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Summer-themed titles, beach reads, and other books for vacation reading from CBC member publishers.
• Picture Books and Younger Readers
• Middle Readers
• Young Adult
• Graphic Novels
• Download the entire list as a PDF (190KB)
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The Hardy Boys graphic novel # 1
The Ocean of Osyria
Written by Scott Lobdell
Illustrated by Lea Hernandez
Ages 8 and up
ISBN-10: 1-59707-001-7
ISBN-13: 978-1-59707-001-0
Papercutz (In print now)
America's favorite undercover brothers star in an all-new, full-color series of graphic novels, with all-new comics stories based on the series by Franklin W. Dixon. Frank and Joe Hardy, with Callie and Iola, search for a missing Mid-Eastern art treasure—"The Ocean of Osyria"—to free their friend, Chet Morton, who has been falsely accused of stealing it! This ripping tale of adventure and intrigue takes our heroes around the globe. It begins with Frank and Joe rescuing a race horse in Kansas, but soon they're being thrown into a prison in Osyria, being strafed by a heavily armed helicopter in the desert, and having a dramatic confrontation with deadly killers atop the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France! It's like a blockbuster movie in comics form featuring your favorite teen sleuths! |
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The Hardy Boys graphic novel # 2
Identity Theft
Written by Scott Lobdell
Illustrated by Daniel Rendon
Ages 8 and up
ISBN-10: 1-59707-003-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-59707-003-4
Papercutz (In print now)
Frank and Joe Hardy, agents of ATAC (American Teens Against Crime), must first bust a band of sky-diving diamond smugglers in this all-new, full-color graphic novel. Next the undercover brothers are assigned a fantastic case of stolen identity—literally! Joy Gallagher claims another girl is now living her life, with her parents, and in her body! Is she insane? Is that why those men in white suits are after her? Or can her story actually be true? The Hardy Boys get involved and discover that the truth is even more unbelievable! Featuring a special guest-appearance by Mr. Snuggles! |
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The Hardy Boys graphic novel # 3
Mad House
Written by Scott Lobdell
Illustrated by Daniel Rendon
Ages 8 and up
ISBN-10: 1-59707-010-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-59707-010-2
Papercutz (In print now)
In this all-new, full-color graphic novel Frank and Joe Hardy go undercover on the hit reality TV series "Mad House," the show in which contestants must live together in a house while cameras record their every move, to solve the mystery of who is harming the contestants—and why?! But things go from bad to worse when the Hardy Boys stumble upon a shocking murder! Could one of the House-mates—brilliant Lester Worley; Amy Chatsworth; Todd the surfer dude; super model Jaye Long; Han Young; Ronald Johnson; foreign exchange student Tina Maria Salzano; Brian and Belinda Conrad—be the killer? Or is it someone behind-the-scenes on the show? Frank and Joe must find out before the show is cancelled forever! |
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The Hardy Boys graphic novel # 4
Malled
Written by Scott Lobdell
Illustrated by Daniel Rendon
Ages 8 and up
ISBN-10: 1-59707-014-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-59707-014-0
Papercutz (In print now)
Bayport's much-publicized new mall is about to open, but when suspicious accidents keep happening, ATAC sends Frank and Joe Hardy to investigate in this all-new, full-color graphic novel! The night before the Mall's Grand Opening, Frank, Joe, and eight others are mysteriously locked in the mall—with a murderer on the loose! That's when everything goes crazy—water beds cause a flood in an electronics store; an elevator runs out of control; fire breaks out in the food court; and there's even deadly danger in the dress shop! Can Frank and Joe, along with the others, make it through the night alive?! |
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The Hardy Boys graphic novel # 5
Sea You, Sea Me
Written by Scott Lobdell
Illustrated by Daniel Rendon
Ages 8 and up
ISBN-10: 1-59707-022-X
ISBN-13: 978-1-59707-022-5
Papercutz (In print now)
The Hardy Boys get caught in a perfect storm in this all-new, full-color graphic novel. Something's fishy when Frank and Joe go undercover aboard "the Silver Lining," an old fishing boat, to find out why teen crew members keep mysteriously vanishing. Could one of the adult crew—Cappy, Shank, Ronnie, Wall, or Ol' Man—be responsible? The number of suspects suddenly dwindles when one of the crew turns up dead! But that's not all—Frank's attacked onboard by a shark and Joe is shoved overboard into shark-infested waters! This is unquestionably the perfect Hardy Boys graphic novel to read at the beach! |
