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, 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, 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, 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, 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, castles, characters and characteristics in literature, fantasy graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X]
Watchmen
Two generations of superheroes, including Dr. Manhattan, who deals with the responsibility of his powers, and Nite Owl, who wrestles with letting go of the past, dissect their collective histories while trying to determine who is methodically killing them all off.
741.5
year: 2019
copies: 39
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: superheroes, murder, good and evil, homicide, superhero graphic novels, mystery graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, superhero comic books, strips, etc, mystery comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X], detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc, superhero comics, detective and mystery comics
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, 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, graphic novels, family, graphic novels [X]
War Brothers
Jacob is a 14-year-old Ugandan who is sent away to a boys' school.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 26
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 400
subjects: mckay, sharon e, child soldiers, kidnapping victims, friendship, courage, uganda, war stories, war, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, graphic novels, war stories, graphic novels [X], enfants soldats, victimes d'enl?vement, young adult books, romans graphiques, adaptation comics, war comics, comic books, strips, etc, fiction, juvenile works
Brain Camp
Problem children Jenna and Lucas find themselves invited to Camp Fielding, where they are surrounded by other misfits whose parents hope will be changed into prodigies.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 42
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 250
subjects: problem children, camps, mystery and detective stories, emotionally disturbed children, detective and mystery comics, science fiction comics, graphic novels [X], science fiction, cartoons and comics, mystery graphic novels, science fiction graphic novels, mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, mentally ill children, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, mystery comic books, strips, etc, science fiction comic books, strips, etc
Foiled
Aliera Carstairs, having always felt like an outcast at school but special in her fencing class, falls for Avery Castle, until a fencing foil with a large ruby on the hilt that her mother found at a sale reveals to her that both Avery and the world around her are not what they seem.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 42
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 460
subjects: high school students, fencing, supernatural, new york (n.y.), paranormal fiction, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, fantasy, cartoons and comics, supernatural graphic novels, fantasy graphic novels, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X]
Friends With Boys
After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling with her mother and three older brothers, Maggie enrolls in public high school, where interacting with her peers is complicated by the melancholy ghost that has followed her throughout her entire life.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 56
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 390
subjects: interpersonal relations, high schools, brothers and sisters, school stories, siblings, ghosts, schools, ghost stories, graphic novels [X]
Ichiro
Ichiro's mother decides they should move from New York City to his grandfather's home in Japan after Ichiro's American father is killed in Iraq.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 23
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 490
subjects: japanese americans, monsters, grandfathers, japan, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, fantasy, cartoons and comics, fantasy comics, graphic novels [X]
My Friend Dahmer
In graphic-novel format, tells the story of future serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer from the perspective of his school friend, painting a picture of an alienated and complex young man.
741.5
year: 2012
copies: 39
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: dahmer, jeffrey, derf, problem youth, male friendship, serial murderers, nineteen seventies, high school students, friendship, serial killers, high schools, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, behavior disorders in adolescence, graphic novels [X]
Prince Of Persia
Interweaves the stories of two Persian princes in different historic centuries who worry about corruption in the world.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: princes, iranians, prophecies, iran, adventure graphic novels, kings, queens, rulers, etc, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, graphic novels, adventure fiction, graphic novels [X]