Anne Frank’s diary: a graphic novel

Written by Anne Frank & Ari Folman

Illustrated by David Polonsky

Inspired by Anne Frank’s diary, this graphic novel visually expands on the text while remaining faithful.

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Asterix: Asterix omnibus 1: The Gaul, Asterix and the golden sickle, Asterix and the goths

Written by Goscinny

This collection brings together some of Asterix’s first adventures in graphic form.

Find this book: CR 741.5 GOS

Adventures of John Blake: Mysteries of the ghost ship

Written by Philip Pullman

Journey through time with John Blake and his ship. What happens when they discover the shipwrecked Serena.

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The breadwinner: a graphic novel

Written by Shelley Tanaka, Deborah Ellis & Anita Doron

Based on the animated film of the same name, follow Parvana, in war torn Afghanistan, as she does everything she must to support her family.

Find this book: CR 741.5 ELL

Amulet: The cloud searchers

Written by Kazu Kibuishi

Illustrated by Kazu Kibuishi

A group of resistance fighters board an airship and set off on a mysterious journey.

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The city of Ember: a graphic novel

Written by Jeanne DuPrau & Dallas Middaugh

Illustrated by Niklas Asker

Based on the novel of the same name, explore the city of Embers and what must be done to escape and survive.

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Rapunzel’s revenge

Written by shannon Hale & Dean Hale

Illustrated by Nathan Hale

Explore the story of Rapunzel, but with a difference. What would things be like in the wild west?

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Lumberjanes: Beware the kitten holy

Written by ND Stevenson & Shannon Watters

Illustrated by Brooklyn Allen

Its Summer and time for some camping adventures for this group of girls, with some supernatural shenanigans thrown in.

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Anne of Green Gables: a graphic novel

Written by Mariah Marsden

Illustrated by Brenna Thummler

Explore the beautiful surroundings of Green Gables through the eyes of Anne, an orphan, taken in to help out on the farm.

Find this book: CR 741.5 MAR

The witches: a graphic novel

Written by Roald Dahl

Illustrated by Penelope Bagieu

The witches have a plan, a plan to get rid of every child. The one person standing in their way, a child of eight.

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Star Wars: The original trilogy: a graphic novel

Explore three epic tales in a galaxy far far away. Droids, princesses, heroes and villains.

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Inkberg enigma

Written by Jonathan King

Illustrated by Jonathan King

These young individuals are about to find out that their quiet little fishing town, isn’t as quiet as they thought.

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A wrinkle in time

Written by Hope Larson & Madeleine L’Engle

Illustrated by Hope Larson

Its time, not only to save their father, but also the entire universe. Will the achieve both as they travel through time and space?

Find this book: CR 741.5 LAR

Jules Verne’s 20,000 leagues under the sea: a graphic novel

Written by Carl Bowen

Illustrated by Jose Alfonso Ocampo Ruiz

Things aren’t always what they seem. Discover what happens when a suspected giant sea creature turns out to be a machine, controlled by captain Nemo.

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Artemis Fowl: a graphic novel

Written by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, Giovanni Rigano & Paolo Lamanna

Artemis Fowl is a genius, a young genius who uses his skill for criminal gain and wealth.

Find this book: CR 741.5 COL

Tom’s midnight garden: a graphic novel

Written by Philippa Pearce

Illustrated by Edith

A boring Summer break turns into a strange and mysterious experience as Tom discovers the midnight garden.

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T-minus: the race to the moon

Written by Jim Ottaviani

Illustrated by Zander Cannon & Kevin Cannon

Two countries, both determined to be the first to land on the moon; here’s there story.

Find this book: CR 741.5 OTT

Illegal

Written by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin

Illustrated by Giovanni Rigano

Explore what its like to be an undocumented immigrant and the journey, the perils, they must face.

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Hilda and the troll

Written by Luke Pearson

Illustrated by Luke Pearson

Explore a magical and enchanting world with Hilda.

