Catwoman, the Riddler, Killer Croc, and the Penguin have teamed up to steal one of Bruce Wayne’s most valuable possessions. But they’re not the only one’s who want it, so Batman’s also fighting a foul-mouthed federal agent, a charasmatic new villain, and the unexpected mastermind of the plan.
Lillian’s high school best friend needs her help. Her husband is being vetted as Secretary of State and someone needs to keep the kids from his first marriage out of the spotlight. The only problem... when they get upset, these kids catch on fire.
“’I remember when I was your age. My furry friend and I would spend all day together in the sunshine, sharing stories.’
‘Tell me one,” said Hilda.
So Hazel told one…”
This graphic novel is an autobiographical account of the author’s journey from the Middle East to Dearborn Michigan.
Imagine Harriet the Spy struggling through a quarter-life crisis and you've got the premise for Katie Siegel's cozy mystery Charlotte Illes is Not a Detective.
“This vampire thrived in the warm southern climate. It lurked on the ground outside rural homes, schools, and churches. Invisible to its potential victims, it waited until one of them passed by. Undetected, it hitched a ride, burrowed in through the skin, and tricked the person’s body into allowing it to stay. The intruder hid deep in the host’s gut for years, anchored in place by sharp fang-like mouthparts.”
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“Like a vine sprung overnight, we were reaching & wretched upon this mortal soil & even so we are undiminished. If just for this newborn day, let us take back our lives.”
“A friend of mine said he knew people hiring crane operators at the hydrocracker, at Long Lake. We owed money on this and that. I came here and I paid it all off by Christmas.”
“Beneath appearances are experiences. Beneath actions are explanations. Beneath what’s different is what’s the same.”
“When it all feels out of control, hold on to the things that truly matter. Because what feels like the end is sometimes the beginning.”
This engaging picture book offers an excellent explanation of trees' inter-dependence and all of the benefits that we humans get from trees.
This graphic novel is a romantic comedy that also involves kleptomania. The story is about parties in high school and trying to fit in as well.
“Every time I Struggled to fit into the world around me, I thought if I flew far away enough, the perfect home would magically appear. But when your roots are tangled up across so many different places, that perfect world may not exist.”
Ben Cook who just graduated college with a major in English. He moves in with a few college friends and starts looking for work in his field.
This true story of a family split apart. Their family lived in Austria when Nazi Germany took it over and their world turned dark very quickly: friends turned cruel, parents lost jobs, and the kids were ineligible to attend school.
This graphic novel is about three Asian, book-loving women (Shirin, Nina and Silvia) who are excited to work in the publishing industry, but have no idea what that actually entails.
Katie starts middle school, but her first day optimism takes a hit when her best friend appears to dump her for the "popular girls club." It's not all doom-and-gloom, though as Katie meets new friends and finds a delicious place for herself in the newly created "Cupcake Club."
“I love Nick. I love Nick so, so much. But what I’ve realized through all of this is that we need other people too. Siblings. Parents. Friends. More friends. A therapist. Even teachers, sometimes. That doesn’t mean our relationship isn’t strong. If anything… I think we’re stronger now.”
Figgy is hungry, but Boone shares some terrible news "…we're all out of cheese." Now just what is a cheese-loving mouse to do? Sing about missing cheese of course!
“That egg can open. ‘Who is inside?’ asked the cat. ‘Is it a horse?’”
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“There was just a big hole in his heart where Xavier used to be. It felt like the hole would be there forever.”
In the second part of this graphic novel adaptation of Rainbow Rowell's book, twin sisters are at college together.
