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Book SynopsisCollected in print for the first time, discover how Arthur Pendragon became the scourge of skellies everywhere in this supernatural swashbuckling adventure! Before the Blackwyche became a relic in Shipwreck Bay, it was home to one of the noble and legendary pirates the Sea of Thieves had ever known. Follow the rise of Sir Arthur Pendragon as he forges his name as the Champion of Souls, striking fear into the bones of every skeleton who dares to roam the waves - but when Arthur finally meets the fearsome captain Greymarrow, will he be able to save his crew, or will is his story doomed to be lost at sea? Sea of Thieves Origins: Champion of Souls collects issues 1-3 of the digital comic series Sea of Thieves Champion of Souls.

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Book SynopsisTime flies when you’re having fun with your talking cat, and Blondina is now a beautiful young lady! In fact, she’s right at the age to start hearing talks of marriage—a topic that makes a certain Divine Leopard very flustered... But speaking of Amon, when will he grow up? And is Blondina ready to see her dear little kitty mature into something beyond her wildest imagination?

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Book SynopsisWhat if one of the VOYAGER probes was found by aliens on an uninhabitable planet laid waste by a wandering black hole? Their resources dwindling and under the thumb of a relentless tyrant, alien hero Sen’s discovery of the probe leads to adventure and possible salvation for her and her people. Collects VOYAGIS #1-5

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Book SynopsisAlong the Savannah River is a queer nightclub called TRANCE where drinks are strong, the dancefloor’s bumping, and drag shows blow your mind. What Trance’s patrons don’t know, however, is that the effervescent hotspot is run entirely by witches. In between partying, a coven of novice spellcasters discreetly study magic to enhance their lives and enliven local nightlife. But suddenly their world has turned deadly serious. A homophobic serial killer is targeting victims using a gay hookup app and the witches are worried--none more so than drag diva Altar, whose longtime lover has inexplicably vanished. Armed with tomes and tenacity, Altar and his chosen family investigate, defying police and witch law alike, and uncover an evil more powerful and personal than they could have imagined. What emerges is a gripping mystery, a story of love and friendship, and the ultimate showdown between the darkness of “the closet” and the power of unabashed queerness.

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Book SynopsisJoin Nate as he befriends the Yo-kai of the hit video game YO-KAI WATCH!Nate Adams is just an average kid until the mysterious Whisper gives him the Yo-kai Watch. Now he can see what others cannot: Yo-kai of all shapes and forms!Whisper, Nate’s trusty Yo-Kai advisor, suddenly disappears! The bond between them sparks an event that shakes the Yo-Kai World and brings all kinds of mischievous spirits out to play. Don’t miss this final volume that ties together Yo-Kai Watch stories from the manga, anime, movies, and video game!

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Book Synopsis6 Best Selling Underwater Stories for Fans of Minecraft at a value price! NOT OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG. Torn from their lives as regular Librarian’s kids, Max, Ingrid, and Luke must survive in a hidden Librarian outpost—underwater! While their parents scramble to safeguard the books of the Overworld, the trio sneak out of their warren of underwater caves to investigate the deep waters of the oceans.The Legend of the Coral Caves (Book 1) When they hear about the Legend of the Coral Caves, a trove of golden coral beyond imagining, Max, Luke, and Ingrid realize that this wealth could help solve all their problems. Now it’s up to them to find the cave and bring the fortune back to save their families—and their books!Zombies vs. Turtles (Book 2) In their desperate search for the mysterious Heart of the Sea to power the Conduit,

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Book SynopsisIn hell, everyone can hear you scream, but only one person listens.Hell can get you down. It’s big, hot, often painful, and a hard place to get creative projects done. But something else is bothering inmate PKRx354—something beyond the unrelenting and often absurd torture routines, the demons, or the tormenting trio of his mother, father, and girlfriend also consigned to the Underworld. Luckily there’s help: Fred Greenberg—Hell’s only psychotherapist. With Fred’s stoic and perceptive guidance, the “talking cure” proves productive. That is until a dastardly terrorist act by a mysterious faction threatens the very nature of the Underworld. Will our self-deprecating hero get to the cause of his nagging “ennui?” Will Fred find his own redemption? And will our hero ever find peace, or at least a vacation?Combining Dante, Douglas Adams, and Freud, Damnation Diaries is equal parts horror comedy and character-driven drama, uniquely converging the look of bronze-age comics with sharp literary satire. The book’s imaginative and surreal landscape serves as a perfect backdrop for caustic social commentary fit for our equally surreal times. The setting may be imaginary, but the urgent issues addressed are not: growing economic inequality, student debt, political crisis, terrorism, and the attempt to find peace under the most hostile of circumstances.Trade Review"In fine-arts painter Rostovsky’s scabrously funny debut, an ordinary guy visits an ordinary therapist in an extraordinary place: Hell. […] This is the rare high-concept satire that lives up to its premise."—Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

