Smith, Elliott

Summary: "On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he stepped onto the baseball diamond as a Brooklyn Dodger. For the first time in more than 60 years, a Black player took the field in a professional baseball game. How did Robinson break through the racist barriers that had kept so many Black athletes out of professional sports? And what is the enduring legacy of his remarkable...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROB

Roberson, Chris

Summary: An epic fantasy in the tradition of Game of Thrones, Sovereign is set in a world which once knew gods, demons, and magic, and to which all three are returning. New York Times bestseller Chris Roberson joins artist Paul Maybury to tell the story of masked undertakers facing the undead with swords, of civil wars and cultures in collision, and of ancient threats emerging from the ashes of history...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics 2014

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SOV

Robeson, Teresa

Summary: "Follow the 14th Dalai Lama's harrowing escape to India in 1959, as he fled Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet. A story of risk and political tension, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the incredible story of the Tibetan spiritual and political leader--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: J 921 DAL

Robinson, Robin

Summary: "They say no one returns from the Enchanted Forest--but that won't discourage Pella. Earthquakes are destroying her village, and worst of all, they've caused the Midsummer Festival to be canceled. According to legend, the Earth Queen is to blame for these violent quakes--and the Earth Queen's tower lies at the heart of the Enchanted Forest. Late one night, Pella sneaks away to find the Earth...

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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC ROB

Ortiz, Álvaro

Summary: "Polly, Moho, and Piter haven't seen each other in years. Maybe for good reasons. But to help their dead friend reach his final resting place, they've piled into a car for a long and surreal road trip--aided only by a map marked with a mysterious 'x'...and an ex-circus monkey. While our heroes wrestle with the ghosts of their past, up ahead are rusting ships, banjo-playing bounty hunters,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Top Shelf Productions 2023

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ORT

Bell, Darrin

Summary: "This graphic memoir by a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning offers a deeply personal meditation on the "the talk" parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality that often accompanies it, a ritual attempt to keep kids safe and prepare them for a world that--to paraphrase Toni Morrison--does not love them. Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 BELL, DARRIN BEL

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B BELL BEL

Norris, Alex

Summary: "Isn't it wonderful when love strikes? We connect with someone beautiful and interesting and suddenly--feelings. But what to do when that first crush levels you? When sparks fly and then fizzle? Or when love just . . . hurts? Aimed at both young people who are just starting out in their love lives and those with more experience seeking a fresh perspective, How to Love is a funny, wise, and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker Books, a division of Candlewick Press 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 152.4 NOR

Robinson, Andrew R.

Summary: After crash landing on a space station called Conjunction, the Guardians search for Pandorian Crystals while avoiding fighting in the Conjunction Arena and being busted by Nova Corpsman Titus.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 GUA

Robinson, James Dale

Summary: "We live in a world where meta-comics putting their creators at the forefront of stories is about as unique as grass being green, but when the book is done with this much charm and self-deprecation, it certainly makes the tale worth telling." (Paste Magazine). When acclaimed comics author James Robinson (Starman, Fantastic Four) is hired to write a reboot of the 1940s action hero Airboy, he's...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics, Inc. 2016

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ROB

Blackman, W. Haden

Summary: "A graphic novel anthology featuring Woody and the Toy Story gang set before and after Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 4. Writer Haden Blackman (Star Wars) brings fun, energy, and heart in four connecting stories with some of Toy Story's favorite toys--and somenew toys, too!"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 DIS