Quest For The Spark
Twelve-year-old Tom Elm, his raccoon friend Roderick, Percival, Abbey, and Barclay Bone, warrior-priest Randolf, and forest-woman Lorimar join in a quest to find the pieces of the Spark that can save Dreaming--and the Waking World--from a Darkness created by the Nacht.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 147
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 790
subjects: heroes [X], dreams, magic, adventure and adventurers, adventure fiction, heroes and heroines, fantasy fiction, humorous fiction, fantasy fiction, humorous fiction, fantasy, humorous stories, adventure stories, adventure fiction [X]
Captain Awesome And The New Kid
Eugene McGillicudy stands up for Sally Williams, the new student at Sunnyview Elementary, and then discovers that they both like an orange cat named Mr.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 62
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: superheroes, friendship, school stories, cats, comic books, strips, etc, teachers, schools, humorous fiction, adventure fiction [X], pets, heroes [X], animals
Captain Awesome Takes A Dive
To finish summer swimming lessons, Eugene brings out his superhero alter ego, Captain Awesome, to confront the "Blobby Blob-Blob" at the deep end of the pool.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 52
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: superheroes, swimming, summer, water sports, sports, recreation, comic books, strips, etc, diving, adventure fiction [X], humorous fiction, heroes [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 [X], 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 [X], graphic novels
Captain Awesome To The Rescue!
When second-grader Eugene and his family move to a new neighborhood and he starts at a new school, he brings out his superhero alter ego, Captain Awesome, to find the kidnapped class hamster, in chapter-book format.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 57
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: superheroes, moving, household, schools, hamsters, teachers, comic books, strips, etc, adventure fiction [X], humorous fiction, moving, school stories, heroes [X]
The Society Of Unrelenting Vigilance
Thirteen-year-old Theo, who has lived in seclusion his entire life, discovers he is the descendant of the Candle Man, a Victorian vigilante with the ability to melt criminals with a single touch.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760
subjects: adventure fiction, superheroes, sick, adventure and adventurers, adventure stories, heroes [X], adventure fiction [X]
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, equilibrium, heroes [X], adventure and adventurers, fantasy, cartoons and comics, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, adventure fiction [X], radio and television novels, graphic novels, martial arts, missing persons, mothers and sons, superhero comics, fantasy comics, graphic novel adaptations
Captain Underpants And The Preposterous Plight Of The Purple Potty People
When George and Harold use their traveling purple potty to travel to another dimension where the school is nice and the principal, Mr.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 138
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 850
subjects: cartoons and comics, heroes [X], schools, captain underpants (fictitious character), school principals, monsters, teachers, caricatures and cartoons, humorous fiction, adventure fiction [X], humorous stories, captain underpants, school superintendents and principals, school stories, heroes and heroines, school fiction
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
"London, 1898. As the twentieth century approaches, there is a need for a new kind of champion--adventurers bound by the chaste order that characterizes the stagnant Victorian Era.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: league of extraordinary gentlemen (fictitious characters), characters and characteristics in literature, heroes [X], league of extraordinary gentlemen (fictional characters), human-alien encounters, superhero comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, london, adventure fiction [X], graphic novels
M?r
Ginza Toramizu, short, nearsighted, and lacking both athletic and academic talent, dreams repeatedly of a fantasy land where he is a hero, possessing all the abilities he lacks in reality, and it seems as though his dreams are coming true when a supernatural being appears at his school and whisks him away to a strange universe.
741.5
year: 2007
copies: 10
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: heroes [X], dreams, teenagers, heroes and heroines, comic books, strips, etc, teenage boys, boys, quests (expeditions), magic, adventure fiction [X], fantasy comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, adventure fiction, adventure stories, fantasy fiction, fantasy, cartoons and comics, adventure and adventurers
Tegami Bachi
"Lag returns from his training to find Amberground in chaos. The government is crumbling, revolution is underway, and the sun itself is going out.
741.5
year: 2015
copies: 43
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: letter carriers, mothers and sons, mother-son relationship, heroes [X], science fiction comics, action and adventure comics, graphic novels, science fiction comic books, strips, etc, adventure fiction [X]
Rurouni Kenshin
Things are settling down at the Kamiya dojo. Sanosuke has come to grips with his past, Yahiko is learning to relax, and Kenshin is enjoying Kaoru's cooking.
741.5
year: 2009
copies: 54
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: swordsmen, honor, heroes [X], japan, drug traffic, physicians, comic books, strips, etc, heroes and heroines, adventure fiction, historical fiction, manga, graphic novels, adventure fiction [X], historical fiction, graphic novels, adventure graphic novels, cartoons and comics
The Legend Of Zelda
"Midna tells Link about the time before she came to the world of Light and how the evil wizard Zant turned her into her current form.
741.5
year: 2023
copies: 213
call number/section: 741.5
lexile: 290
subjects: heroes [X], magic, good and evil, heroes and heroines, fantasy graphic novels, manga, fantasy, cartoons and comics, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, legend of zelda (game), princesses, quests (expeditions), adventure and adventurers, action and adventure comics, fantasy comics, comics (graphic works), comic books, strips, etc, translations, fantasy fiction, japan, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, manga, adventure fiction, adventure fiction [X]
Trigun Maximum
Vash and Wolfwood face off against even more Gung Ho Guns, like Midvalley the Hornfreak, who carries a saxophone, and Zazie the Beast, who is cute and cuddly and extremely tricky.
741.5
year: 2012
copies: 27
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: heroes [X], samurai, heroes and heroines, comic books, strips, etc, fugitives from justice, bounty hunters, adventure fiction, adventure fiction [X], science fiction comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, cartoons and comics, graphic novels, adventure stories
The Return Of Zita The Spacegirl
"Wrongfully imprisoned on a penitentiary planet, Zita has to plot the galaxy's greatest jailbreak before the evil prison warden can execute his plan of interstellar domination!"--From publisher's web site.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 97
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 280
subjects: graphic novels, science fiction, good and evil, prison wardens, prisoners, girls, heroes [X], human-alien encounters, extraterrestrial beings, science fiction, heroes and heroines, comic books, strips, etc, science fiction graphic novels, adventure graphic novels, science fiction comic books, strips, etc, adventure fiction [X], graphic novels