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Four full-color graphic-novel hybrid books in the bestselling Emmie
& Friends series from award-winning and bestselling author and
cartoonist Terri Libenson! A great gift for the middle school
graphic novel fan in your life. Crushes. Frenemies. Drama. MIDDLE
SCHOOL. Invisible Emmie is the story of quiet, shy, artistic Emmie
and popular, outgoing, athletic Katie, and how their lives
unexpectedly intersect one day, when an embarrassing note falls
into the wrong hands. . . . In Positively Izzy, we meet Bri, the
brain, and Izzy, the dreamer. On the day of the school talent show,
the girls' lives converge in ways more dramatic than either of them
could have imagined. Just Jaime introduces us to two friends, Maya
and Jaime, on their last day of seventh grade and just maybe the
last day of their friendship if they can't figure out who is a real
friend and who is a frenemy. Told in alternating past and present
chapters, Becoming Brianna unfolds over the eight months leading up
to one eventful day-as well as over the course of the big day
itself. Plus don't miss Terri Libenson's You-niquely You: An Emmie
& Friends Interactive Journal
Grasshopper and Ant aren't exactly enemies, but they're certainly
not friends. Grasshopper lives for the moment. He likes to practise
yoga and rehearse with his band. But Ant keeps messing up
Grasshopper's flow with loud construction. Ant is a planner. He is
convinced the world is going to end, so he's building a bunker.
Grasshopper can't help but be annoyed. But all that changes when
disaster strikes! Is it the end of the world? Can Grasshopper
convince Ant to help him? In this Far Out Fables adventure, Aesop's
"The Ant and the Grasshopper" is retold with a modern twist to
create an exciting graphic novel for kids!
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Gleanings
(Standard format, CD)
Neal Shusterman; Read by Neal Shusterman, Megan Tusing, Greg Tremblay, Nicky Endres, …
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Even a Kyoshi Warrior can find herself in trouble.
Suki is captured by the Fire Nation and brought to the Boiling Rock, a grim prison in the middle of a dormant volcano. Separated from Team Avatar and her Kyoshi Warrior sisters, she decides to build her own community among other prisoners. But it's going to take more than an encouraging word to build trust among so many frightened people.
Suki will need to draw on all her resources to do it, and even that might not be enough.
This title contains volumes 19, 20 and 21 The story enters its
final stretch as the Elric brothers learn of the homunculi's
ultimate plan to turn all of Amestris into an alchemical bloodbath
on the Day of Reckoning. While tempted to use the open portal that
day to get their bodies back, for now the brothers build opposition
to the homunculi-corrupted military with others who have learned of
the grisly plan. While Al learns the secret of the homunculi's
origins from his father, Ed joins forces with a familiar homunculus
who seems to be having pangs of conscience.
This is the classic novel brought to life in full colour! 'I will
honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I
will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future'. Classical
Comics' first Dickens title is probably his best-loved story.
Scrooge gets a rude awakening to how his life is, and how it should
be. Full of Christmas Spirit(s), this is a book that you'll want to
read all year round!
A mysterious physics teacher, Nakamine, and Hori’s excitable best
friend, Yuki, are getting along surprisingly well...! But their new
closeness hasn’t gone unnoticed-most especially not by
Tooru...and Yasuda?! Will the newfound rapport between Nakamine and
Yuki spur Tooru and Yasuda to make their own moves?
One of the most iconic characters in children's books Join the
world's most famous travelling reporter in his exciting adventures
as races to claim a mysterious meteorite in The Shooting Star, and
uncovers a lost pirate's hoard in the two-part story The Secret of
the Unicorn and Red Rackham's Treasure. The fourth of eight volumes
containing Herge's best loved adventure stories, with three
thrilling mysteries: The Shooting Star Things are hotting up for
Tintin as a huge fireball comes hurtling towards earth! Soon he is
setting sail with Captain Haddock to find the meteorite in the
stormy Arctic Ocean, but a valuable metal is contained in the
meteorite and Tintin's attempts to reach it are met with relentless
sabotage! The Secret of the Unicorn When Tintin stumbles across a
model ship at the Old Street Market, he buys it as a gift for his
friend Captain Haddock. But this isn't just any old model ship ...
it's the Unicorn. Built by one of Haddock's ancestors it holds a
clue to finding the treasure of a notorious pirate. Red Rackham's
Treasure Determined to find the treasure of the notorious pirate
Red Rackham, Tintin and Captain Haddock set sail aboard the Sirius
to find the shipwreck of the Unicorn. With the help of an ingenious
shark-shaped submarine, Tintin follows the clues deep down on this
ocean adventure. Join the most iconic character in comics as he
embarks on extraordinary adventures spanning historical and
political events. Still selling over 100,000 copies every year in
the UK and having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven
Spielberg and Peter Jackson in 2011. The Adventures of Tintin
continue to charm more than 90 years after they first found their
way into publication. Since then more than 230 million copies have
been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to
entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in
the early 20th. Herge (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907.
