graphic novels

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graphic novels

The first cat in space ate pizza

"Something terrible is happening in the skies! Rats are eating the MOON! There's only ONE hero for the job, a bold and fearsome beast bioengineered in a secret lab to be the moon's savior and Earth's last hope! And that hero is--a cat. A cat who will be blasted into space! Accompanied by the imperious Moon Queen and LOZ 4000, a toenail clipping robot, the First Cat in Space journeys across a fantastic lunar landscape in a quest to save the world. Will these unlikely heroes save the moon in time? Can a toenail-clipping robot find its purpose in the vast universe? And will the First Cat in Space ever eat some pizza?"--Provided by publisher.

Pea, Bee, & Jay

"With their friendship on the line after a huge fight, Pee and Bee search for new friends, while Jay takes matters into his own wings to bring them all back together"--OCLC.

Ting and the deadly waters

a 1931 Yangtze River flood graphic novel
After a summer of nine typhoons in 1931, the dams on the Yangtze River in China broke, completely flooding nearby towns and farms. Twelve-year-old Ting wakes up to a house full of water and her parents nowhere to be found. It's up to her to lead her younger brother and others to safety, battling high waters and greedy characters along the way. Will the children survive to be reunited with their parents? In graphic novel format.

Crunch

Trying to stay on track with her jam-packed schedule, Olive needs to find time for herself before everything fizzles out, in this timely story about the importance of balance, effort and reaching out for help.

Kawaii Cafe? bubble tea

classic, fun, and refreshing boba drinks to make at home
"Bubble tea, or boba--the addictive drink that originated in Taiwan in the 1980s--has taken the world by storm, with shops popping up on every corner and lines out all their doors. In Kawaii Cafe? Bubble Tea, learn how to make this addictive drink in your own home, from making the tapioca pearls (the bubbles) and brewing the teas to creating simple syrups and all the delicious toppings. With 60 innovative, step-by-step recipes accompanied by beautiful anime-style illustrations, Kawaii Cafe? Bubble Tea is the ultimate boba celebration!"--Publisher's description.

We are big time

Inspired by a true story, new Muslim student Aliya joins an all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team, and she learns about teamwork and herself.

In real life

"Anda loves Coarsegold Online, the massively-multiplayer role playing game that she spends most of her free time on. It's a place where she can be a leader, a fighter, a hero. It's a place where she can meet people from all over the world, and make friends. But things become a lot more complicated when Anda befriends a gold farmer -- a poor Chinese kid whose avatar in the game illegally collects valuable objects and then sells them to players from developed countries with money to burn. This behavior is strictly against the rules in Coarsegold, but Anda soon comes to realize that questions of right and wrong are a lot less straightforward when a real person's real livelihood is at stake."--Cover flap.

Junior Braves of the apocalypse

In a zombie wasteland of unknown origin, Troop 65 marshals onwards in the hopes of finding their families in Seattle, the nearest logical evacuation location. After a difficult journey by land and river, they make a stop in a suburban town that serves as ground zero of a battle between a corporate office that may have caused the apocalypse and the survivors staying in a nearby casino.

Stars in their eyes

Maisie can't wait to attend her first fancon and hopefully meet her idol, Kara Bufano, the action hero from her favorite TV show, who has a lower-leg amputation, just like her. She soon meets Ollie, a cute volunteer working the con who is just as nerdy as she is, and the two embark on a whirlwind one-day romance.

The giver (graphic novel)

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

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