Alana: the First Adventure
by Tamora Pierce
Grades 7 & up (J Pierce) |
Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure. Alana's story continues in 3 more books. |
Runemarks
by Joanne Harris
Grades 4 & up (J Harris) |
Maddy Smith, who bears the mysterious mark of a rune on her hand, learns that she is destined to join the gods of Norse mythology and play a role in the fate of the world. |
The Wizard of Oz : the graphic novel
by L. Frank Baum
Grades 3 & up (J Baum) |
Celebrate WestportREADS 2008 with this graphic adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic story about the adventures of Dorothy and her dog Toto after a tornado whisks them away from their home in Kansas to the fantastic, magical land of Oz. |
Redwall : the graphic novel
by Brian Jacques
Ages 9 to 12
(J Graphic Jacques)
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When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy. |
Artemis Fowl : the graphic novel
by Eoin Colfer
Ages 9 to 12
(J Graphic Colfer) |
The international bestseller is now a full-color graphic novel. For the first time, rabid fans of Artemis Fowl will be able to see the underground fairy world, examine Foalys incredible inventions, look inside Fowl Manor, and, of course, follow Artemis as he plots and connives. |
Deadline
by Chris Crutcher
Teen (Teen Crutcher) |
Eighteen year old, Ben Wolf has been given a medical diagnosis of one year to live. He decides not to tell anyone and tries to fulfill his greatest fantasies, ponder his life's purpose and legacy, and converses through dreams with a spiritual guide known as "Hey-Soos." |
Shredderman: Secret Identity
by Wendelin Van Draanen Ages 9-12
(J Van Draanen) |
Fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, tired of being called names by the class bully, creates a secret identity--Shredderman! This story takes a traditional bully-comeuppance tale and adds some high-tech cyber twists. |
The River Between Us
by Richard Peck
Grades 5 & up (J Peck) |
Another of Richard Peck's great novels giving us a glimpse into time gone by. During the early days of the Civil War, the Pruitt family takes in two mysterious young ladies who have fled New Orleans to come north to Illinois. |
Goosebumps : Creepy Creatures
by R.L. Stine
Grade 5 & up
(J Graphic Stine) |
Are you looking for Goosebumps?
Look no futher then our children's graphic novel collection. Inside this collection you will find 3 tales, The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight, and The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena, that now have creepy pictures to go along with the creepy words. |
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This compelling story is the sequel to At the Sign of the Star. In London in the 1680s, Meg tries to decide whether to marry either of the two men who court her, taking into account both love and her writing ambitions. |
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Have you missed the Baby-sitter's Club books? This is the first in the series to be redone as a graphic novel. It follows the same story as the chapter book about how Kristy brings her friends together to start a baby-sitting club! Watch or more in this series. |
Jackaroo
by Cynthia Voigt
Grades 6 & up (J Voigt) |
When hard times among the People revive the old stories of the hero Jackaroo, an innkeeper's daughter follows her own quest to unlock the secret reality behind the legend. |
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Aided by his friends, Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective, sets out on the trail of kidnappers who took Queenie Bee. |
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A new "Froggy" book. This time with encouragement from his friends and family, Froggy learns how to ride his shiny new bike. |
The Dot
by Peter Reynolds
Ages 4 & up (JJ Reynolds) |
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Michael and his parents are spending a year sailing around the world. One night his parents are below deck asleep while Michael is keeping the boat on track and he falls off into the ocean and watches as the boat sails futher and further away. And so the adventure begins... |
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A lonely little vampire, yearning for a friend, gets permission from the other monsters to go to school and makes the acquaintance of a boy who does not believe that vampires are real. |
The Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner
Grades 5 & up (J Turner) |
Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a remote temple of the gods where he will attempt to steal a precious stone. Also, look for Gen's continuing adventures in the Queen of Attolia & the King of Attolia! |
Diary of a Wombat
by Jackie French
Ages 4 & up
(JJ French) |
An amusing look into the life of a wombat. A cute little Australian animal that likes to nap, eat, attack laundry and get to know his new neighbors, humans! |
The Book of Three
by Lloyd Alexander
Grade 4 & up
(J Fiction) |
Taran, assistant pig-keeper to a famous pig sets out on a dangerous journey to save Prydain from evil forces. Along the way he runs into trouble and ends up with a band of friends, a princess, a bard and a Gurgy.
This is the first book in the Chronicles of Prydain. |
The Great Fuzz Frenzy
by Janet Stevens
Ages 4 and up |
When a tennis ball lands in a prairie dog town, the residents find that their newfound frenzy for fuzz creates a fiasco. |
