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Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"A collection of three Latin American folktales retold in graphic novel form"--
A fresh take on timeless tales! How would a kitchen maid fare against a seven-headed dragon? What happens when a woman marries a mouse? And what can a young man learn from a thousand leaf cutter ants? Famed Love and Rockets creator Jaime Hernandez asks these questions and more as he transforms beloved myths into bold, stunning, and utterly contemporary comics. Guided...
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Shadow weaver volume 1
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Emmeline's gift to control and manipulate shadows makes her the subject of mockery and fear. Forbidden to leave home by her parents, Emmeline's closest confidant is her own shadow, Dar. When a noble stranger visits and offers her parents a cure, Emmeline is terrified of losing her power and her only friend. So Dar proposes a deal: she will change the noble's mind if Emmeline will help her become flesh. When the man ends up in a coma, Emmeline is stunned...
5) Wishtree
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English
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"A red oak tree and a crow help their human neighbors work out their differences"--
An old red oak tree tells how he and his crow friend, Bongo, help their human neighbors get along after a threat against an immigrant family is carved into the tree's trunk.
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English
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#ownvoices - Black Books for Kids
African American Authors
Black History Month - Picture Books
Read in Color Picture Books
African American Authors
Black History Month - Picture Books
Read in Color Picture Books
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Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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#OwnVoices - Latinx Books for Kids
Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month Youth Book Recommendations
Middle Zone Mysteries
Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month Youth Book Recommendations
Middle Zone Mysteries
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When Lizzie and Gael share an irresistible challenge, to find the peacock ring that once belonged to artist Frida Kahlo, Paloma decides it is the perfect way to honor her father.
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Two dogs in a trench coat volume 1
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English
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"Sassy and Waldo are good dogs. Sassy and Waldo spend their day keeping the house safe. Has a squirrel ever gotten inside? No! But every day their boy, Stewart, leaves for a scary place: School! Sassy and Waldo need to save Stewart. But they don't let dogs into school. Not even the really good ones. Sassy and Waldo put on a trench coat. Now everyone at Bea Arthur Elementary thinks they are a new student. Everyone except Stewart"--Page [4] of cover....
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"Earle Dickson and his new bride Josephine begin their lives together. The end. (Not really. There's more.) Josephine has a proclivity for injuring herself. Earle attaches cotton to long strips of adhesive tape, telling Josephine to cut off a length when she needs one. Since Earle works as a cotton buyer at Johnson & Johnson, he shares his idea. They're a big hit. The end. (Again, not really!) After a few false starts (much like the hilarious "the...
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Magic misfits volume 1
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English
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"Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons"--
15) Rebound
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume Prequel
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
16) Ghost boys
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English
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"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--
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Cardboard kingdom volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
Follows the adventures of a group of neighborhood children who create costumes from cardboard and use their imagination in adventures with knights, robots, and monsters.
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