The Lost World
A comic book adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World" in which Professor Challenger's contention that some inexplicable terror exists in the Amazon, leads to the formation of an expedition to explore an isolated plateau rising above the jungles where dinosaurs, primitive ape-men, and prehistoric monsters still thrive.
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copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: challenger, george edward, south america, prehistoric peoples, dinosaurs, fantasy comics, comics adaptations [X], graphic novels [X]
The Hound Of The Baskervilles
A graphic novel adaptation of "The Hound of the Baskervilles" in which Sherlock Holmes investigates the death of Charles Baskerville and rumors of a hound that haunts the moors around the family's ancestral home.
FIC
year:
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: holmes, sherlock, private investigators, supernatural graphic novels, devon (england), paranormal comics, comics adaptations [X], graphic novels [X]
Romeo And Juliet
In this graphic novel version of Shakespeare's play, teenagers Romeo and Juliet, from rival families in Verona, fall deeplyin love, with tragic consequences for both the Montagues and the Capulets.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: romeo, juliet, vendetta, verona (italy), romance comics, comics adaptations [X], graphic novels [X], romance comic books, strips, etc, revenge, romance graphic novels, love
The Silver Spurs Of Oz
"Cowgirl Dorothy and her horse, Toto, are taking the Yellow Dust Road on the way to the Great Wiz Kid's Emerald Circus of Oz for auditions, and along the way she meets Tinny, Crow, Leo, and Strega West who are also looking to audition--but in the morning Strega has disappeared, along with Dorothy's lucky silver spurs, and Dorothy must summon her inner courage to perform her best at the audition"--OCLC.
FIC
year:
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 530
subjects: gale, dorothy, cowgirls, circus, auditions, self-confidence, cartoons and comics, graphic novels [X], comics adaptations [X]
Coco
A graphic novelization of Disney/Pixar "Coco" in which a young boy named Miguel Rivera loves music, and wants to become an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, but no music is allowed in his household, so he takes a journey to the Land of the dead to unlock the real story behind his family's history.
FIC
year:
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: boys, mariachi musicians, musicians, families, grandparent and child, family secrets, family life, secrets, grandparent-grandchild relationship, mexico, comics adaptations [X], graphic novels [X]
H.g. Wells The Invisible Man
"In the midst of winter, a snowstorm blows into the small, quiet village of Iping-and along with the storm arrives a mysterious stranger.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: scientists, mentally ill, psychological fiction, science fiction comics, comics adaptations [X], graphic novels [X]
The Great Gatsby
Presents a comic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" which tells the tragic love story of Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan, a dashing, enigmatic millionaire obsessed with an elusive, spoiled young woman.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: gatsby, jay, buchanan, daisy, rich, man-woman relationship, romance graphic novels, long island (n.y.), romance comics, comics adaptations [X], graphic novels [X]
Runaway
"An allegorical tale of greed, ignorance and the social cost of self-importance all wrapped up into the world inside and out of a runaway train, its passengers and a cow that is loose on the tracks"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: cattle, railroads, humorous graphic novels, comics adaptations [X], humorous comics, graphic novels [X]
The Aristocats
When their owner says she wants to leave her fortune to her cats, the jealous butler leaves the family of felines in the country, and they must find their way home with the help of a smooth talking tomcat.
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year:
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: cats, inheritance and succession, butlers, adventure graphic novels, paris (france), action and adventure comics, comics adaptations [X], graphic novels [X]
Lady And The Tramp
"An upper-middle-class American cocker spaniel named Lady and a street-smart, stray schnauzer called Tramp fall in love and embark on many adventures"--Amazon.
FIC
year:
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: lady, tramp, dogs, romance graphic novels, romance comics, comics adaptations [X], graphic novels [X]
Pinocchio
A wooden puppet sets out to become a real boy with the help of his conscience, named Jiminy Cricket.
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year:
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: pinocchio, puppets and puppet plays, family life, boys, right and wrong, wishes, comics adaptations [X], graphic novels [X]
Robin Hood
When evil Prince John tells the Sheriff of Nottingham to collect unreasonable taxes from the animals of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood and his merry men wage a battle against their evil foes.
FIC
year:
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: robin hood, folklore, wealth, theft, adventure graphic novels, action and adventure comics, comics adaptations [X], graphic novels [X]
Juliet Takes A Breath
"[A graphic novelization of Gabby Rivera's 'Juliet Takes a Breath' in which] Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon.
FIC
year:
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: lesbians, puerto ricans, bildungsromans, coming-of-age comics, comics adaptations [X], graphic novels [X]
Pok?mon Detective Pikachu
"Follow Tim Goodman's journey through Ryme City, as he searches for his missing father.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: pikachu, pokemon (fictitious characters), adventure stories, detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc, adventure and adventurers, mystery and detective stories, cartoons and comics, action and adventure comics, comics adaptations [X], graphic novels [X], adventure graphic novels, mystery graphic novels
H.g. Wells The War Of The Worlds
A graphic novel version of H. G. Wells' classic novel, in which an Englishman tries to find his wife after Martians land on Earth just outside of London in the late nineteenth century while the British military and human technology fail in their efforts to stop the Martians, who have begun to kill and feed off of humans.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: extraterrestrial beings, space warfare, london (england), science fiction comics, war comics, comics adaptations [X], graphic novels [X]