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Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children : the graphic novel /

Riggs, Ransom,



Date Published:2013

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Riggs, Ransom,


After a family tragedy, Jacob feels compelled to explore an abandoned orphanage on an island off the coast of Wales, discovering disturbing facts about the children who were kept there.
Date Published:2011

The poet X

Acevedo, Elizabeth,


School Library Journal starred, March 2018. Horn Book Starred, March 2018. Pub Weekly, January 2018. Booklist, November 2017. Kirkus Starred, January 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2018. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
Date Published:2018

School Library Journal starred, March 2018. Horn Book Starred, March 2018. Pub Weekly, January 2018. Booklist, November 2017. Kirkus Starred, January 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2018. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.

Date Published:2018

The outsiders

Hinton, S. E.,


"Contains never-before-seen photos, letters and more"--Dust jacket. Rivalry between rich and poor gangs in 1960s Oklahoma leads to the deaths of three teenagers and intense soul-searching for one of the kids involved, a sensitive fourteen-year-old writer named Ponyboy.
Date Published:2017

Lore Olympus.

Smythe, Rachel, (Comics artist),


"Content warning from Rachel Smythe: Lore Olympus regularly deals with themes of physical and mental abuse, sexual trauma, and toxic relationships. Some of the interactions in this volume may be distressing for some readers. Please exercise discretion, and seek out the support of others if you require it"--Page [5]. "This volume collected episodes 1-25 of the ... comic Lore Olympus"--Cover page [4]. Publishers Weekly, Persephone, the young goddess of spring, has spent her entire life in the mortal realm, and now she is living in Olympus, the land of the gods, for the first time ever. Her roommate, Artemis, takes her to a party one night, and her world is turned upside down after she meets Hades, the ruler of the Underworld. The two find themselves falling in love, and nothing in Olympus will be the same.
Date Published:2021

"Content warning from Rachel Smythe: Lore Olympus regularly deals with themes of physical and mental abuse, sexual trauma, and toxic relationships. Some of the interactions in this volume may be distressing for some readers. Please exercise discretion, and seek out the support of others if you require it"--Page [5]. "This volume collected episodes 1-25 of the ... comic Lore Olympus"--Cover page [4]. Publishers Weekly, Persephone, the young goddess of spring, has spent her entire life in the mortal realm, and now she is living in Olympus, the land of the gods, for the first time ever. Her roommate, Artemis, takes her to a party one night, and her world is turned upside down after she meets Hades, the ruler of the Underworld. The two find themselves falling in love, and nothing in Olympus will be the same.

Date Published:2021

Dread nation

Ireland, Justina,


School Library Journal starred, February 2018. Booklist starred, November 2017. Horn Book Starred, May 2018. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2018. Pub Weekly, January 2018. Kirkus Starred, February 2018. "Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities--and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponryand etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society's expectations. But that's not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn't pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies"--Dust jacket.
Date Published:2018

School Library Journal starred, February 2018. Booklist starred, November 2017. Horn Book Starred, May 2018. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2018. Pub Weekly, January 2018. Kirkus Starred, February 2018. "Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities--and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponryand etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society's expectations. But that's not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn't pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies"--Dust jacket.

Date Published:2018

The house in the cerulean sea

Klune, TJ,


Library Journal, December 2019. Pub Weekly, September 2019. Booklist, February 2020. Kirkus Review, December 2019. "Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light"--Amazon.
Date Published:2020

Library Journal, December 2019. Pub Weekly, September 2019. Booklist, February 2020. Kirkus Review, December 2019. "Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light"--Amazon.

