Miss Quinces: A Graphic Novel

Miss Quinces: A Graphic Novel
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9781338746495
ISBN-13 : 1338746499
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Miss Quinces: A Graphic Novel by : Kat Fajardo

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anything other than celebrate her quinceanera! A funny and heartfelt coming-of-age story about navigating the expectations of family and cultural tradition. Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceanera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants. She can't imagine wearing a big, floofy, colorful dress! What is Sue going to do? And how will she survive all this "quality" time with her rambunctious family? Miss Quinces/Srta. Quinces is the first graphic novel published by Scholastic/Graphix to be simultaneously released in English and Spanish editions!

Srta. Quinces (Miss Quinces)

Srta. Quinces (Miss Quinces)
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9781338806113
ISBN-13 : 1338806114
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Srta. Quinces (Miss Quinces) by : Kat Fajardo

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anything other than celebrate her quinceanera! A funny and heartfelt coming-of-age story about navigating the expectations of family and cultural tradition. Sue solo quiere pasar el verano leyendo y haciendo comics en el campamento con sus amigos, pero en lugar de eso se embarca con sus padres y sus dos hermanas en un viaje a Honduras a visitar a la familia, que vive en medio del campo, ¡asi que no podra mandar mensajes y no tendra cable ni internet! Las cosas empeoran cuando la mama de Sue anuncia que le haran una quinceanera sorpresa a la chica, aunque esto es lo ultimo que ella desearia. ¡No se imagina vistiendo un vestido enorme, abultado y colorido! ¿Que podra hacer? ¿Como sobrevivira todo este tiempo "en familia" con sus revoltosos familiares? Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceanera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants. She can't imagine wearing a big, floofy, colorful dress! What is Sue going to do? And how will she survive all this "quality" time with her rambunctious family?

Miss Quinces

Miss Quinces
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9798855039658
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Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Miss Quinces by : Kat Fajardo

Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceanera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants. In graphic novel format.

Once Upon a Quinceanera

Once Upon a Quinceanera
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 366
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ISBN-10 : 9780062996855
ISBN-13 : 0062996851
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Once Upon a Quinceanera by : Monica Gomez-Hira

Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Jane the Virgin, this immediately accessible and irresistibly fun rom-com debut will spin readers into an unforgettable summer of late-night dancing, broken hearts, second chances, and telenovela twists. Carmen Aguilar just wants to make her happily ever after come true. Except apparently “happily ever after” for Carmen involves being stuck in an unpaid summer internship. Now she has to perform as a party princess! In a ball gown. During the summer. In Miami. Fine. Except that’s only the first misfortune in what’s turning out to be a summer of Utter Disaster. But if Carmen can manage dancing in the blistering heat, fending off an oh-so-unfortunately attractive ex, and stopping her spoiled cousin from ruining her own quinceañera—Carmen might just get that happily ever after—after all.

Miss Nelson is Missing!

Miss Nelson is Missing!
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 0395401461
ISBN-13 : 9780395401460
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Miss Nelson is Missing! by : Harry Allard

Suggests activities to be used at home to accompany the reading of Miss Nelson is missing by Harry Allard in the classroom.

Quince

Quince
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ISBN-10 : 0998797928
ISBN-13 : 9780998797922
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Quince by : Sebastian Kadlecik

Lupe is just your average, insecure, well-meaning, occasionally cranky teenage girl whose life is completely turned upside down when she discovers she has superpowers at her quinceañera. Her quince powers only last as long as she¿s fifteen, so over the course of this rollercoaster year, we follow the adventures of Lupe as she figures out what it really means to be a hero.

Alternate Beauty

Alternate Beauty
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Publisher : Bantam
Total Pages : 386
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ISBN-10 : 9780553901788
ISBN-13 : 0553901788
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Alternate Beauty by : Andrea Rains Waggener

She couldn’t change the way the world looked at her, so she changed the world.… Ronnie Tremayne is a big girl with big dreams: she wants to be a fashion designer. But as her model-thin mother never fails to remind her, in fashion, image is everything—and Ronnie is a size 28. When she learns that her job managing a plus-size boutique is in jeopardy because her weight is “disturbing” to the clientele, Ronnie loses control. After a late-night binge, she dozes off wishing for a world where fat is beautiful. When she awakens the next morning…it is. Now the ideal woman, Ronnie is thrust into the spotlight. She attends the best parties. She has her mother’s approval. Her boss invests in her clothing line. And the men! But as her appetite for life grows, Ronnie’s appetite for food shrinks. She soon becomes unrecognizable—inside and out. And while navigating the giddy highs and miserable lows of this so-called perfect world, Ronnie discovers what she should have known all along: it’s not the size of your body that matters, but the size of your heart. Wise, witty, and compassionate, this stunning debut novel speaks to anyone who has ever engaged in the battle of the bulge—or the exasperatingly elusive pursuit of perfection.

Miles Morales: Shock Waves (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel)

Miles Morales: Shock Waves (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel)
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : 9781338771480
ISBN-13 : 1338771485
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Miles Morales: Shock Waves (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel) by : Justin A. Reynolds

An original middle-grade graphic novel from Graphix starring Brooklyn's Spider-Man, Miles Morales, by bestselling author Justin A. Reynolds and Eisner nominee Pablo Leon! Miles Morales is a normal kid who happens to juggle school at Brooklyn Visions Academy while swinging through the streets of Brooklyn as Spider-Man. After a disastrous earthquake strikes his mother's birthplace of Puerto Rico, Miles springs into action to help set up a fundraiser for the devastated island. But when a new student's father goes missing, Miles begins to make connections between the disappearance and a giant corporation sponsoring Miles' fundraiser. Who is behind the disappearance, and how does that relate to Spider-Man? A true middle grade graphic novel starring one of Marvel's most popular characters, bestselling author Justin A. Reynolds (Opposite of Always) and Eisner award-nominated artist Pablo Leon (Refugees) create a riveting story that will connect with new and well-versed comics readers alike.

The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux
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Publisher : Candlewick Press
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9780763649432
ISBN-13 : 0763649430
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The Tale of Despereaux by : Kate DiCamillo

A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal–winning tale. Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives. What happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out. With black-and-white illustrations and a refreshed cover by Timothy Basil Ering.

The Book of Salt

The Book of Salt
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 9780547524993
ISBN-13 : 0547524994
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The Book of Salt by : Monique Truong

A novel of Paris in the 1930s from the eyes of the Vietnamese cook employed by Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, by the author of The Sweetest Fruits. Viewing his famous mesdames and their entourage from the kitchen of their rue de Fleurus home, Binh observes their domestic entanglements while seeking his own place in the world. In a mesmerizing tale of yearning and betrayal, Monique Truong explores Paris from the salons of its artists to the dark nightlife of its outsiders and exiles. She takes us back to Binh's youthful servitude in Saigon under colonial rule, to his life as a galley hand at sea, to his brief, fateful encounters in Paris with Paul Robeson and the young Ho Chi Minh. Winner of the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award A Best Book of the Year: New York Times, Village Voice, Seattle Times, Miami Herald, San Jose Mercury News, and others “An irresistible, scrupulously engineered confection that weaves together history, art, and human nature…a veritable feast.”—Los Angeles Times “A debut novel of pungent sensuousness and intricate, inspired imagination…a marvelous tale.”—Elle “Addictive…Deliciously written…Both eloquent and original.”—Entertainment Weekly “A mesmerizing narrative voice, an insider's view of a fabled literary household and the slow revelation of heartbreaking secrets contribute to the visceral impact of this first novel.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review