#GraphicNovel

Beach Babe (Babymouse #3)

Author: Jennifer L. Holm Genre: Comics

Meet Babymouse--the spunky mouse beloved by young readers for more than a decade! It’s summer time and Babymouse is going to the beach to surf and relax. But will sharks ruin her vacation? This groundbreaking young graphic novel series, full of humor and fun, is a bestseller that’s sold more than three million copies! "Move over, Superman, here comes Babymouse!"— The Chicago Sun-Times Grab your sunglasses! School’s out and Babymouse is headed to the beach for a week of sun, sand, surfing, snorkeling, and sharks! That’s right, folks . . . sharks! Looks like Babymouse’s summer fun isn’t shaping up quite the way she expected! Will Babymouse survive her summer vacation? Will she be the surfing star she dreams of being . . . or is she sharkbait ?! Find out in Beach Babe —the 3rd hilarious, action-packed installment of the beloved Babymouse graphic novel series! DON'T MISS The BIG Adventures of Babymouse: Once Upon a Messy Whisker , the newest, brightest, and BIGGER THAN EVER graphic novel from BABYMOUSE! Read more

Cat Kid Comic Club: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #1): From the Creator of Dog Man (1)

Author: Dav Pilkey Genre: Comics Illustrator: Dav Pilkey

A pioneering new graphic novel series by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of the internationally bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series. Naomi, Melvin, Pedro, and Poppy are just a few of the twenty-one rambunctious, funny, and talented baby frogs who share their stories in the Cat Kid Comic Club. Can Li'l Petey, Molly, and Flippy help the students express themselves through comics? The adventures in class and on paper unwind with mishaps and hilarity as the creative baby frogs experience the mistakes and progress that come with practice and persistence. "Squid Kid and Katydid," "Baby Frog Squad," "Monster Cheese Sandwich," "Birds Flowers Trees: A Haiku Photo Comic," and other mini-comics are featured as stories-within-the-story, each done in a different style, utilizing humor and drama, prose and poetry, illustrated in different media including acrylics, pastels, colored pencils, felt-tip markers, clay, hand-made cardboard sculptures, photographs, pipe cleaners, construction paper collages, and cookies. This heartfelt, humorous, and thoughtful graphic novel by award-winning author and artist Dav Pilkey will have readers of all ages laughing and motivated to unleash their own creativity. Read more

Disney Lilo & Stitch: The Graphic Novel

Author: RH Disney Genre: Comics

This paperback full-color graphic novel retells the exciting story of Disney Lilo & Stitch ! Lilo is a young, lonely girl who has never quite fit in with kids her own age. Stitch is an extraterrestrial creature genetically engineered to cause chaos and mischief. When Stitch ends up at the pound in Lilo's Hawaiian town, she adopts him. Together they learn that it's not always bad to be different and that your 'ohana, or family, is a bond worth fighting for-even if that fight is against alien invaders! Children ages 6 to 9 will love this paperback graphic novel retelling the events of the Disney Lilo & Stitch! Read more

Guts: A Graphic Novel

Author: Raina Telgemeier Genre: (Auto)biography/Memoir

A true story from Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile , Sisters , Drama , and Ghosts ! Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going on? Raina Telgemeier once again brings us a thoughtful, charming, and funny true story about growing up and gathering the courage to face -- and conquer -- her fears. Read more

Karen's Ghost: A Graphic Novel (Baby-sitters Little Sister #11) (11) (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix)

Author: Ann M. Martin Genre: Graphic Novel Illustrator: DK Yingst

Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off from The Baby-sitters Club, adapted and illustrated by DK Yingst! Karen thinks there's a ghost in her house! But she has never really seen the ghost of Old Ben Brewer... until now. Karen and her stepsister, Kristy, have found out that Ben Brewer and his spooky friends are going to have a birthday party in their attic on Halloween night! It used to be fun having a ghost around. But now Karen isn't so sure! Read more

Navajo Code Talkers: Top Secret Messengers of World War II (Amazing World War II Stories)

Author: Blake Hoena Genre: Graphic Novel Illustrator: Marcel P. Massegu

During World War II U.S. forces had to keep battle plans and other top secret information out of the enemy's hands. Coded messages were often used, but secret codes could be broken. To solve this problem, the U.S. military turned to an unexpected source to create an unbreakable code. The Navajo people spoke a complex language that few outsiders knew how to speak. Several Navajo soldiers were recruited to develop a code based on the Navajo language. The result was a complex code that could not be solved by the enemy. Learn all about the brave Navajo Code Talkers and how their unbreakable code helped defeat the enemy and win the war. Read more