Date Published:2020

Rez ball

Graves, Byron,


Booklist, July 2023. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2023. Kirkus Review, July 2023. Publishers Weekly Annex, September 2023. "These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school team--even though he can't help but be constantly gut-punched with memories of his big brother, Jaxon, who died in an accident. When Jaxon's former teammates on the varsity team offer to take Tre under their wing, he sees this as his shot to represent his Ojibwe rez all the way to their first state championship. This is the first step toward his dream of playing in the NBA, no matter how much the odds are stacked against him. But stepping into his brother's shoes as a star player means that Tre can't mess up. Not on the court, not at school, and not with his new friend, gamer Khiana, who he is definitely not falling in love with. After decades of rez teams almost making it, Tre needs to take his team to state. Because if he can live up to Jaxon's dreams, their story isn't over yet"--Dust jacket flap.
Date Published:2023

Booklist, July 2023. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2023. Kirkus Review, July 2023. Publishers Weekly Annex, September 2023. "These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school team--even though he can't help but be constantly gut-punched with memories of his big brother, Jaxon, who died in an accident. When Jaxon's former teammates on the varsity team offer to take Tre under their wing, he sees this as his shot to represent his Ojibwe rez all the way to their first state championship. This is the first step toward his dream of playing in the NBA, no matter how much the odds are stacked against him. But stepping into his brother's shoes as a star player means that Tre can't mess up. Not on the court, not at school, and not with his new friend, gamer Khiana, who he is definitely not falling in love with. After decades of rez teams almost making it, Tre needs to take his team to state. Because if he can live up to Jaxon's dreams, their story isn't over yet"--Dust jacket flap.

Date Published:2023

Heartstopper

Oseman, Alice,


School Library Journal, February 2020. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), June 2020. Kirkus Review, March 2020. "Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful ways in which love works"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2020

School Library Journal, February 2020. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), June 2020. Kirkus Review, March 2020. "Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful ways in which love works"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2020

Somebody give this heart a pen

Thakur, Sophia,


School Library Journal starred, August 2020. Booklist, September 2020. Kirkus Review, July 2020. Library Media Connection, October 2020. Publishers Weekly Annex, October 2020. Presents a collection of poems by performance poet Sophia Thakur in which she explores identity, difference, perseverance, and more.
Date Published:2021

The Sandman.

Gaiman, Neil,


"Sandman based on characters created by Gaiman, Keith, and Dringenberg." "Originally published in single magazine form as The Sandman 1-20"--Title page verso. "Ages 17+"--Back cover. "DC Black Label"--Front cover. "A . . . tale of the forces that exist beyond life and death, this first of four volumes . . . collects the story arcs "Preludes and Nocturnes," The Doll's House," and "Dream Country," [and] . . . including the first comic to ever win a World Fantasy Award, issue #19's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"--Back cover. .
Date Published:2022

"Sandman based on characters created by Gaiman, Keith, and Dringenberg." "Originally published in single magazine form as The Sandman 1-20"--Title page verso. "Ages 17+"--Back cover. "DC Black Label"--Front cover. "A . . . tale of the forces that exist beyond life and death, this first of four volumes . . . collects the story arcs "Preludes and Nocturnes," The Doll's House," and "Dream Country," [and] . . . including the first comic to ever win a World Fantasy Award, issue #19's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"--Back cover. .

Date Published:2022

The Hunger Games

Collins, Suzanne,


School Library Journal starred, September 2008. Booklist starred, September 2008. Horn Book Starred, September 2008. Library Media Connection starred, November 2001. Pub Weekly, September 2008. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2008. Kirkus Review, September 2008. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.
Date Published:2008

School Library Journal starred, September 2008. Booklist starred, September 2008. Horn Book Starred, September 2008. Library Media Connection starred, November 2001. Pub Weekly, September 2008. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2008. Kirkus Review, September 2008. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.

Date Published:2008

Heartstopper

Oseman, Alice,


Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Best friends Nick and Charlie share a spontaneous kiss one day and their relationship changes. Charlie thinks he has made a horrible mistake and ended their friendship, but Nick is not sure what he thinks or feels. Love may find a way between the two yet.
Date Published:2020

Shadowed

Deuker, Carl.


