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A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes...
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
126 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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A collection of seven new stories by comics artists centers on a theme of hidden places and includes contributions by such genre figures as Jason Caffoe, Raina Telgemeier, and Dave Roman.
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"Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mom, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her great group of friends...who don't understand Morgan at all. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of secrets, including the one about wanting to kiss another girl. Then one night, Morgan is saved from...
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Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
63 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Graphic novel adaptation of Johann David Wyss' story relating the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they imaginatively adapt to life on an island abundantly inhabited by animal and plant life.
6) Celestia
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English
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"Celestia has become an outpost for criminals and other misfits, as well as a refuge for a group of young telepaths. Events push two of them, Dora and Pierrot, to flee the island and set sail to the mainland. There, they discover a world on the precipice of a metamorphosis, though also a world where adults are literally prisoners of their own fortresses, unintentionally preserving the "old world" at a time when a new generation could guide society...
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The line between man and animal is blurred in this thrilling graphic novel adaptation of the classic science fiction horror story . . .
Shipwrecked in the Pacific Ocean, Edward Prendick is rescued-only to find himself on the strange island of Dr. Moreau. Hidden away in this remote place, Dr. Moreau has been conducting bizarre experiments for over ten years, genetically modifying animals to give them each a conscience and the ability to speak. These...
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TOON Books, an imprint of RAW Junior
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
53 pages : chiefly color illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Philemon and his friend Mr. Bartholomew journey back to the mysterious islands of the Atlantic, and discover an owl lighthouse, a ship that is also a whale, and a castle hanging from a string"--
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In Linette Moore's debut, middle-grade graphic novel, The Prisoner of Shiverstone, eleven-year-old Helga Sharp is found unconscious in a drifting rowboat near the coast of Utley Island. Utley, as Helga finds out when she awakens in the hospital, is forbidden territory: it's a prison island to which the Mainland has exiled troublesome mad scientists for generations. Helga is questioned by the island's guards and though they're suspicious of her story,...
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Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Viz Media edition.
Physical Desc
122 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm
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English
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"Get ready to meet more characters from Animal Crossing: New horizons! Enjoy their silly adventures with our four goofy residents on a deserted island!"--Back cover.
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Yen Press edition.
Physical Desc
201 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Liselotte, the daughter of a feudal lord, has been exiled by her older brother to the lands east of the east of the east. Despite the bitter past that put her in these straits, Lise enjoys her new life with her twin attendants, Alto and Anna, the familiar Yomi, and Engetsu, a young man who not only harbors a secret but also bears a striking resemblance to an old acquaintance, Enrich. However, Lise's quaint idyll is shattered when none other than...
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VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Viz Media edition.
Physical Desc
115 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
Description
"What do the residents of Animal Crossing(TM) : New Horizons get up to when you're not around? Find out all about their antics in this hilarious manga filled with goofy gags and silly stories! Too much living it up on Bloop Island has left the residents low on food. It's time for Coroyuki and friends to journey to other islands to find resources and meet more fun characters along the way!"--
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Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Viz Media edition.
Physical Desc
122 pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Language
English
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"Read the gag-filled adventures of four goofy residents living among the Animal Crossing: New Horizons characters. Includes a bonus Animal Guide with game tips!"--cover.
16) Cloud town
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English
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"In Dan McCloskey's debut graphic novel, best friends Pen and Olive live in Cloud Town, an impoverished community on Floating Island, a mysterious landmass that drifts above the earth and happens to sit dangerously close to the Rip--a tear in the fabric of the universe. No big deal or anything. While Pen is brash and brave, Olive is quiet, kind, and also fearful of bullies at school. That is, at least until the day they are nearly squashed by a Care...
17) Sorceline
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English
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For as long as she can remember, Sorceline has had a knack for the study of mythical creatures. Now a student at Professor Archibald Balzar's prestigious school of cryptozoology, she's eager to test her skills and earn a spot as one of Balzar's apprentices. But for all her knowledge of gorgons, vampires, and griffins, Sorceline is mystified by her fellow humans. While she excels in her studies, she quickly clashes with her classmates, revealing her...
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Enfant
Pub. Date
November 2014.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
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Follows the adventures of Pippi Longstocking, the world's strongest girl, as she brings Tommy and Annika to visit the island her father lives on.
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The Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
174 p. : chiefly col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
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While their parents are away doing research, brothers Duffy and Sumo Pugg go with their cousin, Mister Come-and-Go, to Kokalaha Island, where they meet Aunt Lulu and become trapped in an erupting volcano.
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Publisher
Enfant
Pub. Date
November 2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
41 pages : color illustrations ; 16 x 22 cm.
Language
English
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After a disastrous helicopter ride through a thunderstorm, the entire Moomin family is stranded on a desert island... the very island their ancestors came from! They make the best of it, hunting for their supper, exploring mysterious tunnels, and salvaging items from a wrecked pirate ship (including the Mymble!), but their ancestors don't let them live in peace and quiet for too long.
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