Primer: A Superhero Graphic Novel

Author: Jennifer Muro Genre: Comics Illustrator: Gretel Lusky

Artistry and super-heroics collide ain this new superhero story! Thirteen-year-old Ashley Rayburn is an upbeat girl with a decidedly downbeat past. With a father in prison, Ashley has bounced from foster home to foster home and represents a real challenge to the social workers who try to help her--not because she's inherently bad, but because trouble always seems to find her. Things start looking up for Ashley when she finds new, loving parents, a best friend, and an outlet for her creative skills. But her life quickly gets more complicated when she also finds a suitcase full of specially enhanced body paints, changing her from artist to the world's newest superhero. It's the greatest thing to happen in her life so far, until Ashley finds herself pursued by a government agency that wants those paints back! Now she has to make hard choices to protect her new parents and learn what it truly means to be a family. From writers Jennifer Muro ( Star Wars: Forces of Destiny ) and Thomas Krajewski ( Netflix's Buddy Thunderstruck ) and artist Gretel Lusky comes a brand-new superhero for the DC Universe in a story that is alternately fun, dramatic, emotional, and uplifting. Read more

Snowman

Author: Ladybird Genre: Adventure

When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight to the North Pole Read more

Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends: (A Graphic Novel) (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels)

Author: Nicole Andelfinger Genre: Comics Illustrator: Claudia Aguirre

Jessica and Elizabeth are ready to take on middle school . . . but are they ready to take on each other? The New York Times bestselling world of Sweet Valley Twins returns in these all-new graphic novel adaptations! “This series should be as popular with readers as The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels.” – Booklist Jessica and Elizabeth have always been inseparable twins, but starting middle school means a chance for new beginnings! Elizabeth is excited to organize a school newspaper, but Jessica is more interested in joining the exclusive Unicorn Club. What will happen when the twins realize they might not be as alike as they thought? Middle school is hard enough, but with these twins each dealing with becoming their own person--will they be able to stay friends at the same time? Francine Pascal’s beloved Sweet Valley Twins comes to life in a brand-new graphic novel that will have old and new fans delighted as they meet Jessica and Elizabeth in graphic novel form. With the lively artwork of Claudia Aguirre, Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends is a contemporary middle-grade graphic novel filled with heart, laughter, and lots of twins. Read more

The Last Kids on Earth

Author: Max Brallier Genre: Adventure Illustrator: Douglas Holgate

The first book of the #1 New York Times , Wall Street Journal , and USA Today bestselling apocalyptic adventure series, now in paperback with custom-designed sprayed edges! A Netflix Original series! "Terrifyingly fun! Delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs."--Jeff Kinney, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Diary of a Wimpy Kid Ever since the Monster Apocalypse hit town, thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan has been holed up in his tree house, which he’s armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat, not to mention an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew scavenged from abandoned stores. Apart from the hordes of zombies, Winged Wretches, and Vine-Thingies invading his once-quiet town of Wakefield, Jack is content to treat the apocalypse like one giant video game—achieving Feats of Apocalyptic Success, driving around in his new ride, Big Mama, and dodging evil monsters like the eerily intelligent Blarg, who just so happens to be on Jack’s trail. To take on this ferocious beast, Jack builds a team: his dorky best friend, Quint; reformed bully Dirk; Jack’s loyal pet monster, Rover; and the fiercest girl Jack knows, June. But Blarg isn’t the only threat they face in this new world, and there are brutal horrors around every turn. Can Jack and his friends take on the apocalypse and live to tell the tale? Told in a mixture of text and black-and-white illustration, this is the perfect series for any kid who's ever dreamed of starring in their own comic book or video game. Read more

The Old Person Curse (Between Dark and Light)

Author: Chris von Halle Genre: Graphic Novel

Twelve years old one day… eighty the next. When Azie and her family move into a creepy old Victorian house in a quiet New York town, she’s just hoping to survive another boring summer. But the house has a horrifying secret — and a curse that’s been claiming kids for generations. The locals call it Old Person Disease . The symptoms? Rapid aging, gray hair, wrinkled skin… and death within days. Now Azie’s showing signs of the same terrifying illness — and if she can’t uncover the truth behind the curse, she won’t be the last. Can Azie and her new friends break the cycle before it claims her life — and the lives of the next generation? The Old Person Curse is a chilling standalone from the Between Dark and Light middle-grade horror series. Perfect for fans of Goosebumps , Mary Downing Hahn , and spooky generational mysteries for ages 10 and up. Read more

When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop (Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent)

Author: Laban Carrick Hill Genre: Comedy Illustrator: Theodore Taylor III

A John Steptoe New Talent Award Winner Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc. On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park in the South Bronx. Her brother, Clive Campbell, spun the records. He had a new way of playing the music to make the breaks―the musical interludes between verses―longer for dancing. He called himself DJ Kool Herc and this is When the Beat Was Born . From his childhood in Jamaica to his youth in the Bronx, Laban Carrick Hill's book tells how Kool Herc came to be a DJ, how kids in gangs stopped fighting in order to breakdance, and how the music he invented went on to define a culture and transform the world. Read more