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Summer vacation, racial tensions, and super powers... Not to mention a crush, a bully, and a solid group of friends. Nubia: Real One is an awesome graphic novel that highlights McKinney's ability as a storyteller. I was constantly impressed with the expression of Nubia's character: the strength but also the vulnerability in the face of... Continue Reading →
Bertagna takes the reader from his birthplace in Ireland to his voyage across the Atlantic and his hikes up countless mountains all over the world. This is John Muir's story told with vibrant energy and many times in his own words from journals. His legacy is on full display as we see Muir's early love... Continue Reading →
An old-fashion story that plays to so many of the elements children have loved for ages. The goblin stealing the human baby... the Wild Wood encroaching on the town... and the quest to save earth from the evil horde. The Oddmire starts with a description of The Thing. A spectral evil being that feeds on... Continue Reading →
Bucky Orsen's sister is lost. Lost in a town full of witches, clique battles, and a history that he never fully grasps. His father is the town sheriff, but because of misplaced loyalties to the mayor and others, Bucky takes it upon himself to investigate the disappearance. Clues are thrown in his way, and he's... Continue Reading →
Billie and Lydia are high school seniors on the depressed coast of Washington. With an economy frozen by the shuttered lumber industry, the two area high schools are forced to be combined. This heightens the rivalry instead of putting it to rest, but it does allow the two social outsiders to meet. Each are targets... Continue Reading →
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