After the untimely death of his mother, Timothy London must move from the city to a small New England fishing village to live with his father. His new home, a town called Shadow Rock, is rumored to have a terrible curse upon it, and to be haunted.
When a bully’s prank goes awry, Timothy learns that this rumor is entirely too true.
Timothy encounters a ghost of a young boy–albeit a friendly one–though unlike Casper, this ghost has a dark past. This boy was murdered.
Timothy and his friends set out to solve the ghost’s mystery, and to unlock the secrets of Shadow Rock.
Shadow Rock is like Casper-meets Scooby Doo-meets Goosebumps. A full-tilt rollercoaster ride of a mystery, this well-written and illustrated graphic novel will enthrall young readers.
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Aeslin Finn used to love fantasy stories. Her mother and father would read to her at night fantastic tales about a far-away kingdom called Avalon. One night, they abruptly stop her bedtime story, and tell her they have to go out of town on business. On this trip, Aeslin’s father dies and she never sees him again.
Eight years later, Aeslin’s in high school and things are going well; she has a great best friend named Sam and a date with a totally cute jock named Michael. On her way home from school one day, Sam persuades her to stop in a strange little shop, where Aeslin finds the book her parents used to read her as a child. The two girls buy the book and bring it to Aeslin’s house.
When they open it, suddenly Aeslin is pulled into the story into the land of Avalon! She is told that she has a magic destiny to fulfill, and must become a great dragon knight, to save the kingdom. Aeslin isn’t too pleased about her fate, though, with the help of her mother (with the revelation of some family secrets) and Sam, decides to follow her destiny and try to save Avalon.
Once in a Blue Moon is a fast-paced fantasy that does not disappoint. Fans of Funke’s Inkheart or Smith’s Bone series will love this tale of dragons, mystical books and far-away lands.
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Fans of Katchoo, David and Francine will be absolutely delighted by this second volume.
Now that Katchoo and Francine have a happy home, one of them needs to get a job and earn some money, Francine decides to seek employment, and lands a gig with an adverstising agency. Katchoo and David have a huge fight and David takes off. When Francine convinces Katchoo to go after him, she learns that her job at the agency was not what it seemed, and that Darcy Parker is back in the picture, once again hunting down Katchoo.
SiP is a riveting story, and provides characters that you really care about. Moore is a master of plot twists and surprises, and with each volume you will be more and more immersed in these character’s lives. This volume includes the bonus section Strangers in Paradise: High School. If you haven’t read SiP, definitely check it out, and see that romance comics are alive and well (and not just for girls!)
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Chad Roe, the CEO of the Eter-No-Mark marker corporation, comes under financial peril and public scrutiny when he is sued because vandals have covered the city with graffiti via his indelible markers. This sends Chad into a downward spiral, and a night of heavy debauchery. When he awakes the next morning, he finds that he has been “tattooed” from head to toe by his own product.
Chad’s nightmare bleeds into one of a larger scale–the next day is September 11, 2001. Plagued by anxiety about the recent events, the newfound social outcast hits the road, and travels across the country, carousing and meeting new people.
Can’t Get No is a post-modern story about a man trying to find himself in unsure times. Chad’s character seeks to find redemption in an unforgiving world,and the reader must decide - does his character deserve to be forgiven? Dark, complex and strange, this graphic novel would best suit an adult audience with its intricate writing and mature themes. An unusual read, Can’t Get No is a wonderfully esoteric view of our modern world and society.
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Geeky Reed Richards is not having an easy time in high school. Brainy, but bullied, he relies on the help of burly best friend Ben Grimm. When Reed unwittingly enters his teleportation device in the school science fair, his life is forever changed when his is then recruited to an elite government school for gifted kids.
At his new school he meets Sue and Johnny Storm and his future nemesis Victor Van Damme. Victor and Reed are both equally smart and very competitive and butt heads over conflicting ideals. Skip ahead five years later and now Reed is working out in Nevada with Sue, Johnny and Victor on a large-scale teleporation project. Just before they make their test run, old friend Ben Grimm reappears to help. When the project goes mysteriously and horribly awry, the four find themselves mutated, each with a different power, in which for some, is an incredibly difficult adjustment.
The Fantastic Four is a classic tale of angst and not fitting in, and how in one day, in one moment, everything can change. Fans of other Ultimate titles may enjoy this volume, though fans of the recent Fantastic Four movie may be disappointed due to the differing storylines. Regardless, this volume is an action packed superhero romp and a great introduction to this classic team.
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