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The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Romeo and Juliet

Ian Lendler · First Second Books, 2015.
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

The Stratford Zoo looks like a normal zoo . . . until the gates shut at night. That's when the animals come out of their cages to stage elaborate performances of Shakespeare's greatest works. They might not be the most accomplished thespians, but they've got what counts: heart....
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Supertruck

Stephen Savage · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When the city is hit by a colossal snowstorm, only one superhero can save the day. But who is this mysterious hero, and why does he disappear once his job is done?Find out in this snowy tale about a little truck with a very big job, the second of Stephen Savage's vehicle-based picture books.
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All-New X-Men, Vol. 1: Yesterday's X-Men

Brian Michael Bendis · Marvel
Format: Hardcover

Its a blast from the past as the original five students of Professor X - Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel and Beast - are plucked from the past and brought to the present. But what they find, the state that their future selves are in and the state of Xaviers dream, is far from the future...
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Learn to Draw Mickey Mouse & Friends Through the Decades: A retrospective collection of vintage artwork featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie, Donald, Goofy ... classic characters

Disney Storybook Artists · Walter Foster Jr
Format: Hardcover

With an 85-year legacy, Disney's Mickey Mouse began as a character and has become a cartoon icon. Over the decades, that ubiquitous pair of ears has seen an artistic transformation spanning a premiere appearance in "Steamboat Willie" in the 1920s to the modern mouse known...
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Escape From Lucien

Kazu Kibuishi · Graphix, 2014.
Pages: 213
Format: Print book

Kazu Kibuishi's #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series continues!Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King. Meanwhile, Emily heads back into the Void...
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The Last Kids on Earth

Max Brallier · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, with one million copies in print!"Terrifyingly fun! Delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs."--Jeff Kinney, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Diary of a Wimpy Kid Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average...
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El Deafo

Cece Bell · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 233
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller A 2015 Newbery Honor Book Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator...
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The Golden Compass Graphic Novel, Volume 1

Philip Pullman · Knopf Books for Young Readers

The world of Philip Pullman's internationally bestselling His Dark Materials saga is brought to visual life in book 1 of a three-volume graphic adaptation of The Golden Compass. Lyra Belacqua is content to run wild among the scholars of Jordan College, with her dæmon familiar always...
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Kobayashi ga kawaisugite tsura!!

GoÌ„ Ikeyamada · Viz Media
Format: Print book

The comedy starts when the cross-dressing begins! The Kobayashi twins, Mego and Mitsuru, were named after historical figures, but only Mego has grown up with a taste for history. So when Mitsuru is in danger of losing his weekends to extra history classes, he convinces his sister to swap...
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The Hobbit: An Illustrated Edition of the Fantasy Classic

J. R. R. Tolkien · Ballantine Books
Format: Paperback

AN ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE FANTASY CLASSIC WITH SIX NEW PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS!   First published in the United States more than seventy-five years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is one of the best-loved books of all time. Now a blockbuster film by Peter Jackson, Academy...
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What Does Consent Really Mean?

PETE WALLIS · Singing Dragon
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

"Consent is not the absence of 'NO', it is an enthusiastic YES!!"While seemingly straightforward, Tia and Bryony hadn't considered this subject too seriously until it comes up in conversation with their friends and they realise just how important it is.Following the sexual assault...
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The Sound of Thunder

J Torres · Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

This conclusion to the Bigfoot Boy graphic novel trilogy adds a backdrop of Pacific Northwest mythology to the popular story about an ordinary boy who becomes a hero through the power of magic. As the book begins, Rufus, Penny and their squirrel friend, Sidney, are eager to recapture the magic...
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Sunny Side Up

Jennifer L. Holm · Graphix
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Sunny Lewin has been packed off to Florida to live with her grandfather for the summer. At first she thought Florida might be fun -- it is the home of Disney World, after all. But the place where Gramps lives is no amusement park. It's full of . . . old people. Really old people....
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Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Slime Stampede

Liam O'Donnell · Orca Book Publishers
Format: Print book

When Gravelmuck Elementary s cleaning slimes escape and destroy the schoolyard with their acidic ooze, all claws and tails point to Mr. Snag, the school s caretaker, as the culprit. Determined to clear Mr. Snag s name, Tank and Fizz dive into the case, only to discover that the goop under...
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Rise of aurora west.

J T Petty · First Second Books
Pages: 150
Format: Print book

Aurora West, daughter of Arcopolis's last great hero, seeks to uncover the mystery of her mother's death, and to find her place in a world overrun with monsters and corruption.
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