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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

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

Prisoner B-3087

Gratz, Alan, 1972-


Various publishers. Based on the life of Jack Gruener, this book relates his story of survival from the Nazi occupation of Krakow, when he was eleven, through a succession of concentration camps, to the final liberation of Dachau.
Date Published:2013

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

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

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 stone heart

Hicks, Faith Erin,


Graphic novel Kaidu and Rat have only just recovered from the assassination attempt on the General of All Blades when more chaos breaks loose in the Nameless City: deep conflicts within the Dao nation are making it impossible to find a political solution for the disputed territory of the City itself. To complicate things further, Kaidu is fairly certain he's stumbled on a formula for the lost weapon of the mysterious founders of the City. . . . But sharing it with the Dao military would be a complete betrayal of his friendship with Rat. Can Kai find the right solution before the Dao find themselves at war?
Date Published:2017

Graphic novel Kaidu and Rat have only just recovered from the assassination attempt on the General of All Blades when more chaos breaks loose in the Nameless City: deep conflicts within the Dao nation are making it impossible to find a political solution for the disputed territory of the City itself. To complicate things further, Kaidu is fairly certain he's stumbled on a formula for the lost weapon of the mysterious founders of the City. . . . But sharing it with the Dao military would be a complete betrayal of his friendship with Rat. Can Kai find the right solution before the Dao find themselves at war?

Date Published:2017

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

Twilight

Meyer, Stephenie, 1973-


Various publishers. When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.
Date Published:2005

Harry Potter and the cursed child, Parts I & II /

Rowling, J. K.


Playscript. Various publishers. As an overworked employee of the Minestry of Magic, a husband, and a father, Harry Potter struggles with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs while his youngest son, Albus finds the weight of the family legacy difficult to bear.
Date Published:2016

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

Hockey now! : the biggest stars of the NHL

Ryan, Mike, 1974-


Includes index. First-Eighth editions by Mike Leonetti. Now in its ninth edition, Hockey Now! features profiles and full-colour images of 72 star players in the NHL today. The book is divided by division, and each division features first and second star teams selected by the author.
Date Published:2017

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Rowling, J. K.


Various publishers. Sequel to: Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban. Sequel: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The summer holidays are dragging on and Harry can't wait for the start of the school year. It is his fourth year at Hogwarts.
Date Published:2000

The last namsara

Ciccarelli, Kristen.


Various publishers. Trying to escape her past and avoid her bleak future, Asha takes a chance to gain her freedom in exchange for the life of a powerful dragon.
Date Published:2017

The winnowing

VanSickle, Vikki, 1982-,


Various publishers. Marivic Stone lives in a small world and that's just fine with her. Home is with her beloved grandfather (Gumps) in Darby, New Mexico, a small town that just happens to be famous for a medical discovery that saved humankind -- though not without significant repurcussions. Marivic loves her best friend, Saren, and the two of them promise to stick together, through thick and thin, and especially through the uncertain winnowing procedure, a now inevitable -- but dangerous -- part of adolescence. But when news of Saren's death thrusts Marivic into a world of conspiracy, rebellion and revolution, for the first time in her life, Marivic is forced to think and act big. If she is going to avenge Saren and right a decade of wrongs, she will need to trust her own frightening new abilities, even when it means turning her back on everything, and everyone, she's known and loved. A gripping exploration of love and loss, The Winnowing is a page-turning adventure that will have readers rooting for their new hero, Marivic Stone, as they unravel the horror and intrigue of a world at-once familiar but with a chilling strangeness not far beneath the everyday.
Date Published:2017

Various publishers. Marivic Stone lives in a small world and that's just fine with her. Home is with her beloved grandfather (Gumps) in Darby, New Mexico, a small town that just happens to be famous for a medical discovery that saved humankind -- though not without significant repurcussions. Marivic loves her best friend, Saren, and the two of them promise to stick together, through thick and thin, and especially through the uncertain winnowing procedure, a now inevitable -- but dangerous -- part of adolescence. But when news of Saren's death thrusts Marivic into a world of conspiracy, rebellion and revolution, for the first time in her life, Marivic is forced to think and act big. If she is going to avenge Saren and right a decade of wrongs, she will need to trust her own frightening new abilities, even when it means turning her back on everything, and everyone, she's known and loved. A gripping exploration of love and loss, The Winnowing is a page-turning adventure that will have readers rooting for their new hero, Marivic Stone, as they unravel the horror and intrigue of a world at-once familiar but with a chilling strangeness not far beneath the everyday.

Date Published:2017

The hunger games

Collins, Suzanne.


Various publishers. In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
Date Published:2008