nonfiction comics

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nonfiction comics

Bats

learning to fly
2017
In graphic novel format looks at bats, through Little Brown Bat whose wing is injured by humans on a nature hike.

Strange fruit

"A collection of stories from early African American history that represent the oddity of success in the face of great adversity. Each of the eight illustrated chapters chronicles an uncelebrated African American hero or event. Joel Christian Gill offers historical and cultural commentary on heroes whose stories are not often found in history books, such as Cathay Williams, the only known female Buffalo Soldier, and Eugene Bullard, a fighter pilot who flew for France during World War I"--Back cover.
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Escape from hotel infinity

2017
"Something strange is going on at Hotel Infinity and you are determined to figure out what. Can you find the kidnapped professor, avoid being brain-drained, and solve puzzles to escape safely? Make your way through this thrilling adventure, using your math skills to decide how the plot unfolds."--Back cover.
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Attack on Circuit City

2017
Sucked into a data system, readers must use statistical skills to save a school's computer network, known as Circuit City, from deadly bugs, bots and viruses.
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Lost in the fourth dimension

2017
"You're lost in the fourth dimension and need to steer your spaceship back to Earth! Can you navigate planets and maps, avoid scary aliens, and figure out puzzles to ensure you make it home? Make your way through this thrilling adventure, using your math skills to decide how the plot unfolds."--Back cover.
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The Island of Tomorrow

2017
Readers must use their geometry skills to solve problems iwhile on a treasure hunt.
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The A-Z of Marvel monsters

2017
In graphic novel format looks at twenty six monsters from American comic book artist, Jack Kirby.
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Cuarto Oscuro

recuerdos en blanco y negro
2018
In graphic novel format, Argentine American Lila Quintero Weaver describes her thoughts and experiences growing up in Alabama in the midst of the racial strife and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
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Six days in Cincinnati

a graphic account of the riots that shook the nation a decade before Black Lives Matter
2017
A graphic novel account of the six days of riots that followed the 2001 shooting of Timothy Thomas, a black youth, by a white police officer in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Fieldhouse

2017
"Based on actual events, Fieldhouse is the ... story of Scotty Novosel and his journey to play basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks"--Back cover.
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