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Book SynopsisPowerfully cute! Jun's TabeGirls are the embodiment of what makes Japanese character designs so beloved, as they capture young ladies at their purest...while chowing down on scrumptious eats! Collecting nearly one-hundred full-color portraits from Jun's growing collection of web-illustrations, comics and promotional art, fans of the artist will have plenty tasty images to sink their teeth into.

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Book SynopsisDiscover the astonishing history of Captain Marvel with this unique tiny book celebrating the legacy of Earth’s Mightiest Hero!Carol Danvers, the super hero known to all as Captain Marvel, is one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe. Now fans eager to learn more about her amazing adventures can follow her hero’s journey through the pages of this tiny storybook. Summarizing five decades of Captain Marvel’s comic book tales and featuring beautiful art from multiple eras, this unique collector’s item is the perfect gift for any Marvel fan! • AN EPIC SAGA IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND: Covering 50 years of Captain Marvel’s heroics, this 1.34' x 1.73' book fits in the palm of your hand. • BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS AND INSPIRING STORY: Filled with history and artwork from Captain Marvel’s most significant comic book adventures. • PERFECT AS AN ORNAMENT: The ribbon bookmark doubles as a hanger to let you use this tiny book as an ornament or decoration; the sturdy slipcase turns a delightful book into a treasured keepsake. • COMPLETE YOUR  MARVEL LIBRARY: A miniscule but mighty companion to your Marvel collection, this tiny book is an exciting entry in Insight Editions’ line of tiny books featuring Spider-Man, Captain America, and more.

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Book SynopsisFrom series creators Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko, the official continuation of The Legend of Korra!

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Book SynopsisA menagerie of creatures from the brain behind Pepe the frog.

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Book SynopsisA concise, highly enjoyable adaptation of the classic Shakespeare drama.

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Book SynopsisVolume III of the Hellboy Omnibus presenting Hellboy s entire story for the first time, and featuring the basis for the upcoming Hellboy feature film!The basis for the upcoming feature film Hellboy: The Rise of the Blood Queen!

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Book SynopsisA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. A group of young vigilantes roam the streets of Brooklyn solving supernatural crimes.After his mother’s death, Dwayne is forced to uproot himself and move into the home where his mother grew up: a shabby apartment in Brooklyn. When your dad is a police officer, and your brother’s too cool for school, what''s an insecure teen supposed to do? Dwayne’s personal problems are cast aside when he joins a new crew of young vigilantes, devoted to solving a series of sinister cases surrounding mysterious monsters that have been wreaking havoc throughout the city. What if all of the Urban Legends we all fear...were real?

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Book SynopsisRomane and Brahim have reached Algapower's artificial island, with the help of some cetaceans with a quite extraordinary behaviour. All they need to do now is sneak into the laboratories, locate Romane s kidnapped niece, and find a way to escape with her before the corporation s mad scientists transplant a dolphin's tail onto her. Not an easy task, especially as Algapower's found some ruthless allies. But the two agents, too, have some rather unexpected allies - and a revolution is coming...

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Book SynopsisThe new spinoff manga to the hit fantasy isekai series, developed by original creator Fuse! Against the odds, the little slime Rimiru has established his magical kingdom for all monsters, called Tempest, and it's thriving. But three visitors, Phos the fox girl, Stella the dragon girl, and Frey the winged girl, come to pay Tempest a visit, they're stunned at just how quickly it's developed. Don't miss this new story in the world of Slime, just as the second season of the anime arrives! With a concept and story by Fuse, the creator of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Trinity in Tempest is the grand tour of Rimiru's world that fans have always wanted. Through the eyes of three cute little monsters, one from the fox clan, one from the dragon clan, and one from the winged clan, readers will meet the residents of the utopia in Jura Forest, and get a peek at how they live their lives. The little group's leader, Phos, is a fox girl from the Beast Kingdom of Eurazania. But this isn't just a pleasure trip for her... she's visiting Tempest on secret orders from Lord Carrion. What would a demon lord want with Rimiru's monster paradise?

