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Wallflower: A Graphic Novel
by Iasmin Omar Ata
From the author of the critically acclaimed Nayra and the Djinn comes a stunning graphic novel about a girl who must uncover the truth behind her strange visions. For as long as Marlena can remember, she has seen flowers growing on everyone she meets: personalized poppies and daisies and roses of every color that give away what their owners truly feel. Invisible to the rest of the world, the flowers have always felt too overwhelming, too much for Marlena to take in when they don't always match what their owner shows. She's long since given up convincing anyone else that they're there. Until she meets Ashe, a charming transfer student who can somehow see these mysterious flowers, too. Unfortunately for Marlena, Ashe wants nothing to do with her. But as their thorny connection blooms, so do hidden secrets buried years ago. In this stunning graphic novel where dreams are woven into reality and not everything is as it seems, Marlena and Ashe must unfold the truth together, no matter where it may lead.
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Serendipity
by Gabbie Benda
A girl becomes convinced she's cursed after an accident at the town carnival involving a fortune-telling machine.
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A Kid Like Me: A Graphic Novel
by Norm Feuti
Perfect for fans of Jeff Kinney and Terri Libensen, A Kid Like Me is a timely exploration about finding your place in the ever-evolving social landscape that is middle school, written and illustrated by award-winning graphic novelist Norm Feuti. Ethan doesn't want to stand out, he just wants to fit in. But fitting in is tough when your peers call out your ancient cell phone, busted backpack, and discount clothing. To make matters worse, his best friend, Ricky, insists on hanging out with a group of guys who just don't get him . . . they're more interested in playing pranks than playing his favorite card game Bio Battle. Things start looking up, though, when Ethan befriends Aiden, a new kid in school, but it's only matter of time before even that goes sideways. Can Ethan figure out where he belongs without forgetting who he is and who he wants to be?
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Camp Monster
by Kate Messner
Tasha's family has run Camp Yeti for generations, but these days there just aren't enough Yetis to fill the bunks. This summer they are rebranding as CAMP MONSTER--an inclusive summer camp experience for ALL of monster-kind. Tasha can't wait to show off all the camp traditions she loves, but things get off to a rocky start--the goblins are causing a ruckus, the ogre is a total diva, and the werewolf keeps disappearing. This is not the perfect summer Tasha had hoped for. But then a series of mysterious strange mishaps occurs . . . someone is trying to sabotage Camp Monster! Can these monsters set aside their differences to find out who is behind the hijinks?
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Fantastic Frog and the Amazing Tad Lad
by Brandon Reese
Years of neglect and greed have turned the once-idyllic swamp into a junkyard. The swamp needs saving, but who is up for the challenge? Enter Fantastic Frog and Amazing Tad Lad, a genetically enhanced crime-fighting duo. Structured like a video game, with a series of mini-boss encounters, this dynamic duo is determined to get to the bottom of who is polluting the swamp. The environment is under threat, but Fantastic Frog and Amazing Tad Lad are going to fix it, one swamp at a time.
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The Startup Squad: One for the Dogs
by Brian Weisfeld
Resa and her friends are heading to Brooklyn to spend a couple of weeks with her grandmother! They're so excited to hang out, explore the big city, and have all sorts of adventures. But when Abuela sprains her ankle and can't make it to the shop she runs, Resa knows she can help out--and put her business skills to use along the way! So when two other girls come in to the store looking for doggy bandanas, an item Abuela doesn't have in stock, Resa sees an opportunity to fill a hole in the market.
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Huck 'n' Hairball and the Litterbox Time Machine
by Rich Moyer
Huck does NOT like change. In fact, he lives the same day on repeat. Same canned cat food. Same indoor luxury. Same time spent with his brainy, yet insecure, best friend Hairball--a damp lump of hair that Huck hacked up. But when Hairball invents a time machine with the hopes of gaining the respect of the scientific community, Huck accidentally sets in motion a series of events that breaks the universe and ruins his string of unchanging days. Oops. With the end of the world in balance, it's up to these unlikely heroes to save it. What they find out is that the key to saving the world is also what they want most of all...
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March 28 - "Greatest Show on Earth" formed 1881
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Ghost Circus
by Adrienne Kress
Casey is a young boy wandering the world as a spirit . . . but he's not dead, as far as he knows. Stumbling upon the Ghost Circus, a bizarre traveling show filled with phantom performers who entertain other ghosts, Casey meets Creepy Girl, a ghost who cannot move on, and Polterghost, a silent sheet ghost. The three strike up a tentative friendship, and realize that none of them truly fit in at the circus. Sensing a common cause, Casey and Creepy Girl agree to work together to find out why Casey has crossed over to the ghost realm, and what happened in Creepy Girl's past that is holding her back. But as they investigate, they discover that the Ghost Circus itself is not all that it seems, and a bigger mystery is at hand. Will the spectral trio be able to free the souls trapped in the Circus, or will they all go down in the end?
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Over the Garden Wall: Circus Friends
by Jonathan Case
It's not all laughs and peanuts for Wirt, Greg, and Beatrice when they stumble upon a circus in the Unknown. What starts as good fun with Greg reciting Wirt's poetry for the circus' audience quickly becomes a dangerous situation when the Ringmaster sets his eyes on Beatrice to be his next star attraction. Wirt and Greg must work together with past-his-prime Strongman Frederico and down-in-the-dumps clown Paola to infiltrate the circus and rescue Beatrice.
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Violette Around the World, Vol. 1: My Head in the Clouds!
by Teresa Radice
Meet Violette, a curious 12-year-old girl who travels the world with the Cirque de la Lune--the Circus of the Moon, where her mother is the human cannonball and her father is the insect trainer! Sometimes she would give anything to have a normal life, parents with boring jobs, and a real house. But her life is different! In Paris, Violette meets Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a funny and eccentric painter who shows her how to appreciate all the joys of being different! Whimsical, adventurous, and fun.
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Tower of Treasure
by Scott Chantler
As an acrobat in a traveling circus, 14-year-old orphan Dessa Redd flies through the air with ease. Still, she is weighed down by troubling memories. But when her ragtag circus troupe pulls into the city of Kingsbridge, Dessa feels a tickle of hope. Maybe here in the royal city she will finally find her twin brother -- or the mysterious man who snatched him away when they were just children. Meanwhile, Topper, the circus juggler, recruits Dessa and the circus strongman, Fisk, for the job of robbing the royal treasury. Hungry and desperate, both agree, setting off a series of adventures that will take the three thieves from one end of the world to the other in search of Dessa's long-lost brother.
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2751 Brunswick Pike Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648 609-882-9246
https://mcl.org
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