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SLAM! You’re gonna wanna hear this

Written by various

A collection of poems from around the world, different nationalities, different cultures, different lives.

Find this book: CR 821 GIL

Bright bursts of colour

Written by Matt Goodfellow

Illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff

A collection of crazy and silly poems created by Matt Goodfellow.

Find this book: CR 821 GOO

Cherry moon: Little poems big ideas mindful of nature

Written by Zaro Weil

Illustrated by Junli Song

The natural world, a global masterpiece and perfect starting point for poetry.

Find this book: CR 821 WEI

Werewolf club rules!: And other poems

Written by Joseph Coelho

Illustrated by John O’Leary

A fun and interesting collection of poems created by Joseph Coelho, for everyone, old and young to enjoy.

Find this book: CR 821 COE

Sensational!: Poems inspired by the five senses

Written by Roger McGough & Sara Fanelli

A wide collection of poems that have been created to reflect the five human senses.

Find this book: CR 821 MCG

Rhythm and poetry

Written by Karl Nova

Discover the blending of hip-hop lyrics and poetry; they aren’t all that different after all.

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Bookside down

Written by Joanne Limburg

A poetry book designed and written for the modern child.

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Off road to everywhere

Written by Philip Gross

Illustrated by Jonathan Gross

A poetry book designed and written for the modern young person.

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For everyone

Written by Jason Reynolds

Children are the biggest dreamers, that is why this book of poems is perfect for them.

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Big green crocodile

Written by Jane Newberry

Illustrated by Carolina Rabei

A fun and inspiring way to introduce young children to forms of rhyme and help develop vocabulary skills.

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Everything all at once

Written by Steven Camden

Explore the ups and downs of experiences in secondary school through poetry.

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Poems out loud!: First poems to read and perform

Written by various

Illustrated by Laurie Stansfield

A great introductory offer to get children interested in poetry. They will laugh, they will think, they will develop.

Find this book: CR 821 POE

On the move: Poems about migration

Dog man

Written by Dav Pilkey

Illustrated by Dav Pilkey

He’s a dog, he’s a man, he’s a cop. Join him on his adventures seeking justice.

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Adventures of Captain Underpants: colour edition

Written by Dav Pilkey

Created by two school boys, Captain Underpants is the new hero in class.

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The 13-storey treehouse

Written by Andy Griffiths

Illustrated by Terry Denton

Imagine the best treehouse in the world; now look at that treehouse through the eyes of a child.

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Arthur and the golden rope

Written by Joe Todd-Stanton

Illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton

Find out what happens when a young boy starts encountering friends and foes from Norse folklore.

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Sector 7

Written by David Wiesner

Have you ever made friends with a cloud? One child has and these are their adventures.

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Daisy and the trouble with school trips

Written by Kes Gray

Who doesn’t like school trips? What could go wrong? Maybe Daisy is going to find out.

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A year without mom

Written by Dasha Tolstikova

Illustrated by Dasha Tolstikova

A child in Russia living a year without her mother, struggles, the emotion.

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Terrible tales of the teenytinysaurs!

Written by Gary Northfield

The teenytinysaurs are off on their adventures, what will they discover.

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A narwhal and jelly book: Narwhal, unicorn of the sea!

Written by Ben Clanton

Illustrated by Ben Clanton

They might not have too much in common, but that doesn’t Narwhal and Jelly heading off on an adventure.

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One

Written by Sarah Crossan

Two sisters, wanting identities of their own, but seen by everyone as one.

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The island

Written by Armin Greder

A story of difference. A group of islanders and their reluctance to help a stranger.

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Tale of the tiny man

Written by Barbro Lindgren

Illustrated by Eva Eriksson

A tale of a tiny man, a tale of friendship.

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Migrants

Written by Issa Watanabe

Illustrated by Issa Watanabe

The animals need to find a new home, where will they go? Who will help them?

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We’re off to find a fairy

Written by Eloise White

Illustrated by Cory Reid

Join the family as they try to find a fairy. Exploring the themes of endangered species.

