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2) Illegal
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"Ebo is alone. His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous journey to Europe, and a better life, the same journey their sister set out on months ago. But Ebo refuses to be left behind in Ghana. He sets out after Kwame and joins him on the quest to reach Europe. Ebo's epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the merciless sea. But with every...
3) Amazona
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Pub. Date
2022
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"Andrea, a young Indigenous Colombian woman, has returned to the land she calls home. Only nineteen years old, she comes to mourn her lost child, carrying a box in her arms. And she comes with another mission. Andrea has hidden a camera upon herself. If she can capture evidence of the illegal mining that displaced her family, it will mark the first step toward reclaiming their land."--Back cover.
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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A Tibetan-set mystical adventure of treachery, martial arts, and spiritual redemption. PUBLICATION IN 6 VOLUMES - COMPLETED SERIES. Late 19th century Tibet, after the Grand Lama Mipam dies, Gabriel, the orphan of white explorers, is chosen as his reincarnation. As he is raised by a local family, the seeds of corruption and despair sprout across the land, and it will be up to the White Lama to fight his way back to the light. A breath-taking & spiritual...
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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Tom Stone stepped into Seward High and into Maria McBride's life like a bolt of lightning. He's the perfect guy for Maria--nice, smart, and well-built. There's just one problem: his family. Tom's father is the town's new funeral director, and business is booming. The bodies are piling up thick and fast in Persephone Falls, Alaska, so Dr. Stone keeps Tom up late at night working in the funeral home. And it's clear that Dr. Stone and his creepy assistant,...
7) Elvis
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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Stepping into Sun Studios in 1954 Elvis Aaron Presley recorded his first single "That's All Right". Little did he know he would soon revolutionize music and culture worldwide. This graphic novel biography starts with the story of "The King's" humble beginnings in Mississippi, detailing, every step of the way, his meteoric rise to the stratosphere of stardom. It includes his service in the military, his extensive record as a Hollywood film star, his...
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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There's a prison break at Black Rock and it's a family affair! Wynonna Earp, descendant of the legendary gunslinger Wyatt Earp, and her whole family are members of the U.S. Marshals Black Badge Division-a unit dedicated to protecting the world from all things that go bump in the night. Two of their greatest assets in the fight against evil are the Division's relative secrecy and Black Rock Prison, the only facility capable of holding major paranormal...
9) Always never
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"After forty years of being madly in love, Ana and Zeno are finally retiring and giving their romance a chance to bloom while they both still have time left. A unique but relatable love story told in reverse, with each chapter stepping further back through the decades of touch and go courting, showing both the heartbreaking moments that kept the two lovers apart and the beautiful moments that kept their flame alive"--Provided by publisher.
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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David Powell has regained his tech-suit and taken the first steps to using his telekinetic powers as a superhero, while his wife Astrid negotiates with the Foresight Corporation for the safety of their family, and the doctor who saved David's life starts gathering a team of mercenaries for a new agenda of justice . . . by any means necessary.
11) Haphaven
Pub. Date
2019
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English
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Ever-superstitious Alex Mills will do anything to avoid a jinx. Picking up pennies, knocking on wood, collecting rabbit's feet . . . you name it. That is until she steps on a crack and it actually does break her mother's back. To save her mom, Alex must follow Hubbub Caskside, a trusty leprechaun, on a journey through the end of a rainbow to Haphaven, the world where all of Earth's superstitions draw their power. All she needs is a rabbit's foot to...
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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Everything seems to come to a standstill when an electromagnetic pulse magnetizes the clockwork the planet depends on. Not only the planet, but the automata, too, are knocked out of sync. The powerfully-built AnchoR is able to return to her senses, but RyuZU remains out of commission while Naoto and the crew plan their next step. Meanwhile, Marie's influence extends far and wide: from the government where a fellow meister gathers information, to the...
13) White Fang
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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During the gold rush, Alaska is a vast land with the promise of riches. Some of these riches are sled dogs. White Fang is one of these dogs who is traded, sold, and pitted against each other. Soon he is saved and brought to California. Can he adjust to his new home and his new family? Find out in this stunning graphic novel adaptation of Jack London's classic by Joe Dunn. Creator biographies and a glossary help reluctant readers take the first step...
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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Welcomed into the arms of the Giou clan and the Zweilt, Yuki reaches out to his comrades even as he is drawn into their war with the darkness. But the demonic Duras continue to spread their malevolence around Yuki, and the members of his new family are not impervious either, as one of their own vanishes without a trace and yet another is cornered by a sudden ambush. In the Zweilt, Yuki may well have found the long-sought-after place he belongs, but...
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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"I haven't forgotten. The dream lifestyle in his home with his family doesn't include me... I have my own future to look forward to. But still... I don't know how to put it into words." "I'm sorry that I made you feel that way." Daiki's come home and Hiro's dream is one step closer. Mao is invited to her little sister's birthday party. How does her second trip back home go? Have each of these people who have trouble moving forward with their feelings...
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2019.
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"From a childs-eye view, Travis Dandro recounts growing up with a drug-addicted birth father, alcoholic step-dad, and overwhelmed mother. As a kid, Dandro would temper the tension of his every day with flights of fancy, finding refuge in toys and animals and insects rather than the unpredictable adults around him. Dandro perceptively details the effects of poverty and addiction on a family while maintaining a childs innocence for as long as he can....
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[2020]
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"In History Comics: The Great Chicago Fire, writer Kate Hannigan and illustrator Alex Graudins tell the true story of how a city rose up from one of the worst catastrophes in American history, and how this disaster forever changed how homes, buildings, and communities are constructed. A deadly blaze engulfs Chicago for two terrifying days! A brother, a sister, and a helpless puppy must race through the city to stay one step ahead of the devilish inferno....
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"Brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas were talented Native American rock musicians that took the 1960s Sunset Strip by storm. They influenced The Doors and jammed with Jimmy Hendrix before he was 'Jimi', and the idea of a band made up of all Native Americans soon followed. Determined to control their creative vision and maintain their cultural identity, they eventually signed a deal with Epic Records in 1969. But as the American Indian Movement gained momentum...
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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Out of options and up against the wall, Eddie and Trudy come up with a drastic plan to finish Eric Nightingale once and for all. But Red Team's track record is not good when it comes to the ultimate sanction—and the Nightingale family proves to still have teeth. Our heroes discover the terrible true cost of stepping outside the law, in the final episode of Double Tap, Center Mass.
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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The Monsters have escaped Solomon Kane's prison but he has planned one step ahead. Kane has taken the one thing most valuable to Bigfoot, his family. A battle in a cave leads to the monster's first casualty which only fuels Zaya's fire and sends the team running right back in the direction from which they came, toward Kane. This time they're not running for their lives, they're running straight for a fight.
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