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3) Saints
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"China, 1898. An unwanted and unwelcome fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn't even given a proper name by her family when she's born. She finally finds friendship-- and a name, Vibiana -- in the most unlikely of places: Christianity. But China is a dangerous place for Christians. The Boxer Rebellion is in full swing, and bands of young men roam the countryside, murdering Westerners and Chinese Christians alike. Torn between her nation and her Christian...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A bold and original YA graphic novel about battling your inner doubts and fears-and finding your genius Sometimes, the world is too much for Mona Starr. She's sweet, geeky, and creative, but it's hard for her to make friends and connect with other people. She's like a lot of sensitive teenagers-but in the hands of graphic novelist Laura Lee Gulledge, Mona's struggle with depression takes on a vivid, concrete form. Mona calls it her Matter. The Matter...
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Teenage runaway slaves with superhuman powers, a Hessian giant, the most evil slave owners imaginable, and Benjamin Franklin: this story of the Revolution blends fact and fantasy in an imaginative reinterpretation of a critical time in American history.
Author
Publisher
NBM Comics Lit
Pub. Date
©2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When William Desmond Taylor is found dead of a gunshot wound, the motion picture community cannot believe that Taylor could draw the ire of anyone, let alone a murderer. The ensuing investigation reveals that the well-respected director was not the person he seemed and neither were his friends.
7) Pumpkinheads
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends. Every autumn, all through high school, they've worked together at the world's best pumpkin patch. They say good-bye every Halloween, and they're reunited every September 1. But this Halloween is different. Josiah and Deja are finally seniors. It's their last season at the Patch, their last shift together--their last good-bye. Josie's ready to spend the whole night feeling melancholy about it. (He's the melancholy...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Hélène is an outcast in her grade. Her only consolation is reading Jane Eyre. Even seeing a lovely fox doesn't make her feel better, but maybe a new friendship will.
9) 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.
Author
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"Within days of the murder of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson appointed a seven-member commission to investigate the assassination report, the Warren Commission determined that there was "no credible evidence" conflicting with its conclusion of a lone gunman. Artist Ernie Colon, bestselling illustrator of "The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation, " teams up with author Dan Mishkin to provide a unique means of testing the commission's findings,...
Author
Series
My boyfriend is a monster volume 1
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
St. Petersburg High school juniors Dicey Bell, a baseball star, and Jack Chen, who loves science and role-playing games, discover a mutual attraction when paired for a project, but on their first date, a zombie-producing fungus sends them on the run.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Teenage runaway slaves with superhuman powers, a Hessian giant, the most evil slave owners imaginable, and Benjamin Franklin: this story of the Revolution blends fact and fantasy in an imaginative reinterpretation of a critical time in American history.
Author
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Willow Sparks and her best friend Georgia Pratt are at the bottom of the social ladder at Twin Pines High School, just trying to get through each day relatively unscathed. But when Willow finds a mysterious book that allows her to literally change her life, it feels like her luck is finally turning. Becoming more and more popular with each entry into the book, her old life, including her friendship with Georgia, seems miles away. Yet as Willow will...
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