GN J BEL (362.42) Bell, Cece $21.95 $10.95
El Deafo 233 p.
Abrams 9/14 9781419710209 T
Abrams 9/14 9781419712173 P The author recounts in graphic novel format her experiences with
hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid,
learning how to lip read, and determining her "superpower." (CIUP) Cece Bell. Deaf. biography. American authors. Women. Deaf chil-
dren.
+Booklist - 8/14 - G4-7 ; RBCCB - 10/14 - G3-6 ; HHorn Book -
11/14 - I,ms ; HKirkus - 9/1/14 - A8+ ; HPubWkly - 7/7/14 - A8-12 ;
HSLJ - 9/14 - G2-6. RL: 3.3, AR: 2.7, RC: , Lexile: 420
GN Y TAM Tamaki, Mariko / Tamaki, Jillian $21.99 $17.9.9
This one summer 317 p.
First Second 5/14 9781626720947 T
First Second 5/14 9781596437746 P Rose and her parents go on vacation to Awago Beach like they do
every year, but this year Rose's mom and dad won't stop fighting and
she turns to her friend Windy for help dealing with her troubled fam-ily life. (CIP) Teenagers. Girls. Summer. Vacations. Friendship.
HBooklist - 4/15/14 - G8-11 ; HBCCB - 6/14 - G7-10 ; HHorn Book
- 7/14 - ms ; HKirkus - 5/1/14 - A13+ ; HPubWkly - 3/17/14 -
A12+ ; HSLJ - 5/14 - G8+ ; 44VOYA - 6/14 - mjs. RL: , AR: 2.4, RC:
, Lexile: 300
GN J TEL Telgemeier, Raina $24.99 $10.99
Sisters 197 p.
Graphix 8/14 9780545540599 T
Graphix 8/14 9780545540605 P In graphic novel format, Raina Telgemeier shares the story of her
relationship with her younger sister. (TW) Brothers and sisters. Fam-
ily life. Interpersonal relations. HBooklist - 6/1/14 - G5-8 ; RBCCB - 9/14 - G5-7 ; HHorn Book -
11/14 - ms ; HKirkus - 6/1/14 - A7-13 ; RLMC - 1/15 - G ; HPub-
Wkly - 5/26/14 - A8-12 ; HSLJ - 7/14 - G4+. RL: 2.8
GN Y CAR Carroll, Emily $21.99 $15.99
Through the woods x p.
McElderry 7/14 9781442465954 T
McElderry 7/14 9781442465961 P A collection of five spine-tingling short stories. (Publisher) Country
life. [Horror]
HBooklist - 8/14 - G7-12 ; RBCCB - 9/14 - G4-8 ; 2Horn Book - 11/14 - . ; HKirkus - 6/15/14 - A13-18 ; RLMC - 11/14 - G ; HPub-
Wkly - 7/14/14 - A14+ ; HSLJ - 7/14 - G8+. RL: , AR: 3.3, RC: 4.2,
Lexile: 550
GN Y GAI Gaiman, Neil / Russell, P. Craig / Nowlan, Kevin$19.99
Graveyard book, The. volume 1 188 p.
HarperCollins 7/14 9780062194817 T
The first volume of a two-volume graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The graveyard book, in which the orphan Bod, short for
Nobody, is taken in by the inhabitants of a graveyard as a child of
eighteen months and raised lovingly and carefully by the community of ghosts and otherworldly creatures. But Bod must remain in the
graveyard, for leaving it could mean his death at the hands of a man
named Jack--the man who murdered Bod's family. (TW) Dead. Su-
pernatural. Cemeteries. Occultism.
HBooklist - 5/15/14 - G6-10 ; HBCCB - 11/14 - G6-12 ; +Kirkus -
4/15/14 - A8-12 ; HPubWkly - 5/19/14 - A8-12 ; +SLJ - 7/14 - G5+ ; 54VOYA - 12/14 - m. RL: 3.5, AR: 3.9, RC: , Lexile: 550
GN Y YAN Yang, Gene Luen / Liew, Sonny $17.99
Shadow hero, The 158 p.
