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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë The novel is set somewhere in the north of England. Jane's childhood at Gateshead Hall, where she is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins; her education at Lowood School, where s… OL1095427W
Struwwelpeter Struwwelpeter Heinrich Hoffmann Struwwelpeter is a collection of children's poetry meant to serve as instructions for life's lessons. Most of the stories tell the tale of a child's misbehavior and the grizzly end they will meet if … OL1115809W
Deep-space disco Deep-space disco Erik Craddock When an alien shape-shifter named Melvin the Plutarkian has Stone Rabbit tried for crimes Melvin committed and then wreaks havoc on Happy Glades, Stone Rabbit must find a way to get home and save his… OL12048406W
Shooting war Shooting war Anthony Lappé Catapulted into media stardom when he inadvertently captures a terrorist bombing on film and posts it online, anti-corporate blogger Jimmy Burns sets off for Iraq to become a truth-telling war corres… OL13725904W
What's Michael?: Show Time What's Michael?: Show Time Makoto Koboyashi From the upsides of leftovers and air conditioning to the downsides of litter boxes and neutering, this series has been described as "Japan's version of Garfield, Heathcliff, and Krazy Kat all rolled… OL13746920W
Love and Rockets 1 Love and Rockets 1 Hernandez, Jaime/ Hernandez, Gilbert/ Hernandez, Mario A collection of Love and Rockets tales finds Penny Century acquiring super-powers at a terrible personal cost and rampaging through the galaxy pursued by a motley group of superheroes led by Maggie's… OL13753000W
The great outdoor fight The great outdoor fight Chris Onstad Since 2001, cult comic favorite Achewood has built a six-figure international following. Intelligent, hilarious, and adult (but not filthy), it's the strip you'll wish you'd discovered as an underapp… OL13753009W
Season of Mists Season of Mists Michael Zulli,Neil Gaiman,Marc Hempel In-depth, informative and entertaining, *The Annotated Sandman* is a fascinating look at the celebrated comic book series written by New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman. *The Sandman* i… OL14975242W
King Lear King Lear Gareth Hinds Named one of the 10 best graphic novels of 2008 for youth by Booklist. This adaptation features loose, flowing page layouts, often without panel borders, and the setting is a melange of historical pe… OL14993068W
Indiana Jones and the arms of gold Indiana Jones and the arms of gold Lee Marrs The intrepid archaeologist Indiana Jones travels to Argentian to seek a lost Incan treasure. OL15082664W
Pride & joy Pride & joy Brian K. Vaughan Meet Alex, Karolina, Gert, Chase, Molly, and Nico, a group of teenswhose lives are about to take an unexpected turn. When these six young friends discover their parents are all secretly super-powered… OL15149710W
Captured by Pirates Captured by Pirates Ron Fontes Match your wits against a band of pirates on the high seas and try to defeat them—or join them! Every Twisted Journeys graphic novel lets YOU control the action by choosing which path to follow. Whic… OL15174089W
Peter Bagge's Other lives Peter Bagge's Other lives Peter Bagge "Meet three certified geeks: a self-loathing journalist who has a seemingly normal girlfriend, a conspiracy theorist who still lives with his mother and an unemployed gamer who lives in his car. Thes… OL15539251W
Binky The Space Cat Binky The Space Cat Ashley Spires Binky is a space cat - at least in his own mind. He's really a house cat who has never left the family ?space station.? Unlike other house cats, Binky has a mission: to blast off into outer space (ou… OL15728801W
La perdida La perdida Jessica Abel Carla Olivares, a young Mexican-American woman, goes to Mexico to "find herself," and moves in which an old fling, but when his circle of Anglo expat friends fail to provide her with the authentic ex… OL15758371W
Bad kitty Bad kitty Michele Jaffe Meet Jasmine,1 forensic supersleuth,2 aspiring Model Daughter,3 and friend to animals.4 One second she's trying to enjoy her Vegas Vacation,5 the next she's tangled up in an outrageous adventure and … OL15834674W
The shiniest jewel The shiniest jewel Marian Henley A graphic tale inspired by the author's poignant journey of adopting a baby while coping with her father's illness and her reluctance to marry a long-time boyfriend describes her struggles through th… OL16328704W
Set to Sea Set to Sea Drew Weing From Booklist *Starred Review* Who knew that the big galoot who can’t pay his tab and gets kicked out of a tavern is a poet at heart, gazing longingly into library windows on dark, abandoned streets… OL16335734W
Fantastic four Fantastic four Mark Waid With Doctor Doom seemingly dead, the Fantastic Four travel to his nation of Latveria to disassemble its war machine and free its oppressed citizens. Unexpectedly, they find themselves beseiged on all… OL1646674W
Fraction Fraction David Tischman When four friends break into a storage unit containing a fully operational, high-powered battle suit, they split the gear among them, but their newfound powers drive their group apart. OL16597271W
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