Kid Beowulf: The Song of Roland

Kid Beowulf: The Song of Roland
Author: Alexis E. Fajardo
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2017-02-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 144948591X

Giants! Elephants! Roller Coasters? That's just some of the mayhem twin brothers Beowulf and Grendel discover in the second adventure in the series by Alexis E. Fajardo! Banished from their homeland, the brothers seek refuge with their Uncle Holger in far-off France, but by the time they arrive, the kingdom is in shambles: King Charlemagne is ailing; his knights have been exiled; and France's hero, Roland, needs a kick in the pants. It's up to Beowulf and Grendel to unite the country before it's taken over by an invading Saracen horde!

Kid Beowulf: The Blood-Bound Oath

Kid Beowulf: The Blood-Bound Oath
Author: Alexis E. Fajardo
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2016-08-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1449480829

If you liked Percy Jackson, you'll love Kid Beowulf! Inspired by the epic poem "Beowulf," this fun new series follows the adventures of 12-year-old twin brothers Beowulf and Grendel as they travel to distant lands and meet fellow epic heroes! In book one of the series by Alexis E. Fajardo, our heroes' destiny is tied to the past, when a prince named Hrothgar begins a quest for power—one that leads him to a fiery dragon, an enchanted sword, and an oath sworn in blood. But when Hrothgar breaks his oath he breaks his kingdom, and the only thing that will save it is a family he’s forgotten and heroes not yet born…

Kid Beowulf and the Rise of El Cid

Kid Beowulf and the Rise of El Cid
Author: Alexis E. Fajardo
Publisher: Kid Beowulf
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre: Graphic novels
ISBN: 9780974600062

Beowulf and Grendel are in war-torn Spain, where honor is hard-fought, allegiances are dubious, and the bulls run wild! Amidst it all comes a young knight named Rodrigo, who fights for the name he's lost, the land he loves, and the virtue they've both forgotten. "Kid Beowulf and the Rise of El Cid," is the third book in the acclaimed graphic novel adventure series "Kid Beowulf!"

Save Me a Seat (Scholastic Gold)

Save Me a Seat (Scholastic Gold)
Author: Sarah Weeks
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2016-05-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545846625

A new friend could be sitting right next to you. Save Me a Seat joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL.Joe's lived in the same town all his life, and was doing just fine until his best friends moved away and left him on his own. Ravi's family just moved to America from India, and he's finding it pretty hard to figure out where he fits in.Joe and Ravi don't think they have anything in common -- but soon enough they have a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and a common mission: to take control of their lives over the course of a single crazy week.

Kid Beowulf

Kid Beowulf
Author: Alexis Fajardo
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-01-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9780990950547

This is a special Collector's Edition Preview of book four, "Kid Beowulf: The Tarpeian Rock." Twin brothers Beowulf and Grendel are lost in Italia, trapped as slaves who must fight for their freedom in the gladiatorial games. There in the arena the brothers will discover a part of themselves neither knew existed: the fighter and the monster will emerge...which one survives is the question. Meanwhile in the Tiber River Valley among the Seven Hills of Italia, two tribes are at odds: the high-born Sabines who have made the land their own and the poor Latin farmers who are forced to till it. Compelled toward change, a young Latin girl named Tarpeia incites a revolution no one is ready for, particularly the pair chosen to lead it: twin brothers, Romulus and Remus!

Astro Boy Volume 23

Astro Boy Volume 23
Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2020-09-22
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1506724175

The worldwide explosion of Japanese animation, toys, games, and comics can be traced to one focal inspiration, master storyteller Osamu Tezuka, and Astro Boy is Tezuka's most revered creation, a rousing all-ages masterpiece of action, fun, and humanity. This, the final volume in the definitive Astro Boy collection, features a cavalcade of Astro Boy short stories featuring everything Astro fans have come to expect: robots, ray guns, rockets, and a riot of a good time!

The Smurfs Anthology Vol. 2

The Smurfs Anthology Vol. 2
Author: Peyo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2013-12-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1597079200

When the Belgian cartoonist Peyo created a village of cute little woodland creatures for his heroes Johan and Peewit to discover, he couldn't have known that they would wildly outgrow those humble origins to become a worldwide phenomenon all on their own. More than 50 years later, The Smurfs continue to delight us all with their silliness, bravery, heroism, and heart, and now we finally have a definitive collection of Peyo's original comics to see where it all began. Newly remastered and presented in original publication order, along with a Smurfy collection of historical notes and photographs, this volume introduces us to Smurfette and features a Johan and Peewit story never before seen in the U.S.

Hild

Hild
Author: Nicola Griffith
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 559
Release: 2013-11-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0374280878

Daughter of a poisoned prince and a crafty noblewoman, quiet, bright-minded Hild arrives at the court of King Edwin of Northumbria, where the six-year-old takes on the role of seer/consiglieri for a monarch troubled by shifting allegiances and Roman emissaries attempting to spread their new religion.

Fowl Language: The Struggle Is Real

Fowl Language: The Struggle Is Real
Author: Brian Gordon
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2017-10-10
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1449488447

“This Guy’s Comics Hilariously Sum Up the Truth About Being a Parent.”—Buzzfeed He's back, and he's totally got parenting figured out this time. KIDDING. It's another collection of Fowl Language comics, ripped from the headlines of this author's actual friggin' life. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll swear. It's almost exactly like a day of parenting, except without the annoying little people.