comic books, strips, etc

Collects three "Garfield" comic strip books together in one volume. The famous orange cat exasperates Jon, eats all the donuts, and makes war on the evil that is Monday.

"Pedro Martin's grown up in the U.S. hearing stories about his legendary abuelito, but during a family road trip to Mexico, he connects with his grandfather and learns more about his own Mexican identity in this . . . graphic memoir"--Provided by publisher.

An illustrated autobiography of Marisabina "Cookie" Russo, speaking to her childhood and teen years growing up in the 1950s and 1960s with a distant, mostly disapproving father and a highly opinionated mother. When she finds out her family is Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, she finds her whole world thrown into turmoil. "Cookie" must find a way to make a life for her own and find her own voice and beliefs in life.

"His story is told by the first Olympian herself, Hestia, Goddess of the hearth and home. From her seat in the center of Mt. Olympus, the first Olympian, Hestia, relates the rise of Dionysos, from his birth to a mortal mother, to his discovery of wine, his battles with madness and his conquering of death itself, culminating, finally, in his ascent to Olympus and Godhood--the first new god and the last of the Pantheon"--OCLC.

In this graphic novel, readers can meet the NBA legend and see how he bravely overcame illness to help the Chicago Bulls win the 1997 finals.

Terry Crews is a new kid at Rock City Academy and he has big dreams to become an artist, an athlete, and a scientist. When a school counselor deflates his dreams before he can get started on them, Terry turns to a bully for friendship and makes a series of unfortunate choices that hurt others. Terry soon repents and gains a new friend in geeky Xander and Rani and they form a group to compete in the school talent show. Though it takes time, Terry finds the support he needs to buoy his chances of succeeding at all of his dreams.

While protecting egotistical transfer student Orion, Artemis makes a mistake that later provides her with the chance that she has both hoped for and dreaded, to prove her courage to herself and others at Mount Olympus Academy.

As the youngest child in a large Jewish family, Enia Feld's childhood is happy, carefree, and full of song. Until the Nazis invade Poland . . . Change comes slowly. It starts with German soldiers in town and a yellow star on her sweaters. Next, Jewish children are barred from school and there are whispers of their neighbors leaving Poland. And then, all at once, the Nazis start rounding up Jewish families, sending them to ghettos or by train to destinations unknown. In the space of a single night, Enia and her family are separated and forced into hiding--at the mercy of their neighbors during a terrifying time of war.

"Agreeing to help the Fantastic Four and Namor find the great underwater city of Atlantis, Spider-Man dives into the Quantum Realm where he discovers he might need more than just superpowers to save the day"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at Bluma and Felix Goldberg's experiences during and survival of the Holocaust.