Over the course of 54 years he completed over 20 titles in The
Adventures of Tintin series, which is now considered to be one of
the greatest, if not the greatest, comics series of all time.
Revisit the tale of the Three Little Pigs with this graphic novel
for new readers. The three pigs need to build their own homes. But
a big, bad wolf has come to find them. What happens to their homes
as they try to stay safe? What do they do to get rid of the wolf?
KORCHITO es un cuento pensado para todas las edades que nos
transporta a un mundo imaginario aunque, a la vez, muy real. Las
ilustraciones reflejan perfectamente las escenas del texto y los di
logos entre los protagonistas son frescos e imaginativos,
contribuyendo a que el lector viva el cuento como si fuera una
parte m s de la historia.
In The Deep End, book 15 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1
international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and his
family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for the
adventure of a lifetime. But things take an unexpected turn, and
they find themselves stranded at a campsite that's not exactly a
summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water starts to
rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save their vacation - or if
they're already in too deep. And don't miss Rowley Jefferson's
Awesome Friendly Adventure, an all-new fantasy from Greg's best
friend - the follow-up to the instant #1 bestseller Diary of an
Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal.
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Running Wild
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Jake Maddox; Illustrated by Roberta Papalia
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Toby Brandt would rather be hitting jump shots than doing chores on
his Grandpa's farm. But he's about to learn a new appreciation for
the great outdoors. His cousin Chloe and her friends soon convince
Toby to join them on their nature runs. Before long, he learns to
enjoy running with them through the woods and navigating their
homemade obstacle course. However, when they tell Toby about the
upcoming Wild Run, he doesn't want to risk getting hurt and letting
down his friends. Will Toby overcome his fears and help his team
win the biggest, sloppiest mud race around?
Recipe for disaster:
4 parties.
Add 2 friends and 1 crush.
Divide by 1 mean girl out to RUIN Nikki.
Mix well, put fingers over eyes, and CRINGE
Settled in at her new school and flanked by awesome friends Chloe
and Zoey, life is looking up for Nikki Maxwell, especially since
her crush, Brandon, asked her to be his lab partner--a seriously
awesome development. However, when Nikki overhears mean girl
Mackenzie bragging that Brandon's taking her to the Halloween
dance, a bummed Nikki signs on to spend Halloween at a kids' party
with her little sister, Brianna, instead. After she finds out
Mackenzie was lying and her dream of going to the party with
Brandon could be a reality, Nikki has two events to juggle . . .
plus plenty of other entertaining trials and tribulations along the
way
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A wonderful new collection of short stories about our favourite fluffy friends, from national treasure Enid Blyton
Enjoy 25 charming tales about cats, dogs, budgies, rabbits and other adored family pets in this fantastic new bumper collection. Enid Blyton, author of The Famous Five, loved dogs and other animals. Her perfectly crafted short stories about children and their pets are ideal for young readers to enjoy alone or as read-aloud stories in the classroom or at bedtime. Ideal for children aged 5 and over.
But as the situation grows ever more dire, Robin and his team take
to the streets, trying to save the city from the bargain-hungry
undead. But those zombies really bite: the cemetery isn t safe, the
H.I.V.E. Five are not alive, and his teammates are about to succumb
to shopping fever! Can Robin keep it together long enough to cancel
this apocalypse?
The warrior cats leap off the page in their first-ever original
full-color adventure-a stand-alone graphic novel set in the wild
world of Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warriors series. When
RiverClan fell under the rule of the vicious Tigerstar, Feathertail
barely escaped with her life. Now RiverClan is trying to rebuild in
unity and peace-even if Feathertail isn't ready to forgive her
Clanmates. But when RiverClan takes in a rogue cat named Sasha and
her two kits, Feathertail must find a way to escape the shadows of
the past if she is to be a part of her Clan's future. Set after the
events of Warriors: The Prophecies Begin, this action-packed,
stand-alone adventure is perfect for longtime Erin Hunter fans and
new readers alike.
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