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Summary: "Robbed on the train platform as soon as he arrives in the city, eleven-year-old Oscar Starling soon finds himself in the middle of the Great Chicago Fire when he chases after his thief, who is herself in need of rescue." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC TARLester, David
Summary: "Under the Banner of King Death explores the sub-culture and resistance of eighteenth-century pirates, telling the tales of John Gwin, an African American fugitive from bondage in South Carolina; Ruben Dekker, a common seaman from Amsterdam; and Mark/Mary Reed, an American woman who dressed as a man and went to sea"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.4 LESMelchior-Durand, Stéphane
Summary: In this graphic novel adaptation, the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MELBall, Georgia
Summary: "Chet Roscow is finally feeling at home in his uncle's little New Jersey town. He has three new friends, and they love cooling off in the creek on hot summer days. But then comes shocking news: A massive shark has been attacking swimmers in the ocean along the Jersey Shore, not far from where Chet is staying. Fear is in the air. So when Chet spots a gray fin in the creek, he's sure it's his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2020
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Summary: "For the first time in English, the work of master Haruki Murakami is available in manga form. In this collection you'll find striking full-color adaptations of these iconic short stories: Super-frog saves Tokyo -- A few days after an earthquake, Katagirl-san finds a giant frog in his home. The frog promises to save Tokyo from the next earthquake, but Katagiri-san must help him. Is this real,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. 2023
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Summary: "Locked doors. Unseen magic. The most contrary of friends. Ten-year-old Mary Lennox arrives at her uncle's secluded estate on the Yorkshire moors with a scowl and a chip on her shoulder. But as she begins to explore her new home alongside ragtag companions--a cocky robin redbreast, a sour-faced gardener, and a boy who can talk to animals--Mary uncovers long-buried family secrets and learns that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2021
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Summary: In the second "Sapiens" volume, Yuval Noah Harari tells the story of how we took over the world; how an unlikely marriage between a god and a bureaucrat created the first empires; and how war, famine, disease, and inequality became a part of the human condition. The origins of modern farming are introduced through Elizabethan tragedy, the changing fortunes of domesticated plants and animals are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 HARHarari, Yuval N.
Summary: "In this first volume of the full-color illustrated adaptation of his groundbreaking book, renowned historian Yuval Harari tells the story of humankind's creation and evolution, exploring the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be 'human'. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 HARChan, Crystal S.
Summary: "Siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert were planning to adopt an orphaned boy to help out around their farm, Green Gables - instead, they got Anne Shirley. A plucky redheaded girl with a vibrant imagination, Anne turns first Green Gables and then the rest of Prince Edward Island on its ear."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Manga Classics, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ANNSummary: "Aspiring musician Miguel journeys to the land of the dead to meet his ancestor and change his family's ban on music."--provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2021