Little Women
An abridged version of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel of four sisters growing up in 1800s New England; and contains over 400 vocabulary words and definitions, synonyms and pronunciation for each word, and discussion questions.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 204
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1300
subjects: sisters, family life, new england, historical fiction [X], family life- new england, new england- history- 19th century, march family (fictional characters), mother-daughter relationship, young women, march family (fictitious characters), mothers and daughters, family, compact discs, bildungsromans, girls, family - fiction, new england - fiction, united states, families, autobiographical fiction, domestic fiction, bildungsromans, domestic fiction, autobiographical fiction, march, jo, march, amy (fictitious character), march, beth (fictitious character), march, meg (fictitious character), cartoons and comics, manga, comic books, strips, etc [X], graphic novels [X], graphic novels, confederate states of america, electronic books
The Cartoon Chronicles Of America
In 1775, Penny and her friend Nick, a homeless orphan, find themselves amidst the conflict in Massachusetts as the colonists prepare to revolt against the British military.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 17
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 430
subjects: orphans, friendship, historical fiction [X], united states, massachusetts, cartoons and comics, comic books, strips, etc [X], graphic novels [X], historical fiction, graphic novels
The Man In The Iron Mask
A graphic novel adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' "The Man in the Iron Mask" in which the four Musketeers plot to replace King Louis XIV of France with the mysterious, masked prisoner in the Bastille believed to be Louis' falsely imprisoned twin brother and the true king.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 410
subjects: graphic novels [X], reading materials, prisons, twins, comic books, strips, etc [X], man in the iron mask, historical fiction [X], adventure fiction, france, adventure and adventurers, cartoons and caricatures, men, prisoners, brothers, adventure stories, historical fiction, romances, action and adventure fiction, electronic books, electronic books
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 [X], cartoons and comics, comic books, strips, etc [X], graphic novels [X], historical fiction, 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 [X], cartoons and comics, west (u.s.), lewis and clark expedition (1804-1806), lewis and clark expedition, comic books, strips, etc [X], graphic novels [X], western stories, west (united states), historical fiction, 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, 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 [X], picaresque literature, compact discs, tourism, comic books, strips, etc [X], graphic novels [X], electronic books, graphic novels, electronic books
The Man In The Iron Mask
A graphic adaptation of Alexander Dumas's novel in which the four Musketeers plot to replace King Louis XIV of France with the mysterious, masked prisoner in the Bastille believed to be Louis' falsely imprisoned twin brother and the true king.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: man in the iron mask, adventure and adventurers, historical fiction [X], cartoons and comics, adventure fiction, france, adventure graphic novels, adventure stories, comic books, strips, etc [X], graphic novels [X], adventure fiction, historical fiction, graphic novels
T-minus
A graphic novel depiction of a fictional story about the space race, in which two global superpowers along with a number of pilots, engineers, and scientists work to send the first man to the moon.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 38
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: space flight to the moon, astronautics, historical fiction [X], science fiction graphic novels, space race, science fiction, cartoons and comics, comic books, strips, etc [X], graphic novels [X], historical fiction, science fiction comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels
The Search
After recounting her experience as a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam during the Holocaust, Esther, helped by her grandson, embarks on a search to discover what happened to her parents before they died in a concentration camp.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 320
subjects: holocaust, 1933-1945, holocaust survivors, jews, grandmothers, historical fiction [X], cartoons and comics, holocaust, 1939-1945, comic books, strips, etc [X], graphic novels [X], historical fiction, graphic novels
Resistance
Although their father is in a German P.O.W. camp, Paul and Marie are barely touched by World War II in Vichy, France, in 1942.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 85
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 190
subjects: world war, 1939-1945, friendship, children, graphic novels [X], france, jews, historical fiction [X], comic books, strips, etc [X]
Crogan's Loyalty
Brothers William and Charles Crogan have taken different sides in the American Revolution, with Will siding with the Minutemen and Charles remaining loyal to the Crown, but when they meet on the battlefield, they will have to decide if loyalty to family is more important than politics.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 440
subjects: soldiers, adventure graphic novels, historical fiction [X], comic books, strips, etc [X], graphic novels [X], united states
Secret Weapons
Fourteen-year-old Daniel is disappointed when his father makes him stay behind to work in his blacksmith shop instead of enlisting in the militia, but when Daniel discovers a horde of weapons in the backroom of the shop, Daniel's role becomes crucial to the fate of the American Revolution.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 470
subjects: concord, battle of, concord, mass., 1775, graphic novels [X], historical fiction [X], united states, comic books, strips, etc [X], historical fiction
Rurouni Kenshin
Things are settling down at the Kamiya dojo. Sanosuke has come to grips with his past, Yahiko is learning to relax, and Kenshin is enjoying Kaoru's cooking.
741.5
year: 2009
copies: 54
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: swordsmen, honor, heroes, japan, drug traffic, physicians, comic books, strips, etc [X], heroes and heroines, adventure fiction, historical fiction [X], manga, graphic novels [X], adventure fiction, historical fiction, graphic novels, adventure graphic novels, cartoons and comics
Peacemaker Kurogane
Vice-Commander Hijikata loses his collection of haiku, Vice-Commander Yamanami distances himself from the rest of the Shinsengumi, and Suzu plans his next treacherous move.
741.5
year: 2004
copies: 2
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: samurai, historical fiction [X], manga, comic books, strips, etc [X], japan, cartoons and comics, graphic novels [X], historical fiction, graphic novels
Bloody Chester
In 1870 Dakota Territory, "Bloody" Chester Kates is in for some surprises when he agrees to burn down the town of Whale, believed to be inhabited by something wicked, in order for the Union Pacific to continue construction of the railroad.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 350
subjects: graphic novels [X], frontier and pioneer life, railroads, mystery and detective stories, dakota territory, railroad stories, historical fiction [X], comic books, strips, etc [X]