Thursday, November 30, 2017
Dracula (Graphic Revolve: Common Core Editions)
On a trip to Transylvania, Jonathan Harker stays at an eerie castle owned by Count Dracula. When strange things start to happen, and the count escapes to London, Harker realizes that he and his friends are in grave danger.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Amaterasu: Return of the Sun [A Japanese Myth] (Graphic Myths and Legends)
This graphic novel tells the story of Amaterasu, the Japanese Shinto goddess of the sun. Amaterasus parents create the first eight islands of Japan. Amaterasus father later puts his children in charge of parts of the natural world. Beautiful and kindly Amaterasu is made the goddess of the sun. But her brother, Susano, god of the sea and storms, is jealous of his sisters position. In fear of Susanos temper, Amaterasu hides in a cave, plunging the world into darkness. The other gods and goddesses must come up with a clever plan to lure Amaterasu from her hiding place and restore order to the world.
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Hollow City Graphic Novel
After fleeing an army of terrible monsters, Jacob Portman and
his peculiar friends find themselves lost at sea, but the only person
who might be able to get them ashore safely, their illustrious
headmistress Miss Peregrine, is stuck in the form of a bird! Hoping to
find a way to get Miss Peregrine back to normal--or as normal as a
peculiar can get--the children journey to London. But no matter where
they go, trouble lurks after them...
Monday, November 27, 2017
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel)
When Jacob Portman was a boy, his grandfather regaled him with stories of his fantastic life at Miss Peregrine's home during the Second World War, even sharing photos of the remarkable children with whom he resided. As Jacob grew up, though, he decided that these photos were obvious fakes, simple forgeries designed to stir up his youthful imagination. Or were they...?
Following his
grandfather's death - a scene Jacob literally couldn't believe with his
own eyes - the sixteen-year-old boy embarks on a mission to disentangle
fact from fiction in his grandfather's tall tales. But even his
grandfather's elaborate yarns couldn't prepare Jacob for the
eccentricities he will discover at Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar
Children!
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
The Hobbit: An Illustrated Edition of the Fantasy Classic
An illustrated edition of the enchanting prequel to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit—the classic fantasy that inspired Peter Jackson’s major motion picture trilogy—in a newly expanded edition.
When Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves embark upon a dangerous quest to reclaim the hoard of gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug, Gandalf the wizard suggests an unlikely accomplice: Bilbo Baggins, an unassuming Hobbit dwelling in peaceful Hobbiton.
Along the way, the company faces trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse. But as they journey from the wonders of Rivendell to the terrors of Mirkwood and beyond, Bilbo will find that there is more to him than anyone—himself included—ever dreamed. Unexpected qualities of courage and cunning, and a love of adventure, propel Bilbo toward his great destiny . . . a destiny that waits in the dark caverns beneath the Misty Mountains, where a twisted creature known as Gollum jealously guards a precious magic ring.
Monday, November 20, 2017
Thor & Loki: In the Land of Giants [A Norse Myth] (Graphic Myths and Legends)
Out of the great halls of Asgard, home of the Norse Gods...came one of the greatest Norse legends. Thor, powerful god of thunder, and his brother Loki, the trickster, were eager to resolve an argument: Does strength always win, or do brains always beat brawn? To find an answer, they travel to the strange and forbidding land of giants. There they will face a series of challenges that will prove once and for all which god is right. Or will it?
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