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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Formats
Description
The author describes her experiences as a young Vietnamese immigrant, highlighting her family's move from their war-torn home to the United States in graphic novel format.
"Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves"--Publisher...
Author
Series
Binky adventures volume 5
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Binky the space cat and his team of space pets are unwillingly boarding at the vet's office while their humans are away and plotting a daring escape only to stumble onto a secret alien plot to defeat the human race.
Author
Series
Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children volume 2nd
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After fleeing an army of terrible monsters, Jacob Portman and his peculiar friends find themselves lost at sea, and the only person who might be able to get them ashore safely, their illustrious headmistress Miss Peregrine, is stuck in the form of a bird! Hoping to find a way to get Miss Peregrine back to normal -- or as normal as a peculiar can get -- the children journey to London. But no matter where they go, trouble follows after them.
Series
Explorer volume 1
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
An anthology of short graphic works by such artists as Kazu Kibuishi, Dave Roman, and Raina Telgemeier, all on the theme of a mysterious box and the marvels, or mayhem, inside.
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In 1938, Lily Renée Wilheim is a 14-year-old Jewish girl living in Vienna. Her days are filled with art and ballet. Then the Nazis march into Austria, and Lily's life is shattered overnight. Suddenly, her own country is no longer safe for her or her family. To survive, Lily leaves her parents behind and travels alone to England. Escaping the Nazis is only the start of Lily's journey. She must escape many more times-from servitude, hardship, and danger....
Author
Series
Super Patata volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
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Description
"After an evil alien abducts Super Potato, the hero must escape from a collection of rare outer-space animals"--
13) Finding Nemo
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a young clown fish, Nemo, is captured and put into a fish tank, his father and his new friend, Dory, set out to rescue him and bring him home. While his father is looking for him, Nemo is planning a scheme to escape and return to the sea.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A little hero faces big challenges in the first book of this totally unique fantasy-adventure series. The first book in the Nnewts series follows the story of Herk, a lovable Nnewt who longs for stronger legs, something his mother and father wish they could give him. When his quaint village is attacked by the reptile Lizzarks, he's forced to flee his home and leave behind the only life he's ever known. Now, all alone and on the run, Herk navigates...
15) No escape
Author
Series
Just beyond volume 4
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Jess, Josh, Marco, Leeda, and Drake come up with a plane to escape the scare school and avoid the master dean's clutches.
16) The life of Frederick Douglass: a graphic narrative of a slave's journey from bondage to freedom
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Recently returned to the cultural spotlight, Frederick Douglass's impact on American history is felt even in today's current events. Comic book writer and filmmaker David F. Walker joins with the art team of Damon Smyth and Marissa Louise to bring the long, exciting, and influential life of Douglass to life in comic book form. Taking you from Douglass's life as a young slave through his forbidden education to his escape and growing prominence as a...
17) Possessed again
Author
Series
Just beyond volume 6
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Reinforced library bound edition.
Language
English
Description
After escaping the swarm of bees, Parker and Annie run into aliens Zammy and Juniper who decide to possess the children to figure out a way home. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Series
Sketch monsters volume 1
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Mandy doesn't show her feelings. Instead she draws them as MONSTERS in her sketchbook! But one day her emotions run wild and those monsters escape! Mandy's only help catching them is an eccentric monster named Happster, who causes more problems than he solves. Can Mandy catch all the sketch monsters and return them to her sketchbook before they destroy her town?"--Taken from Amazon.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"Augusta Richly, the world's richest girl, wants a pterosaur, but when her father hires a villainous super-scientist to make it happen, the prehistoric creature escapes and only Super Potato can capture the winged lizard."--
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