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As I was going through my review copies, trying to decide which ones to focus on this week, I realized that I had overlooked two supernatural titles released by Digital Manga Publishing back in July 2010. Both titles are interesting enough for libraries to consider adding to their collections, with one being more contemplative horror/fantasy […]
Average, ordinary Moritaka Mashiro has always assumed that he’ll have an average, ordinary life–finish high school, go to college, become a businessman. Sure he enjoys drawing, but that’s not a skill you can build a life with. But when top student Akito Takagi discovers Mashiro’s talent, he decides that Mashiro is the perfect person to […]
VIZ Media’s VIZKids line recently released two new graphic novel hybrid (part comic book/part novel) series aimed at kids ages six and up, both of which should appeal to readers who like silly adventure stories such as Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants (Scholastic). My colleague Kate looked at book one of both series—Taro and the Magic […]
Dinosaurs have such a hold on our imaginations that even now, millions of years after their disappearance, we still write books about them, make movies about them, study them, look for clues to their lives and their deaths. As any librarian can tell you, books about dinosaurs are some of the more well-circulated books in […]
What would you do if you were the only person who knew a beloved savior was really a devil? Would you stand up or would you turn away, saying “This is not my problem”? That is the dilemma facing Ando, a seemingly ordinary high school student who possesses a mysterious power. He can make people […]
Jeff Smith’s Bone series has been beloved by children, teens, and adults since it first came out in the early 1990s. Scholastic was smart to pick it up as part of their GRAPHIX line, especially since they re-released in it bright, shining color. Fans of the Bone cousins’ fantastic adventures will also want to check […]
Missile Mouse is back! While chasing a fugitive, Missile Mouse discovers that the being is a slave from the planet Tankium. The evil King Bognarsh has taken all of the Tankian men and implanted mind-control devices on them, forcing them to work in the mines. Missile Mouse is determined to destroy Bognarsh’s empire, but all […]
Tutankhamen captured the hearts and minds of the Western world in a way no other Egyptian pharaoh has. Since Howard Carter’s discovery of Tut’s undisturbed tomb in 1922, people have marveled at the wonders it revealed. But there were many unanswered questions about both Tut’s life and his death, most brought to light because of […]
Lulu Moppet lives on Main Street and spends most of her time getting into–and out of–trouble. Lulu and her neighbors Tubby, Annie, Iggy, and Fifi are mischievous, fun-loving, and silly kids and their comic adventures are as enjoyable today as they were when Lulu’s comic books were first issued. This is the 25th volume of […]
Middle school marches ever onward and Greg Heffley is still caught in its wake. It’s been several weeks since he and his best friend Rowley “broke up” and the candidates for Rowley’s position are few and far between. On top of that there are family issues, puberty, fame, and girls to deal with. With all […]
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