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Crown of midnight : a Throne of glass novel

Maas, Sarah J.


Various publishers. Sequel to: Throne of glass. As the royal assassin to an evil king, eighteen-year-old Celaena Sardothien must decide what she will fight for--survival, love, or the future of a kingdom.
Date Published:2013

Hermes : tales of the trickster

O'Connor, George.


"A Neal Porter book." Chiefly illustrations. Graphic novel. Retells in graphic novel format the stories from Greek mythology featuring Hermes, the legendary trickster.
Date Published:2018

Poseidon : earth shaker

O'Connor, George.


"A Neal Porter book." Graphic novel. Poseidon. The god of the ocean, is wrathful as a tidal wave and sullen as the ocean's stormy depths. But he cares tenderly for his children, monstrous though they are. The winged horse Pegasus, the merman Triton, the one-eyed giant Polyphemus, and perhaps the worst of them all, the hero Theseus...Mighty Poseidon loves his sons.
Date Published:2013

Naruto. Vol. 07, Orochimaru's curse

Kishimoto, Masashi, 1974-


Graphic novel. This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen jump #27-31.
Date Published:2005

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

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

Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone

Rowling, J. K.


Various publishers. Also published under the title: Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the forlorn Harry goes to live under the stairs in his uncle's house after his parents die in a car crash. Then he learns who he truly is: a budding wizard with powers that will soon rival those of the evil wizard who killed his parents.
Date Published:1997

Pakistan

Aykroyd, Clarissa.


Place in the world -- The land -- History -- Politics, the economy, and religion -- The people -- Communities -- Foreign relations -- Chronology. This book examines the economic and political issues facing Pakistan today, which include overpopulation, terrorism, poverty, illiteracy, and corruption. It provides information about the country's geography and climate, history, society, important cities and communities, and relations with other countries.
Date Published:2016

Place in the world -- The land -- History -- Politics, the economy, and religion -- The people -- Communities -- Foreign relations -- Chronology. This book examines the economic and political issues facing Pakistan today, which include overpopulation, terrorism, poverty, illiteracy, and corruption. It provides information about the country's geography and climate, history, society, important cities and communities, and relations with other countries.

Date Published:2016

The assassin's curse

Sands, Kevin.


Various publishers. When Christopher Rowe's code-breaking uncovers the true target of an assassination attempt, he and his friends are odered to Paris to investigate a centuries-old curse on the French throne.
Date Published:2017

Naruto. Vol. 09, Neji vs. Hinata

Kishimoto, Masashi, 1974-


Graphic novel. Twelve years ago, a giant fox demon with nine tails attacked the ninjya village of Konohagakure. Defeated by the Hokage, the village champion, the mighty demon''s soul was sealed into the body of an innocent orphan child, Naruto Uzumaki. Now Naruto is a 12-year-old ninjya in-training, struggling to be the best with his classmates Sasuke and Sakura. As the fight rages within the Forest of Death, Sasuke struggles with the strange force growing inside him, spreading from the curse-mark Orochimaru burned into his neck. It could leave him dead or send him on a bloodthirsty quest for power.
Date Published:2005

Graphic novel. Twelve years ago, a giant fox demon with nine tails attacked the ninjya village of Konohagakure. Defeated by the Hokage, the village champion, the mighty demon''s soul was sealed into the body of an innocent orphan child, Naruto Uzumaki. Now Naruto is a 12-year-old ninjya in-training, struggling to be the best with his classmates Sasuke and Sakura. As the fight rages within the Forest of Death, Sasuke struggles with the strange force growing inside him, spreading from the curse-mark Orochimaru burned into his neck. It could leave him dead or send him on a bloodthirsty quest for power.

Date Published:2005

Hades : lord of the dead.

O'Connor, George.


Graphic novel. Nothing ever changes in the land of the dead. Deep in this hidden kingdom beneath the earth, countless spirits await the end of time. Hades, the lord of this dire realm, waits with them....until one day, the Lord of the Dead takes a wife, or tries to anyway. And then all Hades breaks loose.
Date Published:2011

Dragon Ball Z. Vol. 02, The lord of worlds /

Toriyama, Akira, 1955-


Graphic novel. "DB: 18 of 42." Book is bound and printed to be read from right to left, in the Japanese manner. "This graphic novel contains the monthly comic series Dragon Ball Z #6 through #9 and Dragon Ball Z Part 2 #1 and #2 in their entirety"--P. facing t.p. "First published in Japan in 1984 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--P. facing t.p. Goku looks for Kaio-sama--Lord of the Worlds--in the afterlife so he can learn the martial arts techniques of the gods and can save Earth from destruction by the evil Saiyans.
Date Published:2002

Graphic novel. "DB: 18 of 42." Book is bound and printed to be read from right to left, in the Japanese manner. "This graphic novel contains the monthly comic series Dragon Ball Z #6 through #9 and Dragon Ball Z Part 2 #1 and #2 in their entirety"--P. facing t.p. "First published in Japan in 1984 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--P. facing t.p. Goku looks for Kaio-sama--Lord of the Worlds--in the afterlife so he can learn the martial arts techniques of the gods and can save Earth from destruction by the evil Saiyans.

Date Published:2002

Minrs

Sylvester, Kevin.


Various publishers. Twelve-year-old Christopher Nichols and his family live on a new planet, Perses, as colonists of Melming Mining's Great Mission to save the earth. When Landers, as the attackers are called, obliterate the colony to steal the metal and raw ore, Christopher and a small group of survivors are forced into the maze of mining tunnels below the surface of Perses.
Date Published:2015

Old man's cave

Smith, Jeff, 1960 February 27-


"The chapters in this book were originally published in the comic book Bone"--T.p. verso. Graphic novel. The showdown between the Hooded One and the poeple of the valley begins. Thorn and Phoney Bone seem to be at the center of the maelstrom. Will they survive the Hooded One's sacrificial ceremony by the light of the blood moon?
Date Published:2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Rowling, J. K.


Various publishers. Sequel to: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood prince. Seventh-year Hogwarts student Harry Potter must find the strength to locate and destroy Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes as he follows the inexorable path laid out for him.
Date Published:2007

Athena : grey-eyed goddess

O'Connor, George.


Graphic novel. From the moment she emerged, fully grown, from the head of Zeus, Athena was one of the most complex Olympians. This graphic novel retells her many interwoven tales: how she killed Pallas, fought the Gigantes, aided Perseus, and cursed Arachne.
Date Published:2010

Fahrenheit 451

Bradbury, Ray, 1920-


Various publishers. The book-burner of the future finds that books are living things too. There is social satire mixed with suspense.
Date Published:1953

Delicious in dungeon. Vol. 02

Kui, Ryoko,


Graphic novel. With the possibility of starvation as a constant companion, Laios's party continues advancing deeper into the dungeon.
Date Published:2017

Dragon Ball Z. Vol. 01, The world's greatest team /

Toriyama, Akira, 1955-


"The original story behind the hit show Dragon Ball Z!"--Cover. This graphic novel, number 17 in a series of 42, contains the monthly comic series Dragon Ball Z #1 through #5 in their entirety. Graphic novel. In keeping with the original Japanese formate, this book reads from back to front and from right to left.
Date Published:2000

Cress

Meyer, Marissa.


Various publishers. Working to overthrow Queen Levana, a fugitive Cinder and her companions search for Rapunzel-like hacker Cress, who has been trapped on a satellite since childhood and who has received orders from Levana to foil Cinder's efforts.
Date Published:2014