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Beast Quest: A to Z of Beasts


Adam Blade - 2015
    This full-colour book is packed with details, statistics and information about all the amazing Beasts from the bestselling series - over 100 Beasts, from A to Z! Amazing value and the perfect gift for any Beast Quest fan, as well as a great introduction to the series for new readers.

Boy-Crazy Stacy (Babysitters Club Graphic Novel #7)


Ann M. Martin - 2019
    Things are great in Sea City: There's a gorgeous house right on the beach, a boardwalk, plenty of sun and sand... and the cutest boy Stacey has ever seen!Mary Anne thinks that Stacey should leave Scott alone and focus on the Pike kids, but Stacey's in love. Looking for reasons to hang around his lifeguard stand takes up all her time, which means Mary Anne has to do the job of two baby-sitters! How can she tell Stacey that Scott just isn't interested without ruining their friendship and breaking Stacey's heart?

Daisy and the Trouble With Jack


Kes Gray - 2016
    Then they both have a brilliant idea!Trouble is, Daisy and Jack might be more alike than they realized . . .A funny, mischievous and totally troublesome tale for girls and boys, written and published specially for World Book Day 2016.

Shrenik


Indu Jain - 1984
    He would choose as his minister the man who could keep a ram for one month without allowing it to lose or gain any weight. Jinadatta was a man who followed instructions blindly and found himself struggling with losses. These two characters feature in the two tales taken from Jain texts written in the 10th and 14th centuries.

The Philosophy of Snoopy: Peanuts Guide to Life


Charles M. Schulz - 2014
    In his inimitable style, Snoopy spends his days extolling the virtues of dancing, hanging out with his best bird friend Woodstock, pursuing a full supper dish and giving his owner - our favourite lovable loser, Charlie Brown - the run-around. For the millions of faithful Charles Schulz fans, and those who fondly remember the joyful dog with the wild imagination, this is the first in a new series to cherish that will see the beguiling Peanuts gang share their sentiments on everything from food to friendship.

Sheets: Collector's Edition


Brenna Thummler - 2021
    For Marjorie Glatt, being thirteen years old isn't quite the same as it is for everyone else. Responsible for running her family's laundromat while trying to survive middle school, Marjorie's daily struggles include persnickety customers, snippy classmates, agonizing swim lessons, and laundry... always, always laundry. Wendell is a bit different, too. Wendell is a ghost. His daily struggles include Dead Youth support groups and unavoidable stains. But when he escapes from the Land of Ghosts and bumbles into Marjorie's laundromat--the perfect ghost playground--his attempts at fun and friendship begin to harm the family business. Sheets is a powerful story about a young girl's perseverance, even when all the odds are stacked against her. It shows that forgiveness and second chances can result in unlikely friendships. Above all, it is an invitation into an unusual, haunted laundromat that brings family, friends, and--yes--sheets to life.

BILLOO AND SIX PACKS


Pran Kumar Sharma - 2016
    Thus he created a boy with a long hair covering his eyes and named him BILLOO. This lanky was liked by the readers so much that the editor of the magazine asked the cartoonist to increase the episodes from one page to two. Billoo is seen roaming the streets with his pet pup - Moti. When he is at home, he is stuck to the TV.Billoo and his gang which includes Gabdu, Jozi, Mono, Bishamber etc; are at loggerheads with Bajarangi, the wrestler and his aide Dhakkan. They are always in search of some excuse to showdown each other. Jozi is friendly to Billoo, but her dad Colonel Three - not - Three doesnot like the boy and always points his gun at him. Billoo and his friends are often seen playing cricket in lanes of the block, and their score is few smashed windows.

