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Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Profiles the life and accomplishments of Stanley Lieber, comic book author, publisher of Marvel Comics, and creator of such famous comic-book characters as Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and the Fantastic Four.
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
370 p.; 24 cm.
Description
The definitive biography of the greatest cartoonist of the Greatest Generation. [He] defied army censors, German artillery, and Patton's pledge to "throw his ass in jail" to deliver his wildly popular cartoon, "Up Front," to the pages of Stars and Stripes.--From publisher description.
5) New Kid
Author
Series
New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft.
6) Just breathe
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Description
With Chicago and her marriage in the rearview mirror, cartoonist Sarah Moon flees to the small northern California coastal town where she grew up. As she comes to terms with her lost marriage, Sarah encounters a man she never expected to meet again: Will Bonner, the high school heartthrob she'd skewered mercilessly in her old comics. Now a local firefighter, he's been through some changes himself. But just as her heart is about to reawaken, Sarah...
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With a popular comic strip, card line, and children's cartoon to her name, Lucy Brighton should be in a happy place. But the ache of a cold, lonely childhood lingers on. Even though she still lives in the New Jersey house where she grew up, Lucy has had little contact with her parents since they moved to Florida five years ago. Then Lucy receives a call that her parents have been killed in a car crash. While settling their affairs in Florida, Lucy...
Author
Series
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 4
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
216 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Big Nate Wright's president of P.S. 38, the after-school cartooning club. As he doodles his observations in his cartoon notebook, he decides it's time to go from zeroes to heroes. Will Nate crack under the pressure of the "Ultimate Snowdown"? Or lead P.S. 38 to its biggest victory ever?
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"The definitive biography of the beloved-often controversial-co-creator of many legendary superheroes, A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee presents the origin of "Stan the Man," who spun a storytelling web of comic book heroic adventures intoa pop culture phenomenon: the Marvel Universe. Stan Lee was the most famous American comic book creator who ever lived. Thanks, especially, to his many cameos in Marvel movies and TV shows, Lee was-and...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
xxi, 423 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
A comprehensive literary biography of the creators of the Superman character draws on a decade of research and new discoveries to provide coverage of such lesser-known topics as the real inspiration for Lois Lane, Siegel's secret work during World War II and the story behind Siegel's father's suspicious death.
13) Sunshine
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
226 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Description
"When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counselors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going into it, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn't it be depressing, to be around kids facing such a serious struggle? Wouldn't it be grim? But instead of the shadow of death, Jarrett found something else at Camp Sunshine: the hope and determination that gets people through the most troubled of...
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Description
Discover the man behind Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts gang in this imaginative and tender-hearted tribute told in comic-strip format! Charles M. Schulz was arguably the most influential and popular cartoonist of the 20th century, and he poured many of his own emotions and experiences into the world of Peanuts over its iconic 50-year run. Now, Luca Debus and Francesco Matteuzzi pay tribute to the master by telling the story of Schulz's life...
16) In limbo
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
339 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
Ever since Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee emigrated from South Korea to the United States, she's felt her otherness. For a while, her English wasn't perfect. Her teachers can't pronounce her Korean name. Her face and her eyes--especially her eyes--feel wrong. In high school, everything gets harder. Friendships change and end, she falls behind in classes, and fights with her mom escalate. Caught in limbo, with nowhere safe to go, Deb finds her mental health...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
277 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Description
"Starting a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest. At her old school, everyone in Cece's class was deaf. Here she is different. She is sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems certain to repel potential friends. Then Cece makes a startling discovery. With the Phonic Ear she can hear her teacher not just in the classroom, but...
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