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The silver spurs of Oz

a graphic novel
"Cowgirl Dorothy and her horse, Toto, are taking the Yellow Dust Road on the way to the Great Wiz Kid's Emerald Circus of Oz for auditions, and along the way she meets Tinny, Crow, Leo, and Strega West who are also looking to audition--but in the morning Strega has disappeared, along with Dorothy's lucky silver spurs, and Dorothy must summon her inner courage to perform her best at the audition"--OCLC.

A midsummer night's dream

A graphic novel featuring the full text of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in which two sets of lovers get lost in the woods and get caught up in a dispute between the fairy king and queen, as do a group of local artisans preparing a play for Duke Theseus' wedding.

Coco

A graphic novelization of Disney/Pixar "Coco" in which a young boy named Miguel Rivera loves music, and wants to become an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, but no music is allowed in his household, so he takes a journey to the Land of the dead to unlock the real story behind his family's history.

Romeo and Juliet

a graphic novel
In this graphic novel version of Shakespeare's play, teenagers Romeo and Juliet, from rival families in Verona, fall deeplyin love, with tragic consequences for both the Montagues and the Capulets.

The lost world

a graphic novel
A comic book adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World" in which Professor Challenger's contention that some inexplicable terror exists in the Amazon, leads to the formation of an expedition to explore an isolated plateau rising above the jungles where dinosaurs, primitive ape-men, and prehistoric monsters still thrive.
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The hound of the Baskervilles

A graphic novel adaptation of "The Hound of the Baskervilles" in which Sherlock Holmes investigates the death of Charles Baskerville and rumors of a hound that haunts the moors around the family's ancestral home.
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Return to the Isle of the Lost

the graphic novel
"[Presents a graphic novel adaptation of Melissa de la Cruz's 'Return to the Isle of Lost' in which] Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay have received threatening messages demanding they return home. They have a sneaking suspicion that their villainous parents are behind the messages, and something Evie sees in her Magic Mirror confirms their fears. Although Maleficent's just a tiny lizard after her confrontation with Mal, could she have found a way to escape? Mal and her friends determine to sneak back to the Isle to get to the bottom of the mystery"--OCLC.
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Wings of fire

2019
Tsunami, heir to the SeaWing throne, is returning home for the first time since she was stolen as an egg, her mother, Queen Coral, welcomes her, but a mysterious assassin has been killing off her heirs for years.
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Wonder Woman, Warbringer

the graphic novel
2020
Diana risks exile from her land of warrior sisters to save Alia Keralis, a Warbringer--a direct descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy--as both face an army of enemies determined to either destroy or possess the Warbringer.
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The mortal instruments

the graphic novel
2019
"With the truth about her family brought to light, Clary just wants to find a way to return to as a normal a life as possible. But with Downworlders being killed around the city and Jace in serious trouble, it might be time for her to stand up and grab the power she never even knew she had inside her..."--Back cover.
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