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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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
10) 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
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...
12) No longer human
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"'Mine has been a life of much shame. I can't even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being.' Plagued by a maddening anxiety, the terrible disconnect between his own concept of happiness and the joy of the rest of the world, Yozo Oba plays the clown in his dissolute life, holding up a mask for those around him as he spirals ever downward, locked arm in arm with death. Osamu Dazai's immortal, and supposedly autobiographical work...
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...
15) The invasion
Author
Series
Animorphs volume 1
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 300L
Language
English
Description
"Sometimes weird things happen to people. Ask Jake. He could tell you about the night he and his friends saw a strange light in the sky that seemed to be heading right for them. That was the night five normal kids learned that humanity is under a silent attack -- and were given the power to fight back. Now Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco can transform into some of the most dangerous creatures on Earth. And they must use that power to outsmart...
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In this first volume of the full-color illustrated adaptation of his groundbreaking book, renowned historian Yuval Harari tells the story of humankind's creation and evolution, exploring the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be 'human'. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens challenges us to reconsider accepted...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 220L
Language
English
Description
"A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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.
20) Bea Wolf
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Listen! Hear a tale of mallow-munchers and warriors who answer candy's clarion call! Somewhere in a generic suburb stands Treeheart, a kid-forged sanctuary where generations of tireless tykes have spent their youths making merry, spilling soda, and staving off the shadow of adulthood. One day, these brave warriors find their fun cut short by their nefarious neighbor Grindle, who can no longer tolerate the sounds of mirth seeping into his joyless...
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