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Hill & Wang takes a favorite and a classic and cleverly adapts it to a comic form, bringing this story to a whole new generation. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation Tim Hamilton Publisher’s Age Recommendation- General Adult My Suggested Age Recommendation -14 & up Hill & Wang, July 2009, 978-08090-51014 160 pp, $16.95 […]
The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: How Greg Heffley Went Hollywood By Jeff Kinney Amulet Hardback, $14.95 The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary aims squarely for its audience—fans of Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid and its sequels—and hits the sweet spot with a book that keeps some of the tone of the original while turning […]
Was your artwork stolen just before the school art show? Did a thief try to take your new stereo? Are you being blamed for scratching a friend’s new CD? Never fear, help is on the way! Max Finder and Alison Santos, the stars of OWL Magazine‘s popular graphic novel mystery series, are here to help. […]
An elderly king removed from the world of commoners. A palace cook roped into playing assassin. A princess confined to her rooms. A royal fiancé trapped between his duty to his king and that which he owes to his future bride. All of these collide in a story that is part fairy-tale, part contemporary dysfunctional […]
Remember The Muppet Show? This goofy series, which aired from 1976 to 1981, was, at heart, an affectionate parody of vaudeville and variety shows. The humor was broad and cheeky, a mixture of puns, pratfalls, and pop-culture riffs made all the more absurd by the "actors" who delivered the lines: a prudish eagle with a […]
"WARNING: These aren’t your parents’ Greek Myths!" With monsters and gods and heroes and bunnies, these tales have it all. Action! Romance! Stupidity! A Toaster! Michael Townsend retells nine Greek myths with his unique style of humorous comics. Amazing Greek Myths of Wonders and Blunders Michael Townsend Age Rating: 8-12; Grades 3-7 Dial Books for […]
Looking for an entertaining read? One that’s much like a Saturday Morning Cartoon? Then Tiny Tyrant is the perfect pick for you. Tiny Tyrant Volume 2: The Lucky Winner Lewis Trondheim & Fabrice Parme Publisher’s Age Recommendation 8 & up My Suggested Age Recommendation 8 & up First Second, September 2009, 978-1-59643-523-0 64 pp, $9.99 […]
Crogan’s Vengeance, the first book in Chris Schweizer’s series, The Crogan Adventures, is about “Catfoot” Crogan’s time serving on a pirate ship. It was a critical success, earning an Eisner nomination and a place on the Great Graphic Novels for Teens list, among other honors. The second book, Crogan’s March, about Peter Crogan, a soldier […]
In 1928, the sleepy town of Trepassey in Newfoundland became the focus of international attention. Amelia Earhart, the woman aviator, was using Trepassey as the launching point for her attempt to be the first woman passenger to fly across the Atlantic. Told from the perspective of Grace, a young girl in town who writes the […]
Myths and legends don’t have to just tells tales of heroic deeds or explain natural phenomena. Sometimes a tale can be used to teach a life lesson that will help the younger members of a culture fit in and be more responsible adults. This legend from East Africa does just that as Marwe learns some […]
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