Assassination: Classroom - Vol 2 Great Comic Manga Graphic Novels For Young & Teens , Adults


Julia B Beckiea Publisher - 2020
    

The Talamasca (Anne Rice's The Queen of The Damned #5)


Faye Perozich - 1992
    

Tinkle Magazine 612


Rajani Thindiath
    It also inspired us to come out with a delightful article, the ‘Indian Masketeers’, exploring Indian culture through its various masks. We also have ‘Dotty and the Albino Dragon’, the First Prize winning story in the Tinkle Original Story Competition. Moving on, we have three popular characters this issue, Shikari Shambu, Kalia the Crow and the Defective Detectives. Shambu goes on a rollicking ‘Jumbo Adventure in Assam’ while the Defective Detectives have a spine-chilling experience in ‘The Horror’. As for Kalia, can you imagine him, Chamataka and Doob Doob playing together? If you can’t, you should check out ‘Let’s Play a Game’. Next, enjoy a fun story by a reader, ‘Show Business’ in our Fan Fiction segment along with ‘Pranav’s Dadi and the Karate Kid’, where Dadi tries her hand at karate! And to wrap it up we have two diverse stories about two brave men who refused to give up. So check out ‘A Mighty Will’ and ‘No Crazy Ideas’. Enjoy!

The Last Kings 2: Long Live The King


C.N. Phillips - 2014
    With a heart black as night and an itching trigger finger she has vowed to make Ray's murderer's blood rain over the city of Detroit. However currently sitting as the new king of the city Khiron is backed by the Dominican Cartel and is proving to be untouchable. Sadie is a secretly relocated to Miami and takes Ray's place as the head of The Last Kings. Recruiting a few new members and making new money the cartel is revived and ready to go up against the worst to reclaim Detroit. In the midst of it all a war is budding between the Italians and Dominicans and Sadie has already chosen her allegiance. The Last Kings is back guns loaded and ready to make one last bloody movie in the streets.

Garfield: The Monday That Wouldn't End Original Graphic Novel: The Monday That Wouldn't End


Scott Nickel - 2019
    But this is no ordinary Monday, and the frazzled feline finds himself stuck in a time loop, reliving the agony over and over and over. Can Garfield find a way to end this rotten day or will he be stuck forever? Garfield and the gang are back in an all-new graphic novel with stories written by Scott Nickel and Mark Evanier (Garfield & Friends) and illustrated by series regular Antonio Alfaro and artist Dave Alvarez.

Tag - You're Dead


Douglas Skelton - 2017
    But it’s not because he misses Sam’s prize-winning steak pies… A dangerous man has arrived in Glasgow. He’s no small-town crook, and he’s leaving a trail of disturbing clues across the city, starting with the missing cousin of Queste’s new lover. Amidst a twisted game of cat and mouse, suspicious coppers and a seemingly random burglary at the judge’s house, Queste has to keep his wits about him. Or he might just find himself on the butcher’s block.

The Whore The Wind Blew My Way


T. Styles - 2017
    However, the universe has other plans, which include a tough lesson that will rock the unsuspecting new mother's world. Protect your children or lose them to the streets. Far removed from her care, and now being raised by two gay men, Shayla, Louise's daughter, spends her time daydreaming about living the lifestyle of her favorite movie actresses. But her daydreaming stops short after she's shoved into the world of prostitution, physical abuse and crime, well before she becomes a woman. By the time Shayla is 18, she's mastered the art of seduction and completely changes the lives of the men she entertains. Some for the better and some for the worst. Until one particular customer sells her a new brand of aspiration. A love, life and happiness outside the Ho House. But with Ajax, her dangerous Pimp, also the man who raised her, lurking in the background is it too late? For them both?

Plants vs. Zombies: Grown Sweet Home #6


Paul Tobin - 2015
    Zomboss launches a strike at the heart of Neighborville . . . and also sparks a series of all-star plant- versus-zombie brawls! Brian Churilla (_Hellbreak_, _Creepy Comics_) draws this month's bonus stories! * Eisner Award winner Paul Tobin continues his hilarious _PVZ_ run! * More than 500,000 _PVZ_ collections sold!