adaptations

Graphic novel adaptations of four of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories, including "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue.".

Retells, in graphic novel form, the adventures of Odysseus, an Ithacan general returning from the Trojan War who faces the wrath of the god Poseidon while trying to return home to his wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus.

Carter and Sadie, offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane, embark on a worldwide search for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop them.

A graphic novel adaptation of the classic tale in which Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.

Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane accidentally unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes the doctor to oblivion and forces his two children to embark on a dangerous journey, bringing them closer to the truth about their family and its links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.

Contains the text of a selection of Shakespeare's sonnets in light gray type with the author's selected words printed in bolder type; sonnets identified by number. The title is derived in this manner from the word 'sonnets.'.

Jacob is a 14-year-old Ugandan who is sent away to a boys' school. Once there, he assures his friend Tony that they need not be afraid -- they will be safe. But not long after, in the shadow of the night, the boys are abducted. Marched into the jungle, they are brought to an encampment of the feared rebel soldiers. They are told they must kill or be killed, and their world turns into a terrifying struggle to endure and survive.

A graphic novel adaptation of Charlotte Bront?'s classic tale, in which an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess and soon finds herself in love with her brooding employer, who has a terrible secret.

"When Dr. Martinez and her colleagues established the coalition to stop the madness, spreading environmental awareness through the flock's public air shows, Max knew it could be dangerous. Never in wildest dreams, though, did she imagine that a criminal mastermind would abduct her mother! Now the flock has to team up with the U.S. Navy to rescue Dr. Martinez... and of course, the world!"--Page 4 of cover.

"Emma Woodhouse is a genius at math, but clueless about people. After all, people are unreliable. They let you down--just like Emma's sister, Izzy did this year, when she moved to California for college. But numbers...those you can count on. (No pun intended.) Emma's senior year is going to be all about numbers, and seeing how far they can take her. When she and George, her Coding Club copresident, are tasked with brainstorming a new project, The Code for Love is born--a matchmaking app that goes far beyond swiping, using algorithms to calculate compatibility. George disapproves of Emma's idea, accusing her of meddling in people's lives. But all the happy new couples at school are proof that the app works. At least at first. Emma's code is flawless. So why is it that perfectly matched couples start breaking up, the wrong people keep falling for each other and her own feelings defy any algorithm? Emma thought math could solve everything. But there's nothing more complex--or unpredictable--than love"--Provided by the publisher.