Mike Fiorentino
2) Hotel dare
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"Olive and her adopted siblings, Darwin and Charlotte, are spending the summer with their estranged grandma at her creepy hotel and it's all work and no play. They're stuck inside doing boring chores but they soon stumble upon an incredible secret... The simple turn of a knob transports them to a distant magical world filled with space pirates. Behind the next door are bearded wizards. Down the hall is a doorway to a cotton-candied kingdom. But once...
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"Effie feels like a ghost. Misunderstood by her classmates and teachers, it's like she just doesn't belong. One day, feeling frustrated and lost, Effie wanders into the woods and discovers something spectacular... a school for ghosts! While she learns all about the amazing things that ghosts can do -- like possession, poltergeist-ing, demon magic and more -- Effie and her new spirited friends take on the challenge of tracking down and freeing a lost...
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"Elias, Helene, and Tavi are Fivers - in training to become elite military recruits for the Martial Empire at Blackcliff Academy. When they're sent on a dangerous mission to steal a heavily-guarded poison on Isle South, the soon find themselves up against surprising enemies - including other recruits. As the true horror of their assignment is revealed, these three will begin to confront the harrowing realities of Martial rule, their place in the system...
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"During the monthly Winged Creature Clinic at Willows Whisper, Nan and Clarion investigate disturbing reports when they're brought an injured flying pig that appears to have been mistreated. It's time for the monthly 'Winged Creature Clinic' at Willows Whisper Veterinary Practice, where flying creatures from all over come to get treated. But when Glenn the Wildlife Warlock brings in an injured flying pig that looks like it may have been mistreated,...
6) Dodo
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"Six-year-old Laila doesn't understand why she's pulled out of school and away from the rest of her friends following her parents' separation. Now, she spends most of her time observing the park next to her house. When Laila spots a mysterious bird, a dodo named Ralph, the two form an unlikely friendship until Ralph starts to cause trouble and Laila finds the chaos around her growing. While cleaning up Ralph's messes, Laila begins to understand the...
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Noir: Edgy Crime Fiction (SCPL)
OBD 2020 Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List (Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table)
Pride 2023 - Graphic Novels
OBD 2020 Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List (Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table)
Pride 2023 - Graphic Novels
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"Cub reporter Madison Jackson is young, scrappy, and hungry to prove that she deserves her coveted college internship at the premiere newspaper in town, The Boston Lede, where she fetches coffee for the night crew and dreams of her own byline. So when her police scanner mentions a brutal murder tied to a prominent Boston family, Madison races to the crime scene, looking for the scoop of the century. What she finds instead is the woman who'll change...
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"Steven and the Crystal Gems embark on an epic musical journey. After the Harmony Core, an ancient Diamond Authority artifact, accidentally activates on Earth, capturing the people of Beach City, it's up to Steven to save the day. Responsible for guarding the bubbled Harmony Cores, he'll have to find a way to stop its song before his friends are trapped forever!" --Provided by publisher.
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Adventure time volume 13
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Finn and Jake have been busy building their own dungeon and saving the world, but something sinister is going on... Will they be able to save the day?
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"Myers Carpenter is a bootlegger who just inherited his family's bar, The Flatbed. Unsure of whether or not he even wants to keep the famous speakeasy, Myers is forced to find a new booze supplier when he burns his bridges at his long time source in Mississippi. The only option he can turn to is his estranged mother, a woman he hasn't seen since he was a young boy, now running a fishing Lodge for the wealthy; and a half sister he knew nothing about....
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One thing young Cecil was sure of from the minute she saw Star Wars was that she was going to be some kind of artiste. Probably a filmmaker. Possibly Steven Spielberg. Then, in 1980, the movie Fame came out. Cecil wasn't allowed to see that movie. It was rated R, and she was ten. But she did watch the television show and would pretend with her friends that she was going to that school. Of course they were playing. She was not. She was destined to...
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"REBELLION IS FORGED IN THE HEART OF THE EMPIRE. Before they were torn asunder, Laia lived happily and quietly with her Nan, Pop, and brother Darin within the Scholar district of Martial-ruled Serra. Although Laia is afraid to venture outside her home due to the heavy Martial presence, Darin loves to explore all parts of their home city... even those that are forbidden. A chance encounter with famed swordsmith Spiro Teluman, who sees in Darin a talent...
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"After surviving the aftermath of the Mushroom War and Simon's time as Ice King, Marceline and Simon have finally reunited after the events of the Adventure Time™ finale. But when Simon's memory begins to fail, Marcy must work together with Finn, Jake, and Princess Bubblegum to save Simon and help him in his quest to make amends for his time as Ice King. To do that, Simon sets out with one goal in mind: save Betty from Golb, by any means necessary!"--Provided...
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In the golden age of piracy, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, and Black Bart Roberts, the three most reviled pirates in history, contend for the most sacred prize the world has ever known - the lost Relics of Christ! Their battle stained the seven seas crimson leaving only dead men who would tell no tales. But the dead have a way of speaking without words.
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"A big ol' storm has set its sights on Elmore but the Watterson family isn't going to let some bad weather spoil their day, at least not until everything starts going wrong! After a power outage forces Gumball and Darwin to figure out how to have fun without video games-not an easy task-Richard leads a catastrophic attempt to fix a leak in the ceiling so one measly puddle will cease driving his household absolutely crazy. But their troubles don't...
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"Karla and her little brother Benny accompany their Uncle Bill on a scientific expedition to study unidentified species on the remote island but after a little "bad luck" they soon discover something terrifying and deadly living in the river swamp... With nowhere to run, will Karla, Benny, and Uncle Bill survive the unimaginable and harrowing horrors of the place aptly nicknamed Beast Island?"--Amazon.
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"All Darwin wants is a starring role in his school's upcoming theatrical production ... too bad he freezes in the spotlight! Roping in Gumball to audition with him, Darwin accidentally helps unleash a curse on the school after speaking the name of the play that gave a student a mortal case of stagefright. When students fall victim to the sickness caused by the curse. Gumball and Darwin must do everything in their power to complete the show and right...
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Steven Universe (2017) volume 3
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"Steven, Connie, and the Crystal Gems find adventure around the boardwalk as summer turns to fall: from taking painting lessons with Vidalia, studying the wildlife local to this side of the coast, baking for the food festival, to having sleepovers with friends, there's always something going on to keep Beach City weird"--Back cover.