Amaya, princess of House Amethyst in Gemworld, is something of a troublemaker. She and her brother have great fun together until a magical prank goes much too far and her parents ground her...to Earth! They hope a whole week in the mundane world will teach her that magic is a privilege...and maybe washing dishes by hand will help her realize the palace servants should be respected. Three years later, Amy has settled into middle school and ordinary...

3) The great American documents: Volume 1, 1620-1830

Author

Ashby, Ruth

Series

Great American documents volume 1

Pub. Date

2014.

Physical Desc

151 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm

Language

English

Appears on list

Voting for Young Adults

Description

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"In the Great American Documents series, the teacher and graphic-book author Ruth Ashby and the renowned illustrator Ernie Colón tell the story of the United States through the major speeches, laws, proclamations, court decisions, and essays that shaped it. The Great American Documents:Volume I introduces as series narrator none other than Uncle Sam, who walks us through twenty essential documents. Each document gets a chapter, in which Uncle Sam...

4) The 9/11 report: a graphic adaptation

Author

Jacobson, Sidney

Pub. Date

[2006]

Physical Desc

x, 133 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

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A graphic novel of the report of the 9/11 Commission reveals the Commission's findings regarding the terrorist attacks on the United States and its recommendations concerning what the United States government needs to do in its wake.

5) Look and find Alice in Wonderland

Author

Colón, Ernie

Series

Look and find books

Pub. Date

[1993]

Physical Desc

20 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm.

Language

English

6) Vlad the Impaler: The Man Who Was Dracula

Author

Jacobson, Sid

Pub. Date

2009

Language

English

Formats

eComic, Kindle

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Read Sid Jaconson's posts on the Penguin Blog
Two legends of the comic book industry bring to life the story of gore and lust that inspired Dracula.
Vlad the man had a devilish streak-a vicious temper, a passion for women, and a thirst for revenge.
Vlad the ruler was a true devil-a relentless torturer, a brutal murderer, and a paranoid leader whose megalomania would be his own undoing.
Responsible for the merciless...

7) The Warren Commission Report: a graphic investigation into the Kennedy assassination

Author

Mishkin, Daniel

Pub. Date

[2014]

Physical Desc

160 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm

Language

English

Description

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"Within days of the murder of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson appointed a seven-member commission to investigate the assassination report, the Warren Commission determined that there was "no credible evidence" conflicting with its conclusion of a lone gunman. Artist Ernie Colon, bestselling illustrator of "The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation," teams up with author Dan Mishkin to provide a unique means of testing the commission's findings,...