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Suit Your Selfie
The comic strip, Pearls Before Swine, chronicles the daily lives of a variety of anthropomorphic animal characters and humans. Created by Stephan T. Pastis, the comic contains commentary on society,...
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Scales and Scoundrels, vol. 1: Into the Dragon’s Maw
Classic fantasy adventure tales usually involve a band of heroes setting out on a sometimes noble, sometimes self-serving quest. Scales and Soundrels definitely follows this template yet adds some...
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Monsters Beware!, vol. 3
Claudette, the intrepid heroine from Giants Beware! and Dragons Beware!, is back in this third installment in Aguirre’s Chronicles of Claudette series. Claudette’s town, Mont Petit Pierre, is hosting...
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Scarlett Hart Monster Hunter
Monsters beware! Scarlett Hart is out to capture you! Scarlett Hart Monster Hunter begins with Scarlett and her butler Napoleon on a mission to trap a lizard creature. Then her arch-nemesis Count...
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Your Pal Archie, vol. 1
When I was a kid, I got a lot of joy out of reading snippets of Archie and Betty & Veronica comics while waiting in line at the grocery store with my parents. There was something about these short...
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Lumberjanes, vol. 1: Unicorn Power!
Friendship to the max! Join campers April, Molly, Mal, Jo and Ripley on their latest magic-infused adventure in novel form written by Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer, 2014) and illustrated by...
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Peter and Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths
Peter and Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths by Graham Annable is an endearing graphic novel suitable for lower elementary readers. Peter and Ernesto are best friends whose favorite pastime is enjoying...
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Hot on the Trail in Ancient Egypt
Stuck and bored in their hometown one summer while all the other kids are away on vacation, twins Emma and Josh and their mischievous little sister Libby are whisked away on an unexpected journey of...
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Be Prepared
Every child longs to fit in and feel like they belong. Vera Brosgol was no different. In her new graphic novel, Be Prepared, Brosgol tells an autobiographical story of her experience as the only...
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Action Presidents, vol. 1: George Washington!
The cover of Action Presidents: George Washington sums up the book itself. It proudly declares itself a story with “Real history! Fake jokes!” and features an image of the Father of Our Nation in a...
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Big Nate: A Good Old Fashioned Wedgie
This installment of the Big Nate graphic novels sees the main character finish one year of school, begin another, play a lot of baseball, and navigate various love interests. As usual, Nate can never...
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Game for Adventure, vol. 3: Chavo the Invisible
Nordling’s wordless series based on traditional childhood games continues with an exciting adventure based on Capture the Flag. As the streetlights turn on and the sky darkens, children begin to gather...
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All Summer Long
Summer and adolescence seem to go hand in hand. Three months is a long time when you are 12 or 13 and important changes sometimes mean that friendships change. Bina discovers this in All Summer Long...
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Charlie Brown: A Peanuts Collection
Charlie Brown might not be able to kick a football, but he hits a home run when it comes to connecting with young and old readers alike. Within KaBOOM!’s recent release, Charlie Brown: A Peanuts...
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Nnewts, vol. 3: The Battle for Amphibopolis
By my count, Nnewts, vol. 3: The Battle for Amphibopolis must be at least #23 in the line of comics Doug TenNapel has published, and I’ve read almost all of them. And like most of TenNapel’s titles...
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Capture Creatures, vol. 1
When a new land is created, so are new creatures and new adventures. In the new graphic novel Capture Creatures, created by Frank Gibson and Becky Dreistadt, creatures who possess extraordinary...
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Making Friends
For Danielle, sixth grade was perfect. She had her friends, did well in class, and felt comfortable. But once seventh grade starts, all of that changes. Danielle’s best friends are in a different class...
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Steven Universe, vol. 2: Punching Up
It’s another beautiful day in Beach City, full of the usual unusual occurrences in this episodic Steven Universe graphic novel. First, we spend time with Lion, who gets into trouble by licking Amethyst...
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Hilda and the Hidden People
For those familiar with Pearson’s comics, Hilda and the Hidden People is a retread of the events of Hilda and the Midnight Giant and Hilda and the Troll, with some expansions and embellishments to pad...
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The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, Legendary Edition...
On a quaint farm in the kingdom of Hyrule, young Link lives with his grandparents. His grandfather, a retired knight, is determined to teach Link the way of the sword. After all, the boy was born with...
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