J Torres
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Bigfoot boy volume 1
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Rufus is bo-o-o-ored at his grammy's house in the country. But when he follows a girl into the woods and finds a totem in a hollowed-out tree, things become a whole lot more interesting. Especially when he reads the word etched into the magical talisman: 'Sasquatch.'
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Bigfoot boy volume 3
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Rufus is back at Grammy's for the summer, and just in time - another part of the forest is about to be razed for a golf course. He needs the magic totem that the ravens stole, so he can transform into Bigfoot Boy again. But how can he find the ravens? And why is he plagued by strange dreams of a monstrous bird? It's a race against time and bulldozers in this final adventure of the Bigfoot Boy series!
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Bigfoot boy volume 2
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Another weekend at Grammy's, another weekend of Rufus using his magic totem to transform himself into Bigfoot Boy! But when you're big, hairy and loud, it's hard to keep your powers a secret, especially when there are trickster ravens that want the magic for themselves. You won't want to miss this second rrrawesome adventure of Bigfoot Boy and his friends!
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J. Torres and Elbert Or celebrate 10 years of Lola: A Ghost Story, the critically-acclaimed graphic novel that explores family, grief and Filipino folklore in an all-new edition that includes a revised ending and updated illustrations.
Jesse didn't really know his Lola (the Tagalog word for grandmother), but he remembers that she tried to drown him as a baby. Strange stories surround Lola: she had visions, she fought off monsters straight out of...
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Teen Titans Go! volume 5
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Based on the hit TV show, a new edition of 'Titans Together.' Join Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, Cyborg and Raven as they display their unique brand of hijinks, mayhem and justice! The team's battles with Jinx, Mas y Menos, Dr. Light and more! Plus, appearances by the Doom Patrol and Nightwing!
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Teen Titans Go! volume 1
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They're too young to drive, but not too young to save the world! The world's hottest heroes-Robin, Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg and Starfire-are here to show you how it's done, Titan-style, in these six fantastic fables. Villainous video games. Dodo-hunting aliens. Heroic self-esteem issues. Super-dating. Monstrous zits. Super-sibling squabbles. The teen superheroes from Jump City tackle it all in this exciting all-ages graphic novel, collecting issues...
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Teen Titans Go! volume 13
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TAKING IT TO THE EDGE! The greatest team of the under-18 set returns for another round of major league mayhem against the forces of chaos and destruction! Join Robin, Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg and Starfire as they fight for right in six titanic tales! Speedy! Titans versus a werewolf. Baffling riddles. Monster at the mall. Anger management with Hotspot. Enter the Tween Titans! The teen superheroes from Jump City tackle all this and more in this exciting...
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Teen Titans Go! volume 7
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Based on the hit Cartoon Network series! The greatest team of the under-eighteen set returns for another round of major league mayhem against the forces of chaos and destruction! Join Robin, Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg and Starfire as they fight for right in six titanic tales! Blackfire and Starfire race to see who's best. Hypnotic clothes. Robot Titans. Aqualad has a gillfriend. Terra rocks with the team. Magical mayhem ensues. The teen superheroes...
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Teen Titans Go! volume 4
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On your mark, get set--Teen Titans GO! You don't have to be over 18 to be a superhero! Robin, Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg and Starfire are back fighting bad guys and eating pizza in these six epic tales. Rock 'n' roll zombies. Killer video games. A gigantic green monster. An evil book. The return of Red X. The Teen Titans swap powers. Multiplying villains! What more could you ask for? The teen superheroes from Jump City tackle all this and more in this...
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Batman Knightwatch volume 1
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After a massive breakout at Arkham Asylum, Batman and his team are on a mission to bring all the escapees back. First on the list is Clayface! Using social media, Batgirl taps into an informal network to track Clayface throughout the city. This inspires Penny-One to create a more organized network of informants and spies called Knightwatch!
11) Into the woods
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Bigfoot boy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Rufus is bo-o-o-ored at his grammy's house in the country. But when he follows a girl into the woods and finds a totem in a hollowed-out tree, things become a whole lot more interesting. Especially when he reads the word etched into the magical talisman: "Sasquatch."
12) Migrations
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In J. L. Torres's second story collection Migrations, the inaugural winner of the Tomás Rivera Book Prize, a "sucio" goes to an underground clinic for therapy to end his machista ways and is accidentally transitioned. Ex-gangbangers gone straight deal with a troubled, gifted son drawn to the gangsta lifestyle promoted by an emerging music called hip-hop. Dead and stuck "between somewhere and nowhere," Roberto Clemente, the great Puerto Rican baseball...
13) Stealing home
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IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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"Sandy Saito looks back to his childhood in 1940s Vancouver, when he was eight years old. He's a happy kid: he goes to school, reads comic books and is obsessed with baseball -- especially the Asahi baseball team, the pride of the Japanese-Canadian community. Then the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor -- and everything changes. The kids Sandy used to play with every day now call him names and chase him from the playground. He and his family are no longer...
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Teen Titans go! (Graphic novels) volume 6
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"On your mark, get set--Teen Titans GO! You don't have to be over 18 to be a superhero! Robin, Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg and Starfire are back fighting bad guys and eating pizza in these six epic tales. Rock 'n' roll zombies. Killer video games. A gigantic green monster. An evil book. The return of Red X. The Teen Titans swap powers. Multiplying villains! What more could you ask for? The teen superheroes from Jump City tackle all this and more in this...
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"Pairing award-winning comic book creator J. Torres and West Meadows Detectives illustrator Aurélie Grand, Sass the Sasquatch is a full-colour graphic novel for young readers. The Junior Rangers are on a camping trip, and Jay feels like the odd one out. He's determined to get a photo of bigfoot--but no one else even believes bigfoot exists! But if there's no such thing as bigfoot, where did this giant footprint come from? And who is stealing all...
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Brobots volume 2
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Three robot brothers, the BroBots, face off against the Semisweet ChocoWitch of Creme Br�ul�ee Mountain and her crumby criminal cohorts.
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Mighty Zodiac volume 1
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One dark and quiet night in Gaya, six stars fall from the sky. Master Long, the ailing leader of the Mighty Zodiac, sends his warriors out to collect the stars before the Moon Rabbit Army can get their paws on them first. If the Rabbits get the stars, the balance of nature--and the fate of all of Gaya--will be in danger. But Long's plans to use the stars to 'cure' his illness may be just as dangerousand bring an end to the Mighty Zodiac itself"--
19) Wall-E: Recharge
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"WALL-E finds himself further and further isolated as more and more of his fellow robot companions shut down"--p. [4] of cover.
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Bigfoot boy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Another weekend at Grammy's, another weekend of Rufus using his magic totem to transform himself into Bigfoot Boy! But when you're big, hairy and loud, it's hard to keep your powers a secret, especially when there are trickster ravens that want the magic for themselves. You won't want to miss this second rrrawesome adventure of Bigfoot Boy and his friends!