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"In expanding the story of Kim and her friends, the authors pay tribute to Black sisterhood through portraits of shared, yet deeply personal experiences of Black hair care. From self-care to spilling the tea at an hours-long salon appointment to healing family rifts, the stories are brought to life through beautifully drawn characters and different color palettes reflecting the mood in each story."--Amazon.com.
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"The sweeping story of cartoons, comic strips, and graphic novels and their century-long hold on the American imagination. Starting with the Civil War and cartoonist Thomas Nast, creator of the lasting images of Uncle Sam and Santa Claus, author Jeremy Dauber whizzes readers through comics' progress in the twentieth century and beyond: from the golden age of newspaper comic strips (Krazy Kat, Yellow Kid, Dick Tracy) to the midcentury superhero boom...
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2023-2024 3rd Grade Battle of Books
Great Reads: Kindergarten thru 1st grade
If you like the "Baby-Sitters Little Sister" series
Monarch Award Nominees 2022
Great Reads: Kindergarten thru 1st grade
If you like the "Baby-Sitters Little Sister" series
Monarch Award Nominees 2022
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"Peter and Ernesto are sloths. Peter and Ernesto are friends. Peter and Ernesto are nothing alike. Peter loves their tree and never wants to leave, while Ernesto loves the sky and wants to see it from every place on earth. So Ernesto leaves to have a grand adventure, and Peter stays behind and frets. Will their separation tear these friends apart ... or can it bring them closer together?"--Page [4] of cover.
4) Shortcomings
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A graphic novel in which Ben Tanaka tries to salvage his failing long-term relationship with Miko Hayashi, who suspects Ben is more attracted to white women, an accusation that cause their personal and political problems to reach a boiling point.
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Umbrella Academy volume 1
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In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who had previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, 'To save the world.' These seven children form The Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers. Their first adventure at the age of ten pits them against...
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Paper girls volume 6
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"After surviving adventures in their past, present and future, the Paper Girls of 1988 embark on one last journey, a five-part epic that includes the emotional double-sized series finale"--Page [4] of cover.
8) Orbiter
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Three specialists investigate when a space shuttle returns to Earth after a disappearance of ten years with its pilot mentally deranged, the rest of its crew missing, and with Martian sand in its landing gear.
9) Night fever
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"In Europe on a business trip, Jonathan Webb can't sleep. Instead, he finds himself wandering the night in a strange foreign city, with his new friend, the mysterious and violent Rainer as his guide. Rainer shows Jonathan the hidden world of the night, a world without rules or limits. But when the fun turns dangerous, Jonathan may find himself trapped in the dark... And the question is, what will he do to get home?"--Amazon.com.
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As evil spreads across Gotham City, Batman's allies, including Red Robin, Batwing, and Robin find themselves in a battle coming from all sides. The Court of Owls has shown its hand, and it's up to the collective effort of these heroes to stop it in this sprawling tale of corruption and violence.
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Wonder Woman (the new 52) volume 2
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"Wonder Woman goes to hell! After she plays Poseidon, Hades, and Hera against each other, Hades strikes back by kidnapping Zola and trapping her in the Underworld. It's up to Wonder Woman--with a little help from the God of Love and the God of Smiths--to break Zola out. But what is Hades' real game, and once you get into the land of the dead, how exactly do you get out?"--Amazon.
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Chapter Books & Graphic Novels About Coming Out 2023
Fantasy Reads for Middle Grade (SCPL-YS)
FPPL Pride 2022
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Fantasy Reads for Middle Grade (SCPL-YS)
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"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...
15) Displacement
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"In the next installment of her graphic memoir series, Displacement, Knisley volunteers to watch over her ailing grandparents on a cruise. (The book's watercolors evoke the ocean that surrounds them.) In a book that is part graphic memoir, part travelogue, and part family history, Knisley not only tries to connect with her grandparents, but to reconcile their younger and older selves. She is aided in her quest by her grandfather's WWII memoir, which...
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"The Encyclopedia of Black Comics focuses on people of African descent who have published significant works in the United States or have worked across various aspects of the comics industry. The book focuses on creators in the field of comics: inkers, illustrators, artists, writers, editors, Black comic historians, Black comic convention creators, website creators, archivists and academics--as well as individuals who may not fit into any category...
19) I'm ogre it
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"Izzie and her a new friend, an Ogre named Tim, plan an obstacle course to lure her brother Ollie away from his video game. Ollie is so absorbed in the video game Smash Tower that he doesn't notice that his sister and an ogre named Tim have emptied his room and constructed an obstacle course that mirrors the levels of the game in the yard. But a tell-tale red string leads him to the challenges. This comic is perfect for reintroducing kids to the fun...
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Pup Detectives volume 3
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"When a beloved team mascot goes missing just before a big soccer match, the pup detectives are called in by the principal to crack the case!"--