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The red badge of courage

and the veteran
2004
Presents Stephen Crane's classic novel about Henry Flemming, a young Civil War Union soldier who experiences his first battle and then has to come to terms with his own fears and feelings of cowardice.

Pendragon

1994
Arthur must fight twin forces of evil to save his cherished dream, the Kingdom of Summer, and earn the name, Pendragon.

Grail

1997
After being miraculously healed by the Holy Grail, Arthur builds a shrine where anyone who would benefit from its healing powers could come to be cured. Soon after, it is stolen by an evil infiltrator in his court so Arthur and his Dragon Flight pursue the relic through realms of magic and the undead.

Treasure Island

2014
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.
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Hello neighbor, a graphic novel

2020
"Ever since her older brother disappeared, Jen has been searching for answers. The ruins of Bosco Bay, the theme park where he was last seen, are due to be demolished any day now, but Jen can't let go of the feeling that a clue to her brother's fate still remains there. But Jen's investigation gets complicated when her cousin Allie comes to live with her family for the summer. Allie's mom has tasked her with helping Jen come to terms with her brother's disappearance, but soon Allie comes to believe what Jen does: Jen's brother didn't just run away. And the reclusive theme park designer Mr. Peterson might just know what happened to him"--Provided by publisher.

Call me Athena, girl from Detroit

a novel in verse
"This enchanting novel in verse captures one woman's struggle for equality, independence, and identity as a Greek immigrant in troubled 1930s America"--Provided by the publisher.

Stranger things

Rick and Marcy continue their search for Nine.

Stranger things

Rick and Marcy continue their search for Nine.

Stranger things

Rick and Marcy finally find Nine, whose powers are out of control.

Stranger things

"Years after escaping Hawkins Lab, two of Dr. Brenner's former subjects, Ricky and Marcie, seek to live normal lives. When news reaches them that the lab was shut down, they go on a harrowing search for Nine, a powerful pyrokinetic whose shattered psyche threatens to burn them all to ashes if they can't find her and free her from her own malevolent imagination. As they get closer to Nine, they'll find even more secrets buried with Hawkins Lab. Will they be able to find her before she destroys everything?"--Back cover.

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