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Kids' Graphic Novels March 2020
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Alice in Wonderland
by Punter, Russell
When Alice follows a white rabbit into his burrow, she enters a fantastic world of weird and wonderful characters. Lewis Carroll's classic fantasy story is faithfully retold in this gorgeously illustrated comic book adaptation
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Avengers : The Fear Eaters - Book 3
by Matthew K. Manning
Heroes and villains alike prepare for an incoming threat from the cosmos! Will someone from Black Panther's past be friend or foe? And what sinister plan is M.O.D.O.K. preparing?
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Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen's Witch
by Katy Farina
A graphic novel rendering of the first entry in the early chapter book spin-off of the best-selling series is told from the perspective of Kristy’s younger stepsister, Karen, who becomes suspicious of a neighbor who has gray hair and a black cat.
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Big Nate: Blow the Roof Off!
by Lincoln Peirce
Nate Wright is born to be wild! And when Enslave the Mollusk is invited to play at the P.S. 38 annual open house, he and his bandmates are on the stairway to heaven. While the kids rock, the school year rolls on. Mrs. Godfrey is back in black, Gina thinks she's hot stuff, and Coach John is dazed and confused. The good news: Nate's finally reunited with Trudy, his summer crush. But when he finds out she's a--gulp--seventh grader, will Nate lose that lovin' feeling? Middle school is a long, strange trip, and this new collection of riotous Big Nate comics just might BLOW THE ROOF OFF!
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Black Panther : Stormy Weather
by Kyle Baker
A Marvelous new era begins here! Readers can get lost in the technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda. Follow the all-new adventures of its monarch, the Black Panther! King T'Challa is responsible for defending his people -- and the world -- from any threats. And he gets plenty of help -- and sass -- from his genius sister Shuri. With Wakanda plagued by deadly weather, Black Panther and Shuri have leaped into action to prevent their people from further suffering.With Wakanda plagued by deadly weather, Black Panther and his genius sister Shuri have leaped into action to prevent their people from further suffering. Grade 4-6
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The Boy Who Became a Dragon : A Bruce Lee Story
by Jim Di Bartolo
A graphic novel biography of the life of martial arts legend Bruce Lee describes how his childhood in Hong Kong was shaped by World War II and gang violence before kung fu enabled his achievements as a student, teacher and international star.
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Brina the Cat : The Gang of the Feline Sun
by Giorgio Salati
Brina, a city cat, moved to the mountains with the owners for a summer holiday. Here she meets some stray cats who call themselves "The Gang of the Feline Sun". The new friends convince her to escape her owners and become a free cat. But while Brina enjoys her newfound freedom and all the new types of delectable bugs the countryside has to offer, her young owners are panicking over losing her, a member of their family. Brina must make a choice to live with her owners, where it's safe (but confined) or go free in the wilderness. A heartwarming tender cat tale.
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Bug Boys
by Laura Knetzger
Beetle best friends Rhino-B and Stag-B spend days together exploring the world of Bug Village and beyond in a first adventure that finds them touring spooky caves, helping a spider save a library and protecting the community’s honey supply.
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Cat & Cat 1 : Girl Meets Cat
by Christophe Cazenove
Life was quiet for Cat (short for Catherine) and her dad until they adopted a cat named Sushi... now things are a bit too exciting! Between turning everything into either a personal scratching post or litter box, and the constant cat and mouse game of 'love me/leave me alone,' Cat and her dad have a lot to learn. It's a hilarious chronicle of daily life of a single parent, a little girl named Cat, and their cat.
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Catherine's War
by Julia Billet
A survival story based on true events follows the experiences of a young Jewish photographer who is forced to go into hiding and make a perilous journey to the free zone when Germany seizes France during World War II.
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Cottons 2 : The White Carrot
by Jim Pascoe
For the rabbits of the Vale of Industry, cha is everything. It's the fuel that lights their homes, powers their factories, and makes modern life possible. But to Bridgebelle, cha means so much more. It's the vital ingredient she needs to make thokchas--beautiful works of art that glow and transform, as if by magic. But Bridgebelle isn't the only one captivated by thokchas. Outside the Vale, the nefarious foxes have discovered the destructive power they hold. They plan use thokchas as the ultimate weapon in their age-old war against the rabbits. When the foxes attack, Bridgebelle is left with an impossible choice: make them a thokcha, or offer up her life.