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Book SynopsisThe heart-stopping action and magic of Rick Riordan''s bestselling novel The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid explodes off the page in this beautiful graphic novel retelling of the story.Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world...''I GUESS IT STARTED THE NIGHT OUR DAD BLEW UP THE BRITISH MUSEUM . . .''CARTER AND SADIE KANE''S dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta stone and unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos . . .Set imprisons Dr Kane in a golden coffin and Carter and Sadie must run for their lives. To save their dad, they embark on a terrifying quest from Cairo to Paris to the American South-west and discover the truth about their family''s connection to the House of Life: an Egyptian temple of magic that has existed for thousands of years.The pharaohs of ancient Egypt are far from dead and buried. And so, unfortunately, are their gods . . . Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwideRICK RIORDAN IS THE MYTHMASTERThe Greek Gods are alive and kicking - go to www.rickriordanmythmaster.co.uk and see for yourselfAbout the author:Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Rick''s first novel featuring the heroic young demigod, was the overall winner of the Red House Children''s Book Award in 2006.Also Available:Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel The Percy Jackson series:Percy Jackson and the Lightening ThiefPercy Jackson and the Sea of MonstersPercy Jackson and the Titan''s CursePercy Jackson and the Battle of the LabyrinthPercy Jackson and the Last OlympianPercy Jackson: The Demigod FilesThe Heroes of Olympus series:The Lost HeroThe Son Of NeptuneThe Mark of AthenaThe Heroes of Olympus: The Demigod FilesThe Kane Chronicles series:The Red PyramidThe Throne of FireThe Serpent''s Shadow

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Book SynopsisFriendship and creativity come together when three girls open their own styling studio in this new graphic novel series that’s perfect for fans of Click and Smile.Trade Review"Brightly colored expressive art, diverse main characters, and a story full of heart, humor, and the power of having supportive friends, make this title stand out among graphic novels with similar themes. Pair with Kayla Miller’s “Click” graphic novels." — School Library Journal "As well as sympathetic human frailty, the characters model growth, empathy, and patience in their interactions. Touching in its vibrant and earnest depiction of vulnerability and being true to who you are." — Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisBen Mauro is a luminary in the world of concept art and visual design. He has contributed to blockbuster hits such as Elysium, Chappie, Valerian, Lucy, The Amazing Spiderman 2 and the iconic The Hobbit Trilogy, working with directors Peter Jackson, Guillermo Del Toro, Luc Besson and Neill Blomkamp to help bring their visionary films to life. His personal IP, HUXLEY, showcases his prowess as a storyteller and creator, blending captivating visuals with compelling narratives.

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Book SynopsisCrack the case with the Zoo Patrol Squad in this series of fun graphic novels for young readers filled with zany animals, wild adventures, and unbelievable mysteries. Perfect for fans of Dogman and InvestiGators!Fennlock Fox and Penny the Pig head to the Wild, Wild West! When a chatty chicken named Nugget makes it to the zoo to beg for help ridding his little Western town of a gang of feral cats, the Zoo Patrol Squad is on the case. But when they get there, the sheriff is missing, and no one can seem to find any of the townsfolk. Will Penny and Fennlock be able to save the town, or will the dastardly Glaring Gang have the last meow?

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Book SynopsisFollow young Marie Antoinette in her journey to become fit for the French throne in this lush and evocative graphic novel from Pandora?s Legacy author Bones Leopard and up-and-coming illustrator Robin Richardson.Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting addition to the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series!Discover how Marie Antoinette navigated the pressures and obstacles that came with preparing to marry the future king of France, Louis XVI. A story of political maneuvering, royal expectations, and determined resolve, this graphic novel immerses readers in the lesser-known teenage years of France?s most infamous queen?brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations.

