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A mysterious stanger arrives at a rual Sussex inn on a cold winter's night with his face obscured by bandages and his body cloaked in a long, heavy coat. He locks himself in his room and spends his stay labouring over chemicals in intricate glass bottles. The villagers, bewildered by what lurks under the bandages, could never be prepared for the terrible truth: that the man is a scientist who has rendered himself invisible and is desperately struggling...
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H.G. Wells' original masterpiece now includes a newly established text, a full biographical essay on the author, a list of further reading, and detailed notes. Famous for the mistaken panic that ensued from Orson Welles' 1938 radio dramatization, "The War of the Worlds" remains one of the most influential of all science fiction works.
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The story takes place during the Spanish Inquisition. At the beginning of the story an unnamed narrator is brought to trial before various sinister judges. Poe provides no explanation of why he is there or for what he has been arrested. Before him are seven tall white candles on a table, and, as they melt, his hopes of survival also diminish. He is condemned to death and finds himself in a pitch black compartment. At first the prisoner thinks that
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It takes much deception, betrayal, and madness to commit a murder. Even more madness to cover up that murder. In this haunting tale we follow the detailed planning involved to rid the world of an Evil Eye. Will the beating of the tell-tale heart reveal the truth to the police? Find out in this striking graphic novel adaptation. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 5-8.
5) Frankenstein
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Presents an abridged, graphic novel version of the classic "Frankenstein," the tale of a monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies who seeks revenge on his creator.
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In fifteenth-century Paris, a disfigured man named Quasimodo, who was abandoned as an infant in the cathedral of Notre-Dame and now lives in its bell tower, must come to the aid of a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda after she repels the advances of the cruel archdeacon Don Claude Frollo.
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During World War II, 15-year-old Tommy Yamamoto and his family are forced into the Manzanar internment camp for Japanese Americans. While there, an elderly internee is attacked, and one of the camp's guards is charged with the crime. Tommy sets out to solve the crime and discovers some unlikely suspects.
8) Cold bodies
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"Years ago, Denise Stokes was the sole survivor of the brutal Winter Man massacre, in which several young adults were slaughtered during a powerful blizzard in Wisconsin. Now, in present-day, Denise has tried to bury the past behind her, while the world around her has become obsessed with the murders through a popular film franchise called Snow Day"--
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Winner of the 2020 Bram Stoker Award® for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel!
A chilling fantasy retelling of the Snow White fairy tale by New York Times bestselling creators Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran!
A not-so-evil queen is terrified of her monstrous stepdaughter and determined to repel this creature and save her kingdom from a world where happy endings aren't so happily ever after.
From the Hugo, Bram Stoker,...
A chilling fantasy retelling of the Snow White fairy tale by New York Times bestselling creators Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran!
A not-so-evil queen is terrified of her monstrous stepdaughter and determined to repel this creature and save her kingdom from a world where happy endings aren't so happily ever after.
From the Hugo, Bram Stoker,...
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In the 1960s U.K., with Swinging London underway, fairies enter the light of day! Presenting a modern folklore anthology from contemporary comics masters! 4 VOLUMES RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. Great Britain in the swinging sixtiesThe Beatles are taking the music charts by storm, the pop-culture revolution has gripped the nations youthand human and fairies live uneasily, side-by-side.
11) Gost 111
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Winner of the Angouleme 2021 Fauve Polar SNCF prize for Best Thriller A dizzying dive into the world of police informants. A model father but unemployed, Goran Stankovic accepts a shady job, gets arrest-ed and has no other choice but to collaborate by becoming an informant. Stuck between thugs and the police, in a world of manipulation, Goran will have to play a perilous double game to get out of it. GoSt111 is as much a perilous thriller as...
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In the 1960s U.K., with Swinging London underway, fairies enter the light of day! Presenting a modern folklore anthology from contemporary comics masters! 4 VOLUMES RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. Great Britain in the swinging sixtiesThe Beatles are taking the music charts by storm, the pop-culture revolution has gripped the nations youthand human and fairies live uneasily, side-by-side.
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An unnamed island in the middle of the ocean hides a huge secret. During the day, inhuman screams are heard coming from a house. At night, the silence is only broken by stifled rumors that come from the forest. It is said that someone there played God. It is said that something went terribly wrong...
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A family from Switzerland is shipwrecked on a deserted island. They discover that the island is filled with plants and animals they've never seen before. Unfortunately, not all of the creatures are friendly. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new covers.
15) The Mall #1
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Fresh from Free Comic Book Day,The Mallis set in everyone's favorite decade, the 1980's. This coming of age crime story takes place in a small Florida town at the height of the popularity of indoor malls. When the head of the Cardini Mob Family mysteriously dies, his three illegitimate children each inherit a store in the mall. While the stores front as legal businesses, the real money is in the illegal businesses. The kids are thrust into a world...
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Novelist Rene Stone and archeologist John Malowan hold a map leading to the incredible treasure of Assurbanipalbut they are not the only ones seeking it. From Ethiopia to Djibouti and far-off Azerbaijan, will they manage to stay one step ahead of their assailants and lay their hands on the Assyrian kings untold riches?
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The thrilling conclusion to the inaugural adventures of British mystery novelist Rene Stone. After countless twists and turns, we finally learn the endgame of scheming billionaire Anis Badian, who has orchestrated ruses, abductions, and even murders in order to position Stone and archeologist John Malowan at an ancient site outside Mosul, Iraq, in search of invaluable treasure: that of legendary Assyrian king Assurbanipal. Meanwhile, renowned journalist...
18) The Mall Vol #1
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The Breakfast Club meets Goodfellas. Graphic Policy Three 1980s teenagers from different cliques learn they are all related when a Florida crime boss leaves them each stores in the local mall that are really fronts for the mob in this surprisingly touching genre mashup about family and fitting in.
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Edith Hardy runs a small detective agency off an unassuming alley in the 13th arrondissement. Its the 1950s, and foreign forces are busy vying for power in a Paris still recovering from World War II. Edith has a good heart and a missing husband, and her attempts to do right by her small world get her caught up in far larger, darker affairs. A classic Pierre Christin scripta strong sense of place and history, humane leftist sympathiescombines with...
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This tenth anniversary edition of the acclaimed and fearless graphic novel features enhanced toned art, an afterword by Mat Johnson, character sketches, and other additional material. In the early 20th Century, when lynchings were commonplace throughout the American South, a few courageous reporters from the North risked their lives to expose these atrocities. They were African-American men who, due to their light skin color, could "pass" among...