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Sisters

Telgemeier, Raina,


Graphic novel. Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but when a baby brother enters the picture and later, something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all.
Date Published:2014

Graphic novel. Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but when a baby brother enters the picture and later, something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all.

Date Published:2014

Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal

Kinney, Jeff.


Various publishers. Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
Date Published:2004

Bone. [Vol. 04], The dragonslayer /

Smith, Jeff, 1960 February 27-


"The chapters in this book were originally published in the comic book Bone"--T.p. verso. Graphic novel. The forces of evil are growing stronger. But could our heroes' worst enemy be Phoney Bone himself?
Date Published:2006

Captain Underpants and the wrath of the wicked Wedgie Woman : the fifth epic novel

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


Various publishers. Wedgie Woman is on a mission to take over the world. Wedgie Woman runs wild--giving anyone who crosses her path a wedgie. Will Captain Underpants be able to step in and save the world from the horrible Wedgie Woman?
Date Published:2018

Diary of a minecraft zombie. Book 2, Bullies and buddies.


Various publishers. Ever wonder what it would be like to be a Minecraft Zombie? In the first book of this hilarious Minecraft adventure series, you get to read the diary of an actual 12 year old Minecraft Zombie. Take a peek at what is really between the hollow eyes, and dead expression that we nomrally see when we face the dreaded Zombies of Minecraft. Are zombies really different from us? You'll be surprised at what you discover.
Date Published:2015

Various publishers. Ever wonder what it would be like to be a Minecraft Zombie? In the first book of this hilarious Minecraft adventure series, you get to read the diary of an actual 12 year old Minecraft Zombie. Take a peek at what is really between the hollow eyes, and dead expression that we nomrally see when we face the dreaded Zombies of Minecraft. Are zombies really different from us? You'll be surprised at what you discover.

Date Published:2015

Bone. [Vol. 03], Eyes of the storm /

Smith, Jeff, 1960 February 27-


"The chapters in this book were originally published in the comic book Bone"--T.p. verso. Graphic novel. Fone Bone and Thorn are troubled by strange dreams, and Gran'ma Ben's reaction to them is stranger still: She reveals long-kept secrets and warns of great danger. Thorn, Fone Bone, and Gran'ma Ben may have to leave the farm forever.
Date Published:2006

The name of this book is secret

Bosch, Pseudonymous.


Various publishers. Two eleven-year-old misfits try to solve the mystery of a dead magician and stop the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais, who are searching for the secret of immortality.
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Brave

Chmakova, Svetlana, 1979-,


Graphic novel. Althouh shy Jensen daydreams about being a hero, the reality of his school life is very different, but when two school newpapers writers begin to put him in their stories, he discovers he may have to find real solutions for his problems.
Date Published:2017

Darkwing

Oppel, Kenneth, 1967-


Various publishers. Prequel to: Silverwing. It is 65 million years ago, during a cataclysmic moment in the earth's evolution, and Dusk, just months old, has no way of knowing he will play a pivotal role in creating a new world. What he does know is that he is different from the other newborn chiropters. Not content to use his large sails to glide down from the giant sequoia tree, Dusk discovers that if he flaps quickly enough, he can fly. But this strange gift that makes him feel like an outcast from the colony will also make him its saviour. After most of the colony is savagely massacred by the felids - the earth's first mammalian carnivores - Dusk must lead his fellow chiropters to a new home, and a new life.
Date Published:2007

Various publishers. Prequel to: Silverwing. It is 65 million years ago, during a cataclysmic moment in the earth's evolution, and Dusk, just months old, has no way of knowing he will play a pivotal role in creating a new world. What he does know is that he is different from the other newborn chiropters. Not content to use his large sails to glide down from the giant sequoia tree, Dusk discovers that if he flaps quickly enough, he can fly. But this strange gift that makes him feel like an outcast from the colony will also make him its saviour. After most of the colony is savagely massacred by the felids - the earth's first mammalian carnivores - Dusk must lead his fellow chiropters to a new home, and a new life.