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Book SynopsisWhen Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark, they had lots of questions about dinosaurs. Learn more along with them as they track the facts about these amazing prehistoric creatures--available for the first time ever in a nonfiction graphic novel format!Filled with up-to-date information and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Graphic Novels are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures!Find out the answers to things like: What did dinosaurs looked like? Where did they live? How did they survive? What?s the difference betweenflesh-eatersand plant-eaters? And, of course, how did the dinosaurs die? There?s so much to learn, so come along on this prehistoric adventure with Jack and Annie as they investigate and discover the dinosaur world?it?s one readers ages 7-10 won?t want to miss!Did you know that there?s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter booksMerlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced readerSuper Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventureFact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventuresGraphic Novels: All the fun of the original Magic Tree House books, now available in an easy-to-read graphic format with all-new art!

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Book SynopsisThe 33rd album chronicling the much-loved adventures of Asterix and friends.Trade Review...combines its trademark graphics with a brand of comic-book art more readily associated with Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon series. Its format and jokes remain comfortingly familiar, and the later are still not afraid to keep one eye on contemporary concerns -- Toby Lichtig * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *Asterix and the Falling Sky has done what few series manage to do - it has moved into the future while maintaining all the historical elements which make it so popular with fans around the world. Here's hoping for another album before too long, by Toutatis! * WESTERN MAIL CARDIFF *new readers and particularly children will enjoy the wonderful illustration, characters, and, most importantly, the humour of the latest book * FRENCH MAGAZINE *

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Book SynopsisBillionaire industrialist, cold warrior, weapons designer, alcoholic, philanthropist, Avenger-Tony Stark, alter-ego of Marvel Comics' Iron Man, has played many roles in his five decades as a superhero. This collection of essays provides an historical overview of an important figure in American popular culture and a close reading of Iron Man's most iconic story lines.

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Book SynopsisFans and scholars have long regarded the 1980s as a significant turning point in the history of comics in the United States, but most critical discussions of the period still focus on books from prominent creators. This volume offers a more complicated and multivalent picture of this robust era of ambitious comics publishing.

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Book SynopsisLela''s twin sister, Darby, has been missing for days, and no one can find her. Until, that is, Lela receives a mysterious message, which guides her to Abe''s, a barber shop that''s been around for a thousand years, serving its very unique customers; heroes.With the aid of Sarah - the girl in the midnight gown Lela sets off into a magical, fairy-tale, world to seek out Darby, unaware that nothing is quite what it seems...Trade ReviewLela’s family has been torn apart by the loss of her twin sister, Darby, and even the notebook of the girls’ original stories doesn’t bring any solace. When a mysterious email leads Lela to Abe’s, a barber shop/pub/gathering place for heroes, she starts on the first steps to learning the truth behind Darby’s disappearance. Anyone who escapes into the world of a TV show, book, or movie knows how easy it can be to lose yourself in an alternate reality. The Girl in the Midnight Gown from Blue Fox Comics simply takes the idea a step further by showing the cost of staying outside your own time and space for too long. Darby is gone, but it is not an outside antagonist preventing her from returning home but her love of the narrative that has sucked her in thoroughly. It’s a lovely way to take exterior conflict and beautifully invert it in a way that both reveals deep love for imagination-based escapism and cautions against hiding from life within it. Ultimately, the story teaches that we should embrace flights of fancy, because they can bring us gifts of adventure, acceptance, forgiveness, joy, etc., but don’t forget to live life, as well. My description of the plot of The Girl in the Midnight Gown is very vague, because the beauty is how the story unfolds. One touch I especially appreciated is that Darby and Lela’s family is portrayed as people of color; their ethnicity is not defined, but they are clearly not white. So many fantasy epics focus on white men that this gently inserted representation (It doesn’t affect the story; it just is.) gave me a great deal of joy. I also enjoyed the diversity of the heroes at Abe’s; women were equally as represented as men, and while each adventurer represented an archetype, they came from a variety of cultural backgrounds. Abe’s clearly was meant to be a crossroad between all worlds where anyone could find the adventurer that fit their story. The artwork for The Girl with the Midnight Gown reflects the otherworldly feel of the imagination. It’s not photo perfect, but it’s how someone might describe what they saw in a dream. The number of different adventurers portrayed in Abe’s is incredible, and there are some panels in Faerie where the sheer number of tropes must have been a lot of work to draw! Overall, The Girl with the Midnight Gown left me with a soft feeling of contentment and warmth. Acceptance, family, love, and adventure flow throughout the entire piece, including the short illustrated story in the final pages. It’s not the type of graphic novel to pick up if you’re expecting swords, sorcery, and swashbuckling, but it tapped into the essence of some of the old fairy tales my father and grandmother read to me as a child and has a way of feeling both engaging and comforting. -- Jodi Scaife * Fanbase Press *Jam packed with the type of quality that has drawn me to Indie comics. -- Gary Watson * Comics Anonymous *

