Hope Larson
Author
Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
From blocks to panels! Minecraft returns to comics in this stand-alone anthology collection of officially licensed, original comic stories!
With tales of witch and pillager rivals finding common ground, a heartless griefer who bit off more than they could chew, and valiant heroes new (or not!) to the Overworld, this anthology tells tales that span the world of Minecraft. Featuring stories from star writers Hope Larson (Batgirl),...
With tales of witch and pillager rivals finding common ground, a heartless griefer who bit off more than they could chew, and valiant heroes new (or not!) to the Overworld, this anthology tells tales that span the world of Minecraft. Featuring stories from star writers Hope Larson (Batgirl),...
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
"A part of DC Rebirth! Barbara Gordon looks to add a new bullet point to her already impressive BATGIRL resume: travel agent. Having just (barely!) survived the Battle of Burnside and verging on an Arkham-worthy breakdown, the star pulls a Kerouac and gets on the road to find herself. Follow Babs on her worldwide quest in BATGIRL VOL. 1, with New York Times best-selling author Hope Larson and award-winning artist Raphael Albuquerque leading the way!"--...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 2
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Batgirl, is back in Burnside! But everything's...different--friends, school, even Burnside itself. Batgirl must determine her next steps when she realizes that the shady new tech mogul moving into her neighborhood is none other than the estranged son of the Penguin! But Ethan Cobblepot isn't an obvious Penguin--Babs might just be falling for this unexpected man. Will he turn out to be the hero he says he is, or the villain...
5) Be that way
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Sixteen-year-old Christine keeps a journal of an eventful year of her life in mid-90s Asheville, North Carolina, which she records through prose and illustration.
It's January 1, 1996, and high school junior Christine wants more than anything to be that cool girl everyone notices, like her gorgeous best friend, Landry. She usually hates New Year's resolutions, but this year she vows to be that shiny kind of girl--and record it all in her diary through...
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"An innocent bystander close to Batgirl gets caught in the crossfire of her feud with Catwoman. Cat vs. Bat! Who will win? An old romance, a villain with a vendetta, and a painful brush with the past make this is an event no Batgirl or Nightwing fan will want to miss! Batgirl and Nightwing's feelings for each other have always run deep...but is their bond built on more than Bat Family loyalty and a long-ago childhood crush? When an old villain comes...
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
After escaping the Black Hook Gang in 1860 New York City, twelve-year-old twins Alexander and Cleopatra flee to New Orleans, become separated, and try to find each other in San Francisco, while being followed by pirates who think they hold the key to treasure.
8) Knife's edge
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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. But like a coral reef that lurks below the surface of the waves,...
Author
Series
Eagle Rock volume 2
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When her band's drummer and fellow guitarist start dating, life gets awkward for eighth-grader Bina, a talented musician and songwriter, whose discomfort only multiplies when her best friend Austin develops a crush on her.
10) Salt magic
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Twelve-year-old Vonceil Taggart, willing to risk everything to set things right, leaves her family's Oklahoma farm in 1919 seeking the salt witch who cast a spell that turned their spring to saltwater.
11) All summer long
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, & Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Thirteen-year-old Bina faces her first summer without her best friend, Austin, who has left for soccer camp.
12) All my friends
Author
Series
Eagle Rock volume 3
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Fancy Pink is offered a record deal their parents say no, so they decide to make an album on their own, if they can raise enough money without raising their parents' suspicions.
13) Mercury
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Tara is forced to move in with her cousins after her house burns down. She faces a difficult adjustment while her mother is away trying to earn money. Interwoven with this story is that of Tara's ancestors, who in 1859 were convinced by a mysterious stranger to put all their money into searching their property for gold.
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Thirteen prominent cartoonists discuss their creative processes and the experiences and influences that led to their success in one of today's most vibrant art forms. Each interview is followed by an original graphic short on the common theme of "the city."
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"With tales of witch and pillager rivals finding common ground, a heartless griefer who bit off more than they could chew, and valiant heroes new (or not!) to the Overworld, this anthology tells tales that span the world of Minecraft. Featuring stories from star writers Hope Larson, Kevin Panetta, Rafer Roberts, and Ian Flynn and exciting artists Meredith Gran and more, this collection brings together stories from all realms, leaving no block unturned!"--...