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Cub
by Cynthia L Copeland
Twelve-year-old Cindy has just dipped a toe into seventh-grade drama--with its complicated friendships, bullies, and cute boys--when she earns an internship as a cub reporter at a local newspaper in the early 1970s. A (rare) young female reporter takes Cindy under her wing, and Cindy soon learns not only how to write a lede, but also how to respectfully question authority, how to assert herself in a world run by men, and--as the Watergate scandal unfolds--how brave reporting and writing can topple a corrupt world leader. Searching for her own scoops, Cindy doesn't always get it right, on paper or in real life. But whether she's writing features about ghost hunters, falling off her bicycle and into her first crush, or navigating shifting friendships, Cindy grows wiser and more confident through every awkward and hilarious mistake.
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Dead Max Comix : The Deadening Book 1
by Dana Sullivan
Derrick Hollis is a 7th grader at Zachary Taylor Middle School and an aspiring cartoonist too shy to show his work to anybody but his best friend Doug. Derrick is devastated when his dog Max dies. But after being cremated, Max returns from the other side and starts giving Derrick advice. Derrick could use it, especially when it comes to affairs of the heart and standing up to bullies.
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The Deep & Dark Blue
by Niki Smith
After a terrible political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee to stay alive and assume new identities, Hanna and Grayce. Desperation and chance lead them to the Communion of Blue, an order of magical women who spin the threads of reality to their will. As the twins learn more about the Communion, and themselves, they begin to hatch a plan to avenge their family and retake their royal home. While Hawke wants to return to his old life, Grayce struggles to keep the threads of her new life from unraveling, and realizes she wants to stay in the one place that will allow her to finally live as a girl.
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Diana : Princess of the Amazons
by Shannon Hale
Eleven-year-old Diana, the gangly, sometimes clumsy, only child on the island of Themyscira, struggles to live up to the high Amazonian standards and longs for someone her own age whom she can talk to
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Drew and Jot : Dueling Doodles
by Art Baltazar
Using their combined talents to create an epic superhero crossover comic in their sketchbook, fifth grade best friends Andrew and Fox are horrified when Andrew’s little sister doodles a powerful villain in the sketchbook, changing the universe they have imagined.
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Go with the Flow
by Lily Williams
Sophomores Abby, Brit, Christine, and Sasha are fed up. Hazelton High never has enough tampons. Or pads. Or adults who will listen. Sick of an administration that puts football before female health, the girls confront a world that shrugs--or worse, squirms--at the thought of a menstruation revolution. They band together to make a change. Its no easy task, especially while grappling with everything from crushes to trig to JV track but they have each others backs. That is, until one of the girls goes rogue, testing the limits of their friendship and pushing the friends to question the power of their own voices. Now they must learn to work together to raise each other up. But how to you stand your ground while raising bloody hell?
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Green Lantern : Legacy
by Minh Lê
When thirteen-year-old Tai Pham inherits his grandmother's jade ring, he soon finds out he has been inducted into a group of space cops known as the Green Lanterns
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Hilo : All the Pieces Fit Book 6
by Judd Winick
A conclusion to the best-selling graphic novel series finds Hilo preparing for an ultimate showdown when Razorwark forces arrive on Earth, forcing him to contemplate a terrible sacrifice that will determine the fate of the robot world.
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Hulk : Biggest & Best
by Paul Benjamin
Break into the history of Bruce Banner and his transformation into the HULK, and then read along as heroes like the Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, and Doctor Strange battle to protect Earth! They'll face off against a rogues gallery of foes ranging from Radioactive Man, Dormammu, Terrax, Doc Samson, and even Juggernaut.
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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
by Georgia Ball
A high-action graphic novel adaptation of the best-selling series debut finds a 10-year-old boy and his younger sister eagerly exploring the Titanic before a devastating accident changes their lives forever.
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InvestiGators
by John Patrick Green
With their Very Exciting Spy Technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based travel techniques, the InvestiGators are undercover and on the case! And on their first mission together, they have not one but two mysteries to solve! Can Mango and Brash uncover the clues, crack their cases, and corral the crooks--or will the criminals wriggle out of their grasp?
