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Graphic NovelsSpring 2022 |
Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen's School Picture
by Katy Farina
Karen has to get glasses! She doesn't want them, especially because school pictures are going to be taken soon. But she picks out some pretty pink ones and thinks she looks very grown-up. Then Yicky Ricky at school starts calling her names, like Owl Girl and Googly Eyes. If Karen wears her glasses for the school picture, Ricky will make fun of her. If she doesn't wear them, she'll feel like she's afraid to be herself. Glasses or no glasses, that Ricky is going to get It!
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Batpig: When Pigs Fly
by Rob Harrell
Gary Yorkshire was your perfectly average, fuzzy pink pig who loved tasty sandwiches, video games, mud baths, and hanging out with his friends Carl the Fish and Brooklyn the Bat. Until one day... a radioactive bat bite gives him powers he never would have dreamed of! Inspired by his old Crimson Swine comics, Gary decides that he'll use his powers for good and becomes (drumroll) Batpig! Now he just needs a good zinger of a Batpig slogan, a spandex costume that flatters his rear end... and maybe a little advice about how in the world to defeat supervillains?
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Besties: Work it Out
by Kayla Miller
When best friends Beth and Chandra are asked to dogsit at Ms. Langford's luxurious house while she's away, they find their dream job turning into a nightmare after a prized possession is broken and they must somehow figure out how to pay for a replacement.
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Bounce Back
by Misako Rokkusu
Lilico's life in Japan is going well. She has great friends and is the captain of the school's basketball team. She's happy! Then comes her parents' news: they're moving to America! Before she knows it, Lilico finds herself forced to start all over. And that won't be easy with her closest friends thousands of miles away or a school bully who immediately dislikes her. Luckily, anime-loving Nala and Henry eventually befriend Lilico and with help from them--along with her guardian spirit who looks a lot like her cat, Nico--Lilico just might figure out where she fits in.
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Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectivesby Dav PilkeyUsing a variety of techniques to create stories within a story, the author/illustrator captures the hilarious antics of Flippy, Molly, Li’l Petey and 21 baby frogs as they figure out how to work together, both inside and outside of the classroom.
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Cat Ninja: Time Heist
by Matthew Cody
When the egg they are babysitting hatches into a high-energy ball of fluff, Cat Ninja and Master Hamster take their newest family member along as they uncover the identity - and master plan - of Metro City’s latest enemy.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog: The Movie Graphic Novel
by Georgia Ball
When her big red dog, Clifford, attracts the attention of a genetics company looking for supersized animals, Emily Elizabeth and Clifford go on the run across New York City with the help of friends and family.
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Diary of a Nerd 2
by Philip Osbourne
Phil, a twelve-year old boy living in Manhattan, NY is a talented, self-professed nerd...an intellectual who enjoys spending his days with his friends, known as "The Geek Team". The book consists of two different diaries written by the same kid: one is the diary of a young genius, and the other is a quest for love. Phil eats, lives and breathes pop culture...his adventures are humorous and relatable...and have already gained him a cult following around the world!
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Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly: Ice Dragon
by Jordan Quinn
Ruskin and his friends travel to Flatfrost for the Winter Festival where the legendary ice dragon has appeared - she who unknowingly holds an important piece to the puzzle of who the dark forces are that have been plotting against Ruskin all along.
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Geronimo Stilton: The Great Rat Rally
by Geronimo Stilton
The Great Rat Rally is the most exciting race New Mouse City has ever seen. Geronimo wants no paw in it, but it's a matter of Stilton family honor. The cars are fast, the road is winding, and the racers are cheating. Can Trap and Geronimo figure out who is rigging the race?
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Horse Trouble
by Kristin Varner
There's nothing Kate loves more than being around horses. But her best friend is allergic to them, so Kate has to take riding lessons without her. Kate's forced to navigate some of life's hardships - like the mean girls at the stable who tease her and her body insecurities - all on her own. To make matters worse, Kate is continually falling off her horse. To Kate, her tween years feel like one unfair punishment after another. Can she get over it all...and get back on her horse?
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Immortals Fenyx Rising: From Great Beginnings
by Ben Kahn
Fenyx enjoys her new life on Mount Olympos, but when her hometown suddenly gets hit by strange earthquakes, she has to investigate. Back at home, she reunites with her human father - to his shock, he learns that gods are real. Fenyx’s mom, who had kept her godhood under the radar, cautions her that such a life has its drawbacks and things get messy when Zeus makes an appearance. As the earthquakes continue to rupture the earth, dangerous creatures emerge, past foes return, old flames reignite, and history is once again in the making! It’s time for the gods to team up to fight as a family!
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Lil' Leo
by Moto Hagio
Leo Omori is not your everyday elementary school kid. He's actually a two-year-old house cat! But anything his classmates can do, Leo can do...even if it takes a little time and his tail often gets in the way.
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Max Meow: Pugs from Planet Xby John GallagherIn this meow-tacular adventure, Rex Rocket, an Intergalactic Space Guard, helps Max and Mindy save Kittyopolis when the space pugs go after the space meatball that gave Max his powers.
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Pea, Bee, & Jay: Farm Feud
by Brian Smith
With their friendship on the line after a huge fight, Pee and Bee search for new friends, while Jay takes matters into his own wings to bring them all back together.
