Sparks!

by | Apr 30, 2018

Sparks is not your typical hero dog. Sure he can run fast, rescue a child from a well, and save families from a dam burst or a burning building, but in reality he is not a dog, he’s a mechanical dog suit operated by two cats! With interesting new characters in...

Q & Ray, vol. 2: Meteorite or Meteor-wrong?

by | Apr 27, 2018

Young readers will be delighted to see another mystery from the team of Trisha and Stephen Shaskan. Q (Quillan Lu Hedgehog) and Ray (Ray Ratzberg) team up to solve yet another baffling mystery at Elm Tree Elementary. The story opens with the two friends sharing their...

Red Winter

by | Apr 26, 2018

Amidst the cold winter landscape of Sweden, an unlikely affair unravels between two people of opposing political ideals. Red Winter, written by Anneli Furmark, is part of a trilogy of graphic novels. This is the final installment and the first to be translated into...

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie

by | Apr 25, 2018

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie is a modern update starring the classic book characters. Even if you have never read a Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys book, this suspenseful noir will hook you with its compelling characters and unpredictable story. Set in the...

Monet: Itinerant of Light

by | Apr 24, 2018

This graphic, somewhat fictionalized biography of Claude Monet seamlessly combines his art and life to offer a new perspective of the ground-breaking Impressionist. The story begins with Monet undergoing an operation for cataracts. As he lies in bed, eyes bandaged,...

The Whiskers Sisters, vol. 2: Mystery of the Tree Stump Ghost

by | Apr 23, 2018

The Whiskers sisters return in another magical woodland adventure. The odd little trio, Mia the cat-girl, Maya with pink hair and antlers, and silent little May, are enjoying some cozy storytelling with their grandpa, the Guardian of the Forest. They’re arguing...

America, vol. 1: The Life and Times of America Chavez

by | Apr 20, 2018

Superhero comics, and Marvel Comics in particular, have been making strides in representation, featuring characters, like Ms. Marvel and Moon Girl, who are not excessively sexualized, and come from underrepresented segments of American culture. With America Chavez,...

Ghost Friends Forever, vol 1

by | Apr 19, 2018

If you encountered a ghost on your shortcut to school, what would you do? Scream? Run? Convince yourself you imagined it? Not in Spectreville! In fact, as the daughter of paranormal investigators, Sophia Campos is not only used to ghosts, she’s eager to start...

As the Crow Flies, vol. 1

by | Apr 18, 2018

Thirteen-year-old Charlie; a black, queer teen, finds herself in the middle of a Christian backpacking retreat for girls. As the only black camper, Charlie feels like an outsider. From the start, the camp leader, Bee, describes redemption as a “whitening.” As Charlie...

Dead Weight: Murder at Camp Bloom

by | Apr 17, 2018

Dead Weight: Murder At Camp Bloom, a new standalone graphic novel written by Terry Blas and Molly Muldoon and illustrated by Matthew Seely, follows a group of four teens attending weight loss camp who come together after witnessing a grisly murder. Though Jesse, Noah,...