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"As an underwater welder on an oilrig off the coast of Nova Scotia, Jack Joseph is used to the immense pressures of deep-sea work. Nothing, however, could prepare him for the pressures of impending fatherhood. As Jack dives deeper and deeper, he seems to pull further and further away from his young wife and their unborn son. Then one night, deep in the icy solitude of the ocean floor, something unexplainable happens. Jack has a mysterious and supernatural...
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"Award-winning author Nikki Grimes's beloved novel in verse Garvey's Choice is now a graphic novel, imaginatively and dramatically illustrated by Little Shaq artist Theodore Taylor III"--
"Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading-- anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also...
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"What if Darth Vader took an active role in raising his son? What if 'Luke, I am your father' was just a stern admonishment from an annoyed dad? In this hilarious and sweet comic reimagining, Darth Vader is a dad like any other-- except with all the baggage of being the Dark Lord of the Sith. Celebrated artist Jeffrey Brown's delightful illustrations give classic Star Wars moments a fresh twist, presenting the trials and joys of parenting through...
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"Whatever happened to the World of Tomorrow? , the long-awaited follow-up to Mom's Cancer, tells the story of a boy's relationship with his father. Spanning the period from the 1939 World's Fair to the last Apollo space mission in 1975, it depicts an optimistic and ambitious era fueled by industry, engines, electricity, rockets, middle-class pop culture, and the atom bomb...A lively trip through a half century of technological evolution, Whatever...
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"Imagine a world where luck, the most ephemeral of ideas, has a physical form. Precious stones, mined like gold, confer luck. But luck breaks both ways. While the blue gems may grant advantage to those who own them, their blessing is fickle. In the blink of an eye, good luck can turn to bad. We follow the life of a man who comes into possession of some powerful stones--but the success enjoyed by the man goes awry when he tries to pass the luck onto...
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"In this collection, two giant robots battle it out in a European metropolis; an engineer is asked to inspect something unusual at a marble quarry; a recently relocated father loses his young son in Berlin's Tempelhof Park; the painter Arnold Böcklin takes a trip before he paints his famous masterpiece, The Island of Death; and, an immigrant grandmother tells the story of how she escaped war in Indochina. Blackbird Days is rounded out with an autobiographical...
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An undocumented immigrant father has been bussing tables at the famous Windows on the World restaurant to support his family in Mexico. Then, tragedy strikes. His family hears no word for weeks. Refusing to give up hope, they send young Fernando on a quixotic mission across the border to find his father and bring him home. Along the way, Fernando experiences a warm embrace from fellow immigrants and a cold shoulder from The City That Never Sleeps....
8) Dog days
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After hours in bumper-to-bumper traffic, amidst a heat wave, Franc̦ois and his angsty children finally arrive at a remote village in the South of France. But the tranquility of their stay is quickly compromised by an unnerving phone call from his wife, coupled with the sudden disappearance of Hermione, the family dog--who isn't the only missing canine in the area. After one false move, Franc̦ois finds himself caught up in a small town mystery of...
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Boruto gets through round two of the Chunin Exam and receives praise from his father. But what Naruto doesn't know is that his son is cheating by using prohibited ninja tools. What will happen to Boruto when the truth is revealed? Meanwhile, darker forces are advancing behind the scenes... -- Publisher description.
10) Goldfish
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"An enigmatic grifter with a heart of gold returns to his old haunts to find his old flame practically running the city's underbelly. And his oldest friend and ex-partner in crime a police detective. But Goldfish has come back for one reason, and one reason only: his son."--P. [4] of cover.
11) Bezkamp
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"Nem is living in his father's shadow. Migal, one of the strongest warriors in all of Bezkamp, is disappointed that his son shows no sign of fire or strength. Nem would rather spend his days collecting rare artifacts from their village's ancestors, especially books and writings, even though the written word has been outlawed in Bezkamp for decades. On their planet of Klassew, the people live in fear of the dangerous Crig beasts that can poison their...
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Boruto's been entrusted with the very important mission of guarding the Daimyo's son, Tento. Babysitting a spoiled brat isn't the type of work Boruto had in mind when he became a ninja. But perhaps the two boys are more alike than they seem ...?-- Publisher description
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