Agrimbau, Diego
Summary: When she turned thirteen years old, Anne received a gift that would change her life: a personal diary. In it, she expressed her desires, fears and hopes while living in confinement with her family during World War II. After the war, despite her early death, her diary became a shocking testimony about the persecution of Jewish people, and an invaluable contribution to the fight for human rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2017
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRAFagan, Cary
Summary: "On May 10, 1940, the Nazi Army invaded Belgium, setting into motion the refugee story of Cary Fagan's father, Maurice. Maurice was only 12 at the time, and he and his family had no idea they would never again return to Brussels, the city of his birth. Instead, they would travel through France, Spain, and Portugal, running from war. Every time they thought they might be safe, Maurice would try...
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Publisher / Publication Date: OwlKids Books Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FAGKrosoczka, 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,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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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,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: R to R KrosoczkaCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 KROCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC KROCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA GRAPHIC KROHarper, Charise Mericle
Summary: In this informative graphic narrative for ages 8-12, bestselling middle grade cartoonist Charise Mericle Harper dives deep into that everyday source of stress and humor for kids--embarrassment. With science facts, jokes, and compassion (and some slapstick) this book lets kids know they aren't alone and puts them at ease, with practical information and fun facts that all add up to we've all been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2020
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Summary: "The testimonies of six survivors of the Holocaust are presented in comics form, aimed at teenage readers. Some of them were children then, and are still alive to tell what happened to them and their families. How they survived. What they lost--and how you keep on living, despite it all. Jessica Bab Bonde has, based on survivor's stories, written an important book. Peter Bergting's art makes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BABMilani, Alice
Summary: "A graphic account of a pioneering scientist who conducted innovative research on radioactivity. Marie Curie (1867-1934) was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences, and first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 921 CURColfer, Eoin
Summary: "Ebo is alone. His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous journey to Europe, and a better life, the same journey their sister set out on months ago. But Ebo refuses to be left behind in Ghana. He sets out after Kwame and joins him on the quest to reach Europe. Ebo's epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 COLCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 COLLoewen, James W.
Summary: "A graphic adaptation of the bestselling book about what most American history textbooks get wrong"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 973 LOEShulman, Mark
Summary: "Benjamin Franklin has been called one of the most accomplished and influential Americans in history, and his role in shaping the United States has had a lasting impact that is still felt today. Franklin's research into topics as varied as electricity, meteorology, demography, and oceanography were as wide-ranging and important as his travels, which took him across the globe as a diplomat."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portable Press, an imprint of Printers Row Publishing Group 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Palacio, R. J.
Summary: Tells the story of Julian's Grandmaere's childhood as she, a Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II and how the boy she once shunned became her savior and best friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 PALCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Palacio 2019Loewinsohn, Briana
Summary: "Ephemera is a poetic and dreamlike take on a graphic memoir set in a garden, a forest, and a greenhouse. The story drifts among a grown woman, her early memories as a child, and the gossamer existence of her mother. A lyrical entry in the field of graphic medicine, Ephemera is a story about a daughter trying to relate to a parent who struggles with mental illness. Gorgeously illustrated in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books Inc. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LOEWINSOHN, BRIA LOELawrence, David
Summary: "Lucy Andia is an award-winning volleyball player. She tries out for the Peabody team sure she'll be the star. But when other girls have greater talent, Lucy has to change positions. Can Lucy embrace her new role on the team?" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Panet, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LAWGorman, Zac
Summary: It's a typical night in the town of Raven Brooks. Eleven-year-old Regina relaxes at home, her father and stepmother on a date while her older stepsister Pris babysits. But when an emergency alert comes over the airwaves, the two must grab their things and head out of town - a flash flood is coming, cellphone towers are down, and they are on their own. And to make things worse, a freak car...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 GORCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 GORLewis, John
Summary: This graphic novel is Congressman John Lewis' first-hand account of his lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. Book One spans Lewis' youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 LEW1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 323 LEW
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 LEWCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC LEWHogg, Lauren
Summary: Lauren Hogg, one of the survivors of the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school in Parkland, Florida, dramatically tells her story in graphic novel form. The tragedy of yet another mass shooting has galvanized the young people of the country, and helped launch a movement that continues to gain momentum. Lauren Hogg lost her two best friends that horrible day, but despite her loss she,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zuiker Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 371.7 HOGHale, Nathan
Summary: Nathan Hale, the author's historical namesake, was America's first spy, a Revolutionary War hero who famously said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before being hanged by the British. In the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series, author Nathan Hale channels his namesake to present history's roughest, toughest, and craziest stories in the graphic novel format.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 HALHouser, Jody
Summary: "Francine and Ricky attempt a bold escape from Hawkins Laboratory and her precognitive abilities will be put to the test as she tries to rescue all of the gifted children from Dr. Brenner's cruel experiments. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO / Dark Horse Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC HOUHouser, Jody
Summary: "Francine and her friends know they need to escape from Dr. Brenner's grueling experiments and Hawkins Laboratory before he can harness their collective powers, but they worry their opportunity to escape will arrive too late. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO / Dark Horse Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC HOUAnderson, Jon Lee
Summary: "The graphic novel adaptation of the groundbreaking and definitive biography of Che Guevara. The Argentine revolutionary has become an internationally recognized icon, as revered as he is controversial. In Che: A Revolutionary Life, Jon Lee Anderson and José Hernández present the man behind the myth, creating a complex and human portrait of this passionate idealist. Adapted from Jon Lee...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GUEVARA, CHE ANDKhor, Shing Yin
Summary: "An illustrated comic travelogue about an American immigrant driving alone through all that's left of "The Mother Road," Route 66"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 KHOFrederick-Frost, Alexis
Summary: You can grow a garden--and it's easier than you think! Will, Violet, and Basil must be the unluckiest students at the Garden Gnome Academy. They've been stuck with Mr. Butternut, the school's most unpopular (and unusual) teacher, Will and his friends have to learn about the soil and compost while their classmates get to study exotic plants and butterflies. Although things get a little messy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 635 FRELuckinbill, Laurence
Summary: "Overflowing with his love of nature, adventure, and justice, Teddy illustrates the life of a man for whom being known as one of America's greatest presidents is but one of his notable accomplishments"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dead Reckoning 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 LUCDahm, Evan
Summary: "Once, everyone called Sola 'cursed.' Now they call her hero. But why doesn't she feel like one? After their quest to find the Monster, Sola and her friends have gone down separate paths. Sola spends her days on the open seas while Hunder stays close to home as the chief of the unified Sun and Fortress Islands. And Wick? Well . . . it's almost as if he's become a ghost. Then their world is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2021