Simon, Anne
Summary: Betrayed by her fleeting first love and her father's cold rejection, Aglaia the Oceanide conceives at a very young age a fierce hatred of men. She is by turns a reluctant wife, a passionate lover, an absent mother, a heroic fighter, and a revolutionary queen--and through it all, her destiny is inexorably linked to the complexity of her character in this deeply human, contemporary, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SIMAdriansen, Sophie
Summary: "This is the story of an emancipation, that of a young Black and poor woman living in an American marked by segregation. This is the story of a fierce battle, that of a musician involved in the civil rights movement. This is the story of a long career, that of a pianist and singer as talented as determined. This is the story of Nina Simone, a unique artist, role model, and inspiration for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NBM Graphic Novels 2024
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Summary: Now that she is better settled into her new life at Gloomsdale, eight-year-old Liv Livingston feels like she has adjusted to this town of ghosts and supernatural beings, so she soon has the confidence to try out for the Ghoul Squad, the school's cheerleading team.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 741.5 LIVNuurali, Siman
Summary: This popular West African tale follows the events of the famous race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC NUU (Graphic Novel)Kukkonen, Janne
Summary: "Lily is a young novice who dreams of being a master thief. That's not easy when the Guildmaster of Thieves only assigns you the lowliest jobs: pick-pocketing, trespassing, and petty theft. But on one of these meager quests, Lily unearths a plot involving a mysterious cult and long-forgotten gods -- a secret that could destroy the whole world. Lily must fight to save the same people who have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: :01, First second 2019
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Summary: A bright high schooler has discovered to his horror that death is just a repeatable event for him - and that humanity has no mercy for a demi-human. To avoid becoming a science experiement for the rest of his interminable life, Kei Nagai must seek out others of his kind. But what would a community of them stand for? Volume 2 also included the AJIN pilot chapter - File: 00 "The Shinya Nakamura...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AJISakurai, Gamon
Summary: A bright high schooler has discovered to his horror that death is just a repeatable event for him - and that humanity has no mercy for a demi-human. To avoid becoming a science experiment for the rest of his interminable life, Kei Nagai must seek out others of his kind. But what would a community of them stand for? Volume 2 also included the AJIN pilot chapter - File: 00 "The Shinya Nakamura...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AJISakurai, Gamon
Summary: High school student Kei Nagai is killed in a traffic accident, but immediately revives to learn that he may not be a human after all. Instead, he may be a Demi-Human, a mysterious and almost immortal being blessed with amazing super-human abilities. Scared, he runs away and is aided in his escape by his friend Kai. Unfortunately for Kei, the manhunt is on, and he will soon be caught up in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical, Inc. 2015
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Summary: "Sato's Bitten. Samuel T. Owen is in the building. The battle of Forge Safety, which began when demi-humans who aim to upend Japanese society waltzed into an ambush set by those who woulod deny them the pleasure, reaches its crescendo and conclusion." - Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical, Incorporated 2017
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Summary: "Encouraged by a fellow demi-human's stunt, many more who have been keeping a low profile come out of the woodwork. Their morals vary--and high schooler Kei Nagai is by no means the most decent among them."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AJISakurai, Gamon.
Summary: A bright high schooler has discovered to his horror that death is just a repeatable event for him - and that humanity has no mercy for a demi-human. To avoid becoming a science experiment for the rest of his interminable life, Kei Nagai must seek out others of his kind. But what would a community of them stand for?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical, Inc. 2016
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Summary: It's all-out war. After demi-humans mobilize to overthrow the government of Japan--terror and immortality their prime tactics--young cynic Kei must decide if he's on anyone's side other than his own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical, Inc 2015
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AJISakurai, Gamon
Summary: "There's a snag: Sato isn't biting. The terrorist mastermind's reason for abstaining from violence is almost as psychopathic as his earlier sprees. Luckily, coldblooded hero Kei knows what makes his adversary tick."--Cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical, Inc 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AJISimone, Gail
Summary: "Journalist Chloe Pierce had no idea that her fiance Philip's decision to pick up a book by enigmatic and compelling self-help guru Astrid Mueller would change her life forever--by ending his! Three months after reading Mueller's book, Philip had blown his brains out all over Chloe's new kitchen and something in that book made him do it. Now, Chloe will stop at nothing as she attempts to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics/Vertigo 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 CLEFurmark, Anneli
Summary: "Passion and politics unfold against the darkness of winter in 1970s Sweden. In an isolated northern town, Siv, a married mother of three falls in love with a young communist, Ulrik. Though their affair takes place in the shadowy winter, Siv's children witness her affair without comprehending its reality. Anneli Furmark's delicate hues of blue and orange heighten the sublime qualities of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 FURArre, Arnold
Summary: It's been two decades since the former classmates first met, and the ensuing years have brought their share of changes. Kubin's strength is weakening with each passing day; Lane's telepathy is gone; Rey and Misha are nowhere to be found; and the bonds that once held them together are slowly crumbling under their misfortune. Thrown into the mix is Nicole and Kubin's daughter, Marilag, who has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ARRSchrupp, Antje
Summary: An engaging illustrated history of feminism from antiquity through third-wave feminism, featuring Sappho, Mary Magdalene, Mary Wollstonecraft, Sojourner Truth, Simone de Beauvoir, and many others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 SCHAnta, Julio
Summary: "As long as he remembers to stay smart and keep his eyes open, Mateo knows that he can survive the trek across the Sonoran Desert that will take him from Mexico to the United States. That is until he's caught by the Border Patrol only moments after sneaking across the fence in the dead of night. Escaping their clutches comes at a price and, lost in the desert without a guide or water, Mateo is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 ANTAndō, Natsumi.
Summary: Kudo rules over his classmates having collected all of the King's cell phones, and Kudo's classmates search for the identity of the King.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2012
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Summary: Since all her Cupcake Friends have other activities besides making cupcakes, Katie tries her hand at softball and after much deliberation, steps up to the plate, realizing doing what you love always makes life sweeter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2024
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Summary: When Mia arrives at her new school, her goal is to be open to and friendly with everyone, but everyone at Park Street School fits into a clique. When the Popular Girls Club takes an interest in Mia's awesome fashion style and wants to recruit her, Mia must decide between them and her great new Cupcake Club friends. It's like choosing between her divorced mom and dad and her old house and new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2022
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Summary: "A page-turning, Kafkaesque dark comedy in brilliant retro style, this graphic novel watches one man try to keep it together while everything falls apart. Upon the publication of his latest novel, G. H. Fretwell, a minor English writer, embarks on a book tour to promote it. Nothing is going according to plan, and his trip gradually turns into a nightmare. But now the police want to ask him some...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Top Shelf Productions 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WATHanselmann, Simon
Summary: In March 2020, as the planet began to enter lockdown, acclaimed cartoonist Simon Hanselmann decided that what the world needed most was free, easily accessible entertainment, so he set out to make the greatest webcomic ever created! The result is also certain to be one of the most acclaimed and eagerly anticipated graphic novels of 2021.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HANOrpana, Simon
Summary: "What if the biggest barriers to responding to climate change are not technological or governmental but, rather, cultural? In other words, what if we ourselves could help to enact change through a deeper understanding of our petroleum dependency? In a provocative graphic format that draws widely from history, critical theory, and popular culture, Gasoline Dreams explores and challenges the ways...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fordham University Press 2021