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Jason and the Argonauts
by Punter, Russell
The ruthless King Pelias has set his young nephew Jason a seemingly impossible task - to bring him the fabled Golden Fleece. Only then can Jason reclaim the kingdom that is rightfully his. Jason and his crew of Argonauts must face a host of fearsome monsters and devious Gods before they can complete their mission.
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Lily the thief
by Janne Kukkonen
Lily is a young novice who dreams of being a master thief. That's not easy when the Guildmaster of Thieves only assigns you the lowliest jobs: pick-pocketing, trespassing, and petty theft. But on one of these meager quests, Lily unearths a plot involving a mysterious cult and long-forgotten gods -- a secret that could destroy the whole world. Lily must fight to save the same people who have branded her an outcast. Can she use her cunning to put an ancient evil to rest?
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Lumberjanes : Indoor Recess Vol. 13
by Shannon Watters
When rain forces the campers to stay indoors, Jo and Molly try tabletop games and Ripley, April, and Mal discover a secret tunnel beneath the kitchens containing a giant, prehistoric bug
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The Mummy's Curse : Discovering King Tut's Tomb
by B. A Hoena
Exciting illustrations follow the events of the discovery of King Tut's tomb. The combination of brightly colored panels and leveled text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7.
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Plants vs Zombies : Better Homes and Guardens
by Paul Tobin
Nate and Patrice suggest putting defending plants named ""Guard-ens"" inside homes to thwart any attacks from zombies, but as soon as Mr. Stubbins informs zombie leader Dr. Zomboss, he quickly becomes obsessed with circumventing this idea by building cages disguised as homes to trap all the tasty brains before the Guard-ens can get there. Grade 3-7
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Pokémon Sun & Moon 6
by Hidenori Kusaka
Sun is drawn into an epic battle between a group of Trial Captains and mysterious entities known as Ultra Beasts, who are attacking the world through a rift in the sky! Original. 20,000 first printing. Grade 4-6
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Princeless : Volume 8, Princesses
by Jeremy Whitley
What type of princess are you? With all of the secrets finally out and Adrienne heading toward fulfilling her quest. It's time to find out what's really been going on. What has the Black Knight been up to and how does it involve Adrienne's sisters? And now that they're free, what are Adrienne's sisters up to? These four issues tell the stories of the princesses left behind and shape the future of the Princeless universe in a way that will change everything.
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Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Sound Off!
by Matthew K. Manning
New characters, new attitude, and a new age of mutant madness continues in this graphic novel based on the Nickelodeon animated series. Join Raph, Leo, Donnie, Mikey, and April O'Neil in this exciting and hilarious adventure with an important message about learning to be comfortable speaking up. A new batch of mutant villains are in town and they've mastered the art of noiseless theft! The TMNT are powerless to stop them until they realize someone close to them shares a history with the bad guys: April! Will she be able to overcome a case of stage fright and save the day?
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The Runaway Princess
by Johan Troïanowski
Adventures ensue when a bored princess resists stereotypes to embark on an adventurous quest through her magical country, where her efforts to make new friends are challenged by her disapproving parents.
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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Legend of the Fire Princess
by Gigi D. G.
A graphic novel debut based on the animated Netflix series finds Adora discovering her ability to heal corrupted runestones before helping Glimmer in a race against Horde forces to find and claim a mystical runestone of dangerous power. TV tie-in.
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Snapdragon
by Kat Leyh
Befriending an eccentric but savvy older woman who suggests that they help each other while raising a litter of orphaned baby opossums, a young girl discovers that the woman may possess real magic and a possible connection to her family.
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Sonic the Hedgehog : Crisis City
by Ian Flynn
As Dr. Eggman drowns entire cities in his Metal Virus, creating hoards of Zombots — civilians infected with the virus to become easily manipulated machines — Sonic himself struggles to keep his infection in check! Collects ""Sonic The Hedgehog"" issues #17-20. Original. Grade 4-6
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Splatoon. Vol. 8
by Sankichi Hinodeya
Splatfest starts in Inkopolis, a turf war where teams must split up and battle against one another, and the team that inks the most ground will be crowned the winner
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Yo-kai watch. 10, Don't be a brat
by Noriyuki Konishi
Nate Adams's adventures continue as he meets new Yo-kai, including Furry Yo-Kai Furgus, Immature Yo-Kai Tantroni, and Anger Yo-Kai Hissifit
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