Ivanka Hahnenberger
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As France buckles under the Nazi regime, budding photographer Rachel Cohen must change her name, go into hiding, and bear witness to the atrocities of World War II.
2) Alone
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"On a tiny lighthouse island far from the rest of the world, a lonely hermit lives out his existence. Every week a supply boat leaves provisions, its occupants never meeting him, never asking the obvious questions: Who are you? Why do you hide? Why do you never leave? What is it like to be so alone? Years spent on a deserted rock--a lifetime, really--with imagination his sole companion has made the lighthouse keeper something more than alone, something...
3) Parallel
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"Karl Kling's story is one of revelations, and these he has addressed in a letter to his daughter, Hella, who had disowned Karl many years ago. Karl's letter is a cri de coeur from a father to a daughter he never really got to know, and he comes clean to her about his failed marriages, his fractured family relations--and his love for men. Taking place between the end of World War II and the 1980s, Parallel chronicles Karl's efforts to comply with...
4) Radium girls
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A stunning graphic novel retelling of the shocking and inspiring true story of the Radium Girls, who fought for their lives and for workers' rights after horrific management failures led to extreme cases of radiation poisoning in 1918. It's 1918 in Orange, New Jersey, and everyone knows the "Ghost Girls." The proud holders of well-paying jobs at the local watch factory, these working-class young women gain their nickname from the fine dusting of glowing,...
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What are the causes and consequences of climate change? When the scale is so big, can an individual make any difference? Documentary, diary, and masterwork graphic novel, this look at our planet and how we live on it explains what global warming is all about. With the most complicated concepts made clear by the author, an investigative journalist and artist, weaves together scientific research, extensive interviews with experts, and a call for action....
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Nine-year-old Tony loves ghosts and horror stories, but when he's left home alone one night, he gets quite the fright as Rudolph the little vampire flies in the window! After a rough start, Rudolph stops trying to bite Tony and the two become fast friends. Tony even visits the little vampire's family vault in the graveyard where he narrowly escapes the clutches of Rudolph's fearsome Great-Aunt Dorothy. But what will happen when Tony's parents invite...
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"Based on the true story of Joseph Joanovici, a Romanian Jew who immigrated to France in the 1920s and became one of the richest men in Europe as a scrap-metal magnate. During the Second World War he becomes a Nazi collaborator and war profiteer who provides the Nazi regime with the metals it needs, but secretly he uses his wealth and influence to finance the French Resistance and free fellow Jews from Nazi hands. Due to his tactics he was one of...
10) Dear body
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"For years, Lea Bordier has interviewed over 70 women and non-binary people from all walks of life about themselves and their bodies on her YouTube channel. With the help of 12 female and non-binary cartoonists, Lea has adapted hundreds of hours of interviews into a graphic novel packed with 12 powerful and emotional stories. This is a journey into the lives of twelve women and non-binary people and their relationship with their bodies, in their own...
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Rudolph the little vampire has been banished from his family's vault over his association with humans. He now lives in the basement of the apartment building where his human best friend Tony lives. The two struggle to keep Rudolph hidden from Tony's parents and nosy neighbors. When someone gets suspicious about activity in the basement, can the friends avoid discovery?
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Kleine Vampir volume 4
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"It took a lot of plotting to figure out how Rudolph the little vampire could join Tony and his family on their vacation to a farm in the countryside. But the challenge proves well worth it as the unusual friends enjoy a week filled with thrills and chills that include hiding from Tony's parents, sneaking around and exploring the old farmhouse buildings under the full moon, searching for nourishment, and even getting chased by a bull. There's never...
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Kleine Vampir volume 3
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To keep Tony company during his family vacation, Rudolph the little vampire, who needs his coffin with him so he can sleep during the day, takes the train instead of flying, trying not to draw too much attention to himself.
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"An abandoned stretch of road in the middle of the desert, a rusty old gas station, and a plume of dust rising in the distance... When Billy Joe steps onto old Evel O'Neil's property, trouble follows close behind: misfits, criminals, cops, and media, all of them in search of freedom, justice, and glory... But only the fastest one among them will get it... A high-speed rock-n-roll blockbuster full of fast cars, mysteries, questionable antiheroes, and...
17) Babylon Berlin
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Set in the 1920s, at the birth of the Weimar Republic. Following an unfortunate incident of manslaughter and at a moment of radical change in Germany, Detective Inspector Gereon Roth moves from his old position in Cologne to a new appointment in Berlin. He stumbles into an ever-growing criminal investigation into a pornographic sex ring, discovering that he can trust no one, not even the police.
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Nuit des morts-vivants volume 2
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A modern rewrite of the classic cult movie, this vivid graphic novel brings the dead back to life through the eyes of Lizbeth. To escape the catastrophe, Lizbeth, Leland and other survivors took refuge in a hotel. For now, they are safe. But is the real danger outside the walls?
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"In 1975 John Lennon moved to New York City, stopped being a Beatle, and started being a father. Now, experience life from Lennon's perspective as David Foenkinos' mesmerizing story is adapted to graphic form by Corbeyran and Horne. Though his life was cut tragically short in front of his home by a fan, John Lennon's forty years on earth changed millions of lives and shaped the course of pop culture. Many know the Beatle, the activist, the man gone...
20) Monster Inn
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Spooky and the Strange Tales volume 1
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Welcome to London and the busiest monster inn ever, recently acquired by my uncles, the super famous Three Little Pigs. Scheduled events: sightseeing (obviously), a touch of Rock 'n Roll and, of course, lots of mystery... The usual stuff considering London is the capital of the strange, which is why I'm thrilled to be here instead of FairyTale Land for a change. My name is Spooky. I'm a princess from Fairytale Land and I looove scary stories. Knock!...