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Melissa (formerly published as George)

Written by Alex Gino

Her name is Melissa, but everyone calls him George and all she wants to do is be in the school play.

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Sunflower sisters

Written by Monika Singh Gangotra

Illustrated by Michaela Dias-Hayes

Two girls from different cultures, the best of friends, even during conflict from family.

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Fly me home

Written by Polly Ho-Yen

The pressures and the joys of living in a new country, a new place, and just wanting more than anything to go home.

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Pansy boy

Written by Paul Harfleet

Illustrated by Paul Harfleet

A story about homophobia and how a simple flower, the pansy, helps a boy deal with it.

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Speechless

Written by Kate Darbishire

Harriet has cerebral palsy, but she isn’t going to let that stop her do what she needs to do.

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Mixed: An inspiring story about colour

Written by Arree Chung

The reds think they are the best, the yellows think they are the best, the blues think they are the best. Will they eventually decide that something else, something like unity is the best?

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Mirror

Written by Jeannie Baker

Two boys, two countries, two stories.

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El Deafo

Written by Cece Bell

Illustrated by Cece Bell

Its hard enough going to a new school, especially when you are deaf. But something strange is happening to Cece’s aid.

Find this book: CR 741.5 BEL

Umbrella

Written by Elena Arevalo Melville

Illustrated by Elena Arevalo Melville

A small trip to a quiet park is only the beginning of a magical adventure.

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High-rise mystery

Written by Sharna Jackson

A murder takes place during a hot Summer in London and two youngsters are on a mission to solve it.

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Emily Knight I am… Becoming

Written by A. Bello

When a friend is kidnapped its down to Emily and her friends to rescue them.

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Barry Loser: I am not a loser

Written by James Smith

Join Barry as he tries to shake off his loser persona and confront the bully.

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Brilliant world of Tom Gates

Written by Liz Pichon

No excuse is too big when it comes to Tom Gate’s teachers and homework.

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Derek the sheep: Let’s bee friends

Written by Gary Northfield

Illustrated by Gary Northfield

Derek will not let life get in his way, no matter what the other animals get up to.

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Can you see me? Expected to fit in, proud to stand out

Written by Libby Scott & Rebecca Westcott

Life for Tally can sometimes be just like her friends, while other times not so much. Join Tally as she lives with Autism.

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Little glow

Written by Katie Sahota

Illustrated by Harry Woodgate

The celebration of light through the eyes of the community.

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Timmy on the toilet

Six dots: A story of young Louis Braille

Written by Jen Bryant

Illustrated by Boris Kulikov

Discover how Louis Braille created his very own language for the blind.

Find this book: CR 686.2 BRY

Ancient warriors

Written by Iris Volant & Hanna Milner

Illustrated by Joe Lillington

Learn all about the great warriors and what made them champions.

Find this book: CR 930 VOL

Alastair Humphrey’s great adventurers

Written by Alastair Humphreys

Illustrated by Kevin Ward

Explore some of the greatest journeys and adventures that have taken place throughout history.

Find this book: CR 910.92 HUM

The missing: The true story of my family in World War II

Written by Michael Rosen

Michael Rosen explores family history linked with the holocaust.

Find this book: CR 940.5318 ROS

Fantastically great women who changed the world

Written by Kate Pankhurst

Explore the lives of some of histories ground breaking women.

Find this book: CR 920.72 PAN

Archie’s war

Written by Marcia Williams

Discover World War 1 through the eyes of an eleven year old boy.

Find this book: CR 940.5 WIL

101 awesome women who changed our world

Written by Julia Adams

Illustrated by Louise Wright

• 101 women from history and the great things they achieved.
• Find this book: CR 920.72 ADA

Diary of a young girl

Written by Anne Frank

• Explore Anne’s diary and experience the horrors of Nazi occupation from her perspective.
• Find this book: CR 940.5318 FRA

Lost tales