Lowry, Chag
Summary: Based on the true-life story of Yurok men called to serve in World War I, this story follows three cousins as they struggle with being combat soldiers on the Western Front.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Great Oak Press 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 LOWWalker, David
Summary: "Monster-hunting has been the Sangerye family business for generations as they battle the jinoo - hideous creatures born out of hate and racism. But now the Sangeryes face a different threat -- the deadly inzondo, a new kind of monster born out of grief and trauma. With one of their own turning into an inzondo and an army of tortured souls on the attack in 1920s Harlem, the Sangerye family must...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BITPak, Greg
Summary: "After a mysterious attack devastates a great swath of 19th century Japan, Korea, and China, survivors from all three lands find refuge on a hidden island and build a new society. Hana, the orphaned daughter of Korean farmers, and Kenichi, son of a great samurai leader, have little in common except for a mutual disdain for the other. But these young warriors will have to work together when an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BOOM! Studios 2019
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Summary: "Hana and Kenichi have been separated, forced to find their own ways back to the Island. Kenichi, cast out in exile, must learn to survive the wilderness on his own without the support his noble upbringing previously provided. Hana must also survive a dangerous foreign environment, as she travels alongside the Shogun's caravan back towards the Island and contends with the cutthroat political...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boom! Studios 2020
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Summary: "Fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes wakes on her birthday to discover that her mother has disappeared from the family's country manor, leaving only a collection of flowers and a coded message book. With Sherlock and Mycroft determined to ship her off to a boarding school, Enola escapes, displaying a cleverness that even impresses the elder Holmes. But nothing prepares her for what lies ahead.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2022
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Summary: "Christine Papin, an overworked live-in maid, is reunited with her younger sister, Lea, who has also been hired by the wealthy Lancelin family. They make the estate's beds, scrub the floors, and spy on the domestic strife that routinely occurs within its walls. What starts as petty theft by the maids -- who are flashing back to their tumultuous time in a convent -- shortly turns into something...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SKEZhang, Lun
Summary: Follow the story of China's infamous June Fourth Incident--otherwise known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre--from the first-hand account of a young sociology teacher who witnessed it all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Idea & Design Works 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.058 ZHAWalsh, Liam Francis
Summary: "In the aftermath of the Korean War, Peggy's small hometown is rife with anti-Communist hysteria. But Peggy has bigger problems: She's struggling to recover from polio. Taunted by her classmates, Peggy just wants to be a normal kid, until she stumbles across a mysterious object that gives her the power to fly. Unscrupulous operatives from the American and Soviet governments seek the object to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 WALLagani, Chiara
Summary: "HBO's four-season TV adaptation of My Brilliant Friend has enjoyed success with critics and viewers in the U.S.; the novel has been adapted for the stage and radio plays. Here, for the first time, it is brought to vivid life as a graphic novel by one of Italy's most beloved illustrators. For Ferrante fans, for those new to Ferrante, for readers of graphic novels, Chiara Lagani's and Elena...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 LAGPak, Greg
Summary: "THE FINAL BATTLE FOR THE ISLAND IS HERE: Hana and Kenichi finally return to the island seeking refuge with their new travel companions, but are denied entry by Elder Jin and the Islanders who fear the newly mutated byonin. Caught between the Island's defenses, the Shogun's oncoming forces, and the deadly new byonin, Hana and Kenichi must rally their own troops and make one final stand to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BOOM! Studios 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 RONKerbel, Deborah
Summary: "One hundred years ago, juvenile diabetes was a death sentence for millions of people around the world, most of them children. this book tells the story the discovery of insulin, a treatment for this disease and one of the most impactful milestones in medical science. Frederick Banting was a young doctor who was haunted by the memories of the diabetic children he'd treated at Toronto's Hospital...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 616.4 KERYukimura, Makoto
Summary: "Sigurd returns home to Iceland to face the horrible Halfdan, but a father and a king can only be as good as his word--a blessing he refuses to bestow to Sigurd without a fight. All the while, Gudrid joins Thorfinn and the crew on their journey to Thorfinn's childhood home, where Halfdan's presence looms mightily...However, with some help from fresh faces and promising volunteers, the day the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2021
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Summary: "A graphic novel exploring amputation, revealing details about famous amputees throughout history, the invention of the tourniquet, phantom limb syndrome, types of prostheses, and transhumanist technologies"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Pennsylvania State University Press, Graphic Mundi 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.5 CHOTurner, Myra Faye
Summary: "In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that schools had to allow Black students to attend previously all-white schools. On September 4, 1957, nine Black students were set to attend Little Rock Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. But when they arrived, an angry mob of white people spat at them and hurled racist insults. They were also prevented from entering the school by the National Guard....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 379.2 TURFitzpatrick, Insha
Summary: From refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger to sparking civil rights protests across America, explore how Rosa Parks's powerful act earned her the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." A story of resistance, strength, and unwavering spirit, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the life of the American Civil Rights leader -- brought to life by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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Summary: "Free at last, Thorfinn sets off on an expedition to Vinland, to establish a place free of war and slavery. In an effort to fund his project, Thorfinn visits Iceland where Halfdan, a wealthy man who shared a dark history with his late father, awaits. Meanwhile, the marriage between Halfdan's son Sigurd and Leif's relative Gudrid are well under way, but Gudrid dreams of becoming a sailor, not a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 VINYukimura, Makoto
Summary: "Thorfinn and his crew are on their way to Greece, the first leg of their expedition to Vinland. Having landed near Bergen, in Norway, Thorfinn is attacked by a bear, only to be saved by a fierce huntress name Hild. While sharing a meal together, Hild recounts how her village and family were massacred many years ago-- a story Thorfinn knows quite intimately. Now Thorfinn must face Hild and his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2017