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Canadian wit and humor, Pictorial Comic books, strips, etc Graphic novels Graphic novels Japan Translations into English International relations Comic books, strips, etc Short stories United States World history World history Comic books, strips, etc World War, 1939-1945 Comic books, strips, etcBeaton, Kate
Summary: "Hark! A Vagrant" takes readers on a romp through history and literature -- with dignity for few and cookies for all -- with comic strips about famous authors, their characters, and political and historical figures, all drawn in Kate Beaton's pared-down style. This collection features favorite stories from the webcomic of the same name, as well as new, previously unpublished content. Whether...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2011
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BEACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BEAHimaruya, Hidekaz
Summary: "Stranded on an island-- AGAIN!! Your favorite global buddies return in all their glory in this third volume of Hetalia Axis Powers! Hilarity ensues chapter after chapter as the two Italy brothers accidentally capture England in a chaotic mess, the Northern European countries tackle a joint project, and Prussia (in all his awesomeness) pressures a resisting Germany to drink! Things take on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 HETHarari, Yuval N.
Summary: In the second "Sapiens" volume, Yuval Noah Harari tells the story of how we took over the world; how an unlikely marriage between a god and a bureaucrat created the first empires; and how war, famine, disease, and inequality became a part of the human condition. The origins of modern farming are introduced through Elizabethan tragedy, the changing fortunes of domesticated plants and animals are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 HARHarari, Yuval N.
Summary: "In this first volume of the full-color illustrated adaptation of his groundbreaking book, renowned historian Yuval Harari tells the story of humankind's creation and evolution, exploring the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be 'human'. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 HARHimaruya, Hidekaz
Summary: "Time for more Hetalia W Academy! The newspaper club over at W Academy is doing their yearly feature on school clus, but all the clubs are really weird! Belgium and the Netherlands explore their old relationship, and Netherlands helps Japan get out of a bad rut. Things get strange when Estonia dreams that all the countries are beautiful girls --except him. Is it a dream come true or a true...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 HETHimaruya, Hidekaz
Summary: Offers a collection of four-panel comic strips which, depicting the world's powers as stereotypes, presents a politically incorrect comedy of the relationships between the Axis and Allied powers during World Wars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2010
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 HETBeaton, Kate
Summary: "Ida B. Wells, the Black Prince, and Benito Juárez burst off the pages of Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection, armed with modern-sounding quips and amusingly on-point repartee. Kate Beaton's second D+Q book brings her hysterically funny gaze to bear on these and even more historical, literary, and contemporary figures. Irreverently funny and carefully researched, no target is safe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2015
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BEAHimaruya, Hidekaz
Summary: "Who's the strangest country of them all? Everyone's favorite countries have gathered together to compare notes on who has the weirdest horror movies, who had the worst World War II rations, who has the wackiest laws on the books, and which stereotypes about them are actually true! The heat is on when China must fight to win over Honng Kong by wearing kigurumi!? Germany and Prussia sneak into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 HETHimaruya, Hidekaz
Summary: Offers a collection of four-panel comic strips which, depicting the world's powers as stereotypes, presents a politically incorrect comedy of the relationships between the Axis and Allied powers during the World Wars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 HETHimaruya, Hidekaz
Summary: "All your favorite countries return for more silly adventures in the sixth installment of Hetalia Axis Powers! In this volume, Finland wants to make the Baltic Three a Baltic Duo, the micronations search far and wide for new friends, and Seychelles gets a mysterious visitor from the African mainland! Then the cats of Nekotalia return!"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 HETGonick, Larry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1994
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GONGonick, Larry.
Summary: Here's the phenomenal bestseller that Publishers Weekly selected as one of the twelve best graphic books of all time. Spanning ages and continents from the Big Bang to Ancient India to Rome and China in A.D. 600 to the Renaissance, The cartoon history of the world presents facts about world history in a humorous, cartoon-style format.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2002
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GONSheinkin, Steve
Summary: Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 623.4 SHEWalsh, Liam Francis
Summary: "In the aftermath of the Korean War, Peggy's small hometown is rife with anti-Communist hysteria. But Peggy has bigger problems: She's struggling to recover from polio. Taunted by her classmates, Peggy just wants to be a normal kid, until she stumbles across a mysterious object that gives her the power to fly. Unscrupulous operatives from the American and Soviet governments seek the object to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: Courage to Dream plunges readers into the darkest time of human history--the Holocaust. This graphic novel explores one of the greatest atrocities in modern memory, delving into the core of what it means to face the extinction of everything and everyone you hold dear. Woven from Jewish folklore and cultural history, five interlocking narratives explore one common story--the tradition of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 SHUDematteo, Mario
Summary: "The incredible true story of Corrie ten Boom, and her faith in the face of evil, is now a visually stunning graphic novel for ages 8-12. Through more than 900 engaging, full-color panels, this real-life heroine comes to life-showing a new generation how even in the most desperate, loneliest, and darkest times, faith, hope, and love will ultimately triumph"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chosen Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2024
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Summary: "This is the true story of one man's bravery, ingenuity, and daring determination as he trekked thousands of feet up in the mountains. Readers will learn about the struggles Sven Somme endured as he eluded 900 German soldiers set out to capture him."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017
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Summary: "An action-packed graphic novel about agents who helped the Allies prepare for D-Day and push the Germans out of France during World War II. In 1942, World War II was growing more and more intense. Germany and its allies had occupied a great deal of Europe-including part of France. With the enemy just a few miles from England, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was determined to help free France....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 BREHulls, Tessa
Summary: "Tessa Hulls delves into her own family history and the intergenerational trauma caused by mental illness and political strife"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: MCD, Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2024
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 HULLS, TESSA HULHale, Nathan
Summary: "The first American pilots to fight in World War I flew for the French military. France created a squadron of volunteer Americans called the Lafayette Escadrille (named after the great Marquis de Lafayette). Follow this squadron on their high-flying adventures: How they got into the French military. How they learned to fly. How they fought--and died. And how these American pilots would go down...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.4 HALBagieu, Pénélope
Summary: With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 920 BagieuChandler, Matt
Summary: "The true story of Lt. Robert Grimes running for his life as he evades being captured by Nazi soldiers. Robert Grimes escapes danger with help from the Comet Line, a resistance group that rescued Allied soldiers during WWII"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 CHAKeenan, Sheila
Summary: Three fictional stories, told in graphic novel format, about soldiers in World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War who were aided by combat dogs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KEEBerne, Emma Carlson
Summary: "An inspiring graphic novel about Jane Kendeigh, a nurse who helped wounded soldiers in combat zones during World War II. During World War II, the United States' fight against the Japanese on islands in the Pacific was intense and deadly. To help respond to casualties in battle, the U.S. Navy trained 122 nurses to aid wounded soldiers in combat zones. The first nurse to do so was Jane Kendeigh,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2023