First Second 7/14 9781596436978 P
In this origin story for the classic comic book hero the Green Turtle, Hank, the nineteen-year-old son of Chinese immigrants, resists his
mother's attempts to make him a superhero at first, but when tragedy
strikes he assumes the role of a caped crusader. Aided by one of the four spirits of Chinese mythology, Hank becomes the Green Turtle
and sets out to rid Chinatown of the gangsters who have intimidated
everyone for years and murdered his father. (TW) Superheroes. Asian
Americans. Family life. Magic.
HBooklist - 6/1/14 - G8-12 ; HBCCB - 9/14 - G7-12 ; 2Horn Book -
7/14 - YA ; +Kirkus - 5/15/14 - A12+ ; HLMC - 11/14 - G7+ ; HPubWkly - 4/28/14 - A ; +SLJ - 6/14 - G7+ ; +Teacher Librarian -
6/14 - G5+ ; 33VOYA - 8/14 - js. RL: , AR: 3.2, RC: , Lexile: 420
GN Y BER (919) Bertozzi, Nick $16.99
Shackleton : Antarctic odyssey 128 p.
First Second 6/14 9781596434516 P
Presents, in graphic novel format, the adventures of explorer Ernest Shackleton in the Antarctic. (CIP) Shackleton, Ernest Henry, 1874-
1922. Explorers. Biography. [Antarctica]
+Booklist - 6/1/14 - G8-12 ; RBCCB - 7/14 - G6-10 ; HKirkus - 5/1/14 - A10-16 ; RLMC - 11/14 - G ; HPubWkly - 5/19/14 - A12+ ;
+SLJ - 8/14 - G7+ ; 32VOYA - 8/14 - js. RL: , AR: 3.4, RC: 4.5, Lex-
ile: 620
GN J CAM Camper, Cathy / Raul the Third $22.99
Lowriders in space 110 p.
Lowriders in space #1 .
Chronicle 11/14 9781452121550 T Lupe, Flapjack, Elirio customize their car into a low rider for the
Universal Car Competition to win the cash prize that will enable them
to buy their own garage. (CIP) Lowriders. Competition (Psychology). Friendship.
+Booklist - 10/15/14 - G3-6 ; HKirkus - 10/15/14 - A9-14 ; HPub-
Wkly - 10/6/14 - A8-12 ; NSLJ - 11/14 - G4-8. RL: 4.3, AR: , RC: ,
Lexile: 430, GR: T
GN J COM Holm, Jennifer L., ed. $12.99 $7.99
Comics squad : recess! 133 p.
RH 7/14 9780385370042 L
RH 7/14 9780385370035 P A collection of comics about every kid's favorite school subject:
recess. (Publisher) Recess. Schools. Humorous stories.
+Booklist - 5/15/14 - G2-5 ; HKirkus - 6/1/14 - A7-12 ; HPubWkly - 4/28/14 - A7-10 ; +SLJ - 7/14 - G2-5. RL: 2.6, AR: 2.9, RC: , Lexile:
440
GN J GAI Gaiman, Neil / Mattotti, Lorenzo $16.95
Hansel & Gretel : a Toon graphic 53 p.
Toon Books 10/14 9781935179627 R
Two abandoned children come upon a gingerbread cottage inhabited by a cruel witch who wants to eat them. (CIP)
+Booklist - 9/1/14 - G4-7 ; RBCCB - 12/14 - G3-5 ; HKirkus - 8/1/14
- A7-12 ; AdLMC - 1/15 - G ; HPubWkly - 8/25/14 - A7-10 ; +SLJ - 9/14 - G4+. RL: 4.9, AR: 5.1, RC: , Lexile: 1030
GN J DAU Dauvillier, Loic $16.99
Hidden 80 p.
First Second 4/14 9781596438736 T
A grandmother shares the story of her experiences in WWII with her grandchild in this graphic novel for young readers. (Publisher) Holo-
caust. Grandmothers. German occupation, 1940-1945. [France]
+Booklist - 3/1/14 - K-3 ; RBCCB - 5/14 - G3-6 ; 2Horn Book - 7/14 - p, I ; HKirkus - 3/15/14 - A6-13 ; HLMC - 1/15 - G ; +PubWkly - 1/
x/14 - A6+ ; +SLJ - 3/14 - G3-6. RL: 2.7
gs (1/15): 41
GN J GOW Gownley, Jimmy $24.99
Dumbest idea ever!, The 240 p.
