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Escape the rat race

learn how money works and become a rich kid
2012
In graphic novel format, teaches financial intelligence through the story of Tim the turtle, who runs out of money at the amusement park and learns lessons from his friend, Red, about assets and liabilities, how to get rich through one's ideas rather than a job, and why it is smart for kids to think about starting a business.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

A graphic novel adaptation of Rick Riordan's Sea of monsters, in which Percy and his friends undertake a perilous voyage to save their summer camp during their second summer at Half-Blood Hill.

The baseball adventure of Jackie Mitchell, girl pitcher, vs. Babe Ruth

In graphic novel format, relates the story of Jackie Mitchell, a female baseball player on the minor-leaguemen's team, the Chattanooga Lookouts, and the day in 1931 when she pitched against the New York Yankees in an exhibition game, striking out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.

The misadventures of Don Quixote

A retelling of Miguel de Cervantes's classic story of a Spanish country gentleman and his friend who set out to right wrongs and punish evil.

L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz

A graphic novel retelling of L. Frank Baum's "Wizard of Oz," the story of a young girl who is transported over the rainbow into a magical land.

Rudyard Kipling's The jungle book

Presents a graphic novel adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book," which details the adventures of a young boy raised by the animals in an Indian jungle.

Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame

A graphic-novel retelling of Victor Hugo's story, in which strong Quasimodo, stowed away in the bell tower of the Cathedral of Notre Dame and treated like a monster, meets a kind Gypsy girl, Esmeralda, and becomes an unexpected hero.
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Great Expectations

A graphic novel adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel in which Pip, an orphan in Victorian England, learns that a mysterious benefactor has ensured that he will be educated and raised as a gentleman.
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Vampire Academy

a graphic novel
After two years of running, best friends Rose and Lissa are brought back to St. Vladimir's Academy, a private high school for vampires and half-bloods where the girls will discover intrigue, danger, and romance.
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Frostbite

a Vampire Academy graphic novel
Retold in graphic novel format, guardian-in-training Rose faces everything from misunderstandings between friends to fights among factions of Moroi during a school skiing trip as reports of horrific Strigoi attacks raise tensions, ultimately leading Rose and some of those closest to her into a battle that teaches her much about life, death, and love.
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