The Smurf Menace

The Smurf Menace
Author: Peyo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2017-01-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781536401554

The Blue Smurfs meet the Grey Smurfs, negative versions of themselves with all of the Smurfs bad habits. Now someone is proposing they build a wall around the Smurfs village! Will the Grey Smurfs have to pay for it?

The Smurfs Vol. 22

The Smurfs Vol. 22
Author: Peyo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2017-07-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1629918873

All is not well with the Smurfs. Someone wants to build a wall around the Smurfs' Village! When Papa Smurf observes that his Smurfs are fighting with each other, he decides something needs to be done about it, and that’s when the trouble starts. Papa Smurf creates negative versions of the Smurfs. They’re just like the regular Smurfs, except their clothes are a little darker and they don’t have any of the good qualities of the real Smurfs. For example, a black-haired Smurfette has all of Smurfette’s bad habits, and none of what’s good about Smurfette! When the Smurfs meet the so-called “Grey Smurfs,” they want to be friends. But the Grey Smurfs are only interested in going to war against the Smurfs, conquering them, and turning them all into their slaves. Can Papa Smurf fix this mess he created?

The Smurfs Vol. 24

The Smurfs Vol. 24
Author: Peyo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2019-01-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1545802815

Stop the presses! Blue Journalism is coming to the Smurfs Village. When word of mouth stories get distorted being passed along from Smurf to Smurf, Reporter Smurf is on the scene to get the scoop and report the facts! But what happens when the newspaper airs the village’s dirty laundry for all to read? One reader is more than ready to believe what he sees in print…and his name is Gargamel!

The Smurfs Vol. 14

The Smurfs Vol. 14
Author: Peyo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2013-07-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1597075612

Baby Smurf arrives in the village! But for how long? On a quiet night in their village, a stork visits the Smurfs and leaves a Baby Smurf on one of their doorsteps. But the next day, the stork returns-- the Baby Smurf was delivered by accident and must be returned! As soon as they go to fetch the baby for the stork, they find it's gone! Where did the Baby Smurf go? And will the Smurfs really have to return it?

Zacktastic

Zacktastic
Author: Courtney Sheinmel
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2015-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1634704215

Upon the occasion of his tenth birthday, Zack learns from his uncle that Zack is descended from a line of genies. Before his uncle has time to fully explain the genie world, Zack is whisked through a bottle portal and sent on his first genie assignment. But he doesn't have a clue as to what he is supposed to do or what his powers might entail.

The Wanderers

The Wanderers
Author: Kate Ormand
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1634509145

A Unique Twist on Shape-Shifters with Fast-Paced Action, Thrilling Adventure, Mystery, and a Bit of Romance Flo lives an eccentric life—she travels with a popular circus in which the main acts star orphaned children with secret shape-shifting abilities. Once Flo turns sixteen, she must perform, but she’s not ready. While practicing jumping a flaming hurdle in a clearing beside the circus, she spots a dark figure in the trees and fears he saw her shift. The news sends the circus into a panic. In Flo’s world, shifters are unknown to humans with the exception of a secret organization—the EOS, referred to as “hunters.” Hunters capture and kill. They send some shifters to labs for observation and testing—testing they don’t often survive—and deem others useless, a danger to society, and eliminate them. To avoid discovery, shifters travel in packs, constantly moving and keeping themselves hidden. Up until now, the circus was the perfect disguise. Believing she has brought attention to the group, Flo feels dread and anxiety, causing her to make a mistake in front of the audience during her performance—a mistake that triggers a violent attack from the hunters. Flo manages to flee the torched circus grounds with Jett, the bear shifter who loves her; the annoying elephant triplets; and a bratty tiger named Pru. Together they begin a new journey, alone in a world they don’t understand and don’t know how to navigate. On the run, they unravel secrets and lies that surround the circus and their lives—secrets and lies that all point to the unthinkable: Have they been betrayed by the people they trusted most? Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

The One Great Gnome

The One Great Gnome
Author: Jeff Dinardo
Publisher: Red Chair Press
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1947159577

In the spirit of Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz, this story introduces readers to the hidden magical—and mysterious—world of gnomes, elves, and trolls. Eleven-year-old Sarah moves with her family from New York City to rural Hadley, Connecticut. She's eager to explore her new home and meet new friends, but she never expected to befriend an old garden gnome. Readers join Sarah as she is drawn into a secret world under our feet. Sarah uses her instincts to calm old rivalries and help the underworld elves, gnomes, and more join her in the upperworld.

The Smurfs #22

The Smurfs #22
Author: Peyo
Publisher: Papercutz
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-01-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781629916224

All is not well with the Smurfs. Someone wants to build a wall around the Smurfs' Village! When Papa Smurf observes that his Smurfs are fighting with each other, he decides something needs to be done about it, and that’s when the trouble starts. Papa Smurf creates negative versions of the Smurfs. They’re just like the regular Smurfs, except their clothes are a little darker and they don’t have any of the good qualities of the real Smurfs. For example, a black-haired Smurfette has all of Smurfette’s bad habits, and none of what’s good about Smurfette! When the Smurfs meet the so-called “Grey Smurfs,” they want to be friends. But the Grey Smurfs are only interested in going to war against the Smurfs, conquering them, and turning them all into their slaves. Can Papa Smurf fix this mess he created?

Girl Haven

Girl Haven
Author: Lilah Sturges
Publisher: Oni Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2021-02-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781620108659

Three years ago, Ash's mom, Kristin, left home and never came back. Now, Ash lives in the house where Kristin grew up. All of her things are there. Her old room, her old clothes, and the shed, where she spent her childhood creating a fantasy world called Koretris. Ash knows all about Koretris: how it's a haven for girls, with no men or boys allowed, and filled with fanciful landscapes and creatures. When Ash's friends decide to try going to Koretris, using one of Kristin's spell books, Ash doesn't think anything will happen. But the spell works, and Ash discovers that the world Kristin created is actually a real place, with real inhabitants and very real danger. But if Koretris is real, why is Ash there? Everyone has always called Ash a boy. Ash uses he/him pronouns. Shouldn't the spell have kept Ash out? And what does it mean if it let Ash in?

Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels
Author: Michael Pawuk
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 1113
Release: 2017-05-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes. New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusiastic readers of books in this genre. How do you determine which graphic novels to purchase, and which to recommend to teen and adult readers? This updated guide is intended to help you start, update, or maintain a graphic novel collection and advise readers about the genre. Containing mostly new information as compared to the previous edition, the book covers iconic super-hero comics and other classic and contemporary crime fighter-based comics; action and adventure comics, including prehistoric, heroic, explorer, and Far East adventure as well as Western adventure; science fiction titles that encompass space opera/fantasy, aliens, post-apocalyptic themes, and comics with storylines revolving around computers, robots, and artificial intelligence. There are also chapters dedicated to fantasy titles; horror titles, such as comics about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts, and the occult; crime and mystery titles regarding detectives, police officers, junior sleuths, and true crime; comics on contemporary life, covering romance, coming-of-age stories, sports, and social and political issues; humorous titles; and various nonfiction graphic novels.