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Book SynopsisTurn back the clock with History Comics! In this volume we visit the Prohibition Era and see how the business of booze became a criminal enterprise!In 1919, the United States ratified an amendment to the Constitution that outlawed the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol. As a hard-fought dream for a better world became federal law, society soon began facing an onslaught of new problems: clever bootleggers, corrupt enforcers, crowded prisons, and violent gangsters. Walk through the hidden hallway of a Jazz Age speakeasy to uncover the moral panic over alcohol and excess that we continue to grapple with today.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "Miller tells a story that isn’t often told – that of an overbearing friendship that threatens to develop into codependency"—New York Times Book Review "There’s nothing more irksome than going to camp with a close friend and getting dumped in favor of a bunch of new kids—unless it’s going to camp with a close friend and having her turn clingy and jealous when you try to talk to anyone else."—Wall Street Journal "Fans of the first book, Click (2018), will especially appreciate this all-around excellent summer read." —Booklist "[A] sweet summer camp story about friendship in a multicultural setting." —Kirkus —

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Book SynopsisEvery day in Mr. Wolf''s class is an adventure... even when you have to stay home from school!Mr. Wolf''s students are having a writer''s workshop and are learning about personal narratives. Sampson doesn''t think anything worth writing about has ever happened to him. But when he and Margot go for a bike ride one morning, he has an accident that gives him a new perspective, and he thanks his lucky stars that he''s going to be okay. Meanwhile, Penny gives treats to the rats at school so that they''ll leave gifts for her, and Stewart and Oliver try to learn how to get along at recess.

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Book SynopsisA taste for sweets (and for adventure) leads Michael on a fantastic quest to retrieve a unicorn horn. Will he make it out of Sweetlandia with his sugar-coated prize, or wash out in a fudgy wave of failure? Find out more in this graphic novel!

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Book SynopsisWhen Harley springs Poison Ivy from Arkham Asylum, the jaunty jester expects a little payback. After all, there’s no limit to the criminal empire she could grow with the Queen of Green’s help. But will Harley bloom into the big boss she’s always wanted to become, or will her villainous dreams wilt on the vine? Find out in this action-packed chapter book for DC Super Hero and Super-Villain fans!

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Book SynopsisUnlock the mystery of life on planet Earth... with a talking bacterium! In this full-colour graphic novel, Bertie the Bacteria takes readers on a joke-fuelled journey, revealing how small organisms became some of Earth's largest creatures, including the epically humongous blue whale. With laugh-out-loud text and colourful comic book art, science lovers and comic book fans alike will delight in exploring the history of our precious blue planet.

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Book SynopsisAn action-packed graphic novel about agents who helped the Allies prepare for D-Day and push the Germans out of France during World War II. In 1942, World War II was growing more and more intense. Germany and its allies had occupied a great deal of Europeincluding part of France. With the enemy just a few miles from England, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was determined to help free France. To make his plan work, he needed people who could secretly help prepare the French for a big fight. He found 39 daring women who were up to the taskincluding Andrée Borrel and Lise de Baissac. These women would help support the French Resistance and sabotage German operations in preparation for the 1944 D-Day invasion. In this full-color graphic novel, discover more about these bold women who helped free France from German occupation during World War Il. Other Women Warriors of World War II:Angels of Bataan and Corregidor: The Heroic Nurses of World War IIThe Courageous Six Triple Eight: The A

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Book SynopsisCha Cha wanted to be a bomb-sniffing dog, but it didn't work out. It's time to start over with a new job. But what is the right job for Cha Cha? In this early graphic novel, Cha Cha must lean into her strengths to find the job that suits her best.

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Book SynopsisThe year is 1912 and the famed ocean liner, the Titanic, has just hit an iceberg. Twelve-year-old Annie has left her home in Ireland to begin a new life in America with her widowed mother. The peaceful journey across the sea comes to an end when Annie is awakened with a jolt. Annie soon discovers the ship is sinking. As she scurries to help her mother and the friends she’s made on their trip, Annie puts her own life in danger. Will Annie and those she cares for survive, or will they run out of time?

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