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English
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Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book, following the tale of a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse who find themselves together in sometimes difficult terrain, sharing their greatest fears and biggest discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship and love. The shared adventures and important conversations between the four friends are full of life lessons that have connected...
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English
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Mirka is back, and this time she takes on a misguided meteor who's been set in motion by the troll and turned into Mirka's twin by the witch. Doppelganger Mirka is out to best the real girl. Our heroine will have to beat her own other self in a three-part challenge ... or be banished from Hereville!
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Publisher
Etch, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Katsa is a Graceling, one of the rare people born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she lived a life of privilege until the day her ability to kill a man with her bare hands revealed itself during a royal banquet. Now she acts as her uncle's enforcer, traveling the kingdom and threatening those who dare oppose him. But everything changes when she meets Po, a foreign prince Graced with combat skills who is searching for the truth about his...
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Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
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English
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A graphic novel adaptation of three episodes from the Nickelodeon animated series. In "The Legend of the Gunting," Nate finds himself only one detention away from disappearance, according to an ominous P.S. 38 legend. In "Go Nate, It's Your Birthday," Nate's use of his father's credit cards leads to a wild adventure -- and an epic race to recover from disaster. And in "CATastrophe," Nate finally gets a chance to spend time with his crush, Jenny, only...
7) New shoes
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Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Francis the donkey is the best shoemaker in the village. He uses only the finest materials: coconut wood for the soles, goat's wool for the insoles, and wild tiger grass for the uppers.
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Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A world premiere in full, glorious color, this is the first complete reproduction of all 549 episodes of Little Nemo, Winsor McCay's masterful comic creation that inspired artists from Robert Crumb to Federico Fellini. In the companion volume, art historian Alexander Braun provides the most comprehensive, illustrated study to-date on McCay's pioneering dream narrative.--
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Accidentally activated in a future world where only the savage survive, a life-size toy named Fred is programmed to be a friend and spread kindness and good will wherever he goes, but in this world that is going to be difficult--so Fred decides that his first task is to get Lord Bonkers and Papa Mayhem, two warlords, to make peace and become friends.
10) I kill giants
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Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Tells the story of Barbara Thorson, an acerbic fifth-grader so consumed with fantasy that she doesn't just tell people that she kills giants with an ancient Norse warhammer -- she starts to believe it herself. This book reveals the reasons for Barbara's troubled behavior, as she learns to reconcile her fantasy life with the real world.
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Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Meet Mimi. She's charming! She's cheerful! She's cute! But that's not all! She's also a loyal friend and fun playmate, who has the best adventures with Penelope, her magical toy dog. But when Mimi notices people treating her like she's too cute, can she show them that she's much more than meets the eye? Or will she be stuck in this cute-astrophe?
12) This one summer
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Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Rose and her parents have been going to Awago Beach since she was a little girl. It's her summer getaway, her refuge. Her friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had, completing her summer family. But this summer is different. Rose's mom and dad won't stop fighting, and Rose and Windy have gotten tangled up in a tragedy-in-the-making in the small town of Awago Beach. It's a summer of secrets and heartache, and it's a good...
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Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Boo-hoo! Mimi is not having a good day. She can't get her pigtails to sit right, she's not in the mood for her favorite breakfast, and she's far from feeling like her usual self. Mimi has a case of the Blahs, where nothing feels quite right. With the help of Penelope, her magical toy dog and best friend, she sets out to find a way to get rid of this icky feeling. Will Mimi reclaim her spark, or will the Blahs get the best of her?"--Provided by publisher....
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Every morning A wakes in a different person's body, in a different person's life, learning over the years to never get too attached, until he wakes up in the body of Justin and falls in love with Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon.
15) The talk
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Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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This graphic memoir by a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning offers a deeply personal meditation on the "the talk" parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality that often accompanies it, a ritual attempt to keep kids safe and prepare them for a world that - to paraphrase Toni Morrison - does not love them. Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn't play with a white friend's realistic...
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Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In the second installment of the Tune series, our hapless hero, Andy Go, is settling into life in an alien zoo. Bein a zoo creature isn't so bad--his keepers serve him piping hot pho, his TV has a million channels, and his house on Earth has been recreated in exacting detail, right down to the Playboys he keeps under his mattress. But his dream job starts to look like a nightmare when he realizes he won't be getting his promised weekend visits to...
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Publisher
Suma de letras
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Un arrollador éxito internacional, traducido a más de veinte idiomas y con más de un millón de lectores. Un libro lleno de esperanza para tiempos inciertos. Descubre El Principito del siglo XXI. Un cuento universal e inspirador para lectores de todas las edades. Un niño curioso, un topo glotón, un zorro cauto y un sabio caballo se encuentran en un día de primavera y establecen una inesperada amistad.Los cuatro exploran el mundo. Se hacen grandes...
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Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Bad For You presents facts, figures and more to debunk myths about things throughout history, such as comic books, video games, and texting, that have been deemed to cause bad behavior and psychological damage in children.
19) Winged heroes
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Publisher
The CornellLab Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Emilio, a bullied rock pigeon whose family cautions him that "a brave pigeon is a dead pigeon," spends his free time reading a Winged Heroes comic book and wishing for super powers like the heroes in its pages. In the midst of feeling sorry for himself and his mediocre fowl abilities, Emilio and his flock-sister Nina and pals Winslow and Carmen -- set out to find the secret headquarters of the comic's Winged Heroes, fittingly presumed to be in the...
20) Mayor good boy
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Mayor Good Boy volume 1
Language
English
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A small town elects a dog mayor and, even with foes trying to put a stop to his campaign of fun, Mayor Good Boy helps Greenwood become a town filled with kindness.
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