De la Cruz, Melissa
Summary: After being kicked out of his boarding school, 16-year-old Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City to find that nothing is as he left it, and when a kidnapping rattles the school, Bruce seeks answers as the dark and troubled knight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 DE LKrug, Nora
Summary: "A revelatory, visually stunning graphic memoir by award-winning artist Nora Krug, telling the story of her attempt to confront the hidden truths of her family's wartime past in Nazi Germany and to comprehend the forces that have shaped her life, her generation, and history."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KRUDe la Cruz, Sharon Lee
Summary: "In this delightfully compelling full-color graphic memoir, the author shares her process of undoing the effects of a patriarchal, colonial society on her self-image, her sexuality, and her concept of freedom. Reflecting on the ways in which oppression was the cause for her late bloom into queerness, we are invited to discover people and things in the author's life that helped shape and inform...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DE LWillingham, Bill
Summary: "As this modern-day fairy tale continues, the free Fables struggle to regroup following the destruction of their New York City stronghold, and Mr. Dark grows more powerful than ever! Sitting amid the wreckage that was once Fabletown, this sinister figure has built a web of fear and anger that threatens to ensnare any Fable who strays too close. Who among the Fables could defeat such a foe? The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WILPeters, Stephanie True
Summary: "Hercules is the ultimate Greek hero-just ask him. But to redeem himself, he must complete a series of dangerous missions given to him by his scheming cousin. It's up to Hercules to prove his strength and wit. Find out if he succeeds in this modern, graphic retelling of a classic Greek myth"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 PETPeters, Stephanie True
Summary: "The Greek goddesses can be competitive-especially when it comes to being "the fairest." When Aphrodite, the goddess of love, wins the title, it kicks off a ten-year battle between the Greeks and the Trojans. Find out who comes out on top-and how the Trojan horse came to be-in this modern, graphic retelling of a classic Greek myth"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 PETVenditti, Robert
Summary: Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost, the teenaged children of Disney's most evil villains search for a dragon's eye--the key to true darkness and the villains' only hope of escape.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group,|c2018. 2018
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Summary: "Roz Chast illustrates her own dream world, a place that is sometimes creepy, but always hilarious, accompanied by an illustrated tour through Dream Theory Land guided by insights from poets, philosophers, and psychoanalysts alike."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2023
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Summary: "Trot, a Vietnamese American surfer girl, and Cap'n Bill, her cranky one-eyed cat, catch too big a wave and wipe out, sucked down into a magical underwater kingdom where an ancient deep-sea battle rages"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC CHUPeters, Stephanie True
Summary: "When young hero Jason sets out to claim his rightful throne, he faces many challenges along the way. The most difficult of all? Capturing the Golden Fleece. Thankfully, he has his fellow heroes-the Argonauts-by his side. Find out if Jason and his pals succeed in their quest in this modern, graphic retelling of a classic Greek myth"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "Before Dracula, before Nosferatu, there was...CARMILLA. At the height of the Lunar New Year in 1990s New York City, an idealistic social worker turns detective when she discovers young, homeless LGBTQ+ women are being murdered and no one, especially the police, seems to care. A series of clues points her to Carmilla's, a mysterious nightclub in the heart of her neighborhood, Chinatown. There...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berger Books, an imprint of Dark Horse Comics 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 CHUChu, Amy
Summary: "In Turning Red, Mei Lee is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. And as if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited (which for a teenager is practically ALWAYS), she "poofs" into a giant red panda!"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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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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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 SIMONE, NINA ADRChast, Roz
Summary: "For native Brooklynite Roz Chast, adjusting to life in the suburbs (where people own trees!?) was surreal. But she recognized that for her kids, the reverse was true. On trips into town, they would marvel at the strange world of Manhattan: its gum-wad-dotted sidewalks, honey-combed streets, and 'those West Side Story-things' (fire escapes). Their wonder inspired 'Going into Town,' part playful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2017
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 CHABéka.
Summary: Training ambitiously in hopes of being accepted into the National Ballet Competition in Paris, Julie, Lucy, and Alia team up against archenemy Carla while struggling to balance their dance requirements, boyfriends, and schoolwork.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2013
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Summary: Reunited when school resumes and preparing for an upcoming performance of Romeo and Juliet, ballet students Julie, Luce, and Alia compete for the affections of a cute lead dancer at the risk of their friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2012
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Summary: "With grace, poetry, clarity, and expert knowledge, artist Etienne Appert brings us a book about the very origins of the art of illustration--what it means and why it exists. 'Why do you draw?' A simple question by a young boy moves the author to travel with him down the River of Ink, which flows from the present day back to the very first illustration drawn by a human. Along the way, they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Life Drawn by Humanoids 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.09 APPBéka.
Summary: Enjoying the addition of African folk dance to their dance curriculum, best friends Julie, Lucy and Alia are enthralled by the form's challenging style until problems at home and in the classroom place their dance pursuits at risk.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2012
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2 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BEKBéka.
Summary: Julie, Lucie, and Alia, along with Julie's little sister, Capucine, take classes at a local dance studio, where they study ballet, modern dance, and even hip-hop, compete with the arrogant Carla, and swoon over KT, the hip-hop teacher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2012
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Summary: When Guillaume finds out he's infertile, his entire identity is thrown into question: what kind of man is he? And what kind of husband if he can't give the love of his life what she wants most--a child? This incredibly charming, candid, and autobiographical account of a couple's journey to becoming parents against the odds is one of love, hope and the wonders of the human condition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Life Drawn 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.178 ROYBéka
Summary: Dancers Julie, Lucy, and Alia are delighted to begin working on a production of The Nutcracker in Russia, where a jealous Carla attempts to ruin the show.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2013
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2 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BEKBéka
Summary: Julie, Lucie, and Alia visit their friend Prune in London, and audition for the leading roles in a musical against their arch-nemesis, Carla.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Papercutz 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BEKNorthrop, Michael
Summary: "Peek inside the lives of DC's infamous rogues gallery, where curious kids write to notorious scoundrels, asking them about life on the dark side. Read between the lines and you may notice the baddies are up to something big! Will the Justice League showup in time to stop them?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 NORSummary: An illustrated adaptation of the entire book of Genesis, providing the biblical accounts of the Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the ark, the Tower of Babel, and other people and events.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2009