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Comics Squad volume 3
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
An anthology of comics by well-known graphic novelists on the theme of detention.
42) Big Nate: Aloha!
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Language
English
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Description
\With Big Nate, you never know what you're going to get. A sudden snowball to the face? A brand-new campaign of mischief for prank week? A new crush? What is guaranteed is plenty of laughter, and lots of reading fun. And, of course, plenty of hours in detention.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: As the girls dive into a frenzy of volcano cake baking, a new girl has just transferred into the GF5's class at Earhart Elementary. The Geeky F@b 5 befriends Fiona and her young brother, Freddy, who always seems to be hungry. Both are pretty impressed with Sofia's tablet, Marina's knowledge of outer space, Zara's fancy headphones, A.J.'s ladybug car, and Lucy's sassy kitty, Hubble. They all become fast friends and later discover...
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Series
Gotham Academy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Olive Silverlock is possessed by the spirit of her ancestor, Amity Arkham, a ghoulish entity who wants to burn Gotham City to the ground. As Amity leads Olive on a mission of fire and vengeance, the rest of Detective Club scrambles to find a way to free their friend."--
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Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Super strength, the ability to fly and extra-speedy reflexes should make a girl's life easier, but they only seem to complicate things for Supergirl. Life gets a lot crazier, though, when a new enemy named Belinda Zee shows up. And with girls like Belinda around, facing down Super-Villains doesn't seem so bad"--
46) Clash
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Series
Click volume 4
Language
English
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Description
Olive, meet Natasha. There's a new kid in town! From the moment Natasha sets foot in class, it's clear she's one of the coolest kids in sixth grade. Everyone wants to be her friend, including Olive . . . but things might not be so easy. Olive tries her best to befriend Nat, but it seems like the only thing they have in common is that they both want to hang out with Olive's friends! Watching as Natasha gets closer with some of her best buds, Olive...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Mischief and Mayhem are BACK to tackle middle school and cursed bunny heads in this hysterical full-color graphic novel sequel from author-illustrator Ken Lamug. This page-turner is perfect for fans of the Dog Man and Lunch Lady series! Missy already defeated her former best friend, the supervillain Melvira, in an epic showdown, so how hard can making friends at middle school be? But when a "reformed" Melvira suddenly enrolls at Missy's school and...
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Series
DC Comics Secret Hero Society volume 5
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Diana Prince (Wonder Woman), Bruce Wayne (Batman), and Clark Kent (Superman) take a field trip to the 31st century in this newest Secret Hero Society adventure! The first EVER Secret Hero Society volume narrated by Diana Prince (Wonder Woman)! When a foreign exchange student arrives at Justice Prep, Diana is excited to greet her! While Clark (Superman) is also curious to meet this shy student, Bruce (Batman) is wary. Bruce's suspicions are warranted...
50) Break
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Series
Click volume 6
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Spring Break is full of possibilities...but not for Olive. This year, Olive is leaving her friends and all of their exciting vacation plans behind to visit her dad at his new apartment in the city. Goober is thrilled to spend a whole week with their father and has a long list of activities for their time together. Olive, on the other hand, still remembers the hurt of their dad moving halfway across the world. She would rather spend time with her friend...
51) Apple crush
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Series
Peapod farm series volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Jen is just getting used to her life on Peapod Farm with her new stepsisters, Andy and Reese, but when the school year starts, there are even more changes in store for her."--
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
In this modern retelling, Anne is fostered into the West Philly home of siblings Marilla and Matthew, and while she initially has a hard time at school, she ends up joining the robotics team and competes for a spot in an elite STEM program.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: The newest collection of comics featuring Big Nate, the star of the bestselling book series and the Emmy-nominated animated TV series on Paramount+ and Nickelodeon. Look out! Nate Wright and friends are headed for another round of fun, pranks, sports, mischief, and adventure in this collection of Big Nate comics guaranteed to entertain young readers everywhere.
54) Four eyes
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"When Rex finds out he needs glasses, he's beyond miserable. Dealing with the bullies at school, his family being broke, and an embarrassing lack of friends, he has way too much on his plate already"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Sixth-grade dynamo Nate Wright has all kinds of big plans and tricks up his sleeve, including writing a new hit children's book, trying to convince his dad to get him a new dog for Christmas, and helping his friend Chad score a new nickname at P.S. 38. Along the way, he encounters resistance from all the usual suspects, including Mrs. Godfrey, classmate Gina, and anyone skeptical of his plans to become an award-winning author....
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Big Nate is a legend at P.S. 38, where he and friends Francis, Teddy, Dee Dee, Chad, and others manage to make sixth grade interesting with all kinds of pranks, drama, sports, and good times. The all-time leader in detentions, Nate is never far from the spotlight, whether it's for a freak injury on the soccer field, Halloween costume fail, or stirring up a new episode in his long-running rivalry with grade-grubbing Gina or his...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: When you're a sixth-grade dynamo like Nate Wright, life comes at you fast. Whether it's a soccer ball to the head or another teacher tirade, surprises lurk around every corner. In the latest Big Nate collection, Nate's friends issue the ultimate insult: they point out all the ways he resembles his arch-nemesis, Gina. Nate also scores a new job as an intern at Klassic Komix, and his master plan to carpet-bomb the school with Valentine's...
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Series
You're invited to a creepover volume 4
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Bree is delighted to get the lead role in "The Last Sleepover" at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, but from the start the rehearsals are marked by strange occurrences until she begins to fear she will not survive opening night.
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