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The Monkey King

When it comes to renowned texts within the Eastern literary canon, Journey to the West towers over its fellows, often being cited as one of the four great classical works of Chinese literature. There is something enduring about the story of Sun Wukong, a powerful...

Parachute Kids

For some immigrant families, the American dream may seem like a fairy tale where things somehow work out neatly in the end, their arrival to the United States marking the culmination of a long awaited destination. For others, the struggle persists as immigrants strive...

Pup and Dragon: How to Catch an Elf

If your young reader is sad that they’re too old for the classic series, How to Catch a…, then this is the series for you! Author Alice Walstead has come out with this graphic novel series that follows the same fun pattern of the picture book version of these amusing...

My Dear, Curse-Casting Vampiress

From Chisaki Kanai and Yen Press comes My Dear, Curse-Casting Vampiress. In an unfolding conflict between humans and vampires, one captive vampire woman will prove to be the weapon that shapes all their futures. The story begins with Isuzu, who is a member of an elite...

Serafina and the Black Cloak

Who could resist exploring beautiful woods that surround the only place you’ve ever known? Serafina stays within the walls of the Biltmore Estate, following her Pa’s wishes; as long as she can but how can she stay inside when children start mysteriously disappearing?...

Sorceline, Vol. 2

Picking up right where volume one ended, Sorceline must face more than one secret about her family in order to save her new friends from a mystery assailant. Meanwhile, a new apprentice, Charlie, arrives on the island to everyone’s surprise, including Charlie’s since...

The Faint of Heart

Life is difficult and emotions get in the way, so when surgery to numb the pain and remove hearts becomes available, people are intrigued. No need to suffer through the pain and grief from loss. Everyone, it seems, signs up for the procedure. Everyone, but June. The...

Big Bangs and Black Holes

How did the universe begin? What happens to stars when they die? Big Bangs and Black Holes: A Graphic Novel Guide to the Universe is a short, fast-paced introduction to the field of cosmology. Presenting the key theories that shape our current understanding of the...

Tegan and Sara: Junior High

Tegan and Sara are twin sisters, living in Calgary, Canada, ready to face their first year of junior high together. They’ve been inseparable their whole lives but things aren’t so certain these days. Tegan and Sara: Junior High, by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin themselves,...

Gnome and Rat

Do we really need another odd-couple easy reader, even if it is a comic? If it's Gnome and Rat, the answer is yes! Ever since the debut of Arnold Lobel's classic couple, Frog and Toad, the contrasting friends and roommates has been a popular trope. Elephant and Piggie...

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The Monkey King

When it comes to renowned texts within the Eastern literary canon, Journey to the West towers over its fellows, often being cited as one of the four great classical works of Chinese literature. There is something enduring about the story of Sun Wukong, a powerful...

Parachute Kids

For some immigrant families, the American dream may seem like a fairy tale where things somehow work out neatly in the end, their arrival to the United States marking the culmination of a long awaited destination. For others, the struggle persists as immigrants strive...

Pup and Dragon: How to Catch an Elf

If your young reader is sad that they’re too old for the classic series, How to Catch a…, then this is the series for you! Author Alice Walstead has come out with this graphic novel series that follows the same fun pattern of the picture book version of these amusing...

My Dear, Curse-Casting Vampiress

From Chisaki Kanai and Yen Press comes My Dear, Curse-Casting Vampiress. In an unfolding conflict between humans and vampires, one captive vampire woman will prove to be the weapon that shapes all their futures. The story begins with Isuzu, who is a member of an elite...

Serafina and the Black Cloak

Who could resist exploring beautiful woods that surround the only place you’ve ever known? Serafina stays within the walls of the Biltmore Estate, following her Pa’s wishes; as long as she can but how can she stay inside when children start mysteriously disappearing?...

Sorceline, Vol. 2

Picking up right where volume one ended, Sorceline must face more than one secret about her family in order to save her new friends from a mystery assailant. Meanwhile, a new apprentice, Charlie, arrives on the island to everyone’s surprise, including Charlie’s since...

The Faint of Heart

Life is difficult and emotions get in the way, so when surgery to numb the pain and remove hearts becomes available, people are intrigued. No need to suffer through the pain and grief from loss. Everyone, it seems, signs up for the procedure. Everyone, but June. The...

Big Bangs and Black Holes

How did the universe begin? What happens to stars when they die? Big Bangs and Black Holes: A Graphic Novel Guide to the Universe is a short, fast-paced introduction to the field of cosmology. Presenting the key theories that shape our current understanding of the...

Tegan and Sara: Junior High

Tegan and Sara are twin sisters, living in Calgary, Canada, ready to face their first year of junior high together. They’ve been inseparable their whole lives but things aren’t so certain these days. Tegan and Sara: Junior High, by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin themselves,...

Gnome and Rat

Do we really need another odd-couple easy reader, even if it is a comic? If it's Gnome and Rat, the answer is yes! Ever since the debut of Arnold Lobel's classic couple, Frog and Toad, the contrasting friends and roommates has been a popular trope. Elephant and Piggie...

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