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Graphic Novels and Comics for young reader (age 6-12) February 2019
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Plum Crazy: Tales of a Tiger-Striped Cat vol. 4
by Natsumi Hoshino
From the publisher: "Plum and Snowball enjoy the seasons! Fall inspires them to write haiku and with winter comes the holidays of Christmas, New Year’s, and Valentine’s Day. Meanwhile, in the warm months of years past, Plum gets lost in the bustle of spring cleaning!"
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Clem Hetherington and the Ironwood Race : Clem Hetherington and the Ironwood Race
by Jen Breach and Douglas Holgate
From the publisher: "Clementine Hetherington and her robot brother, Digory, have run away from the orphanage they've been living in since their parents died. Clem and Dig want to follow in their famous archaeologist mother's footsteps, but no one will take them seriously. Their chance arrives when a man from their past saves Digory's life, and to repay the debt they enter a multiday rally race... to recover stolen artifacts! Clem and Dig hope to win so they can give the artifacts to a museum, but their opponents want to sell them on the black market. The Ironwood Race has no rules, and Clem and Dig might be in over their heads!"
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Adventure Time: Sugary Shorts vol. 4
by various writers and artists
From the publisher: "Sugary Shorts collects all original stories based on the hit Cartoon Network show, Adventure Time, and stars all your favorite characters, from Fionna the Human to Billy the Hero. It’s a sugary treat that any fan will enjoy!"
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Action Presidents #2: Abraham Lincoln!
by Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey
An ALA award-winning author-illustrator duo bring Abraham Lincoln to life like kids have never seen him before—as the hero of a nonfiction comic-style biography in a hilarious, all-too-true, fully illustrated paper-over-board middle grade adventure. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Brain: The Ultimate Thinking Machine
by Tory Woollcott and Alex Graudins
From the publisher: "Fahama has been kidnapped by a mad scientist and his zombie assistant, and they are intent on stealing her brain! She'll need to learn about the brain as fast as possible in order to plan her escape!
"How did the brain evolve? How do our senses work in relation to the brain? How do we remember things? What makes you, YOU? Get an inside look at the human brain, the most advanced operating system in the world . . . if you have the nerve!"
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The Great Antonio
by Elise Gravel
From the publisher: "What made the Great Antonio so great? He weighed as much as a horse! He once wrestled a bear. He could devour twenty-five roasted chickens at one sitting. In this whimsical book, beloved author and illustrator Elise Gravel tells the true story of Antonio Barichievich, the larger-than-life Montreal strongman who had muscles as big as his heart."
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