Filter By Subjects
Cartoons and comics Families Comic books, strips, etc Family life Cartoons and comics Graphic novels Identity (Psychology) Comic books, strips, etc Identity (Psychology) Juvenile literature Identity Cartoons and comics Oakland (Calif.) Cartoons and comics United States Women Biography Cartoons and comicsFilter By Subjects
Cartoons and comics Families Comic books, strips, etc Family life Cartoons and comics Graphic novels Identity (Psychology) Comic books, strips, etc Identity (Psychology) Juvenile literature Identity Cartoons and comics Oakland (Calif.) Cartoons and comics United States Women Biography Cartoons and comicsDrozd, Anne
Summary: "Meet the visionary physicists, chemists, engineers, and entertainers (as well as mice, bears, tortoises, and more) who took rockets from illuminations in the sky to the most powerful vehicles ever known. You'll also find out how using a gyroscope, swinging on a swing set, and spraying water from a garden hose are the keys to understanding space travel"--Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2018
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Barfield, Mike
Summary: "Blast off for a day in the life of space and the people (and animals!) who have explored it. From hilarious comics to secret diaries and detailed diagrams, there are tons of things to discover and fantastic facts to learn." -- Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.2 BARIrvine, Alexander (Alexander C.)
Summary: This graphic retelling of the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission follows astronaut Michael Collins, commander of the lunar orbiter, to the far side of the moon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 COLBaptiste, Tracey
Summary: "Introduces readers to two brave Black women who stood up against segregation, setting in motion the Montgomery Bus Boycott and showing the nation how positive change can start with a single defiant act"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 BAPSantat, Dan
Summary: "A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn't stop him from being bullied and feeling like he's invisible,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SANMartin, Pedro
Summary: "Pedro/Peter Martín es un Mexikid, o un niño que nació en Estados Unidos de padres mexicanos: un niño que no pertenece a ninguno de los dos lugares. Así que no sabe qué pensar cuando su padre anuncia que toda la familia (¡11 personas!) se apretará dentro del Winnebago para manejar 2,000 millas hasta México con una misión: traer a su misterioso abuelito de la era de la Revolución Mexicana a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español 2023
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 SPANISH MAR (GRAPHIC NOVEL)Rose, Amy
Summary: Survivor Amy Rose recounts her upbringing in an abusive cult which forbade independent learning, and how she discovered books in a secret library that opened up her world and inspired her to escape.--Publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Iron Circus Comics 2023
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Krosoczka, Jarrett
Summary: "In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents -- two very loud, very loving,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
Sorry, no copies available
Russo, Marisabina
Summary: "It's 1950s New York, and Marisabina Russo is being raised Catholic and attending a Catholic school that she loves--but when she finds out that she's Jewish by blood, and that her family members are Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, her childhood is thrown into turmoil. To make matters more complicated, her father is out of the picture, her mother is ambitious and demanding, and her older...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 RUSYang, Gene Luen
Summary: Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches especially the high school's basketball team, the Dragons.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2020