Hale, 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 HAL

Shulman, Mark

Summary: Show Me History will show you the real man behind the myths! Known as the "Father of Our Country," George Washington lost his own father at the age of 11, was a surrogate father to Alexander Hamilton, and yet was never a father himself. In war and in peace, he left an unmistakable impression on his new nation in more ways than you know. George Washington: Soldier and Statesman! tells the story...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Portable Press 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WAS

Matsui, Yūsei

Summary: In war-torn medieval Japan, a young samurai lord struggles to retake his throne, but not by fighting. Hojo Tokiyuki will reclaim his birthright by running away! In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki’s peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 ELU

Matsui, Yūsei

Summary: "The time has come for Tokiyuki and Yorishige's allies in Shinano to make their move against their enemies, the devious governor Ogasawara and the evil kokushi, Kiyohara. But in order to get the campaign going, Tokiyuki must earn the respect of Yorishige's warriors, and to do that, he'll need to engage his old nemesis, the wily Shokan. Shokan is no fool, however, and Tokiyuki will have to come...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ELU

Brown, Don

Summary: This graphic novel tells the history of American democracy and how it evolved from other forms of government. Explains the fundamental ideas of democracy as liberty, equality, and justice for all.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 321.8 BRO

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 321.8 BRO

Matsui, Yūsei

Summary: "In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki's peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he'll have to do what he does best--run...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2022

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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 ELU

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC MAN

Matsui, Yūsei

Summary: "In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki's peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he'll have to do what he does best--run...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ELU

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC MAT

Jean, Cassandra.

Summary: In a graphic novel adaptation of the book, sixteen-year-old Ethan is powerfully drawn to Lena, a new classmate with whom he shares a psychic connection and whose family hides a dark secret that may be revealed on her sixteenth birthday.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2013

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1 available in Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC GAR

Tarshis, Lauren

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 TAR

Matsui, Yūsei

Summary: In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki’s peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. Now the lone survivor of his family and a fugitive, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he’ll have to do what he...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ELU

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC MAT (Graphic Novel)

Matsui, Yūsei

Summary: In war-torn medieval Japan, a young samurai lord struggles to retake his throne, but not by fighting. Hojo Tokiyuki will reclaim his birthright by running away! In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki’s peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ELU

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC MAT

Satrapi, Marjane

Summary: "Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed graphic memoir. Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SATRAPI, MARJANE SAT

Grolleau, Fabien

Summary: At the start of the 19th century, John James Audubon embarked upon an epic ornithological quest across America with nothing but his artist's materials, an assistant and a gun. Driving him on through terrible storms, encounters with ferocious bears and dangerous people, Audubon's all-consuming passion for birds came to define his entire life - but what would the world make of his expressive and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Nobrow 2016

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GRO

Gill, Joel Christian

Summary: "Do you know the story of the slave who sailed himself to freedom? Joel Christian Gill brings Robert Smalls back to life, telling the true story of the enslaved African who pulled off one of the most daring and largest heists of the Civil War. Come along for the adventure as Robert earns a job working for the CSS Planter, escapes to freedome, and goes on to become a first-generation Black...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2021

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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 921 GIL

Ai, Weiwei

Summary: "As a child living in exile during the Cultural Revolution, Ai Weiwei often found himself with nothing to read but government-approved comic books. Although they were restricted by the confines of political propaganda, Ai Weiwei was struck by the artists' ability to express their thoughts on art and humanity through graphic storytelling. Now, decades later, Ai Weiwei and Italian comic artist...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Graphic, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2024

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 AI, WEIWEI AI

Ross, Mikaël

Summary: "Master cartoonist Mikael Ross (The Thud) tells the story of Beethoven from 1778 to his first major public appearance in Vienna in 1795. It begins when the family is living a difficult life in Bonn. Father Johann battles with alcoholism and is deep in debt. Only young Ludwig and his talent at the piano offer any hope for the future--if only he would stop composing his own pieces and just play...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books Inc. 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 921 BEE

Steiner, Jeanette

Summary: Quasimodo, the kindhearted and deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame, struggles to gain acceptance into society as he tries to help his friend escape from a vicious government minister.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC DIS