Akissi: Tales of Mischief What a joy... what a terror! Akissi is nothing but trouble for her parents' and her brother. A little girl of about seven-years-old in her West African town, she spends her days running errands for her mother, going to school, and playing with the other kids in the neighborhood. Over 150... Continue Reading →
Home After Dark by David Small (Graphic Novel Mini Review)
Striking shadows evoke the darks and lights of powerful emotions in this coming-of-age graphic novel. Home After Dark is the story of 13-year-old Russell Pruitt's move to California after the break up of his parents' marriage. After a brief stop in Los Angeles, they relocate to the fictional town of Marshfield, which is located, I... Continue Reading →
Friday All-Ages Graphic Novel Double Feature: Edison Beaker, Creature Seeker: The Night Door by Frank Cammuso / Space Dumplins by Craig Thompson
Edison Beaker, Creature Seeker: The Night Door What happens when you find out the family business is fighting monsters? Welp, in the case of Creature Seeker Pest Control, you get pulled into a world filled with scary frights who will threaten everyone in the real world if you don't take care of them... Edison Beaker... Continue Reading →
Conspiracy of Ravens by Leah Moore, John Reppion. Illustrated by Sally Jane Thompson.
"There is no older nor purer form of magic than that of birds." Anne is just trying to make her way through high school: the gauntlet of tests, cliques, and friends... All that is upended when in the middle of class, she's called to office and finds out a previously unknown aunt has passed... Continue Reading →
The Dead Hand Volume #1: Cold War Relics by Kyle Higgins, Stephen Mooney, Jordie Bellaire
A Cold War secret: a hidden town whose residents are kept in the dark about its true nature. A committee of veterans keep watch over their safety. Yet, when a lost hiker wanders down main street, he threatens to disrupt the tenure of the whole town and maybe even the world. Carter Carlson is one... Continue Reading →