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Kids' Graphic Novels September 2019
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Adventure Time : Jake
by Shane Houghton
A collection of top-selected algebraic adventures from the Eisner Award-winning series finds Jake and his canine pal giving cooking lessons and teaming up with Finn against formidable enemies throughout the Land of Ooo. Gr 4-6
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Akissi More Tales of Mischief
by Marguerite Abouet
The plucky, troublemaking Akissi is back with her mischief on The Ivory Coast! This time, she has to keep herself from drowning, stand up to a bully, make peace with her arch nemesis--the prettiest girl in school, and evade a witch doctor's potion.
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Ben 10 : For Science!
by C. B. Lee
Ben Tennyson isn’t your average 10-year-old...he’s also the wielder of the the Omnitrix, an alien device that allows Ben to shift into ten different alien forms from around the galaxy. Together with his cousin Gwen and Grandpa Max, they protect the world from alien incursions. When a science camp is attacked by a mysterious threat, Ben and Gwen must go undercover as campers to find out who or what is responsible. To have any chance of saving the day, they’ll need to follow the grisly trail of science experiments gone wrong.
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The Case of the Left-Handed Lady
by Serena Blasco
Hiding from Sherlock and her other brother, Mycroft, who want to place her in a boarding school following their mother's disappearance, Enola has reinvented herself as Ivy Meshle, secretary to the fictitious Dr. Ragostin, specialist in finding missing persons. Her new client? None other than Sherlock's friend, Dr. John Watson! His mission: to employ Dr. Ragostin to find the missing Enola! She decides to take the case, only so she can keep tabs on Sherlock's every move to locate her. Yet Ivy Meshle is just one of Enola's disguises. In her search for a missing teenager, the Lady Cecily Alistair, she alternately poses as Lady Ragostin, wife of her non-existent employer, and as "Sister," the kindly nun who braves the dangerous nighttime alleys to bring comfort to the homeless. All the time she and Sherlock play a game of cat and mouse.
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Cheshire Crossing
by Andy Weir
Alice, Wendy, and Dorothy attend a private school where they learn to handle their magical powers, but they soon begin a series of adventures crossing universes, even bringing the Wicked Witch and Captain Hook together in an unlikely but deadly match
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The Complete Life and Times of $crooge McDuck. Volume 1
by Don Rosa
A compilation of Scrooge McDuck comics is brought to life by Don Rosa’s signature style and tells the character's complete life story, including his adventures with Donald Duck, the Beagle Boys, Flintheart Glomgold and more.
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The Dam Keeper : Return from the Shadows Book three
by Robert Kondo
A conclusion to the graphic-novel series based on the Oscar-nominated animated short finds Pig following a trail of clues linked inexplicably to his father before discovering a floating island in the clouds. Gr 2-5
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DC Super Hero Girls: Spaced Out
by Shea Fontana
While the Earthbound students navigate the challenges of pet-setting Krypto, Jessica Cruz reports to Oa only to have her intimidating introduction to the Green Lantern Corps upended by a Kryptonian power grab by General Zod, Faora and Non.
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Dear Justice League
by Michael Northrop
The greatest heroes in the DC Comics universe, the Justice League, answer mail from their biggest fans--kids!--courtesy of Michael Northrop, New York Times bestselling author of TombQuest, and artist Gustavo Duarte.
Does Superman ever make mistakes? What was Wonder Woman's eleventh birthday like? Does Aquaman smell like fish? In this new middle-grade graphic novel, iconic heroes are asked questions both big and small, and when they are not busy saving the world, the Justice League even finds time to respond. Their honest and humorous answers will surprise and delight readers of any age, as it turns out that being a superhero is not too different from being a kid.
Full of feats, follies, and colorful illustrations, Dear Justice League gives readers the inside scoop into everyday heroics, no matter who wears the cape!
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Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild
by Dav Pilkey
Sent to the pound for a crime he did not commit, the heroic Dog Man struggles to find his place among dogs and people while his pals work diligently to prove his innocence. By the award-winning creator of the Captain Underpants series.
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Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls
by Dav Pilkey
While Dog Man works with the Supa Buddies to overcome his paranoia about a new supervillain, Petey the Cat is released from jail before he is forced to reckon with family troubles and the difference between being good and doing good.
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Dugout : The Zombie Steals Home
by Scott Morse
Pitching for rival little-league teams, misfit Stacy and her sports-whiz twin, Gina, are forced to set aside their differences when Gina accidentally unleashes a curse that awakens the dead, placing a baseball-playing zombie in charge of her sister's team. By the award-winning creator of The Magic Pickle Graphic Novel.
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Emiline : Knight in Training
by Kimberli Johnson
Emiline is learning how to be a knight. There are many skills that knights need: sword fighting, unicorn riding, and PB&J eating! While Emiline is very good at these, she has a hard time reading. But when fixing a dangerous situation means Emiline must read some magic words, she discovers that with practice, curiosity, and help from her friends, she can improve at reading and save the day!
