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Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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DEN - Kids + Teens: Jewish-American Heritage Month
MCL - Sydney Taylor Award Winners (2007 - Present)
MCL - Sydney Taylor Award Winners (2007 - Present)
Description
A young Orthodox Jewish girl embarks on a fantastical adventure in this acclaimed graphic novel for preteens—"a terrific story, told with skill" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Spunky, strong-willed eleven-year-old Mirka Herschberg isn't interested in knitting lessons from her stepmother, or how-to-find-a-husband advice from her sister, or you-better-not warnings from her brother. There's only one thing she does want:...
Spunky, strong-willed eleven-year-old Mirka Herschberg isn't interested in knitting lessons from her stepmother, or how-to-find-a-husband advice from her sister, or you-better-not warnings from her brother. There's only one thing she does want:...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When Pat and Jen stumble into a hidden hole while playing hide-and-seek, they find that they're trapped in a dangerous underworld and that their good friend, Bomby, has been kidnapped! Now it's up to our daring duo and their "friend" Carter to battle the zombies, find the castle, and get back home before it's too late. Can Pat and Jen find Bomby and flee the underworld before they get zombified by the evilest villain of them all--Evil Jen?
Author
Series
Bone (Jeff Smith) volume 3
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First Scholastic edition.
Language
English
Description
Lucius, Smiley and Phoney are attacked by rat creatures in the forrest, barely making it to Lucius' tavern. At the farm, Fone Bone and Thorn are having strange dreams and Gran'ma Ben suddenly begins revealing long-kept secrets and new dangers.
5) The lost boy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When Nate finds a tape recorder and note addressed to him in his new home, he is thrust into a dark mystery about a boy who went missing long ago, and must team with local girl Tabitha to uncover the truth.
Author
Series
Smash volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
An action-packed graphic novel simultaneously spoofs and pays tribute to superhero lore while inspiring a new generation of crimefighters.
Author
Series
Amulet volume 6
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King. Meanwhile, Emily heads back into the Void with Max, one of the Elf King's loyal followers, where she learns his darkest secrets. The stakes, for both Emily and Navin, are higher than ever"--
Author
Series
Amulet (Kazu Kibuishi) volume 1
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Emily and her friends go to Cielis for help, but something is very wrong, and as the number of Stonekeepers gets smaller and smaller, an awful secret is slowly uncovered that means the certain destruction of everything Emily fights for.
Author
Series
Amulet volume 3
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Emily, Navin and their crew of resistance fighters charter an airship and set off in search of the lost city of Cielis. there they hope to find held from the Guardian Council's powerful Stonekeepers. It's a mission that Alledia's survival depends on, and time is running out -- Emily's got to find Cielis before the Elf King finds her.
Author
Series
Hildafolk volume 1
Language
English
Description
Hilda can never sit still for long without setting off on another adventure. She can't resist exploring her enchanting world -- a place where trolls walk, crows speak, and mountains move. While on an expedition to illustrate the magical creatures of the mountains around her home, Hilda spots a mountain troll. As the blue-haired explorer sits and sketches, she slowly starts to nod off. By the time she wakes up, the troll has totally disappeared and,...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When the Scarecrow, now the ruler of the Emerald City, is driven out by General Jinjur and her all-girl army, his friends -- the Tin Woodman, a boy named Tip, and Jack Pumpkinhead -- try to restore peace in this graphic novel adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic tale.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When the Scarecrow, now the ruler of the Emerald City, is driven out by General Jinjur and her all-girl army, his friends -- the Tin Woodman, a boy named Tip, and Jack Pumpkinhead -- try to restore peace in this graphic novel adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic tale.
Author
Series
Amulet (Kazu Kibuishi) volume 1
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
"After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased great-grandfather, but the strange house proves to be dangerous. Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids' mom through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals. Eventually, they enlist the help of a small mechanical rabbit named...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Scholastic edition.
Language
English
Description
Join Cake the Cat and Fionna the Human in this totally algebraic new adventure. When Fionna rescues a feral flame boy from the Ice Queen, it starts her on a quest she'll never forget ... it's a crazy adventure with magic flan and magic wands, everything you need in a monster-fighting, queen-defeating, wacky story filled with friends and sweet, sweet justice.
Author
Series
Wings of fire (Graphic novels) volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Overjoyed to be reunited with her fellow ocean-dwelling dragons, Tsunami the SeaWing continues efforts to end the war for Pyrrhia in spite of a dangerous assassin who is threatening all their lives.
Author
Series
Bone (Jeff Smith) volume 2
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First Scholastic edition.
Language
English
Description
Now that they are reunited, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone plan to return home, but Phoney Bone risks everything on a get-rich-quick scheme and it all goes wrong. Plus, a war is brewing and Fone Bone helps his new friends to defend their idyllic valley from a formidable enemy.
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Series
Language
English
Description
One year has passed since Phoebe skipped a rock across a pond, accidentally hit a unicorn in the face, and was granted a single wish, which she used to make the unicorn, Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, her obligational best friend. In some ways, not much has changed. At school Phoebe still clashes with her rival--and sometimes “frenemy”--he ever-taunting and imperious Dakota. Outside of school, she still fills her free time with extra-credit homework...
Author
Series
Phoebe and her unicorn volume 14
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Best friends Phoebe Howell and Marigold Heavenly Nostrils march to their own beat, but life isn't all rainbows and unicorns. With so many problems in the world and drama at school, Phoebe wonders why unicorns aren't in charge instead of humans. With Marigold, each day is full of magic, from introducing Phoebe to unicorn music to crashing a goblin popularity contest, and even tracking down long-lost family members like Infernus, the Unicorn of Death...
20) Miracle season
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Never having met a plant that wouldn't bloom or bud for her, thirteen-year-old Persephone, whose brother has an irreversible brain injury, finds the only thing growing are the lies and secrets she's been keeping to save her family . . . With the help of unexpected allies including a wonderful but peculiar old woman and her possibly magical cat, Persephone learns that while planting the seeds of truth is never easy, everything blooms when it's ready"--Publisher....
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