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1) The giver
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Language
English
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Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the true joys and pain of life.
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English
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"Margaret Atwood's best-loved novel has taken the world by storm again. Riding high on bestseller lists for months and the basis for Hulu's Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning smash hit series, The Handmaid's Tale is everywhere--and it's primed for a stunning new graphic novel adaptation. The story is iconic: In the Republic of Gilead, a Handmaid named Offred lives in the home of the Commander, to the purpose that she become pregnant with his child....
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English
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In the mid-nineteenth century, a French professor and his two companions, trapped aboard a fantastic submarine as prisoners of the deranged Captain Nemo, come face to face with exotic ocean creatures and strange sights hidden from the world above.
Author
Publisher
Books in Motion
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Follows Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans as they venture deep into a volcanic crater in Iceland on a journey that leads them to the center of the earth and to incredible and horrifying discoveries.
Author
Series
Hilo volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Fountas & Pinnell
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Physical Desc
191 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When a mysterious boy falls from the sky, friends D.J. and Gina must discover the secrets of his identity and help him save the world"--
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
392 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel adaptation of the classic tale in which Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.
9) Star scouts
Author
Series
Star Scouts volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
185 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Avani is the new kid in town, and she's not happy about it. Everyone in school thinks she's weird, especially the girls in her Flower Scouts troop. Is it so weird to think scouting should be about fun and adventure, not about makeovers and boys, boys, boys? But everything changes when Avani is 'accidentally' abducted by a spunky alien named Mabel. Mabel is a scout too--a Star Scout. Collecting alien specimens (like Avani) goes with the territory,...
10) One trick pony
Author
Series
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Description
In a future where alien beings consume technology as a few humans try to preserve it, Strata, her brother, and a friend are separated from their caravan and, with a wonderful robotic horse, must fight their way back.
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Series
Cleopatra in space volume 3
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
182 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cleopatra and her friends journey to the city of Hykosis in search of information about the time tablets that could determine her fate, but the group is separated when Xaius Octavian's fleet attacks their ship.
Author
Language
English
Description
"A ... graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning nonfiction book ... In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway, a commando force slipped behind enemy...
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Series
Hilo volume 7
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
208 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"With the help of her friends DJ and Hilo, Gina protects magical beings who've just appeared on Earth from the creatures who are after them"--
Author
Series
Hilo volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
193 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hilo and DJ, with the help of Polly, the magical warrior cat, travel through a mysterious portal and battle bad guys, face disgusting food, an angry mom, and powerful magic to save their friend Gina.
Series
Explorer volume 3
Publisher
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
109, [17] pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A bullied boy discovers a door guarded by a sly monster . . . A painting of a door opens in a forgotten Egyptian tomb . . . A portal in the park promises to turn you into a much cooler version 2.0--if you can just get the bugs out" -- from publisher's web site.
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Series
Jedi Academy volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
172 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Victor Starspeeder is back at Jedi Academy for year two, but it's not going the way he'd planned. He was thrilled about Drama Club and hoped to get the lead in this year's musical... But a new kid got the role! What gives?! Plus, he keeps oversleeping and getting to class late . . . Worst of all, his big sister Christina is getting ready to graduate from Jedi Academy, and there are rumors going around that she's a Sith! What's a Padawan to do? In...
Author
Series
Hilo volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hilo and his friends must save the world from monsters from another dimension.
Author
Series
Hilo volume 9
Language
English
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Description
"There's only one person brave enough to save Earth once and for all, and that's Gina. The cost will be great. But with the help of one magical warrior cat, one flying bearacat, and a whole world that believes in her, Gina's going to try. Get ready for the most shocking Hilo yet--with more twists, more turns, more monsters, and more surprises than ever before. Because sometimes we're the hero the world needs!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
254 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Teaming up with new friend Zita the spacegirl, Jack and Lilly confront an army of dangerous giants and screeds ready to lay siege to Earth and determined to end all human life.
Author
Series
Hilo volume 5
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
193 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"As D.J., Gina, Hilo and Izzy go on another adventure together, Hilo gets even closer to answering the questions of his past. But the shocking answers he gets are not the ones he expected or wanted"--
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