Graphix 2/14 9780545453462 T
A renowned comics creator recounts his adventures as he grows from an eager-to-please boy into a teenage comic book artist, sharing the
real-life story of how the DUMBEST idea ever became the BEST
thing that ever happened to him. (BT) +Booklist - 12/15/13 - G5-9 ; 2Horn Book - /14 - . ; HKirkus -
12/1/13 - A10+ ; HLMC - 8/14 - G ; +PubWkly - 12//2/13 - A ; +SLJ
- 5/14 - G5-8. RL:
GN A NOV Novgorodoff, Danica $29.99
Undertaking of Lily Chen, The 432 p.
First Second 3/14 9781596435865 P
Fictional graphic novel telling a magical realist story set in the world of the black market for deceased brides in China. (Publisher)
HBooklist - 3/1/14 - A ; +LJ - 2/14/14 - A ; 52VOYA - 4/14 - s. RL: ,
AR: 3.2, RC: 6.1
GN Y MCM McMullan, James $19.95
Leaving China : an artist paints his World War II childhood p.
Algonquin 3/14 9781616202552 T
A memoir by illustrator James McMullan, focusing on his life after World War II began, in which, he and his mother moved from one
place to another--Shanghai, San Francisco, Vancouver, Darjeeling,
and more. (TW) McMullan, James, 1934- . Illustrators. Children of missionaries. World War II. [China, 1940s]
HBooklist - 2/15/14 - G6-9 ; 2Horn Book - 5/14 - . ; +Kirkus - 2/1/14
- A12-16 ; HLMC - 10/14 - G ; +PubWkly - 1/13/14 - A12+ ; +SLJ -
2/14 - G7+ ; 32VOYA - 2/14 - mj. RL:
GN J HAT Hatke, Ben $18.99
Return of Zita the Spacegirl, The p.
First Second 5/14 9781626720589 T
Wrongfully imprisoned on a penitentiary planet, Zita has to plot the galaxy's greatest jailbreak before the evil prison warden can execute
his plan of interstellar domination! (TW) Girls.Heroes. Human-alien
encounters. ExtraTerrestrial beings. [Science Fiction ; Adventure] HBooklist - 3/1/14 - G3-6 ; xHorn Book Guide - Fall 14 - . ; HKirkus
- 4/15/14 - A8-13 ; +SLJ - 5/14 - G3-6
GN Y QUI Quinn, Jason / Nagar, Sachin $16.99
Gandhi : my life is my message 205 p.
Campfire /14 9789380741222 P
In graphic novel format, introduces the life and accomplishments of the Indian political and spiritual leader who led his country to free-
dom from British rule through his policy of nonviolent resistance.
(BT) Mahatma Ganshi, 1869-1948. Politics and government. [India] HBooklist - 3/1/14 - . ; HKirkus - 1/15/14 - A11-15 ; +LJ - 1/31/14 -
A ; +PubWkly - 2/3/14 - A ; +SLJ - 5/14 - G8+ ; 43VOYA - 4/14 - mj.
RL: 4.7, AR: , RC: , Lexile: 710
GN Y PRI Prince, Liz $15.99
Tomboy : a graphic memoir 255 p.
Zest 9/14 9781936976553 P
Eschewing female stereotypes throughout her early years and failing to gain acceptance on the boys' baseball team, Liz learns to embrace
her own views on gender as she comes of age, in an anecdotal graphic
novel memoir. (CIP) Liz Prince. Cartoonists. Biography. Sex role. Gender identity.
+Booklist - 8/1/14 - G8-11 ; RBCCB - 11/14 - G7-12 ; 2Horn Book -
1/15 - YA ; HKirkus - 8/1/14 - A14+ ; +LJ - 9/15/14 - A ; +PubWkly
- 10/6/14 - A14+ ; NSLJ - 8/14 - G9+ ; 53VOYA - 12/14 - s. RL: