cartoons and comics

"Achilles is his father's sixth son. His five brothers all died as infants. To protect Achilles from the same fate, his mother Thetis dips him into the River Styx. When Greece attacks Troy, Achilles joins the fight. Will his mother's treatment keep him from harm?"--Back cover.

"After mistakenly putting Elias under a sleeping spell, Chise can't find a way to wake him up! She turns to Angie for help, and brews a potion meant to undo the spell--but the process is so exhausting, Chise ends up falling asleep herself. Upon entering a dream world, she crossed paths with the person she least expected: Cartaphilius. But something's off--the amoral alchemist seems to have lost his threatening edge"--Back cover.

"As Chise and Elias settle into their new roles at the College, old and new allies alike have lessons to teach them both inside and ouside the school's walls. The Church, the Seven Shields, and a motley array of students . . . Each has mysteries to uncover"--Back cover.

"Matt's friends plan a fun sleepover to try and cheer him up after he falls into a deep grief over the death of his nanny, but the sleepover quickly takes a turn when they realize the family's new nanny may be an actual monster"--OCLC.

"Although he was assigned female at birth, Max is your average trans man trying to get through high school as himself. But on top of classes, crushes, and coming out, Max's life is turned upside down when his mom reveals an eons old family secret: he's descended from a long line of Magical Girls tasked with defending humanity from a dark, ancient evil!"--Jacket flap.

"Survivor Amy Rose recounts her upbringing in an abusive cult which forbade independent learning, and how she discovered books in a secret library that opened up her world and inspired her to escape"--Provided by publisher.

"It's summer, and the laughter of children echoes under the trees. But for some of the older animals, the frivolous abandon of childhood is far behind them. Old Mr. Owl and Mr. Toad get the crazy idea to relive some of their youth if that's even possible anymore . . ."--Provided by publisher.

"Winter is fast approaching and all the animals in the forest are in full preparation: storing food and provisions, dining on the last worms with the neighbors, etc... All the animals but one: grumpy badger Mr Grumpf just can't finish sweeping the dead leaves off his doorstep with everyone coming by to disturb him! Grumpf!"--Amazon.

"Years ago, early settlers locked these monsters away in a secret prison deep in the woods of New Amsterdam so they would never return to the Old World again. Those woods became New York's Central Park, and now the monsters have escaped! Nick, age fourteen, finds out that he is a "legacy" to a secret society that, for the last 400 years, has kept these monsters in check. He and a ragtag group of kids just like him have to put the monsters back before they get out of the park and destroy the city"--Provided by publisher.

"The Death of Squirrel Girl! Squirrel Girl attends a funeral - her own! But how is that possible? Who is that in the coffin? Hmm, wonder if it has anything to do with all those Skrulls who have recently surfaced"--Provided by publisher.