Date Published:2007

The reptile room

Snicket, Lemony,


Various publishers. After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time.
Date Published:1999

Escape from Lucien

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Graphic novel. Navin journeys to the city of Lucien where he searches for a beacon essential to his fight against the Elf King; while Emily heads back into the Void with Max, one of the Elf King's followers, where she learns his darkest secrets.
Date Published:2014

The one and only Ivan : my story

Applegate, Katherine,


Various publishers. Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. Instead, he passes the time quietly and thinks about art. Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home - his own art - through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it's up t Ivan to make it a change for the better.
Date Published:2012

Various publishers. Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. Instead, he passes the time quietly and thinks about art. Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home - his own art - through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it's up t Ivan to make it a change for the better.

Date Published:2012

Les chercheurs de nuages

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Roman graphique. Traduction de : The cloud searchers. Deux ans après la mort de leur père dans un accident de voiture, Emily et Navin emménagent avec leur mère dans la maison de leur arrière-grand-père. Dans la bibliothèque de son aïeul, Emily trouve un curieux médaillon qu'elle s'empresse de glisser autour de son cou. Dès la première nuit, d'étranges phénomènes se produisent dans la maison et leur mère se fait kidnapper par une ignoble créature. Les enfants n'hésitent pas à venir à son secours et se trouvent bientôt projetés dans un monde parallèle.
Date Published:2015

Roman graphique. Traduction de : The cloud searchers. Deux ans après la mort de leur père dans un accident de voiture, Emily et Navin emménagent avec leur mère dans la maison de leur arrière-grand-père. Dans la bibliothèque de son aïeul, Emily trouve un curieux médaillon qu'elle s'empresse de glisser autour de son cou. Dès la première nuit, d'étranges phénomènes se produisent dans la maison et leur mère se fait kidnapper par une ignoble créature. Les enfants n'hésitent pas à venir à son secours et se trouvent bientôt projetés dans un monde parallèle.

Date Published:2015

Souris!

Telgemeier, Raina,


Roman graphique. Suite à une malheureuse chute, Raina perd deux dents. Ayant tenté en vain de réimplanter ses deux palettes et de les repositionner avec des broches, le chirurgien dentiste propose à ses parents de les extraire définitivement et de lui fournir un partiel. Avec l'accord de Raina, ils choisissent finalement de rapprocher ses autres dents avec un appareil dentaire. Pour ajouter à cette difficile année scolaire, un tremblement de terre secoue San Francisco. L'adolescente relativise alors ses épreuves, malgré qu'elle ait eu plus que sa part de souffrances physiques et morales avant son entrée au secondaire.
Date Published:2011

Roman graphique. Suite à une malheureuse chute, Raina perd deux dents. Ayant tenté en vain de réimplanter ses deux palettes et de les repositionner avec des broches, le chirurgien dentiste propose à ses parents de les extraire définitivement et de lui fournir un partiel. Avec l'accord de Raina, ils choisissent finalement de rapprocher ses autres dents avec un appareil dentaire. Pour ajouter à cette difficile année scolaire, un tremblement de terre secoue San Francisco. L'adolescente relativise alors ses épreuves, malgré qu'elle ait eu plus que sa part de souffrances physiques et morales avant son entrée au secondaire.

Date Published:2011

The Baby-sitters Club. Vol. 03, Mary Ann saves the day

Telgemeier, Raina,


Graphic novel. Chiefly illustrations. When a fight breaks out among the members of the Baby-sitters Club, timid Mary Anne finds herself becoming more assertive as a baby sitter and in her relationships with her father and friends.
Date Published:2015

Dog breath : the horrible trouble with Hally Tosis

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


Various publishers. Hold your nose! Here comes the dog with the worst breath in the world!
Date Published:1994

Heart of a champion

Schwartz, Ellen, 1949-


Various publishers. A poignant coming-of-age novel set in 1941, about Kenji, a young boy obsessed with baseball, whose life changes drastically when war comes to his Vancouver Japanese community.
Date Published:2016

Chester

Watt, Mélanie, 1975-


Various publishers. A humorous story about Chester, a cat who moves in a mouse's house.
Date Published:2007

Dog Man unleashed

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


Graphic novel. Chiefly illustrations. Dog Man pursues his out-of-control archnemesis Petey the cat, whose crime spree has taken the city by storm.
Date Published:2017

The carnivorous carnival

Snicket, Lemony,


Various publishers. On the run as suspected murderers, the unlucky Baudelaire orphans find themselves trapped in the Caligari Carnival, where they must masquerade as freaks in order to hide from the evil Count Olaf.
Date Published:2002