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1) Class act
Author
Language
English
Description
"Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he is't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together."--Provided by publisher....
2) New kid
Author
Series
Lexile measure
GN 320L
Language
English
Description
Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...
Author
Series
Big Nate volume 4
Lexile measure
GN 450L
Language
English
Description
Big Nate Wright is president of P.S. 38, the after school cartooning club. When he doodles his observations in his cartoon notebook: "Mighty Jefferson Middle School always wins," Nate decides it's time to go from zeroes to heroes! Will Nate crack under the pressure of the "Ultimate Snowdown"? Or lead P.S. 38 to its biggest victory ever?
4) El Deafo
Author
Series
Lexile measure
420L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful--and very awkward--hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear--sometimes...
Author
Series
George Brown class clown volume 17
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
500L
Physical Desc
121 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"How much trouble can a burp get you into? A lot, if the burp is a magic one that makes you do wild and crazy stuff. George's friend is always working on his cool Toiletman superhero comics. Now George gets to be a character in the comic -- but as a bad guy named Gassy George. Totally not cool! And what's even worse than being called a supervillain? The super burp!" -- Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Dead Max comix volume 3
Publisher
Red Chair Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
GN 300L
Physical Desc
64 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Derrick finally feels like he's getting the hang of Middle School. He's in a band with his best friends and his dogs Bennie and Max are getting along. Even his Dead Max comics and advice columns are a hit, until Max's cat-hating ways start raising hackles with his cat-loving readers. Then when Derrick's cartoons protesting racism backfire, the Muslim kids turn against him and the paper is in danger of being shut down, along with Derrick's cartooning...
8) Hermanas
Author
Publisher
Maeva Young
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
197 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Raina siempre había querido tener una hermana, pero cuando nació Amara las cosas no salieron como esperaba. A través de flashbacks, Raina relata los diversos encontronazos con su hermana pequeña, protestona, quejica y solitaria. Pero un largo viaje en coche desde San Francisco a Colorado puede que le brinde la oportunidad de acercarse a ella. Al fin y al cabo, son hermanas" -- Page [4] of cover.
"Three weeks. Two sisters. One car. A true story....
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
970L
Physical Desc
173 pages : illustrations (chiefly colored) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Lucy Knisley loves food. The daughter of a chef and a gourmet, this talented young cartoonist comes by her obsession honestly. In her forthright, thoughtful, and funny memoir, Lucy traces key episodes in her life thus far, framed by what she was eating at the time and lessons learned about food, cooking, and life. Each chapter is bookended with an illustrated recipe-- many of them treasured family dishes, and a few of them Lucy's original inventions"...
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Lexile measure
510L
Physical Desc
188 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ellie writes and doodles in a journal of her family's move to a new home and her struggle to make friends, which gets a lot easier as she leads a nonviolent protest about long lunch lines at school.
Author
Series
Super Dweeb volume 3
Publisher
Arcturus
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Andy may seem like an ordinary dweeb, but he has an incredible secret. When he draws a picture with his ATOMIC PENCIL, it comes to life! And with awesome power comes awesome sneakiness! Andy wants to take the day off school to see the new Gamma Guys movie. His ingenious plan is to draw a clone of himself. There's only one problem: His carbon copy doesn't much like taking orders! Look out, it seems like Andy's really met his match!
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Readers will learn about Stan Lee's early years, how he got into the comic business, and when he came up with his extremely popular characters like Spider-Man!" --
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
GN 320L
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in bookbag
Language
English
Description
Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
10 books (233 pages ; color illustrations) in a cloth bag ; (35 x 44 cm) + 1 folder
Language
English
Description
"Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful--and very awkward--hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear--sometimes...