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 [X], adventure fiction
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 [X], 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
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Presents the text of "A Midsummer Night's Dream, " in which two sets of lovers get lost in the woods and become caught up in a dispute between the fairy king and queen, and includes introductory and textual notes, character lists and studies, a synopsis, teaching tools and suggestions, historical background, and biographical information about Shakespeare.
822.3
year: 2014
copies: 140
call number/section: 822.3
lexile: 590
subjects: courtship, fairy plays, comedies, athens (greece), theseus (greek mythology), hippolyta (greek mythology), shakespeare, william, man-woman relationships, fairies, magic, man-woman relationship, english drama, love, humorous plays, drama, english literature, plays, audiobooks, video recordings for the hearing impaired, italy, humorous stories, cartoons and comics [X], humorous graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X], humorous fiction [X], graphic novels, electronic books, fairy tales, identity (philosophical concept), identity, love stories, children's plays, canadian, children's poetry, canadian, readers' theater, korean language materials, canadian poetry, children's plays, bilingual books, children's poetry, comedies, electronic books, fairy plays
Megatokyo
"Piro--an obsessed anime/manga fan--and Largo--a hardcore American gamer.
741.5
year: 2014
copies: 16
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: voyages and travels, fans (persons), comic books, strips, etc, japan, friendship, humorous fiction, humorous fiction [X], comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics [X], humorous stories, graphic novels [X]
Binky Takes Charge
Binky is responsible for training new recruits in the fight against aliens, but his new student can't even leap, pounce, or claw, and Binky wonders about the recruit's loyalty to the cause.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 37
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 560
subjects: cats, family life, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X], dogs, outer space, graphic novels, humorous fiction [X], cartoons and comics [X], families, pets, animals, humorous comics
Big Nate
"Life can be stressful for Nate Wright. At school, Mrs. Godfrey makes every day a nightmare.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 59
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 340
subjects: middle school students, middle schools, human behavior, big nate (fictional character), comic books, strips, etc, children's stories, conduct of life, schools, comic books, strips, etc, humorous stories, graphic novels, boys, graphic novels [X], families, behavior, cartoons and comics [X], school stories, humorous fiction, humorous stories, electronic books, humorous fiction [X], electronic books
Leave It To Pet!
Nine-year-old Noboru recycles what he thinks is a simple plastic bottle, he soon discovers that it is in fact a super-robot which he calls PET, short for polyethylene terephthalate, a type of plastic.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: robots, recycling (waste), friendship, graphic novels [X], cartoons and comics [X], graphic novels, humorous fiction [X], science fiction comic books, strips, etc, didactic fiction, boys, recycling (waste, etc.)
Big Nate
Two heads are better than one, except when they're crashing into each other! But that won't prevent Big Nate and his pals from hatching great ideas for fun.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 210
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 350
subjects: sports, schools, middle schools, behavior, graphic novels [X], comic books, strips, etc, boys, big nate (fictitious character), friendship, cartoons and comics [X], big nate, humorous stories, juvenile fiction, graphic novels, humorous comics, humorous fiction [X], juvenile works, middle school students, school stories, contests, scouting (youth activity), snow sculpture, human behavior, comics (graphic works), school comics, humorous graphic novels
Garfield & Co
Jon comes up with the perfect gift for Liz--a photograph of himself, Garfield, and Odie--but taking it is a challenge.
741.5
year: 2011
copies: 10
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: garfield (fictional character), cats, human-animal relationship, humorous graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, garfield (fictitious character), human-animal relationships, cartoons and comics [X], humorous stories, humorous fiction, graphic novels [X], electronic books, pets, animals, humorous fiction [X], graphic novels, electronic books
Bean Dog And Nugget
"Bean Dog and Nugget argue about who will get the bigger half of a cookie.
741.5
year: 2013
copies: 10
call number/section: 741.5
lexile: 70
subjects: friendship, lost and found possessions, humorous graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X], lost articles, humorous stories, cartoons and comics [X], juvenile fiction / humorous stories, humorous fiction [X], graphic novels, sharing, humorous fiction
Emily The Strange
A graphic comic featuring Emily the Strange as she conjures up the ghost of her favorite guitar god, plays the piano with her teeth, and spends an afternoon in Traffic School with Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
741.5
year: 2009
copies: 27
call number/section: 741.5
lexile: 870
subjects: emily the strange (fictitious character), supernatural, emily the strange (fictional character), comic books, strips, etc, humorous fiction, graphic novels [X], antiheroes, heroes and heroines, humorous graphic novels, humorous fiction [X], comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, cartoons and comics [X], humorous ficiton
The Hunger Pains
A parody of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy of books, in graphic novel format, in which Ratkiss Everspleen takes her sister's place in the annual, televised battle to the death where she and fellow contestant Peeka Choo battle each other and others to the death for prizes.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: survival, interpersonal relations, contests, parodies, collins, suzanne, television programs, humorous fiction [X], graphic novels, survival skills, humorous graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics [X], graphic novels [X]
Garfield & Co
Three comic stories featuring Garfield, including the title story in which a strange cat shows up claiming to be a secret agent and steals all of Garfield's admirers.
741.5
year: 2013
copies: 26
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: garfield (fictitious character), cats, human-animal relationships, graphic novels [X], comic books, strips, etc, humorous graphic novels, human-animal relationship, humorous stories, cartoons and comics [X], humorous fiction [X], graphic novels
Cromartie High School
Awakening in the Empire of the Apes, Hayashida learns that he's the savior prophecied by the Ancient Text and must travel to Mount Poplokis and retrieve the ancient Sword of Lightning to achieve his destiny before defeating his sworn enemy, the dreaded That Guy.
741.5
year: 2007
copies: 8
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: high schools, high school students, comic books, strips, etc, juvenile delinquency, reformatories, gorilla, robots, humorous graphic novels, juvenile delinquents, gorillas, humorous fiction, manga, humorous stories, cartoons and comics [X], graphic novels [X], graphic novels, humorous fiction [X]
Big Nate
Two heads are better than one, except when they're crashing into each other! But that won't prevent Big Nate and his pals from hatching great ideas for fun.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 84
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 380
subjects: middle school students, middle schools, human behavior, school stories, humorous graphic novels, boys, big nate (fictional character), comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels [X], schools, humorous stories, behavior, cartoons and comics [X], humorous stories, humorous fiction, electronic books, humorous fiction [X], comic books, strips, etc, electronic books