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  • Graphic Novels
    11/01/2009
    Primary and Elementary BERNER, Rotraut Susanne Definitely Not for Little Ones: Some Very Grimm Fairy-Tale Comics tr. from German by Shelley Tanaka. illus. by author. unpaged. CIP. Groundwood 2009. Tr $18.95. ISBN 978-0-88899-957-3 . LC C2009-901069-0. Gr 3-6–This odd collection of cartoon fairy tales may have trouble finding an audience. More
  • Interesting Reader Society: Book Reviews by Young Adults
    09/15/2009
    I can barely hold back the flood of reviews coming from the Interesting Reader Society! I thought that school might slow them down, but no ... not the case with this bunch. You'll find some new favorites and few familiar names, like Mary Pearson (Adoration of Jenna Fox) and librarian Patrick Jones, with his fifth novel The Tear Collector. More
  • Graphic Novels
    09/01/2009
    Elementary and Middle School APPIGNANESI, Richard , adapt. King Lear illus. by Ilya. ISBN 978-0-8109-4222-6 . LC number unavailable. APPIGNANESI, Richard . Much Ado About Nothing illus. by Emma Vieceli. CIP. ISBN 978-0-8109-4323-0 . LC 2009005872. ea vol: 208p. (Manga Shakespeare Series). Abrams/Amulet 2009. More
  • Graphic Novels
    07/01/2009
    Elementary and Middle School DUMAS, Alexandre . The Three Musketeers . vol. 1. ISBN 978-1-59961-594-3 . DUMAS, Alexandre . High Treason . vol. 2. ISBN 978-1-59961-595-0 . DUMAS, Alexandre . The Iron Mask . vol 3. ISBN 978-1-59961-596-7 . DUMAS, Alexandre . The Man In the Iron Mask . vol. 4. ISBN 978-1-59961-597-4 . More
  • Comics Without the Smudges
    Brigid Alverson - 05/06/2009
    Comics, they’re not just on paper any more. Over the past few years, webcomics have emerged as an important new medium and an inexpensive way to expand your library’s collection far beyond its physical boundaries. Most people think of webcomics as four-panel gag strips such as the library-themed Unshelved, but the medium is much broader than that. More
  • Graphic Novels
    05/01/2009
    Elementary APPIGNANESI, Richard , adapt. Othello illus. by Ryuta Osada. 207p. (Manga Shakespeare Series). Abrams/Amulet 2009. pap. $10.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-8350-2 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7 Up–Osada has populated his version of Othello with a bestiary of part-animal, part-monster characters with third eyes; second sets of arms, wings, and tattoos; and sadomasochistic or infernal ove... More
  • Graphic Novels
    03/01/2009
    Elementary and Middle School AOKI, Ume . Sunshine Sketch . vol. 2. tr. from Japanese by Satsuki Yamashita. 116p. (Sunshine Sketch). Yen Pr. 2008. pap. $10.99. ISBN 978-0-7595-2902-1 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7–10—This quaint, softhearted tale presents small snapshots of four students attending a high school for the arts in Japan and of their lives as seemingly simple events stre... More
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Princess Hyacinth

HEIDE, Florence Parry. Princess Hyacinth: The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated. illus. by Lane Smith. unpaged. CIP. Random/Schwartz & Wade Bks. 2009. RTE $17.99. ISBN 978-0-375-84501-7; PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-375-93753-8. LC 2008039923.

PreS-Gr 2–Unless weighed down by her jewel-encrusted crown, diamond-embedded socks, or tied to her chair, Princess Hyacinth floats.  

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