphic MarDe Campi, Alex
Summary: "Spending an entire summer on tour as a backup singer for pop star Nika Nitro? What?! That's the DREAM, right? Especially for Jenni, Lauren, and Maggie, three misfit performing arts students with hopes of making it in the music world. But being twenty feet from fame isn't easy. Between crushes, constant rehearsals, Nika's sky-high expectations, and their own insecurities, this dream is starting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imprint 2021
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Summary: Having learned who framed him, Bruce Wayne is a free man, but his body guard, Sasha Bordeaux, is still in prison. As he tries to free her, she is reported dead and her body disappears. Batman investigates while, at the same time, trying to keep David Cain alive to testify against the White House.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2003