New Graphic Novels: Second in a Series

A Total Waste of Space-Time!

A Total Waste of Space-Time! By Jeffrey Brown

Kid astronauts Jide and Petra have just completed their first mission on Mars! But are they ready for what the rest of space has to offer? Travel to planets unknown in book two of the Space-Time graphic novel series from the author of the New York Times bestselling Star Wars: Jedi Academy books!

Jide, Petra, and their intergalactic friends are back on the Potato (their orbiting classroom) for another out-of-this-world adventure. Their latest space mission brings them to the home planets of their schoolmates, where pranks must be avenged, new terrains must be explored, and the patience of Commander G must be tested!

Buckle up! The next Space-Time series mission from New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Brown is ready for blastoff!

Pacey Packer Unicorn Tracker 2: Horn Slayer

Pacey Packer Unicorn Tracker 2: Horn Slayer By J.C. Phillipps

Pacey and Slasher the Unicorn are back! And THIS time it's personal in this laugh-out-loud graphic novel series with ATTITUDE. Perfect for fans of Phoebe and Her Unicorn, the Bad Guys, and anyone who loves (or hates!) unicorns!

The last time Pacey Packer was in Rundalyn, the world of unicorns, she sliced the horn off of Arkane, the Evil Apha Unicorn, and took away his power. KI-AHHHH! TAKE THAT, BAD GUYS! Now the unicorns and other creatures under Arkane's rule call her . . . THE HORN SLAYER!

Pacey may be a LEGEND in the world of unicorns, but she didn't finish the job. With Slasher's help, can she use the power of the unicorn horn to rescue the statue kids and escape the fury of the Great (but seriously hornless and now SERIOUSLY mad at her) Arkane?!

Shark and Bot #2: Sleepaway Champs

Shark and Bot #2: Sleepaway Champs By Brian Yanish

Two besties on a brave new adventure . . . sleeping away from home for the first time! Friendship, hilarity, and superhero doughnuts await in this graphic-novel chapter book.

It's summer vacation, and Shark and Bot are going to sleepaway camp! Shark (always the anxious one!) quickly starts feeling homesick. Can he make it through the week? With his best friend by his side, of course he will. . . . Unless Bot short-circuits at the lake! 

Can these two unlikely friends come together to have the most epic summer ever? Find out in this funny and fresh graphic-novel series!

Super Sidekicks #2: Ocean's Revenge

Super Sidekicks #2: Ocean's Revenge By Written and illustrated by Gavin Aung Than

"Everyone loves an underdog. Super Sidekicks is a WINNER!" --Lincoln Peirce, New York Times bestselling author of the BIG NATE series

Calling fans of CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS and HILO! Sidekicks are SUPER in this humor- and action-packed graphic novel series. Expect bugs, well-read dinosaurs, and lots of goo!

The Super Sidekicks are back! JJ, Flygirl, Dinomite, and Goo are settling into their fancy new headquarters and living the sweet life of superheroes. The Mother of the Seas, on the other hand, is NOT happy. She's sick of land dwellers using the ocean as a dumping ground . . . and she's seeking revenge! Can the Sidekicks step up and save humanity from the ocean's rage?
BONUS: Includes tips for kids who want to help SAVE the environment + How to draw DINOMITE and GOO!

"A super side-splitting good time!" --Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood, creators of the Real Pigeons series

**Winner of the Wilderness Society's 2020 Environment Award for Children's Literature**

Kick it up a notch in Super Sidekicks #3: Trial of Heroes. Coming in 2022!

The Cardboard Kingdom #2: Roar of the Beast

The Cardboard Kingdom #2: Roar of the Beast By Chad Sell

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and All's Faire in Middle School, this sequel to the Eisner Award-nominated The Cardboard Kingdom follows the kids as they solve the mystery of a new neighborhood monster.

A mystery is afoot in the Cardboard Kingdom.

Vijay, the Beast, renounces his title after being bullied by neighborhood teenagers. No one--not his big sister Shikha or his friends--can seem to draw him back out of his shell.

That very night is when it starts. At first, no one believes Nate, who breaks his leg trying to pursue what he saw from his bedroom window. But then there's another, and another. An unknown monster has been spotted roaming the Kingdom after dark. It's ghastly, it's quick, and it might even have giant tentacles. Or claws. Or wings. Okay, there might be some varied testimonies on what exactly this monster looks like.

Forget Halloween--the newly minted Monster Mashers will go to any lengths to protect the Kingdom and uncover this mystery. But how did the monster get here? What does it want? And mostly importantly, who is behind its creation?

The Cardboard Kingdom: Roar of the Beast was created, organized, and drawn by Chad Sell with writing from nine other authors: Jay Fuller, David DeMeo, Katie Schenkel, Molly Muldoon, Vid Alliger, Manuel Betancourt, Michael Cole, Cloud Jacobs, and Barbara Perez Marquez.

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