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2) Brooms
Author
Series
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
"It's 1930s Mississippi. Magic is permitted only in certain circumstances, and by certain people. Unsanctioned broom racing is banned. But for those who need the money, or the thrills...it's there to be found. Meet Billie Mae, captain of the Night Storms racing team, and Loretta, her best friend and second-in-command. They're determined to make enough money to move out west to a state that allows Black folks to legally use magic and take part in national...
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Series
Captain Underpants volume 1
Language
English
Description
When George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, he leads them to the lair of the nefarious Dr. Diaper, where they must defeat his evil robot henchmen.
4) Point blank
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Alex, a fourteen-year-old spy, has been assigned by the British MI6 to investigate a series of mysterious deaths. He ends up in a boarding school in the Swiss Alps, and finds many strange things are happening to the students.
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Series
First cat in space volume 2
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
With few she can trust in her own royal court, she and First Cat will have to journey alone to find the antidote. If only LOZ 4000 were still with them ... But our once-heroic toenail clipping robot is on the run, looking for new purpose in this vast universe. Unbeknownst to our trio, secret forces are working against them. In a world of villainous cowboys, high-speed chases, and falling pianos, can our iconic trio find their way back to one another...
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, Harper Alley
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American's immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why she is attracted to girls.
Author
Publisher
HarperAlley
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This poignant and moving graphic novel in verse captures the dangers and hope that come with fleeing North Korea and reaching for a brighter future through the lives of Yunho and Myunghee. From never knowing where they'll find their next meal to avoiding soldiers lurking at every corner, many North Koreans have learned that sticking around can be just as deadly as attempting to flee . . . almost. Both shy, resourceful Yunho and fierce, vibrant Myunghee...
11) Smile
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
From sixth grade through tenth, Raina copes with a variety of dental problems that affect her appearance and how she feels about herself.
14) Knife's edge
Author
Series
Four points volume 2
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old twin adventurers Cleopatra and Alexandra Dodge are reunited with their father and realize that two family heirlooms reveal the location of a treasure that is their birthright. When they set sail with Captain Tarboro on the Almira, they know they're heading into danger --the ocean is filled with new and old enemies, including their nemesis, the infamous pirate Felix Worley."--from publisher.
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Series
Captain Underpants volume 4
Language
English
Description
When Professor Pippy P. Poopypants comes to Jerome Horwitz Elementary School to teach science, and he goes off the deep end because students make fun of his name, only Captain Underpants can save the school from the professor's perilous plot.
Author
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A critically acclaimed, full-color manga adventure through the boundless reaches of outer space! Sazan, a young man from Earth, works on other planets and has seen his share of galactic oddities. But when he meets Mina, a red-headed girl who zooms into his life on a space scooter, he knows he's run into someone special. Mina contains shocking power within her body-a power coveted by space pirates who hope to steal it from her. Mina zooms out of Sazan's...
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Series
Fly Guy volume 9
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Buzz creates a comic book that features Buzz Boy and Fly Guy as the superheroes.
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Series
Wallace the brave volume 5
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"For years, Wallace and his friend Spud have dreamed of sharpening the giant pencil known as "Big Betty." With their teacher, Mrs. Macintosh, getting a new sharpener, this dream may finally come true--but not without some perilous twists and turns. Among many other adventures, Wallace and friends explore the caves of Snug Harbor in search of sea monsters, make a fort in a cornfield, and try to evade the school's ban on pizza delivery during class."--Publisher....
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"It's 1950s New York, and Marisabina Russo is being raised Catholic and attending a Catholic school that she loves--but when she finds out that she's Jewish by blood, and that her family members are Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, her childhood is thrown into turmoil. To make matters more complicated, her father is out of the picture, her mother is ambitious and demanding, and her older half-brothers have troubles, too. Following the author's young...