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Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd
Language
English
Description
"For the first time in English, the work of master Haruki Murakami is available in manga form. In this collection you'll find striking full-color adaptations of these iconic short stories: Super-frog saves Tokyo -- A few days after an earthquake, Katagirl-san finds a giant frog in his home. The frog promises to save Tokyo from the next earthquake, but Katagiri-san must help him. Is this real, or a dream? Where I'm likely to find it -- A woman's husband...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
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Description
The Handmaid's Tale is not only a radical and brilliant departure for Margaret Atwood, it is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States, now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the...
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club) volume 9
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 360L
Language
English
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Description
"Claudia has always been the most creative kid in her class... until Ashley Wyeth comes along. Ashley's really different: She wears hippie clothes and has multiple earrings, and she's the most fantastic artist Claudia has ever met. Ashley says Claudia is a great artist, too, but thinks she's wasting her artistic talent with The Baby-sitters Club. When Claudia starts spending more time with Ashley and missing BSC meetings, it becomes clear that Claudia...
Author
Publisher
TokyoPop
Pub. Date
2008-2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Sasha is forced to leave her cozy home and her human owners for life in the wild, she soon meets Tigerstar, the enigmatic leader of ShadowClan, but she does not know if she can trust him or his offer of a place with his Clan.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club) volume 13
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 370L
Language
English
Description
Mary Anne should never have thrown away that chain letter she got in the mail. Ever since she did, bad things have been happening to everyone in the Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween coming up, Mary Anne's even more worried -- what kind of spooky thing will happen next? Then Mary Anne finds a new note in her mailbox: Wear this bad-luck charm, it says. OR ELSE. Mary Anne has to follow the note's instructions. But who sent the charm? And why did they...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 210L
Language
English
Description
"Runt isn't like the other villagers. He's not too interested in farming carrots--much less trading. What he really wants is to become a warrior. One day, he summons the courage to leave the village and go exploring on his own. That's when he meets Blurp, a zombie who wishes he were human. Together, the two journey far and wide in search of adventures. . . and get more than they bargained for!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2007-2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 260L
Language
English
Description
Describes the adventures of Graystripe, a former leader of ThunderClan, as he struggles between staying with his adopted Twoleg family and embarking on a quest to find his lost feline companions.
Author
Publisher
TokyoPop
Pub. Date
[2009-2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ravenpaw, a former ThunderClan apprentice, lives in peace outside the warrior Clans until five rogue cats from Twolegplace come to the barn where he lives and he must fight to save his new home.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Australia
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 540L
Language
English
Description
"In A masked battle royal, Ash joins the Masked Royal onstage for a fight against the Revengers! And in Kahuna clash, Ash visits Ula'ula Island to challenge the island kahuna, Nanu, to a grand trial. But Nanu doesn't think Ash and his Pokémon pals are ready for it. Can Ash prove his skill--and ultimately win the battle? This cool comic compilation is bursting with adventure!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
GN 840L
Language
English
Description
Retells, in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War.
11) Truth or dare
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
When Abby Miller confesses her crush on Jake during a game of Truth or Dare and then receives a text message warning her to stay away from him, she starts suspecting that her stalker is a ghost, and not a jealous classmate.
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike goldfields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Presented in graphic novel format.
Author
Publisher
Tokyopop
Pub. Date
2011-2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 420L
Language
English
Description
Harboring growing suspicions about the trustworthiness of SkyClan newcomer Sol, a wary Leafstar is challenged to protect her clanmates when Sol's actions threaten everyone with disaster.
14) A bag of marbles
Author
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 390L
Language
English
Description
In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father's barbership. This is the day that will changes their lives forever. With the German occupation threatening their family's safety, the boys' parents decide Maurice and Joseph must disguise themselves and flee to their older brothers in the free zone. Surviving the long journey will take every scrap of ingenuity and courage they can...
15) Song of Aglaia
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Aglaia is a simple sea nymph. One day, a Merman seduces Aglaia, forever altering her life's course. She is cast out of Oceanid by her chauvinistic father, forcing her to wander many days and nights, until one day she finds herself at the benefit of one Mr. Kite, whose traveling circus welcomes her (including the star attraction, a waltzing Horse named Henry) and once again alters her fate, sending her down many more unexpected paths. The Song of...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
One of the most influential books of the twentieth century gets the graphic treatment in this first-ever adaptation of George Orwell's 1984. Orwell's best-known work of unrelenting dystopian realism warns against totalitarianism. The story is told from the point of view of Winston Smith, a functionary of the Ministry of Truth whose work involved the "correction" of all records each time the "Big Brother" decided that the truth had changed.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Acclaimed cartoonist Peter Kuper delivers a powerful interpretation of this controversial classic. Heart of Darkness has unsettled generations of readers with its haunting portrait of colonialism and brutal exploitation in Africa. Now award-winning illustrator Peter Kuper reimagines Conrad's masterpiece for a new generation, transforming this dramatic tale of madness, greed, and evil into something visually immersive and profoundly complex. Drawn...
18) The lion king
Author
Lexile measure
GN 260L
Language
English
Description
Young Simba just can't wait to be the next king of Pride Rock, but when his father dies, his uncle convinces the prince that it was his fault and to run away.
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Five years after the infamous sea witch defeated the little mermaid, Ariel--now the voiceless queen of Atlantica--must confront Ursula to restore justice on both land and sea, find her father, and reclaim Prince Eric's affections.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Junji Ito meets Mary Shelley! The master of horror manga bends all his skill into bringing the anguished and solitary monster--and the fouler beast who created him--to life with the brilliantly detailed chiaroscuro he is known for. Also included are six tales of Oshikiri--a high school student who lives in a decaying mansion connected to a haunted parallel world. Uncanny doppelgangers, unfortunately murdered friends, and a whole lot more are in...
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