“This is a superhero story for the post-punk era: Live fast, die young, and take over the world.”―Kirkus Reviews Marvin Maywood only wants one thing in life―to join the heroes of the Core. But he can’t follow his dream because his powers are fed by fear, which is against the Core’s standards. So he lives on the streets and watches the elite team of costumed crime fighters from afar. After Marvin performs an illegal act of heroism, he meets Roisin, one of the Core’s heroes, and it seems like his chance to join the team has finally come. As she guides him through his tryout, he starts investigating some strange happenings within the Core. And when Marvin realizes that the idyllic hero life he imagined is a mask for the ugly reality lurking beneath it, he becomes caught in a corrupt web of secrets, lies, and death. Praise: "Loaded with action and moral ambiguity, this is a classic superhero story with noir sensibilities."―BOOKLIST

Hero Worship

Children's Books

Long, Christopher E.

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Flux

Beauty and the Beast (Short Tales Fairy Tales)

This traditional fairy tale tells the story of Belle. She is sent to see the Beast in his castle after her father steals a rose from his garden. Although they become friends she cannot marry him as he is too ugly. When he lays dying of heartbreak she declares her love for him and he turns back into a handsome prince.

Wayland

When rich, pampered Jackson Brady decides to be a “normal” teen at summer camp, he and his pals Austin and Mazzy get more than they bargained for. Seeking shelter from a storm in a cave, they encounter a Ghost Shaman who teaches them to unleash their own animal spirit. It’s a good thing, too, because they’ll need those powers to fight a monstrous force that thirsts for revenge against humanity in this thrilling adventure that blends a coming-of-age story with dark fantasy.

Blackfoot Braves Society: Spirit Totems

Literature & Fiction

Actionopolis/Komikwerks

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden are on another summer trip to visit Aunt Jane at Mystery Ranch. They’re thrilled to find their friend Mike Wood lives in the bustling new town near the ranch. But one night, Mike’s house burns down and he is blamed for starting the fire! Join The Boxcar Children in their graphic novel adventure to solve the mystery of Mike’s fire. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 4-8.

Mike's Mystery (The Boxcar Children Graphic Novels)

Comics & Graphic Novels

Magic Wagon

The first issue of this harrowing new miniseries follows Duncan, a desperate man at a drug rehabilitation center who becomes the reluctant participant in a harebrained scheme involving himself, three of his roommates from rehab, and a drug-sniffing dog. The dog sniffs out drug-filled storage units that the team can then rip off. Everything goes as planned until a deranged drug trafficker finds his storage unit empty and goes looking for his merchandise... and the men who took it.

Easy Way

Graphic Novels

IDW Publishing