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Author
Series
Publisher
TOON Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this updated adaptation of a classic Latin American folktale, Blancaflor, a young ogre with magical powers, decides to secretly help a charming prince who has made a foolish bet with her father. Through saving the prince and the kingdom, she learns to be honest with herself and others about the things that make her special"--
403) Run, monster, run!
Author
Series
Zoo Patrol Squad volume 2
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Fennlock Fox and Penny the Pig must stop a giant monster from trampling the 35th Annual Fast and Furry Tourney in Wild Zoo Yonder, but split up to track the monster and keep contestants safe.
404) The call of the wild
Author
Series
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Presents the adventures of an unusual dog, part Saint Bernard and part Scottish Shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack"--Google.com.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In R. J. Palacio's bestselling collection of stories Auggie & Me, which expands on characters in Wonder, readers were introduced to Julian's grandmother, Grandmère. Here, Palacio makes her graphic novel debut with Grandmère's heartrending story: how she, a young Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II; how the boy she and her classmates once shunned became her savior and best friend. Sara's harrowing...
Author
Series
Noodleheads volume 7
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Mac and Mac want to eat their favorite pie and their friends and mom give them tricks to make it easier, but the boys' shenanigans make things harder than they need to be."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In Turning Red, Mei Lee is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. And as if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited (which for a teenager is practically ALWAYS), she "poofs" into a giant red panda!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy Jackson's sixteenth birthday unfolds as he leads an army of young demigods to stop Kronos in his advance on New York City, while the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster, Typhon.
Author
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In "Asterix and the Cauldron," when a local Gaulish chief wants a cauldron full of money kept out of Roman hands, he entrusts Asterix to guard the loot. When the cash disappears, Asterix and Obelix must find a way to make money... fast! At any cost, even their morals. "Asterix in Spain" features our Gaulish hero heading to the Iberian peninsula to rescue the Gran Chen Huevos y Bacon's son. But with the return of the Chief's son to Hispania, comes...
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"As snowpocalypse descends once again, one temperamental weatherman is determined to set the record straight on the myths and misconceptions surrounding the elements. What is the difference between weather and climate? How do weather satellites predict the future? Can someone outrun a tornado? Does the rotation of the Earth affect wind currents? And does meteorology have anything to do with meteors? Stormin Norman Weatherby is gearing up to answer...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The comic book universe is adventurous, mystifying, and filled with heroes, villains, and cosplaying Comic-Con attendees. This book by one of Wired magazine's art directors traverses the graphic world through a collection of pie charts, bar graphs, timelines, scatter plots, and more. Super Graphic offers readers a unique look at the intricate and sometimes contradictory storylines that weave their way through comic books, and shares advice for navigating...
Author
Series
Glork Patrol volume 1
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Exploding from the beloved Glorkian Warrior video game and graphic novels: a hilarious new outer-space adventure, from the award-winning creator of Johnny Boo! Who keeps the galaxy silly? The Glork Patrol! When the patrol crash-lands on the sinister Bad Planet, Baby Gonk finds a giant egg... so of course he sits on it. Soon it hatches a baby Quackaboodle, the most dangerous creature in the universe! Will there be a fight to the death, or will the...
Author
Series
Tiny Fox and Great Boar volume 2
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Tiny Fox and Great Boar left their familiar forest behind, setting their sights on new landscapes and new friendships. The duo encounters a sea of fireflies and journeys through engulfing fog to finally reach the ocean. But when they are met with a group of seals and Boar becomes enchanted by their seaside lifestyle, Fox worries he will lose his best pal to Boar's new friends. What will Tiny Fox do?" --
415) Planetary-yum
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Future CatStronaut Waffles and his younger sister Pancake are kittens who enjoy visiting the science museum with Dad-Cat.--
416) Stealing home
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Language
English
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2021-2022 Middle School TAB Nominations
Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Elementary
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Asian and Pasifika Voices: Books for Middle Grade
Description
"Sandy Saito looks back to his childhood in 1940s Vancouver, when he was eight years old. He's a happy kid: he goes to school, reads comic books and is obsessed with baseball -- especially the Asahi baseball team, the pride of the Japanese-Canadian community. Then the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor -- and everything changes. The kids Sandy used to play with every day now call him names and chase him from the playground. He and his family are no longer...
Author
Series
Bigfoot and Nessie volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Bigfoot is the only one in his family who does not like having the spotlight on him, and finds a friend in Nessie who is equally desperate to get away from all the cameras.
Author
Series
Hip-hop family tree volume 1
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
This encyclopedic comics history of the formative years of hip-hop captures the vivid personalities and magnetic performances of old-school pioneers and early stars like DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, plus the charismatic players behind the scenes like Russell Simmons, Debbie Harry, Keith Haring and other luminaries make cameos.
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