CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 14, 2011
"An inventive offering, sure to please fans of both American and Japanese comics. (Graphic fiction. 13 & up)"
A daring piece of graphic-novel meta-fiction explores the tropes of manga versus Western comics.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
"Hip, steamy fun. (Graphic paranormal romance. 12-14)"
A small-town teen fond of taking on difficult boyfriends as "projects" acquires a taste for tougher challenges when her newest one turns into a giant bat.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
"A valuable piece of historical literature brought to the forefront for thoughtful new readers. (Graphic novel. 12 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 30, 2011
"This will change no minds, but its heart is in the right place. (Graphic fiction. 12 & up) "
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 30, 2011
"An offbeat story about the sacrifices made for friends, about the very everydayness of such acts and the pitfalls and pleasures in their wake. (Picture book. 6 & up)"
Varon returns with another strange and charming graphic work that touches on the theme of her terrific
Robot Dreams (2007), namely: how fine friendship can be, and how surely it leads you down a twisty road of joys and melancholy.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 19, 2011
"A crisp, edge-of-your seat historical tale. (Historical graphic fiction. 12 & up)"
A sharp follow-up to
Resistance (2010) takes place one year after French teenager Paul Tessier joined the Resistance and helped his Jewish friend Henri escape the Nazis.
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