Tom Sawyer
A simplified retelling of the classic story of the mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 500
subjects: graphic novels [X], comic books, strips, etc, reading materials, mississippi river, missouri, short films, animated films, children's films, twain, mark, dvd-video discs, feature films, musical films, films for the hearing impaired, boys, sawyer, tom (fictitious character), adventure and adventurers, cartoons and comics [X], sawyer, tom (fictional character), child witnesses, runaway children, mississippi river valley, bildungsromans, humorous fiction, adventure fiction
Maximum Ride
"When Dr. Martinez and her colleagues established the coalition to stop the madness, spreading environmental awareness through the flock's public air shows, Max knew it could be dangerous.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 213
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 390
subjects: genetic engineering, scientists, good and evil, patterson, james, graphic novels [X], science fiction, adventure stories, adventure fiction, manga, adventure and adventurers, cartoons and comics [X], adventure graphic novels, science fiction graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, adventure fiction, science fiction comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels
The Storm In The Barn
Eleven-year-old Jack Clark struggles with everyday obstacles while his family and community contend with the challenges brought on by the Dust Bowl in 1937 Kansas.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 59
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 430
subjects: boys, families, rain and rainfall, dust bowl era, 1931-1939, kansas, family life, rain, historical fiction, cartoons and comics [X], comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X], historical fiction, graphic novels
Tyranny
Anna records her struggles with anorexia--which she personifies as Tyranny, her tormentor--in her journal, and describes her efforts to overcome her deadly enemy through strength of character.
741.5
year: 2009
copies: 8
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: young women, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, self-perception, cartoons and comics [X], psychological fiction, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X]
Bone
A collection of stories about Big Johnson Bone and his adventures in the valley as he tries to save forest-dwelling animals from the threat of rat creatures.
741.5
year: 2010
copies: 58
call number/section: 741.5
lexile: 560
subjects: cousins, fantasy graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X], fantasy, cartoons and comics [X], fantasy comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels
Anya's Ghost
Anya, embarrassed by her family and lacking confidence in her body and her social skills, finally finds a friend after falling down a well, but quickly learns there are drawbacks to having a ghost for a friend.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 84
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 300
subjects: interpersonal relations, self-esteem, high schools, russian americans, ghost stories, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X], ghosts, cartoons and comics [X], ghost stories, graphic novels
Lewis & Clark
A fictionalized account, in graphic novel format, of the adventures of explorers Lewis and Clark during their journey from St.
917.8
year: 2011
copies: 20
call number/section: 917.8
lexile:
subjects: lewis, meriwether, clark, william, explorers, historical fiction, cartoons and comics [X], west (u.s.), lewis and clark expedition (1804-1806), lewis and clark expedition, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X], western stories, west (united states), historical fiction, graphic novels
The City Of Ember
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 60
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: duprau, jeanne, teenagers, messengers, city planning, cities and towns, dystopias, fantasy fiction, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X], fantasy, cartoons and comics [X], fantasy graphic novels, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, dystopias, graphic novels
Fairy Tale Comics
Seventeen fairy tales are adapted and illustrated in comics format by such noted artists as Raina Telgemeier, Brett Helquist, Cherise Harper, and others.
398.2
year: 2013
copies: 55
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 480
subjects: fairy tales, graphic novels [X], cartoons and comics [X], comic books, strips, etc, fairy tales, graphic novels
The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Designed to acquaint readers with famous stories, this book, in graphic novel format, retells Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," a story of a boy and a runaway slave as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 263
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 980
subjects: mississippi river, missouri, finn, huckleberry (fictitious character), boys, clemens, samuel langhorne, finn, huckleberry (fictional character), voyages and travels, missouri fiction, missouri fiction, mississippi river fiction, humorous fiction, humorous stories, runaway children, male friendship, fugitive slaves, race relations, large type books, huckleberry finn (fictional character), friendship, slaves, cartoons and comics [X], mississippi river valley, slavery, adventure and adventurers, adventure fiction, united states, audiobooks, voyages and travel, large print books, finn, huckleberry, action and adventure fiction, humorous fiction, bildungsromans, adventure stories, humorous stories, bildungsromans, adventure fiction, finn, huckleberry (fictional character), adventure stories, historical fiction, picaresque literature, compact discs, tourism, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X], electronic books, graphic novels, electronic books
Blue Bay Mystery
A graphic adaptation of Gertrude Chandler Warner's story in which the Alden children find an unusual mystery when they spend a vacation on a supposedly deserted South Seas Island.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 43
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 340
subjects: islands, vacations, mystery and detective stories, oceania, boxcar children (fictitious characters), orphans, family life, boxcar children (fictional characters), easy reading materials, mystery fiction, cartoons and comics [X], mystery graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X], detective and mystery stories, family, families, warner, gertrude chandler, mystery comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels
The Baby-sitters Club
Stacey's move to a new town and her struggle with diabetes are made easier by her friendships with Kristy, Claudia, and Mary Anne, and her participation as a member of the Baby-sitter's Club.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 122
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 410
subjects: babysitters club (imaginary organization), babysitters, friendship, clubs, grandmothers, diabetes, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics [X], graphic novels [X], graphic novels
Art Panels, Bam! Speech Bubbles, Pow!
An illustrated introduction to writing a graphic novel that explains the creative process, includes an example, and offers exercises for getting started as well as drawing tips.
741.5
year: 2011
copies: 11
call number/section: 741.5
lexile: 690
Lunch Lady And The Summer Camp Shakedown
When the crime-fighting school lunch lady works as the cook at summer camp, she investigates the mystery of the legendary swamp monster.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 85
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 390
subjects: women heroes, camps, monsters, graphic novels [X], mystery and detective stories, cartoons and comics [X]
The Unsinkable Walker Bean
Walker Bean is happiest when he gets to spend time tinkering on his inventions in his grandfather's workshop, but when his grandfather acquires a curse, Walter must embark on dangerous quest to return a pearl skull to the witches who made it.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 26
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: adventure fiction, pirates, graphic novels [X], blessing and cursing, quests (expeditions), witches, adventure and adventurers, fantasy, cartoons and comics [X], adventure graphic novels, fantasy graphic novels, adventure stories, rites and ceremonies, comic books, strips, etc, adventure fiction, fantasy comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels