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Zucker, Jonny. Lighting a lamp : a Diwali story. 1st ed. for the U.S., Canada, and the Philippines. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barrons, 2004. A young boy and his family celebrate the beginning of the Hindu New Year--Diwali--as they exchange gifts, light lamps, and wish for good fortune in the coming months. Bullard, Lisa. Sarah's Passover. Minneapolis, MN : Millbrook Press, c2012. Sarah tells how her family celebrates Passover. Whitman, Sylvia, 1961-. Under the Ramadan moon. Chicago : Whitman, 2008. An illustrated introduction to Ramadan, one of the most special months in the Islamic year. Bullard, Lisa. Kevin's Kwanzaa. Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, c2013. Ready for Kwanzaa -Lighting the candles -- Another word each night -- Finally my turn -- Make a Kwanzaa drum. Kevin is excited for his turn to light the candles on the last night of Kwanzaa. As he narrates through the week of Kwanzaa, readers learn about the origins, purpose, and rituals of this holiday. Bullard, Lisa. Daniela's day of the dead. Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, c2013. Daniela and her family celebrate the Mexican holiday of the Day of the Dead. Qitsualik, Rachel A., 1953-. The shadows that rush past : a collection of frightening Inuit folktales. Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media, c2011. Amautalik -- Akhla -- Nanurluk -Mahaha. Presents a collection of four Inuit folktales. People of the land : legends of the four host First Nations. Penticton, BC ; : Theytus Books, c2009. A photo-illustrated collection of stories that relates the sacred teachings of the Lil'wat, Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peole of British Columbia. Neuschwander, Cindy. Sir Cumference and the first round table : a math adventure. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c1997. A math adventure in which King Arthur finds the perfect shape for his table with the ideas of his wife and son, and the assistance of his knight, Sir

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Cumference. 516 NEU Neuschwander, Cindy. Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland : a math adventure. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c2001. To earn his knighthood, Radius must find and rescue a missing king. His father, Sir Cumference, and his mother, Lady Di of Ameter, give him a circular medallion, (a protractor), that he uses to find his way through a maze of many angles. Neuschwander, Cindy. Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter : a math adventure. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c2006. Young Per and her cousin Radius set out to unlock the secret of Immeter before the sea serpent finds them. Neuschwander, Cindy. Sir Cumference and the dragon of pi : a math adventure. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c1999. Radius, son of Sir Cumference, embarks on a quest to find the magic number known as pi in order to restore his father--who has been turned into a dragon--to his original shape. Stansbie, Stephanie. Dinosaur. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Little, Brown, and Co., 2009. Holland, Simon. Reptiles. 1st American ed. London ; : DK Pub., 2002. Explores the world of reptiles, discussing lizards, snakes, tortoises, turtles, alligators, crocodiles, and tuataras. Stille, Darlene R. The life cycle of reptiles. Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2012. Explores the life cycle of reptiles, discussing how they are born, grow, and reproduce, and looking at adaptation, classification, and the habitats of reptiles. Gifford, Clive. Car crazy. London ; : DK Publishing, c2012. Discusses and displays various types of vehicles including race cars, hot rods, monster trucks, motorcycles and other cars, both new and historical. Gi, Leanne. Top Gear : 100 Maddest Cars. BBC. Hammond, Richard, 1969-. Car science. New York : DK Pub., 2008. "An under-the-hood, behindthe-dash look at how cars work"--Cover.

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Daynes, K. M. Race cars. London : Usborne ;, 2011. Presents facts about race cars, exploring the features of different parts of the vehicles, looking at various types of cars, and featuring numerous photographs and diagrams. Reynolds, David. The Complete Visual Dictionary : The Ultimate Guide to Characters and Creatures From the Entire Star Wars Saga. Windham, Ryder. Star Wars : the ultimate visual guide. Updated and expanded ed. London ; : DK, 2012. A collection of more than one thousand images and text examining the history of George Lucas's entire Star Wars franchise. Levine, Gail Carson. Forgive me, I meant to do it : false apology poems. 1st ed. New York : Harper, c2012. Inspired by William Carlos William's famous poem, "This Is Just to Say," a collection of ironic apology poems imagines how tricksters really feel about the mischief they make. Lewis, J. Patrick. If you were a chocolate mustache : poems. 1st ed. Honesdale, Pa. : Wordsong, c2012. A collection of illustrated poems for children, discussing a range of topics from dragons to school, and featuring limericks, parodies, anagrams, haikus, and various other forms of poetry. Lightfoot, Gordon. Canadian railroad trilogy. Toronto ; : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2010. Contains illustrated lyrics to Gordon Lightfoot's song about the history of railroads in Canada. Sklansky, Amy E. Out of this world : poems and facts about space. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2012. A collection of poems and facts about space, accompanied by color paintings. Noon, Steve. Story of the Titanic. New York : DK, 2012. Neuschwander, Cindy. Sir Cumference and the Viking's map : a math adventure. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c2012. Cousins Radius and Per must decode a numbered grid on a map to figure out the secret of the Viking's X and Y axes.

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Hainnu, Rebecca. A walk on the tundra. Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media, c2011.

Alsenas, Linas. The Princess of 8th Street. New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2012. A shy little princess, on an outing with her mother, gets a royal treat when she makes a new friend. Karst, Patrice. The invisible string. Camarillo, CA : DeVorss Publications, c2000. Twins Liza and Jeremy, frightened by a storm, are comforted when their mother tells them about the invisible string that connects people who love each other. Messner, Kate. Over and under the snow. San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2011. During a cross country ski trip through the winter woods, adventurers can discover all sorts of animals living under the snow. Phillips, J. C. (Julie C.). Wink : the ninja who wanted to be noticed. New York : Viking, 2009. Wink is thrilled to be accepted to the Summer Moon School for Young Ninja, but he cannot quite master the concept of being silent and stealthy when what he really wants is to be noticed. Polacco, Patricia. The junkyard wonders. New York : Philomel Books, c2010. Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be "Junkyard Wonders.". Ramos, Mario. I am so handsome. 1st American ed. Minneapolis, MN : Gecko Press, 2012, c2007. A wolf wanders through the woods asking for compliments from everyone he meets. Raschka, Christopher. Five for a little one. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006. An illustrated number book that introduces young readers to the five senses through a story about a rabbit who explores the world using his senses. Schachner, Judith Byron. Skippyjon Jones Cirque de Ol. 1st ed. New York : Dial Books for

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Young Readers, c2012. Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese cat that thinks he is a Chihuahua dog, wants to perform his high-wire act in the circus. E SEE E VAN Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. What if? 1st ed. New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2010. Imagines different scenarios of what could happen after a boy throws a beach ball into the ocean. Van Allsburg, Chris. The wretched stone. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1991. A strange glowing stone picked up on a sea voyage captivates a ship's crew and has a terrible transforming effect on them. Walsh, Melanie. Living with Mom and living with Dad. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick, 2012. A little girl describes what her life is like now that her parents no longer live together. Wiesner, David. Hurricane. New York : Clarion Books, c1990. The morning after a hurricane, two brothers find an uprooted tree which becomes a magical place, transporting them on adventures limited only by their imaginations. Willems, Mo. Don't let the pigeon stay up late! 1st ed. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2006. A pigeon tries fighting the urge to yawn while coming up with many reasons why it should be allowed to stay up late. Willems, Mo. The pigeon finds a hot dog! 1st ed. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2004. Pigeon learns about sharing when a curious duckling keeps asking questions about the hot dog Pigeon has found. Willems, Mo. The pigeon wants a puppy! 1st ed. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2008. The pigeon really, really wants a puppy, but when a puppy arrives the pigeon changes its mind. Willis, Jeanne. Mole's sunrise. London : Walker, 2012. Yolen, Jane. How do dinosaurs say happy Chanukah? New York : Blue Sky Press, c2012. Illustrations and rhyming text present some of the different ways a well-behaved dinosaur can celebrate the eight days and nights of Chanukah.

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Chapter Books FIC BEH Behrent, Sue. Star wars, the Clone Wars : Tethan Battle adventure. New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2011, c2010. Readers can choose which path they want the story to take,with more than twenty-five options of how the Star Wars adventure can end, as Jedi knights travel the galaxy fighting evil forces. Casanova, Mary. The klipfish code. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2012], c2007. Sent with her younger brother to Gody Island to live with her aunt and grandfather after Germans bomb Norway in 1940, ten-year-old Merit longs to join her parents in the Resistance and when her aunt, a teacher, is taken away two years later, she resents even more the Nazis' presence and her grandfather's refusal to oppose them. Includes historical facts and glossary. Davies, Jacqueline, 1962-. The lemonade crime. Boston : Sandpiper/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2011. When money disappears from fourth-grader Evan's pocket and everyone thinks that his annoying classmate Scott stole it, Evan's younger sister stages a trial involving the entire class, trying to prove what happened. Davies, Jacqueline, 1962-. The lemonade war. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007. Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars. Includes mathematical calculations and tips for running a successful lemonade stand. Flanagan, John (John Anthony). The emperor of Nihon-Ja. New York : Puffin Books, 2012, c2010. In a faraway land, a young warrior must protect an emperor from an uprising and train an inexperienced army, with assistance from his Ranger friends. Flanagan, John (John Anthony). The outcasts. New York : Puffin Books, 2012, c2011. Hal, Stig, and the other outcasts do not have the size and strength of the Skandians, but when they face off against the Wolves and the Sharks in an ultimate race for survival, they hope that their courage and cunning are enough to help them win in a game that everyone seems to think is a matter of life and death.

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Gilmore, Rachna. That Boy Red. Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Running out of time. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 1997, c1995. When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-yearold Jessie discovers it is actually a 1995 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children. Harper, Charise Mericle. Just Grace. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2007. Misnamed by her teacher, seven-year-old Just Grace prides herself on being empathetic, but when she tries to help a neighbor feel better, her good intentions backfire. Harper, Charise Mericle. Still just Grace. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2007. Seven-yearold Grace gets so involved in working with Grace W. and Grace F. on a school project that she fails to understand why she and her best friend, Mimi, are drifting apart. Harvey, Jacqueline. Alice-Miranda at school. 1st Yearling ed. New York : Yearling, 2012, c2010. Soon after arriving at the Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies, resourceful seven-and-one-quarter-year-old Alice-Miranda finds her new boarding school to be a very curious establishment with no flowers in the gardens, a headmistress that has not been seen for years, and a mysterious stranger that seems to be hiding out on the premises. Harvey, Jacqueline. Alice-Miranda on vacation. 1st American ed. New York : Delacorte Press, c2010. Alice-Miranda brings her best friend, Jacinta, home to her family's estate for the holidays, where the girls must deal with a cranky, mischievous boy; a visiting movie star; a snooping stranger; and a secretive grandmother. Hawking, Lucy. George's secret key to the universe. 1st Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers pbk. ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2009, c2007. George and his neighbor friend Eric travel through a computer portal into outer space encountering black holes while trying to escape an evil scientist. Holm, Jennifer L. Turtle in paradise. 1st Yearling ed. New York : Yearling, 2011, c2010. In 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who does not like children, eleven-

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year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in far away Key West, Florida. FIC HUN Hunt, Elizabeth Singer. The caper of the crown jewels : England. 1st ed. New York : Weinstein Books, c2007. Nine-year-old secret agent Jack Stalwart travels to the United Kingdom in search of England's missing crown jewels. Hunt, Elizabeth Singer. Peril at the grand prix : Italy. 1st ed. New York : Weinstein Books, c2008. Special agent Jack Stalwart travels to Italy to protect professional car racer Morgan Parks from an assassin. Hunt, Elizabeth Singer. The pursuit of the ivory poachers : Kenya. 1st ed. New York : Weinstein Books, c2008. Jack Stalwart, an ordinary boy who fights evil as a secret agent by night, while looking for his brother Max, receives a coded message and is called away to stop poachers from killing elephants in Kenya for their ivory tusks. Hunt, Elizabeth Singer. The search for the sunken treasure : Australia. 1st ed. New York : Weinstein Books, c2007. Secret agent Jack Stalwart travels to the Great Barrier Reef in search of a missing diver and treasure. Kessler, Liz. Emily Windsnap and the siren's secret. 1st U.S. pbk. ed. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011, c2009. Emily Windsnap enjoys a peaceful existence with her fellow merpeople friends on Allpoints Island, but when she learns that they need to return to Brightport, where construction projects threaten a secret mermaid community, Neptune asks the Windsnap family to solve the problem. Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a wimpy kid : the third wheel. New York : Amulet Books, 2012. As the day of the Valentine's Day dance approaches, Greg Heffley worries he will be left out until a twist of fate lands Greg with a date, but leaves his best friend, Rowley, on his own. Korman, Gordon. The Medusa plot. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic, 2011. Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, thought the search for the thirty-nine clues leading to the source of their family's power was over, but when Cahills are kidnapped by the Vespers, Amy and Dan find themselves with only a few day to fulfill a bizarre ransom request before

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their friends start dying. FIC LAN Lane, Andrew. Black ice. 1st American ed. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2013. In 1868, teenaged Sherlock Holmes faces danger in a train station for the dead, a museum of curiousities, and downtown Moscow as he helps his brother, Mycroft, who has been framed for murder. Larry, H. I. Frozen fear. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2008, c2006. When Zac Power races to the coldest place on Earth to stop some bad guys and ends up taking on pirates and robotic seals to shut down a missile launch at the Great Icy Pole. Larry, H. I. High risk. Prahran, Vic. : Hardie Grant Egmont, 2007. Secret agent Zac Power is sent on a mission to rescue the prince of the remote Hidden Kingdom, but since the kingdom has banned all modern technology, he must succeed without the use of his high-tech gadgets. Martin, Ann M., 1955-. Claudia and the phantom phone calls. New York : Scholastic, [2010], c1986. Claudia decides to investigate when she and the other members of the Baby-sitters Club receive mysterious phone calls while out on assignments. Martin, Ann M., 1955-. Kristy's great idea. New York : Scholastic, [2010], c1986. Follows the adventures of Kristy and the other members of the Baby-sitters Club as they deal with crank calls, uncontrollable two-year-olds, wild pets, and parents who do not always tell the truth. McDonald, Megan. Stink and the incredible super-galactic jawbreaker. 1st pbk. ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2007, c2006. Seven-year-old Stink Moody, having discovered that he can get free samples by writing letters of complaint to companies, gets so caught up in his letter writing campaign that he misses his best friend's birthday, but he plans a super surprise to make up for his mistake. McDonald, Megan. Stink and the world's worst super-stinky sneakers. 1st pbk. ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008, c2007. A class visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum inspires Stink Moody to create a variety of terrible smells to put on the

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sneakers he plans to enter in the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneaker contest. FIC MCD McDonald, Megan. Stink : the incredible shrinking kid. 1st pbk. ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2006, c2005. The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school. Meloy, Colin. Under Wildwood. 1st ed. New York : Balzer + Bray, c2012. "Prue and Curtis are thrown together again to save themselves and the lives of their friends, and to bring unity to the divided country of Wildwood"--Provided by publisher. Mull, Brandon, 1974-. Fablehaven. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2007, c2006. Kendra and Seth find themselves in the midst of a battle between good and evil when they visit their grandparents' estate and discover that it is a sanctuary for magical creatures. Mull, Brandon, 1974-. Rise of the Evening Star. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2008, c2007. At the end of the school year, Kendra and Seth return to Fablehaven to help their grandfather defend a hidden artifact of great power from the Society of the Evening Star. Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-. Clementine and the family meeting. 1st pbk. ed. New York : Disney/Hyperion Books, 2012, c2011. Third-grader Clementine tries to adjust to the news that her perfect family of four is adding a new brother or sister. Pitchford, Dean. The big one-oh. New York : Puffin Books, 2009, c2007. Determined not to be weird all his life like his neighbor, Charley Maplewood decides to throw himself a tenth birthday party, complete with a "house of horrors" theme, but first he will have to make some friends to invite. Ryan, Carrie. Divide and Conquer. Toronto : Scholastic Inc, 2012. Dak, Sera, and Riq are in over their heads when they attempt to stop a Viking invasion! Hundreds of ships carrying thousands of warriors are laying siege to medieval Paris. And Dak is on the wrong side, captured and forced to work alongside the Vikings while Sera and Riq defend Paris from

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within. No matter which side wins, the kids lose!. FIC SCA Scarrow, Simon. Gladiator : fight for freedom. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Disney/Hyperion Books, 2012, c2011. Eleven-year-old Marcus Cornelius Primus, having been recruited as a gladiator, learns what it takes to be an elite warrior and sets out to escape from gladiator school in order to right the wrongs that have been done to his family, without knowing he is carrying a secret that could lead to his freedom and the fall of the Empire. Sobol, Donald J., 1924-. Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the secret pitch. New York : Puffin Books, 2007, c1965. Ten-year-old Detective Leroy Brown helps to solve a number of mysterious cases with his dad, who happens to be the Chief of Police of Idaville. Sobol, Donald J., 1924-. Encyclopedia Brown : boy detective. New York : Puffin Books, c1963. Fifth-grader Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same. Sobol, Donald J., 1924-. Encyclopedia Brown finds the clues. New York : Puffin Books, 2007, c1966. Ten-year-old Detective Leroy Brown helps to solve a number of mysterious cases with his dad, who happens to be the Chief of Police of Idaville. The enormouse pearl heist. New York : Scholastic, c2012. When Geronimo Stilton writes an article about the huge oyster he and his friends find, he worries that someone might want to steal it. The mystery in Venice. New York : Scholastic, c2012. Geronimo Stilton receives a crystal figurine of a boat as a gift from his crush Petunia Pretty Paws, and when he discovers a mysterious message inside the gift asking for help in Italy, he immediately travels to Venice to save the day. Run for the Hills, Geronimo! New York : Scholastic, c2011. Geronimo Stilton's vacation plans are interrupted by the entire Stilton clan and a treasure hunt in the Black Hills of South Dakota, where he takes a hot-air balloon ride to Mount Rushmore. Wallace, Daniel, 1970-. The Jedi path : a manual for students of the force. San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2011. Presents a guide to Jedi knowledge with added notes from its

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previous owners--including Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin, and Luke Skywalker--on the history and hierarchy of the Jedi Order, becoming an apprentice, sense abilities, lightsaber techniques, politics in the Republic, the Jedi Trials, the roles and duties of a Jedi Knight, and related topics. FIC WEI Weiner, Ellis. The Templeton twins have an idea. San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, c2012. Abigail and John, the Templeton twins, and their dog Cassie, foil a pair of inept kidnappers intent on stealing one of their father's newest inventions. Winkler, Henry, 1945-. Niagara Falls, or does it? New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2003. Fourthgraders Hank, Ashley, and Frankie are excitedly preparing for a magic show at the Rock 'N Bowl when Hank's creative alternative to an English essay lands him in detention and grounded the week of the show. Wishinsky, Frieda. Crazy for gold. Toronto, Ont. : Maple Tree Press ;, c2007. Emily Bing and Matt Martinez use a magical sled to travel back in time to the Klondike River Valley and have a dangerous journey trying to find gold. Wishinsky, Frieda. Far from home. Toronto, Ont. : Maple Tree Press, c2008. Matt and Emily use the Canadian Flyer to travel back in time to Canada during World War II and help a brother and sister adjust to life in a new country. Wishinsky, Frieda. Flying high! Toronto : Maple Tree Press, c2007. Matt and Emily use the Canadian Flyer to travel back in time to 1909 and witness Alexander Graham Bell's first flight. Wishinsky, Frieda. Halifax explodes! Toronto, Ont. : Maple Tree, c2011. Matt and Emily are transported to Halifax, Nova Scotia, by their time-travelling sled just as the "SS Mont Blanc" explodes in the harbor, and in the chaos that follows, the pair helps a wounded soldier and a small dog find their family. Wishinsky, Frieda. Make it fair! Toronto : Maple Tree Press, c2010. Matt and Emily travel back in time to Winnipeg in 1914, where they help feminist leader Nellie McClung put on a play as part of her campaign against Premier Roblin for women's right to vote in Canada.

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Graphic Novels GNS AMA Amara, Philip. So, you want to be a comic book artist? : the ultimate guide on how to break into comics! Aladdin/Beyond Words ed. New York : Aladdin ;, 2012. So, you want to be a comic book artist? -- Starting a studio and the tools of the trade -- Draw, partner! Illustration tips and tricks -- Character creation: from superheroes to villains -- Creating stellar stories: comic book scripts -- Layout: putting it all together -- Copy-shop comics -- Selfpromotion: getting publicity for your work -- Portfolios: submitting your comics to publishers -- Beyond comic books -- Resources: recommended industry info -- Essential comic book terminology. Examines the skills and training involved in becoming a comic book artist, discussing tools, drawing, character creation, self-promotion, and more. Davis, Jim. My Laughable Life with Garfield : The Jon Arbuckle Chronicles. New York : Ballantine Books, 2012. Davis, Jim, 1945 July 28-. Garfield fat cat 3-pack. 1st colorized ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 2003. Garfield at large -- Garfield gains weight -- Garfield bigger than life. Colorized versions of three previously published collections of the "Garfield" comic strip collected in one volume. Davis, Jim, 1945 July 28-. Garfield gets in a pickle. New York : Ballantine Books, c2012. A collection of comics in which Garfield the cat cannot seem to stay out of trouble. Davis, Jim, 1945 July 28-. Garfield shovels it in. New York : Ballantine Books, c2011. A collection of color comic strips, chronicling the adventures of the lasagna-loving cat Garfield, his canine pal Odie, and their hapless owner, Jon. Fearing, Mark. Earthling! San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2012. When Bud gets on the wrong school bus and finds himself at Cosmos Academy on another planet, where Earthlings are considered extremely dangerous, he must conceal his identity as a native of Earth.

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Gilroy, Henry. Star wars : the Clone Wars : slaves of the Republic. 1st ed. Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, 2009. Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi work together to prevent Count Dooku from enslaving the Togrutas of Kiros, but upon arrival to the droid occupied city, they find the Togrutas are missing from the city. Hale, Shannon. Calamity Jack. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury, 2010. In this graphic novel interpretation of "Jack and the beanstalk," Jack is a born schemer who climbs a magical beanstalk in the hope of exacting justice from a mean giant and gaining a fortune for his widowed mother, aided by some friends. Hinds, Gareth, 1971-. The odyssey : a graphic novel. 1st ed. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010. Retells, in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War. Holm, Jennifer L. Babymouse. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2005. An imaginative mouse dreams of being queen of the world, but will settle for an invitation to the most popular girl's slumber party. Holm, Jennifer L. Babymouse. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2005. An imaginative young mouse is terrified to face her enemy in dodgeball, but with the help of her best friend and support from her mother, she not only plays the game, she proves herself a hero. Holm, Jennifer L. Babymouse. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2006. A graphic novel about the summertime adventures of Babymouse, who tries surfing and snorkeling for the first time and learns a lesson when she wishes for someone "cooler" than her little brother, Squeak, to play with. Holm, Jennifer L. Babymouse. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2006. Babymouse daydreams of being a rock star, traveling around the world performing concerts, but in real life she will settle for playing the flute--and not being last chair--in the school band. Presented in graphic novel form. Holm, Jennifer L. Babymouse. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2006. Valentine's Day is Babymouse's favorite holiday, but this year there's going to be a dance and Babymouse is

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desperate to find a date for it. GNS KIN GNS KON Kindberg, Sally and Turner, Tracey. The Comic Strip Book of Dinosaurs. London : Bloomsbury, 2012. Konami, Kanata, 1958-. Chi's sweet home. 1st ed., English ed. New York : Vertical, c2010. Chi, a newborn American shorthair, becomes separated from its mother while out walking and is taken in by the Yamadas, who soon become attatched to the kitten even though they are not supposed to have pets in their apartment. Konami, Kanata, 1958-. Chi's sweet home. 1st ed., English ed. New York : Vertical, c2010. The members of the Yamada household are affected by Chi's curious and independent behavior and learn cats are not just cute but also a lot of work. Krosoczka, Jarrett. Lunch Lady and the author visit vendetta. 1st ed. New York : A.A. Knopf, c2009. The school lunch lady, a secret crime fighter, investigates a suspicious author after he visits the school and the gym teacher goes missing. Krosoczka, Jarrett. Lunch lady and the cyborg substitute. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2009. The school lunch lady, a secret crime fighter, uncovers an evil plot to replace all the popular teachers with robots. Krosoczka, Jarrett. Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2009. The school lunch lady, a secret crime fighter, sets out to stop a group of librarians bent on destroying a shipment of video game systems, while a group of students known as the Breakfast Bunch provides backup. Larson, Hope. A wrinkle in time : the graphic novel. 1st ed. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2012. A graphic novel adaptation of "A Wrinkle in Time" in which Meg Murry, her brother Charles, and their friend Calvin, embark on a journey through space and time, assisted by three otherworldly women, when they set out to find Meg's father, a physicist who disappeared while experimenting with time travel. Middaugh, Dallas. The city of Ember : the graphic novel. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2012. In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a

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Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions. GNS PAR Parker, Jake. Missile Mouse : the star crusher. 1st ed. New York : Graphix, 2010. Missile Mouse, a secret agent for the Galactic Security Agency, is launched into a grand adventure when he is sent to rescue a scientist kidnapped by the Rogue Imperium of Planets because of his knowledge of the doomsday machine, Star Crusher. Parker, Jake, 1977-. Missile Mouse : rescue on Tankium3. 1st ed. New York : Graphix, 2011. The evil King Bognarsh hires the Blazing Bat to stop Agent Missile Mouse, who has been sent by the Galactic Security Agency, along with his new robotic partner Agent 44, to free Tankium3, a planet that Bognarsh is forcing into slavery. Peirce, Lincoln. Big Nate : all work and no play : a collection of Sundays. Kansas City, MO : Andrews McMeel Pub., c2012. Peirce, Lincoln. Big Nate : here goes nothing. 1st ed. New York : Harper, c2012. A collection of two hundred Big Nate comic strips, originally published from June 2008 through January 2009, following the adventures of rebellious sixth-grader Nate Wright and his friends. Spires, Ashley, 1978-. Binky takes charge. Toronto, ON ; : Kids Can Press, c2012. Space cat Binky, having been promoted, and Captain Gracie are surprised when their new cadet is not a kitten and they must figure out what is going on before an alien attack. Spires, Ashley, 1978-. Binky to the rescue. Toronto, ON ; : Kids Can Press, c2010. Binky the Space Cat falls out of the bathroom window and is attacked by aliens until he is rescued by his human. Once safe inside, however, Binky realizes that his co-pilot, Ted, is still outside and he is determined to rescue him. Spires, Ashley, 1978-. Binky under pressure. Toronto, ON ; : Kids Can Press, c2011. Binky, a house cat that believes he is a space cat, is dismayed when Gracie, a too-perfect foster cat, comes to live at his space station, and decides to investigate to learn the truth about this unwelcome guest.

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