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1) The giver
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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....
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.
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Series
Zita the spacegirl volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
182 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When young Zita discovers a device that opens a portal to another place, and her best friend is abducted, she is compelled to set out on a strange journey from star to star in order to get back home.
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.
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Jedi Academy volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
176 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
It's hard to believe this is Roan's last year at Jedi Academy. He's been busier than ever learning to fly (and wash) starships, swimming in the Lake Country on Naboo, studying for the Jedi obstacle course exam, and tracking down dozens of vorpak clones--don't ask. But now, someone is setting him up to get in trouble with everyone at school, including Yoda. If he doesn't find out who it is, and fast, he may get kicked out of school! Why can't middle...
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Blade Runner volume 1
Language
English
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Rick Deckard is an officially sanctioned bounty hunter tasked to find six rogue androids. They are machines, but look, sound and think just like humans--clever and most of all dangerous humans.
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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
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st Yen Press ed.
Physical Desc
v. <1 > : chiefly ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of her 'flock'-- Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel-- are just like ordinary kids, except they have wings and can fly! It may seem like a dream come true to some, but for the flock it's more like a living nightmare when the mysterious lab known as the 'School' turns up and kidnaps their youngest member. Now it's up to Max to organize a rescue, but...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
153 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Julian Calendar thought changing schools would mean leaving his ""nerdy"" persona behind, but instead he forms an alliance with fellow inventors Greta and Ben and works with them to prevent an adult from using one of their gadgets for nefarious purposes.
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Astonishing X-Men volume 2
Publisher
Diamond [distributor]
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
320 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st Yen Press ed.
Physical Desc
248 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of her 'flock'-- Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel-- are just like ordinary kids, except they have wings and can fly! It may seem like a dream come true to some, but for the flock it's more like a living nightmare when the mysterious lab known as the 'School' turns up and kidnaps their youngest member. Now it's up to Max to organize a rescue, but...
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Yen Press ed.
Physical Desc
177 p. : chiefly ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of her 'flock'-- Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel-- are just like ordinary kids, except they have wings and can fly! It may seem like a dream come true to some, but for the flock it's more like a living nightmare when the mysterious lab known as the 'School' turns up and kidnaps their youngest member. Now it's up to Max to organize a rescue, but...
Author
Series
Saga (Brian K. Vaughan) volume 1
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
504 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Saga is the story of Hazel, a child born to star-crossed parents from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war. Now, Hazel's fugitive family must risk everything to find a peaceful future in a harsh universe that values destruction over creation."
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"--
16) Meanwhile
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this choose-your-own adventure graphic novel, a boy stumbles on the laboratory of a mad scientist who asks him to choose between testing a mind-reading device, a time machine, and a doomsday machine.
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st Yen Press ed.
Physical Desc
206 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
With the files found at New York's Institute for Higher Living in hand, the flock is headed for Washington, D.C., eager to learn more about the events leading up to their transformation. But the school has a new batch of flying Erasers ready to bring down the flock. Young adult.
18) 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
Sardine in outer space volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
122 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The adventures of the intrepid Sardine, who travels across the universe meeting cosmic squids, space leeches, talking clouds, and other strange beings.
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Yen Press ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Escaping ITEX in Florida, the Flock head west, with Max more burdened than ever by the knowledge that she's meant to save the world. But while their leader is keen to stay on the path leading to her destiny, Fang and the others are more interested in settling down and letting the chips fall where they may. With the Erasers eerily absent from their lives of late, has the Flock finally earned a bit of peace...or is this all just the calm before the...
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