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Nancy Drew graphic novel # 1
The Demon of River Heights
Written by Stefan Petrucha
Illustrated by Sho Murase
Ages 8 and up
ISBN-10: 1-59707-000-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-59707-000-3
Papercutz (In print now)
An all-new series of full-color Nancy Drew graphic novels, with all-new comics stories based on the series by Carolyn Keene, starts right here! Join Nancy, along with Bess and George, as they search for missing student filmmakers and discover the deadly secret behind the local urban legend known as "The Demon of River Heights." This is the very first time Nancy Drew has ever appeared in comics form since she first appeared over seventy-five years ago. The New York Times Magazine raved, "Nancy Drew is cooler than ever having recently conquered the ultra hip medium of the graphic novel." |
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Nancy Drew graphic novel # 2
Writ In Stone
Written by Stefan Petrucha
Illustrated by Sho Murase
Ages 8 and up
ISBN-10: 1-59707-002-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-59707-002-7
Papercutz (In print now)
Is this the end for America's favorite girl detective? The answer awaits you in this all-new, full-color Nancy Drew graphic novel. It's double trouble for Nancy and her friends Ned, Bess, and George, when an ancient artifact and a little boy are both suddenly missing. The artifact is a piece of an old stone marker that may prove that the Chinese were in America eighty years before Columbus. The little boy is Owen Zucker, a sweetie who Nancy sometimes baby-sits. Nancy's determined to recover both the artifact and little Owen, but someone's out to stop her—permanently! Will Nancy survive to solve the mystery that was "Writ In Stone"? |
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Nancy Drew graphic novel # 3
The Haunted Dollhouse
Written by Stefan Petrucha
Illustrated by Sho Murase
Ages 8 and up
ISBN-10: 1-59707-008-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-59707-008-9
Papercutz (In print now)
A very special all-new, full color Nancy Drew graphic novel that's cleverly designed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the famed girl detective! River Heights is celebrating "Nostalgia Week," and everyone in town is dressing up like it's 1930. Nancy is even driving a vintage blue convertible roadster! Of course, George isn't thrilled to give up her laptop computer and cell phone, but Bess seems to enjoy the retro fashions. But the fun is soon interrupted when the dolls in Emma Blavatsky's antique dollhouse seem to come alive and start depicting strange crimes that soon come true in real life! When Nancy stakes out the dollhouse, she witnesses a doll version of herself murdered! See for yourself why USA Today says "Nancy Drew is still the hippest girl in town!" |
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Nancy Drew graphic novel # 4
The Girl Who Wasn't There
Written by Stefan Petrucha
Illustrated by Sho Murase
Ages 8 and up
ISBN-10: 1-59707-012-2
ISBN-13: 978-1-59707-012-6
Papercutz (In print now)
Nancy Drew finds herself, along with Bess and George, on an exciting case in India in this all-new, full-color graphic novel. Leave it to Nancy to make a new friend while on the phone getting technical support to fix her computer. But when Nancy receives a desperate call for help in the middle of the night from Kalpana, her new friend, it's not for tech support—Kalpana has been kidnapped! As soon as the line goes dead, Nancy is on the case, determined to solve this new mystery—even if it means traveling to India. In no time at all, Nancy, along with Bess and George, are in New Delhi, where not even Sahadev, a powerful crime lord can scare Nancy off the case! Will Nancy find Kalpana, or will she be sacrificed to Kali and become "The Girl Who Wasn't There"? |
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Nancy Drew graphic novel # 5
The Fake Heir
Written by Stefan Petrucha
Illustrated by Vaughn Ross
Ages 8 and up
ISBN-10: 1-59707-024-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-59707-024-9
Papercutz (In print now)
In this all-new, full-color graphic novel, Nancy Drew is bitten by a radioactive spider! Well, it's not really radioactive and Nancy doesn't get spider-powers, but she may have lost her ability to solve a mystery! It's totally embarrassing for Nancy Drew to confront the very much alive Mr. Druthers—the man Nancy claimed was murdered by his wife. Will Nancy solve the puzzle of "The Fake Heir" before Mrs. Druthers finishes off the girl detective—permanently?! Enjoy the Nancy Drew graphic novels this summer—and then see Emma Roberts, of Unfabulous, star in the new Nancy Drew motion picture from Warner Bros. coming in 2007! |
• Picture Books and Younger Readers
• Middle Readers
• Young Adult
• Graphic Novels
• Download the entire list as a PDF (190KB)
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