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Sheets
by Brenna Thummler
| Marjorie Glatt feels like a ghost. A practical thirteen-year-old in charge of the family laundry business, her daily routine features unforgiving customers, unbearable P.E. classes, and the fastidious Mr. Saubertuck. Wendell is a ghost. A boy who lost his life much too young, his daily routine features ineffective death therapy, a sheet-dependent identity, and a dangerous need to seek purpose in the forbidden human world. When their worlds collide, Marjorie is confronted by unexplainable disasters as Wendell transforms Glatt’s Laundry into his midnight playground. |
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Shirley & Jamila's Big Fall
by Gillian Goerz
When bully Chuck blackmails innocent kids in school, Shirley and Jamila break into his house to recover all his blackmail notes and encounter an intruder who can help them put a stop to Chuck’s crimes once and for all.
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Weenie featuring Frank & Beans: Mad About Meatloaf
by Maureen Fergus
When Weenie the weiner dog, who loves meat loaf, cannot resist the one on the counter top that belongs to Bob, his human, he and Bob's other pets, Frank the cat and Beans the guinea pig, join forces to come up with a replacement.
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Wings of Fire: The Brightest Nightby Barry DeutschSunny has always taken the Dragonet Prophecy very seriously, so Morrowseer's devastating news changes everything - now she must forge a new identity, and find a way to stop the futile and destructive war between the dragon clans.
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Astronaut Academy: Re-entry
by Dave Roman
Hakata Soy, having recently fallen in love, discovers that a sinister culprit is stalking the halls of Astronaut Academy, impersonating the crush-objects of students and making off with their extra hearts.
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Baloney and Friends: Going Up! by Greg PizzoliThe three-time Geisel Award-winning author of The Watermelon Seed presents a collection of mini-comics that finds the Baloney and Friends gang writing an original theme song, sharing a sleepover in a tent and innovating a device that helps them reach for the sky.
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Bunbun & Bonbon: Hoppy Go Lucky by Jess KeatingBest friends Bunbun and Bonbon go hunting for some luck in this adorable young graphic novel. A bad-luck day turns into an epic quest in the second book in this graphic novel series starring a chipper young bunny and a fancy talking candy.
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The Cardboard Kingdom: Roar of the Beast by Chad SellWhen a mysterious monster wreaks havoc in their neighborhood, the newly minted Monster Mashers will go to any lengths to protect the Cardboard Kingdom and solve this mystery.
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Dance Class: Dance With Me
by Béka
When their class takes them to Spain to study flamenco dancing, Julie, Lucy, and Alia discover they are as passionate about boys as they are about dance.
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Dog Man: Mothering Heights
by Dav Pilkey
The latest entry in the best-selling series by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of the Captain Underpants adventures finds Dog Man tapping the strength of kindness and persistence when he is embroiled in a howling dilemma.
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Fox & Rabbit: Celebrate
by Beth Ferry
Fox and Rabbit are cooking up something very special for Sparrow's birthday! Fox and Rabbit team up with Owl to create the world's biggest pizza. But since they don't have the world's biggest oven, they don't know how to cook it. Fox and Rabbit decide to ask for help from Dragon. Dragon wants to help but has never eaten pizza. In fact, Dragon has never had a friend or been to a birthday party before, either. It's up to Fox and Rabbit to change all that!
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Hilo: Gina, the Girl Who Broke the World by Judd WinickWhen giant magical beings only she can see begin appearing everywhere, Gina discovers her own powerful abilities while teaming up with DJ and Hilo to protect new friends from dangerous predators.
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Max Meow: Donuts and Danger by John GallagherWhen Max and Mindy's evil look-alikes try to take over the world's donut supply, the real and Max and Mindy work together to save the day and the donuts.
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Miles Morales Shock Waves: A Spider-Man Graphic Novel
by Justin A. Reynolds
Miles Morales, Brooklyn's Spider-Man, learns that the disappearance of a new student's father is linked to the giant corporation sponsoring Miles' fundraiser for the victims of the Puerto Rico earthquake and sets out to discover the truth.
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Minecraft: Wither Without You by Kristen GudsnukA next installment in the official game-based trilogy finds twin monster hunters Cahira and Orion turning to a former sorcerer nemesis for help with a friend’s hostile mob lure curse, before inadvertently triggering a zombie apocalypse. Video game tie-in. Original. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Noodleheads Fortress of Doom by Tedd ArnoldThe team behind the Geisel Honor-winning Noodlehead Nightmares presents a latest series entry that finds empty-headed noodles Mac and Mac struggling to stop bickering long enough to build their dream fortress.
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Owly: Flying Lessons by Andy RuntonReaching out to an unfamiliar flying squirrel they spot soaring through the trees, Owly and Wormy team up to earn their new companion’s trust before Owly’s personal fear of flying unexpectedly helps establish new bonds of friendship.
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Sherlock Bones and the Sea-Creature Feature
by Renée Treml
Suspecting a camouflaged octopus is behind mysterious sightings in the Natural History Museum’s new coral reef exhibit, Sherlock Bones and his team are surprised to discover a long-haired, green beast of unknown origin hiding in the museum’s swampy habitat. By the creator of Once I Heard a Little Wombat. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Zoo Patrol Squad: Run, Monster, Run!
by Brett Bean
Zoo Patrol Squad members Fennlock Fox and Penny the Pig search for clues when a giant monster begins trampling through the 35th Annual Fast and Furry Tourney Race at Wild Zoo Yonder.
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