School Library Journal, November 2024. Kirkus Review, September 2024. "Nate plays soccer, but he doesn't love it. He plays because it's what his family expects. Then Lucas Cawley moves in across the street. Lucas isn't like any of Nate's sports friends--he's poor, his parents are mostly absent, and he's devoted to his sister, Megan, who has a learning disability. Lucas may be an outcast at school, but he and Nate find common ground in their fierce games of one-on-one basketball. It's not long before Nate realizes that basketball is his sport. But Nate has an ax to grind with star players Colin and Bo, who have disrespected him for years. Nate believes that outplaying those two is the most important thing . . . until he learns that life is about more than getting ready for the next game"--Amazon.
Date Published:2024

School Library Journal, November 2024. Kirkus Review, September 2024. "Nate plays soccer, but he doesn't love it. He plays because it's what his family expects. Then Lucas Cawley moves in across the street. Lucas isn't like any of Nate's sports friends--he's poor, his parents are mostly absent, and he's devoted to his sister, Megan, who has a learning disability. Lucas may be an outcast at school, but he and Nate find common ground in their fierce games of one-on-one basketball. It's not long before Nate realizes that basketball is his sport. But Nate has an ax to grind with star players Colin and Bo, who have disrespected him for years. Nate believes that outplaying those two is the most important thing . . . until he learns that life is about more than getting ready for the next game"--Amazon.

Date Published:2024

The lightning thief

Riordan, Rick,


School Library Journal starred, August 2005. Kirkus Starred, June 2005. Horn Book, July 2005. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2005. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2005. Library Media Connection, August 2005. Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war.
Date Published:2005

School Library Journal starred, August 2005. Kirkus Starred, June 2005. Horn Book, July 2005. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2005. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2005. Library Media Connection, August 2005. Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war.

Date Published:2005

Eleanor & Park

Rowell, Rainbow,


"Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits--smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try"--.
Date Published:2013

Batman. : the graphic novel /

Moore, Stuart,


"Based on the novel written by Marie Lu." "Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger." School Library Journal, September 2019. Kirkus Review, July 2019. "A ruthless new gang of criminals known only as Nightwalkers is terrorizing Gotham, and the city's elite are being taken out one by one. On the way home from his 18th birthday party, newly minted billionaire Bruce Wayne makes an impulsive choice that puts him in their crosshairs and lands him in Arkham Asylym, the once-infamous mental hospital. There, he meets Madeleine Wallace, a brilliant killer . . . and Bruce's only hope. Madeleine is the mystery Bruce must unravel, but is he convincing her to divulge her secrets, or is he feeding her the information she needs to bring Gotham City to its knees?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2019

"Based on the novel written by Marie Lu." "Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger." School Library Journal, September 2019. Kirkus Review, July 2019. "A ruthless new gang of criminals known only as Nightwalkers is terrorizing Gotham, and the city's elite are being taken out one by one. On the way home from his 18th birthday party, newly minted billionaire Bruce Wayne makes an impulsive choice that puts him in their crosshairs and lands him in Arkham Asylym, the once-infamous mental hospital. There, he meets Madeleine Wallace, a brilliant killer . . . and Bruce's only hope. Madeleine is the mystery Bruce must unravel, but is he convincing her to divulge her secrets, or is he feeding her the information she needs to bring Gotham City to its knees?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2019

Dear Justyce

Stone, Nic,


Companion novel to: Dear Martin. School Library Journal, August 2020. Horn Book, November 2020. Incarcerated teen Quan Banks writes letters to Justyce McCallister, with whom he bonded years before over family issues, about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system.
Date Published:2020

Ichiro

Inzana, Ryan,


Booklist, March 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2012. Kirkus Review, February 2012. Library Media Connection, November 2012. Ichiro's mother decides they should move from New York City to his grandfather's home in Japan after Ichiro's American father is killed in Iraq. As his grandfather shows him significant places in Japan and he experiences a supernatural encounter with gods and creatures of Japanese mythology, Ichiro reflects on nature, humanity, the divine, and war.
Date Published:2020

Booklist, March 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2012. Kirkus Review, February 2012. Library Media Connection, November 2012. Ichiro's mother decides they should move from New York City to his grandfather's home in Japan after Ichiro's American father is killed in Iraq. As his grandfather shows him significant places in Japan and he experiences a supernatural encounter with gods and creatures of Japanese mythology, Ichiro reflects on nature, humanity, the divine, and war.

Date Published:2020

White smoke

Jackson, Tiffany D.,


School Library Journal starred, September 2021. Kirkus Starred, July 2021. Booklist, July 2021. "Believing her new home to actually be alive, especially when her brother almost dies, Marigold and her new blended family won't be safe until she brings the truth to light once and for all"--OCLC.
Date Published:2021