Passmore, Ben
Summary: "After her city wins the Super Bowl for the first time, Tea is separated from her friend during a riot and joins a small clique fighting its way through armed groups of football fanatics to meet a star receiver that just might end the civil war or become the city's new oppressive leader."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Koyama Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 PASPassmore, Ben
Summary: Your Black Friend and Other Strangers is a collection of culturally charged comics by cartoonist Ben Passmore. Passmore masterfully tackles comics about race, gentrification, the prison system, online dating, gross punks, bad street art, kung fu movie references, beating up God, and lots of other grown-up stuff with refreshing doses of humor and lived relatability.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Silver Sprocket 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.896 PASOshimizu, Sachi.
Summary: Robotics expert, Dr. Otoi, built Signal as an older brother for his grandson, Nobuhiko. However, a mishap during construction causes Signal to occasionally become a baby! Soon Pulse appears, one of the Doctor's previous creations, loaded down with weapons and reprogrammed by Dr. Otoi's mysterious rival.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Media Blasters 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 OSHDaniels, Ezra Claytan
Summary: For their 45th anniversary, Hank and Molly Nonnar decide to undergo an experimental rejuvenation procedure, but their hopes for youth are dashed when the couple is faced with the results: severely disfigured yet intellectually and physically superior duplicates of themselves. Can the original Hank and Molly coexist in the same world as their clones? In Upgrade Soul, McDuffie Award-winning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lion Forge 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DANUrasawa, Naoki
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2012
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TWEUrasawa, Naoki
Summary: "The Friend, an enigmatic cult leader who plans to destroy the world, declares, 'The cosmos has begun choosing those who are true friends.' Meanwhile, horrifying incidents are taking place: the emergence of a mysterious virus, the revelations of a man on the run-- Kenji tries to find out who this Friend is, but the answer is still far ahead. The footsteps of doom slowly creep closer and a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz 2009
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Summary: "As the entire planet grieves over the death of their beloved Friend, the remaining members of his inner circle continue to silence any and all dissenters. Dream Navigator Takasu believes that once they locate Kiriko--Kanna's mothers and Kenji's older sister--Manjome Inshu will finally be in a position to control the entire world. However, Manjome hasn't been the same since their Friend's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2011
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Summary: "There once was a boy who imagined the end of the world. It was just a child's game-- but not anymore! The Friend is carrying out his plan for the extermination of the human race-- all according to his predictions. And the man who survived Bloody New Year's Eve is heading toward Tokyo. The boys are coming back together one by one. The time is come. This is the countdown to the final battle" --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2010
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Summary: "It appears that Kanna's ambitious gamble has paid off as the leaders of the local Thai and Chinese mafias agree to both call a truce and offer to back her up"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2010
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TWESchulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe)
Summary: A collection of comic strips featuring Linus as his sister takes him to the doctor for a shot, he helps Snoopy and Woodstock when a strange creature shows up in Woodstock's nest, and amazes the gang with his ability to blow balloons up in odd shapes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaboom! 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SCHAguirre-Sacasa, Roberto
Summary: On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, young sorceress Sabrina Spellman finds herself at a crossroads, forced to choose between an unearthly destiny and her own mortal boyfriend, Harvey. But Madam Satan, a deadly foe from her family's past, has arrived in Greendale, and she has her sights set squarely on the young witch. Can Sabrina face the challenge, or will her witching career -- and high...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Archie Comic Publications, Inc. 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AGUDeMatteis, J. M.
Summary: Ten years ago an attack on Wayne Enterprises by the Children of maya -a group of urban terrorists - leaves behind blood and bodies and a furious Bruce Wayne...determined to bring those responsible to justice. He is, after all, Batman. His ten year search has taken him around the world, his search may be ending in India.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2002
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BATChabert, Jack
Summary: Based on a concept by Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney comes Poptropica, a brand-new graphic novel adventure series by Jack Chabert and Kory Merritt. In Mystery of the Map, Oliver, Mya, and Jorge take a ride in a hot-air balloon, only to crash-land on an unknown island filled with extinct animals and a horde of angry Vikings. Welcome to Poptropica, an uncharted group of islands whose existence is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J GRAPHIC POPKatsu, Aki.
Summary: As the semester continues for Ai, Mew, and Orina, everyone is on the lookout for the aura hunters on the loose--and wondering if the school president may be involved.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2004
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 PSYMaddox, Jake
Summary: After his embarrassing strike out last season Eddie Jackson decided to quit baseball and stick to band practice, but Coach persuades him to join the team as the backup catcher--then the starter is injured and Eddie finds himself back in the lineup, facing his fear of failing the team.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MADMaddox, Jake
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Javier Moreno has just transferred to Howard Middle School, but his skill as a striker is already well known and the Bisons are expecting that he will turn their season around; but soon the fame goes to his head, and he starts hogging the ball and showing off--and it is up to his friend Aimee to remind him that soccer is a team sport.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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Summary: Nelson Greenwood loves drawing superheroes, particularly the hero of his own comic book, Major Speed, modeled on Nelson's twin brother Nick, a skilled BMX rider--but when a crash knocks Nick out of a competition, and he suggests that Nelson take his place, Nelson is not sure he can summon the skills of Major Speed and compete against the best BMX riders, particularly Nick's nemesis, Cain Otto.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MADMaddox, Jake
Summary: Years before he became the star quarterback of the Bobcats, thirteen-year-old Alex Summers enjoyed throwing backyard passes to his best friend Oscar Matthews, but Oscar is an afterthought on the team, and now he has decided to quit football and join the school play instead; Alex feels betrayed and the boys' friendship is coming apart--and it will take an honest expression of their feels to save...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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Summary: When the coach of his middle school summer soccer team retires Andre, his friend Cullen, and their teammates are horrified, and when their new coach implements some highly unusual training methods Cullen is so frustrated that he quits the team--but Andre sticks with it, hoping that there is method in the madness that will lead to a championship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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Summary: "The Blue--a tournament for only the best and brightest young chefs from around the world--has begun! For the first time ever, traditional chefs will clash with underworld noir, and the tension in the arena could be cut with a knife. Soma, eager for his rematch with Asahi Saiba, heads to the first-gate challenge!"--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 FOOTsukuda, Yuto
Summary: Three students survive the harsh trials of the preliminaries, winning their way into the finals. Which student will be the one to take home the crown as the winner of the Fall Classic?! Later, the furor of the Fall Classic has barely died down when Soma and the others are sent off to new battlefields! What is this new challenge that will test their desire to be chefs?
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 FOOMaddox, Jake
Summary: Gus Blackburn daydreams of being a hero wide receiver on his school's football team, but he is not naturally athletic or fast, so he spends most of his time on the bench--until his father points out that most dreams actually take hard work before they can come true.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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Summary: Recently resettled in America, Adnan Zakaria is a Syrian refugee whose skateboarding ability is the only thing that allows him to make a connection with the other kids in his neighborhood--but when his skateboard disappears and turns up in the possession of a local troublemaker Adnan will have to out-skate his foe in order to win it back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2018