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Cartboy and the time capsule
L.A. Campbell.
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Sixth-grader Hal gets a year-long journal-keeping assignment in his least favorite class, history, much to the delight of his history buff father.

A wrinkle in time
Madeleine L'Engle ; adapted and illustrated by Hope Larson.
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A graphic novel adaptation of the classic tale in which Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.

Rutabaga the adventure chef.
Eric Colossal.
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"In a world where there are dragons, wyverns, and haunted squash, you'd figure someone would have recipes for them, right? Rutabaga and his magic cooking pot, Pot, join young adventurers Winnifred, Manny, and Beef on a quest to defeat a dragon, discover new ingredients, find monsters to have for and/or to dinner, and to save the day through cooking. Rutabaga will dare any danger to uncover new tastes, and there's a whole world full of food to try--from roasted mud leech to spider soup to peanut butter on crackers"

Monster on the hill
Rob Harrell.
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In a fantastical 1860s England, every quiet little township is terrorized by a ferocious monster--much to the townsfolk's delight! Each town's unique monster is a source of local pride, not to mention tourism. Each town, that is-- except for one. Unfortunately, for the people of Stoker-on-Avon, their monster isn't quite as impressive. In fact, he's a little down in the dumps. Can the morose Rayburn get a monstrous makeover and become a proper horror? It's up to the eccentric Dr. Charles Wilkie and plucky street urchin Timothy to get him up to snuff, before a greater threat turns the whole town to kindling

Cardboard
Doug TenNapel.
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When cardboard creatures come magically to life, a boy must save his town from disaster.

Hyperactive
created and written by Scott Christian Sava ; with art by Joseph Bergin III.
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Twelve-year-old Joey Caram's metabolism has gone haywire! Joey soon discovers that he's capable of running 100 mph, can clean his room in 4-seconds, and do all of his chores before a commercial finishes on TV. His parents and doctors are baffled. But, Mr. Itchez of Burnz and Itchez Pharmaceutical Corporation believes he can market Joey's new found gift - and he's willing to go to any lengths to acquire Joey's DNA!

Hereville
Barry Deutsch ; colors by Jake Richmond.
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There’s only one thing spunky, strong-willed eleven-year-old Mirka Herschberg is interested in doing: fighting dragons! Granted, no dragons have been breathing fire around Hereville, the Orthodox Jewish community where Mirka lives, but that doesn’t stop the plucky girl from honing her skills. She fearlessly stands up to local bullies. She battles a very large, very menacing pig. And she boldly accepts a challenge from a mysterious witch, a challenge that could bring Mirka her heart’s desire: a dragon-slaying sword!

The wonderful Wizard of Oz
writer, Eric Shanower ; artist, Skottie Young ; colorist, Jean-Francois Beaulieu ; letterer, Jeff Eckleberry ; adapted from the novel by L. Frank Baum.
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Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Eric Shanower teams up with fan-favorite artist Skottie Young to bring L. Frank Baum's beloved classic to life! When Kansas farm girl Dorothy flies away to the magical Land of Oz, she fatally flattens a Wicked Witch, liberates a living Scarecrow and is hailed by the Munchkin people as a great sorceress...but all she really wants to know is: how does she get home?

Oddly Normal.
written & illustrated by Otis Frampton.
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Meet Oddly Normal, a ten-year-old girl with pointed ears and green hair... a half-witch who will be the first to tell you that having a mother from a magical land called Fignation and a father from Earth doesn't make it easy to make friends at school! On her tenth birthday, she blows out her cake's candles and makes a disastrous wish. Now Oddly must travel to Fignation to uncover the mystery of her parents' disappearance. Join Oddly as she navigates a strange new school , monstrous bullies, and Evil itself.

Jimmy Gownley's Amelia rules.

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After moving in with her Aunt Tanner after her parents' divorce, Amelia tries to fit in at a new school.