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The First-Date Dilemma
by Jane B Mason
Most of the sixth graders at Memorial Middle School are all a-flutter about the beginning-of-the-school-year, boy-girl party, but not Lucia, who is put off by all the talk about what to wear, and who to date--however, when she gets to know Adesh (the boywho sits on her favorite bench in the park), she starts thinking that there might be something to this dating thing after all
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Hotel Dare
by Terry Blas
When Olive and her adopted siblings spend the summer with their estranged grandmother at her creepy hotel, they stumble upon a secret door that holds a portal to distant magical worlds filled with space pirates, wizards, and a cotton-candied kingdom
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Island Book
by Evan Dahm
After she stands up to the Monster on her island, Sola becomes an outcast and sets out for an adventure, as she discovers that there are other islands in the ocean and that Monsters aren't the only life to be found on them
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The Last Olympian : The Graphic Novel
by Robert Venditti
A graphic novel rendering of the epic finale to the best-selling series finds the Olympians struggling to contain the rampaging monster, Typhon, while Percy Jackson and his demigod army prepare for an attack by Kronos.
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Linus
by Charles M. Schulz
A collection of favorite strips starring Charlie Brown's best friend Linus includes selections across all eras of the ""Peanuts"" comics time span, from his blanket tug-of-war fights with Snoopy to his Halloween vigils for the Great Pumpkin. Gr 3-6
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Lumberjanes 12 : Jackalope Springs Eternal
by Shannon Watters
A latest entry in the multiple Eisner- and GLAAD Award-winning series finds Counselor Jen taking the Roanoke scouts on a mission to find a Jackalope only to stumble across a young cowgirl who has been living with her unusual critters in the surrounding woods.
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Making Friends Back to the Drawing Board
by Kristen Gudsnuk
Secretly creating a double of herself to help with her homework and social status, Dany accidentally unleashes a magical dog that wreaks supernatural havoc on the town. By the creator of the Henchgirl comic series.
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Minions : Banana/Evil Panic Collection
by Didier Ah-Koon
In this deliciously evil omnibus edition, the banana-loving, boiler suit-wearing stars of the blockbuster Minions movie are back to cause mayhem in the only way Minions can. Jump inside their underground secret lair and laugh along at the zany comic adventures as the not-so-dastardly henchmen show the lighter side of evil and investigate everything from crazy new inventions to man-eating plants - always with hilarious results
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Pumpkinheads : A Graphic Novel
by Rainbow Rowell
Working at a pumpkin patch every autumn, two seasonal best friends organize ultimate Halloween plans to celebrate their last working year together. By the award-winning author of Fangirl and the Eisner Award-winning illustrator of the Nameless City trilogy.
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Red Panda & Moon Bear
by Jarod Roselló
Red Panda and Moon Bear, magical defenders of their community, battle ghosts, evil robots, alien invaders, and time portals, all before Mami and Papi get home
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Return to the Isle of the Lost : The Graphic Novel
by Robert Venditti
A graphic-novel rendering of the second entry in the best-selling series finds Mal and her friends targeted by a series of threatening messages that might be related to their villainous parents.
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Sonic the Hedgehog : Battle for Angel Island
by Ian Flynn
When Neo Metal Sonic--an evil robot with Sonic's speed, Dr. Eggman's intellect, and an unbreakable mechanical body--conquers the island to grow his power even more, Sonic and his friends must team-up and take the fight to him. But even with the full power of the Resistance behind him, will Sonic be able to take down Neo Metal Sonic once and for all?
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Star Wars Adventures : Destroyer Down
by Scott Beatty
In "Destroyer Down," renowned scavenger Rey investigates a junked Imperial Star Destroyer rumored to be haunted; and in "The Ghost Ship," the Star Destoryer Spectral meets its fate during the last days of the Empire
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Super Potato's Mega Time-Travel Adventure
by Laperla
After an evil villain turned the handsome crime fighter Super Max into Super Potato, our hero got used to life as a tiny tuber. He even threw out his expensive shampoos. But when friendly scientists offer Super Potato a trip back in time, he can't resist. It's a chance to stop his transformation from ever happening!
Super Potato lands in the past, ready to change history. There's just one problem: he runs into another fiendish criminal, Archibald the Scaly. Yikes! What will Super Potato choose—living life as a human or stopping Archibald's sinister plans?
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Team taekwondo : How to Be Cheeri
by Taekwon Lee
Teamed up by Master Jahngsoo for their next challenge, perfectionist Cheeri and fun-loving Baeoh learn the importance of balancing hard work with playtime, in a latest series entry co-written by the award-winning creator of the Agent G video series.
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What is the story of Wonder Woman?
by Steven Korté
Your favorite characters are now part of the Who HQ library! Wonder Woman--DC Comics' greatest female superhero--flies onto our What Is the Story Of? list. She is a founding member of the Justice League, a goddess, and an ambassador of the Amazonian people. Wonder Woman burst onto the comic book scene during World War II. For more than seventy years, she has been fighting for equality, power, and truth with her lasso of truth in one hand and her sword in the other. Author Steve Korté shares the story of how one of the first and foremost superheroines was created, and how she came to be such a powerful feminist icon.
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Wings of Fire 2 -the Lost Heir
by Tui Sutherland
A next graphic novel adaptation in the best-selling series finds Tsunami and her fellow dragonets finally returning home to the SeaWing Kingdom, where she learns that an assassin has been killing her mother's heirs for years.
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