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ARAGONÉS, Sergio Groo Inferno
    The hilarious account of Groo, a barbarian wanderer who tries to help the people he meets, usually with disastrous results. Part of a series.
    YA 741.5973
BARON, Mike Star Wars: Dark Force Rising
    Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Han Solo continue to battle against the Dark Side.
    YA 741.5973
BENDIS, Brian Michael Ultimate Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility
    Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and soon discovers he has extraordinary powers. He also learns that with greater power comes greater responsibility. Part of a series.
    YA 741.5973
BUSIEK, Kurt Astro City: Life in the Big City
    Astro City is just like any city in America, except for the large number of people with superpowers flying through the air. Part of a series.
    YA 741.5973
CRILLEY, Marc The Menace of Alia Rellapor
    Akiko is an ordinary schoolgirl who is whisked away to join a group of adventures and save the princess on the planet Smoo. Part of AKIKO series.
    YA 741.5973
GOLDEN, Christopher Autumnal
    Angel rescues a little girl from kidnappers, and then, investigating a series of bizarre deaths caused by spontaneous combustion, he links them to a teenage runaway and a demon spellcaster. Part of ANGEL series.
    YA 741.5973
  The Origin
    If you are familiar with the television show, you know that Buffy Summers is an ordinary high school student and cheerleader by day, but at night she becomes a super vampire slayer. Part of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER series.
    YA 741.5973
MILLAR, Mark Ultimate X-Men: the Tomorrow People
    Anti-mutant humans have created robots to seek out and destroy all the mutant genes. Magneto and his group of evil mutants are planning to launch genocide of all humans. Only Professor X believes that mutants and humans can live together in peace, and he gathers his team of mutant outcasts to try to save the world. Part of a series.
    YA 741.5973
MORRISON, Grant JLA: New World Order
    Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the Justice League of America, band together to fight evil. Part of a series.
    YA 741.5973
SAKAI, Stan Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter
    Usagi Yojimbo, a samurai in ancient Japan, is entrusted with a legendary sword. He must keep it safe from the enemies of the Shogun and a demonic warrior and deliver it to a secure hiding place. Part of a series.
    YA 741.5973
Star Wars Tales
    Collects sixteen short Star Wars tales featuring droids, Mara Jade, Jedis, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, Han Solo, and Jabba the Hutt.
    YA 741.5973
TALBOT, Bryan Tale of One Bad Rat
    A young girl lives on the streets of London as she runs away from her abusive father. She sets off for the Lake District and the home of Beatrix Potter, and as she travels, she begins her recovery and reclaims her life.
    YA 741.5973
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. The Hobbit: an Illustrated Edition of the Fantasy Classic
    Bilbo Baggins adventures take him on a quest to recover a stolen treasure from the dragon, Smaug. Along the way he is captured by trolls, attacked by goblins, and helped on his way by the wizard Gandalf. He unwittingly returns to the Shire with a ring of power.
    YA 741.5973
WATSON, Andi Geisha
    Geisha is a futuristic tale about Jomi, and android with a knack for painting. Even though she has been raised like a regular human being, she still faces prejudice against synthetics.
    YA 741.5973
WINICK, Judd. Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned
    Aspiring cartoonist Judd Winick didn't know what would happen when he applied for and won a spot on MTV's Real World. This book describes his experiences and his friendship with his roommate Pedro, an AIDS activist who died from the disease shortly after the show aired.
    YA 362.1969792

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Revised 03/07


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