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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life--perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn't always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes...
2) Run
Author
Series
Run (John Lewis) volume 1
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
RUN, the Eisner Award-Winner for Best Graphic Memoir, is one of the most heralded books of the year including being named a:
New York Times Top 5 YA Books of the Year · Top 10 Great Graphic Novels for Teens (Young Adult Library Services Association) · Washington Post Best Books of the Year · Variety Best Books of
Author
Series
Big ideas that changed the world volume 3
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A Shot in the Arm!, book 3 in the Big Ideas that Changed the World series, is the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious disease. Beginning with smallpox-perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date-and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly diseases such as measles, polio, anthrax, rabies, cholera, and influenza. The book is narrated...
Author
Series
March volume 3
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Welcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling MARCH trilogy. Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, joins co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell to bring the lessons of history to vivid life for a new generation, urgently relevant for today's world.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Syria, 2011: Teenage boys graffiti "Down with the regime" on a wall. This small act is just one of the many sparks that ignite a revolution to overthrow the tyrannical rule of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. But Assad and his supporters are ruthless: imprisonment, torture, and devastating massacres tear the country apart. Refugees begin to flee Syria in staggering numbers. The unexpected flood of victims overwhelms neighboring countries. Desperate...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A stunning graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love. George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new...
Author
Series
March volume 2
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
A first-hand graphic novel account of the author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights continues to cover his involvement in Freedom Rides and the 1963 March on Washington.
8) Drama
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.
9) Infidel
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
As Johnis and the other "chosen" recruits of the Forest Guard are pulled into deeper danger to secure the seven lost Books of History, Johnis tries to rescue his mother from enslavement by the Horde, but risks betraying the Forest Dwellers.
10) Chosen
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
As the land of the Forest Dwellers is increasingly decimated by the Horde, Thomas Hunter, supreme commander of the Forest Guard, choses four sixteen-year-old recruits for a special mission--to find the seven lost Books of History that have power over the past, present, and future.
11) I am Princess X
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Best friends Libby Deaton and May Harper invented Princess X when they were in fifth grade, but when the car Libby is in goes off a bridge, she is presumed dead, and the story came to an end--except now, three years later, Princess X is suddenly everywhere, with a whole underground culture focused on a webcomic, and May believes her friend must be alive.
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A bold and original YA graphic novel about battling your inner doubts and fears-and finding your genius Sometimes, the world is too much for Mona Starr. She's sweet, geeky, and creative, but it's hard for her to make friends and connect with other people. She's like a lot of sensitive teenagers-but in the hands of graphic novelist Laura Lee Gulledge, Mona's struggle with depression takes on a vivid, concrete form. Mona calls it her Matter. The Matter...
13) MirrorMask
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A girl from a family of circus performers finds herself in a strange new world populated by mysterious creatures--a dreamworld in which she is about to embark on a most amazing journey, in a full-color graphic novella based on the Sony Pictures fantasy film. Helena is about to embark on a most amazing journey. Raised in a family of circus performers, she's always dreamed of leading a more ordinary life. But when haunting music draws her into a strange...
Author
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this graphic novel that combines medieval legends and folklore, the brutish feudal world, and devotion to family, William, the grandson of an elderly feudal lord in the thirteenth century, sets out on a labyrinthine journey to discover his father's killer"--Provided by publisher.
16) Page by Paige
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Paige Turner and her family move to New York City from rural Virginia, she tries to make sense of her new life through her sketchbook, and it helps bring her true personality into the open, a process that is equal parts terrifying and rewarding.
Author
Series
My boyfriend is a monster volume 2
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
High school students Maria and Tom are immediately attracted to each other, but an envious monster named Hedy will stop at nothing to destroy their romance.
Author
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Artie Irvin is thrilled to discover she comes from a line of werewolves, but as she dives into her family history and figures out her new abilities, vampires wait in the shadows."--
20) Nimona
Author
Series
Nimona volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lord Blackheart, a villain with a vendetta, and his sidekick, Nimona, an impulsive young shapeshifter, must prove to the kingdom that Sir Goldenloin and the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes everyone thinks they are.
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