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LU & RENS GUIDE TO GEOZOOLOGY GN
(W/A) Angela Hsieh
Lu Tsao dreams of being a great adventurer. Her idol is her ah-ma (grandmother), who is a traveling geozoologist. Ah-ma researches unique animals like dreamy cloud-jellies, enormous sunfish, and playful mossgoats. There's nothing Lu loves more than reading Ah-ma's letters about her quests, even if she and her mom struggle to understand the Cylian characters. Suddenly, Ah-ma stops writing. Lu is worried, but when a nearby town needs a geozoologist, Lu decides to journey from place to place to look for Ah-ma. Lu charts a course with the help of Ren, an old friend who might not be telling Lu everything about why she wants to come. During their travels, they plan to help as many people as they can. But as Lu discovers that the world is a messy place, will she accept that her ah-ma and Ren are both more complicated than she could have ever anticipated? (STL364196) (C: 0-1-1)
SC, 6x9, 256pgs, FC SRP: $15.99
LU & RENS GUIDE TO GEOZOOLOGY HC GN
(W/A) Angela Hsieh
Lu Tsao dreams of being a great adventurer. Her idol is her ah-ma (grandmother), who is a traveling geozoologist. Ah-ma researches unique animals like dreamy cloud-jellies, enormous sunfish, and playful mossgoats. There's nothing Lu loves more than reading Ah-ma's letters about her quests, even if she and her mom struggle to understand the Cylian characters. Suddenly, Ah-ma stops writing. Lu is worried, but when a nearby town needs a geozoologist, Lu decides to journey from place to place to look for Ah-ma. Lu charts a course with the help of Ren, an old friend who might not be telling Lu everything about why she wants to come. During their travels, they plan to help as many people as they can. But as Lu discovers that the world is a messy place, will she accept that her ah-ma and Ren are both more complicated than she could have ever anticipated? (STL364197) (C: 0-1-1)
HC, 6x9, 256pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
NIMONA 10TH ANNIVERSARY LTD ED
(W/A/CA) Nd Stevensom
The genre-defining graphic novel from ND Stevenson, based on his beloved and critically acclaimed web comic, celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special edition! Nimona is an impulsive young shape-shifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes everyone thinks they are. But as small acts of mischief escalate into a vicious battle, Lord Blackheart realizes that Nimona's powers are as murky and mysterious as her past. And her unpredictable wild side might be more dangerous than he is willing to admit. (STL364194) (C: 0-1-1)
SC, 6x9, 288pgs, FC SRP: $22.99
ONE CRAZY SUMMER GN
(W) Sharee Miller, Rita Williams-Garcia (A) Sharee Miller
The Newbery Honor Book, National Book Award finalist, and Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel about the three unforgettable Gaither sisters, now adapted into a beautiful full-color graphic novel with vibrant art by Sharee Miller. Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. She's had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California. But when the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with their mother in Oakland, Cecile is nothing like they imagined. While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell, their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers. Unexpectedly, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern learn much about their family, their country, and themselves during one truly crazy summer. (STL364178) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 304pgs, FC SRP: $15.99
ONE CRAZY SUMMER HC GN
(W) Sharee Miller, Rita Williams-Garcia (A) Sharee Miller
The Newbery Honor Book, National Book Award finalist, and Coretta Scott King Award–winning novel about the three unforgettable Gaither sisters, now adapted into a beautiful full-color graphic novel with vibrant art by Sharee Miller
“I wish I didn’t know that I was marching my sisters into a boiling pot of trouble cooking in Oakland.…”
Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. She's had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California.
But when the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with their mother in Oakland, Cecile is nothing like they imagined. While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell, their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers.
Unexpectedly, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern learn much about their family, their country, and themselves during one truly crazy summer.
This graphic novel adaptation of Rita Williams-Garcia's beloved Newbery Honor and National Book Award finalist novel is brought to life with Sharee Miller’s vibrant color and engaging art. Perfect for fans of graphic novel adaptations of classics like The Crossover and The Giver. (STL364179) (C: 0-1-0)
HC, 6x9, 304pgs, FC SRP: $24.99