American Born Chinese
Alternates interrelated stories about three characters, including a Chinese American trying to participate in popular culture; a Chinese folk hero attempting to be worshipped as a god; and a teenager who is so ashamed by his Chinese cousin's behavior that he changes schools.
741.5
year: 2009
copies: 117
call number/section: 741.5
lexile: 530
subjects: chinese americans, identity, schools, cartoons and comics [X], identity (psychology), school stories, identity (philosophical concept), comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, graphic novels [X]
Deogratias
A graphic novel that describes the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda in 1994 through the eyes of a boy named Deogratias, a Hutu, who is in love with Benigne, a Tutsi.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 23
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 580
subjects: genocide, hutu (african people), tutsi (african people), rwanda, cartoons and comics [X], graphic novels [X]
Tokyo Mew Mew
Eleven-year-old Ichigo is involved in an odd incident when her DNA is mixed with the DNA of an almost extinct wildcat, and soon discovers she and her friends have been chosen to participate in a top secret project to protect the planet from aliens who are using the world's animals to attack humans.
741.5
year: 2005
copies: 18
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: extraterrestrial beings, science fiction, cartoons and comics [X], mun?equitos, tiras c?micas, etc, comic books, strips, etc, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, girls, graphic novels, munn?equitos, tiras co?micas, etc, spanish language, science fiction comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X]
Yu-gi-oh!
"While Kaiba, the world's second greatest gamer, duels Pegasus, Yugi and his friends explore Pegasus' castle.
741.5
year: 2018
copies: 50
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: games, teenagers, ghosts, cartoons and comics [X], spirit possession, spirits, manga, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, graphic novels [X], ghost stories, revenge
Around The World In Eighty Days
In 1872 Phileas Fogg wins a bet by traveling around the world in seventy-nine days, twenty-three hours, and fifty-seven minutes.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 86
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1070
subjects: voyages around the world, adventure and adventurers, historical fiction, adventure fiction, adventure and adventures, adventure stories, voyages and travels, large type books, large print books, audiobooks, verne, jules, cartoons and comics [X], wagers, adventure fiction, action and adventure fiction, graphic novels [X], comic books, strips, etc, adventure, travel, quest, tourism
Great Expectations
Pip is a poor young orphan, living with his sister and her husband Joe, a blacksmith.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 179
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1230
subjects: young men, england, dickens, charles, orphans, coming of age, man-woman relationship, ex-convicts, benefactors, youth, bildungsromans, great britain, man-woman relationships, revenge, historical fiction, closed caption video recordings, closed captioning, dvds, audiobooks, working class, inheritance and succession, literature - adapted, gifts, bildungsromane, audiobooks, bildungsromans, adaptations, graphic novels [X], love stories, love, cartoons and comics [X], conduct of life, industrial revolution, social classes, electronic books
The Man In The Iron Mask
A graphic adaptation of Alexander Dumas's novel in which the four Musketeers plot to replace King Louis XIV of France with the mysterious, masked prisoner in the Bastille believed to be Louis' falsely imprisoned twin brother and the true king.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: man in the iron mask, adventure and adventurers, historical fiction, cartoons and comics [X], adventure fiction, france, adventure graphic novels, adventure stories, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, adventure fiction, historical fiction, graphic novels [X]
Mercury
A necklace that reportedly has the power to find gold serves as a link between Tara Fraser, a teen who is facing the angst of living with relatives and being the new girl in school after her home burns down, and Josey, a distant relative who lived in Tara's house over one hundred years earlier and fell in love with Asa Curry, a mysterious man who claimed to be a gold dowser.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 31
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 370
subjects: necklaces, teenage girls, cousins, genealogy, man-woman relationships, nova scotia, cartoons and comics [X], man-woman relationship, girls, teenagers, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, graphic novels [X], adjustment (psychology)
The Eternal Smile
A collection of three graphic stories featuring Duncan, a charming prince hoping to win the princess's hand; Gran'pa Greenbax, a greedy old frog who longs to find true happiness; and Janet, a busy working woman who thinks she has found true love with a Nigerian prince who contacts her through an email asking for her help in liberating his family.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: short stories, american, short stories, cartoons and comics [X], short stories, graphic novels [X]
The Little Prince
A graphic novel adaptation of the story of an aviator whose plane is forced down in the desert, where he encounters a little man from a small planet, who describes his adventures in the universe, seeking the secret of what is really important in life.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: saint-exup?ry, antoine de, air pilots, princes, fairy tales, fantasy graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics [X], graphic novels, kings, queens, rulers, etc, fairy tales, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X]
The Odyssey
Retells, in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 60
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: homer, odysseus (greek mythology), heroes, mythology, greek, adventure and adventurers, mythology, cartoons and comics [X], heroes and heroines, adventure graphic novels, greek mythology, adventure fiction, adventure stories, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, adventure fiction, graphic novels [X]
The Kite Runner
A graphic novel adaptation of the author's novel about Amir, a forty-year-old novelist living in the U.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: male friendship, social classes, betrayal, kabul (afghanistan), boys, friendship, bildungsromans, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics [X], graphic novels, bildungsromans, graphic novels [X]
Castle Waiting
Lady Jain, settling into life at Castle Waiting, reflects on her early romantic entanglements and conflicts with her sister while exploring a secret passageway and witnessing a variety of situations on the castle grounds.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: characters in literature, magic, fantasy, cartoons and comics [X], castles, characters and characteristics in literature, fantasy graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X]
A + E 4ever
Asher Machnik is a teenage boy cursed with a beautiful androgynous face who has developed an intense fear of being touched because of the abuse he receives from others.
741.5
year: 2011
copies: 4
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: high school students, transgender people, friendship, phobias, psychological fiction, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics [X], graphic novels, psychological fiction, graphic novels [X]
Level Up
Dennis Ouyang is visited by four angels who prompt him to give up his dream of playing video games professionally and pursue a medical degree as his late father wanted, but a crisis reveals the true nature of the angels and brings Dennis to a crossroads in his path to the future.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 34
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 360
subjects: chinese americans, video games, families, immigrants, family life, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics [X], graphic novels, family, graphic novels [X]