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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Graphic Novels provides a balanced look at a hot-button topic. Explore the history of graphic novels through such works as Art Spiegelman's Maus, Alan Moore's Watchmen, and Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. Learn about the importance of comic books politically and socially throughout the 20th century, as well as the introduction of manga and the changing role of these artistic works in the classroom. Full-color photos, a glossary, an index,...
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This title examines the genre of graphic novels in the Descender series, Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy, Persepolis, Maus, and March. It features four analysis papers that consider graphic novels, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the genre. Critical thinking questions, sidebars highlighting and explaining each thesis and argument, and other possible approaches for analysis help students understand the mechanics...
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The popular primer on the best graphic novels, initially called The 101 Best Graphic Novels, is back in its third updated edition. Expert librarian Stephen Weiner-with the crowdsourcing help of professionals in the field, from artists to critics to leading comic store owners-has sifted through the bewildering thousands of graphic novels now available to come up with an outstanding, not-to-be-missed 101. With an all-encompassing variety of genres,...
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"As an underwater welder on an oilrig off the coast of Nova Scotia, Jack Joseph is used to the immense pressures of deep-sea work. Nothing, however, could prepare him for the pressures of impending fatherhood. As Jack dives deeper and deeper, he seems to pull further and further away from his young wife and their unborn son. Then one night, deep in the icy solitude of the ocean floor, something unexplainable happens. Jack has a mysterious and supernatural...
5) Roughneck
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[2017]
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"Derek Ouelette's glory days are behind him. His hockey career ended a decade earlier in a violent incident on ice, and since then he's been living off his reputation in the remote northern community where he grew up, drinking too much and fighting anyone who crosses him. But he never counts on his long-lost sister, Beth, showing up one day out of the blue, back in town and on the run from an abusive boyfriend. Looking to hide out for a while, the...
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Learn about makerspaces with Make It Yourself! Comics & Graphic Novels! Young makers will discover what makerspaces are and how to hold maker events. Kids will develop characters, write stories, create graphic novels, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Special techniques and tips help kids make the most of their makerspace experiences. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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The school year is winding down, and Nate can't wait for summer vacation: baseball, beach trips, and...overripe bananas? Yuck! Turns out Nate has a problem with fruit that's past its prime. And that's not all that's bugging him. Kim Cressly is making Chester jealous at Nate's expense, Artur is challenging him in the Hunny Bursts mascot contest, and his replacement social studies teacher is none other than Coach John. In banana terms, it's all left...
8) The Arrival
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In this wordless graphic novel, a man leaves his homeland and sets off for a new country, where he must build a new life for himself and his family.
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2013.
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Brosh is a connoisseur of the human condition. In her typical self-deprecating and dramatic manner (hence the hyperbole reference), she tells personal stories that name things we can all relate to, including fear, love, depression and hope. Perhaps the most endearing thing about her writing is that she approaches her subject matter from a vulnerable, childlike place, complete with Paintbrush caricatures that have arguably already earned iconic status....
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Rich in symbolism, these compelling graphic novels feature more than 200 starkly beautiful woodcut illustrations. The passionate, dynamic narratives include The Sun, a somber exploration of one man's struggle with destiny; The Idea, a depiction of the triumph of an artistic concept over attempts at its suppression; and Story Without Words, a tale of thwarted romance. Belgian-born Frans Masereel illustrated the works of Tolstoy, Zola, and Oscar Wilde,...
11) Roller Girl
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
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For fans of Raina Telgemeier s "Smile," a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby. For most of her twelve years, Astrid has done everything with her best friend Nicole. But after Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for derby camp, Nicole decides to go to dance camp instead. And so begins the most difficult summer of Astrid's life as she struggles to keep up with the older...
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"Persepolis is the story of Marjane Satrapi's childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland."...
13) Ultimate X-men
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[2000]
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Identifies the mutant heroes featured in the "X-Men" comic book and describes their super powers.
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♭2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia the hottest fashion icon in the world capital of fashion!
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Dog Man volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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When Dog Man is sent to the pound for a crime he didn't commit, his friends work to prove his innocence.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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What are graphic novels? How are graphic novels different from other kinds of writing? Find out how graphic novels are similar to and different from comic books. Explore features such as panels, drawing styles, and dialogue bubbles. Then discover graphic novel genres, including fiction, nonfiction, manga, and more!
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Dog Man volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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When a new sitter arrives and a movie star goes missing, Dog Man and Cat Kid investigate, but Petey, the world's most evil cat, complicates their case.
19) End zone thunder
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Fans may have their eyes on Fine's flashy plays, but Hank's hard hits also echo throught their heads. Both of these fan favorites want to lead, but neirther likes to follow orders, meaning "Thunder" and "Lightning" will have to face off in the eye of the storm. - back cover
20) Soccer longshot
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Matty is the captain of the local soccer club, the Strikers, but he needs a girl named Lola and a group of streetballers to teach him to play with flare and intensity.