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Phoebe and her unicorn volume 8
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Phoebe, Marigold, and Marigold's sister, Florence Unfortunate Nostrils, are headed to summer drama camp where they'll face the daunting tasks of writing, producing, and acting in an entirely original play.
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"When you're a sixth-grade dynamo like Nate Wright, life comes at you fast. Whether it's a soccer ball to the head or another teacher tirade, surprises lurk around every corner. In the latest Big Nate collection, Nate's friends issue the ultimate insult: they point out all the ways he resembles his arch-nemesis, Gina. Nate also scores a new job as an intern at Klassic Komix, and his master plan to carpet-bomb the school with Valentine's Day cards...
4) Ghostopolis
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"Garth Hale is as good as dead ... The only problem is he's still alive. When Garth Hale is accidentally zapped into the ghost world by Frank Gallows, a washed-up ghost wrangler, he discovers that he has special powers. Soon he finds himself on the run from the evil ruler of Ghostopolis, who wants to use Garth's newfound abilities to tighten his grip on the spirit world. After Garth meets Cecil, his grandfather's ghost, the two search for a way to...
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For years, Cathy and her mother have been working out their relationship on the comic pages in such an honest, relatable, humor-filled way that thousands of mothers and daughters have written to say the comic strip is the single thing that has helped them keep speaking to each other over the years.
In Confessions to My Mother, Cathy helps daughters speak to their mothers in an even more poignant way--with page after page of everything from embarrassing...
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Faced with the complications and contradictions of modern society, today's dog becomes a neurotic. At every turn, his prime life forces-the need to eat and sleep-are thwarted. Instinct pushes him towards satisfying this hunger; sleep is necessary to infuse him with sufficient strength to get up and eat several times a day. (The average dog may require about 24 hours rest a day.) But environmental factors prevent him from satisfying these desires....
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"The long awaited first collection by Will McPhail, with nearly 200 cartoons, including his New Yorker classics and new gems. With his shrewd eye for mundane absurdities and his hysterically astute drawings of animals, Will McPhail is the New Yorker's most distinctive cartoonist. His cartoons delight in the everyday anxieties of modern life, skewer contemporary politics, and cut to the core of the most bizarre human behaviors. In Love & Vermin,...
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Irreverent and passionate, this book is an ideal introduction for people who are convinced that opera is soley for those refined few who were born listening to arias. Written in short, humorous, and informative chapters, and laced with some of the opera world's juiciest anecdotes, this guide is sure to convert even the most ambivalent of music lovers. Line drawings.
11) Mr. Fibber
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Enter the world of Mr. Fibber, where life has the enchanting logic of a dream. Join the charming little man on his whimsical adventures as he rides a seahorse through a sea of juice and catches a train pulled by a great big dog with eyes like shining lanterns. He even stows the sun in his suitcase. After all, he needs to keep warm on vacation!
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"The hilarious and heartwarming companion to international bestselling author Liz Climo's You're Mom From new dads to those who've been around the block, dads who go to work to those who work at home, and all the dads in between,You're Dad is a touching tribute to fathers everywhere. With humor, heart, and adorable drawings, Liz Climo celebrates fatherhood in all its shapes and sizes (and species). Featuring different types of dads and the paths they...
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This book "takes readers from 1979, widely regarded as the moment rap became recognized as part of the cultural and musical landscape, and comes right up to the present, with Shea Serrano ... discussing, debating, and deconstructing the most important rap song year by year. Serrano also examines the most important moments that surround the history and culture of rap music--from artists' backgrounds to issues of race, the rise of hip-hop, and the struggles...
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"Like you, cartoonist Dana Jeri Maier wants a creativity shortcut-- a magical fairy who will grant both brilliant ideas and discipline to churn them out. This book is not that magical shortcut-- you won't find stirring literary quotes or a foolproof system for spaking inspiration here-- but it doe provide amusing insights about the often-painful act of making something original. Drawing on her experience as a cartoonist for The New Yorker and other...
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Following their clash with their villainous doubles from the Mirror Universe, the Enterprise crew returns to business as usual, little realizing the serpent in their midst--one of their own has been replaced! Six stories focusing on fan-favorite crew members of the Enterprise-D--including Deanna Troi, Wesley Crusher, and Selar--each connected by the machinations of this sinister doppelganger. What does Mirror Barclay want, and what's to become of...
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"Timed for the 25th anniversary of the comic strip Mutts, this volume celebrates the work of author and illustrator McDonnell. Included are rare artwork, proposals, outtakes, and developmental work, autobiographical commentary, and a career-spanning interview conducted by artist Lynda Barry"--Provided by publisher.
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"Finally, comics that answer life's most pressing questions: Is my partner actually upset or just hangry? Whose turn is it to remember the reusable shopping bags? Is it appropriate to put up Halloween décor two months in advance? (Spoiler alert: Yes. Yes, it is.) 'Opposites attract' has never rung truer when it comes to vivacious extrovert Meg and her level-headed introvert husband, Carson. Carson makes his coffee with only the finest locally roasted...
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