Little Women
An abridged version of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel of four sisters growing up in 1800s New England; and contains over 400 vocabulary words and definitions, synonyms and pronunciation for each word, and discussion questions.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 204
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1300
subjects: sisters, family life, new england, historical fiction, family life- new england, new england- history- 19th century, march family (fictional characters), mother-daughter relationship, young women, march family (fictitious characters), mothers and daughters, family, compact discs, bildungsromans, girls, family - fiction, new england - fiction, united states, families [X], autobiographical fiction, domestic fiction, bildungsromans, domestic fiction, autobiographical fiction, march, jo, march, amy (fictitious character), march, beth (fictitious character), march, meg (fictitious character), cartoons and comics, manga, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, graphic novels [X], confederate states of america, electronic books
Binky The Space Cat
Binky, a house cat who believes the family home is actually a space station, trains and prepares to travel into outer space, where his humans go everyday and need his protection.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 70
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: cats, family life, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, graphic novels [X], cartoons and comics, family, pets, animals, families [X]
Amelia Rules!
Nine-year-old Amelia McBride attempts to help her rock singer aunt, Tanner, through a difficult time; travels with her friends to Manhattan to visit her dad; and tries to keep up with her responsibilities as Princess Powerful in G.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 81
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: children, family life, friendship, school stories, wit and humor, comic books, strips, etc, family, american wit and humor, pictorial, families [X], cartoons and comics, schools, juvenile fiction / humorous stories, juvenile fiction / family / general (see also headings under social issues), juvenile fiction / comics & graphic novels / general, american wit and humor, graphic novels, graphic novels [X]
Binky Under Pressure
Binky, a house cat that believes he is a space cat, is dismayed when Gracie, a too-perfect foster cat, comes to live at his space station, and decides to investigate to learn the truth about this unwelcome guest.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 54
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 240
subjects: cats, family life, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, cartoons and comics, family, pets, animals, families [X], graphic novels [X]
The Storm In The Barn
Eleven-year-old Jack Clark struggles with everyday obstacles while his family and community contend with the challenges brought on by the Dust Bowl in 1937 Kansas.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 59
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 430
subjects: boys, families [X], rain and rainfall, dust bowl era, 1931-1939, kansas, family life, rain, historical fiction, cartoons and comics, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, historical fiction, graphic novels [X]
Blue Bay Mystery
A graphic adaptation of Gertrude Chandler Warner's story in which the Alden children find an unusual mystery when they spend a vacation on a supposedly deserted South Seas Island.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 43
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 340
subjects: islands, vacations, mystery and detective stories, oceania, boxcar children (fictitious characters), orphans, family life, boxcar children (fictional characters), easy reading materials, mystery fiction, cartoons and comics, mystery graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, detective and mystery stories, family, families [X], warner, gertrude chandler, mystery comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X]
The Boxcar Children
Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny Alden are brothers and sisters--and they're orphans.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 36
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 490
subjects: orphans, mystery fiction, graphic novels, boxcar children (fictitious characters), families [X], family life, boxcar children (fictional characters), detective and mystery comics, adaptations, graphic novels [X]
Kit Feeny
When plucky Kit Feeny moves to a new town, he immediately makes an enemy of the sadistic school bully and must struggle to find friends who share his interests.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 17
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: bears, moving, household, friendship, bullying, gifts, families [X], comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, family life, cartoons and comics, 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 [X], immigrants, family life, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, graphic novels, family, graphic novels [X]
Binky Takes Charge
Binky is responsible for training new recruits in the fight against aliens, but his new student can't even leap, pounce, or claw, and Binky wonders about the recruit's loyalty to the cause.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 37
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 560
subjects: cats, family life, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, dogs, outer space, graphic novels [X], humorous fiction, cartoons and comics, families [X], pets, animals, humorous comics
Karen's Birthday
It's Karen's birthday, and she can't wait for all those presents.
FIC
year: 1990
copies: 40
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 480
subjects: birthdays, families [X], sisters, family life, graphic novels [X], birthday parties, divorced parents
Bad Island
When Reese is forced to go on a boating trip with his family, the last thing he expects is to be shipwrecked on an island--especially one teeming with weird plants and animals.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 60
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 340
subjects: family life, survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc, islands, science fiction graphic novels, adventure graphic novels, shipwreck survival, adventure and adventurers, science fiction, cartoons and comics, adventure fiction, adventure stories, survival, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, family, families [X], castaways, science fiction comic books, strips, etc, adventure fiction, graphic novels [X], fantasy comic books, strips, etc, ocean travel, vacations, fantasy graphic novels
Avatar
"Avatar Aang travels to the spirit world to parlay with an ancient power, bringing Fire Lord Zuko ever closer to discovering the truth about his mother's fate--and his own past.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: family life, quests (expeditions), heroes and heroines, fantasy graphic novels, adventure graphic novels, families [X], equilibrium, heroes, adventure and adventurers, fantasy, cartoons and comics, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, adventure fiction, radio and television novels, graphic novels [X], martial arts, missing persons, mothers and sons, superhero comics, fantasy comics, graphic novel adaptations
Big Nate
"Life can be stressful for Nate Wright. At school, Mrs. Godfrey makes every day a nightmare.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 59
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 340
subjects: middle school students, middle schools, human behavior, big nate (fictional character), comic books, strips, etc, children's stories, conduct of life, schools, comic books, strips, etc, humorous stories, graphic novels [X], boys, graphic novels, families [X], behavior, cartoons and comics, school stories, humorous fiction, humorous stories, electronic books, humorous fiction, electronic books
Mystery Ranch
A graphic novel adaptation of Gertrude Chandler Warner's story in which eccentric Aunt Jane needs help on her ranch, so the Aldens, affectionately known as the Boxcar Children, get help from a private detective.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 440
subjects: boxcar children (fictitious characters), mystery and detective stories, boxcar children (fictional characters), mystery fiction, suspense, mystery, orphans, family life, cartoons and comics, mystery graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, detective and mystery stories, family, families [X], warner, gertrude chandler, mystery comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X], ranches, readers (publications), adaptations, brothers and sisters, ranch life, aunts, detective and mystery fiction, mystery fiction