Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory
10 best books like Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory (George O'Connor): Bake Sale, Mighty Jack and the Goblin King, Mad Scientist, Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco, Hilda and the Bird Parade, Bad Island, Around the World, Resistance, The Last Dragon, Kit Feeny: On the Move
| Author | Sara Varon |
| ISBN | 1596437405 |
Cupcake's life is pretty good. He's got his bakery, and his band, and his best friend, Eggplant. His days are full of cooking, socializing, and playing music. But lately, Cupcake has been struggling in the kitchen. He's sure the solution to all his problems is out there somewhere. But maybe that solution...
| Author | Ben Hatke |
| ISBN | 1626722668 |
Like a bolt from the blue, Jack's little sister Maddy is gone — carried into another realm by an ogre.
When Jack and Lilly follow Maddy’s captor through the portal, they are ready for anything... except what they find waiting for them in the floating crossroads between worlds. Even the power...
| Author | Jennifer L. Holm |
| ISBN | 0375865748 |
The greatest scientific discovery of the 21st century is about to be revealed . . . when Babymouse enters the school science fair! Will her amazing discovery win 1st place? Will it become a successful spin off series? Find out in Babymouse: Mad Scientist! Mad Scientist is the 14th graphic novel in the...
| Author | Jarrett J. Krosoczka |
| ISBN | 0375867309 |
Lunch Lady and the Breakfast Bunch are on a school field trip to a famous art museum. But while Lunch Lady is busy taking in all the culture, the kids have caught onto something strange—some of the artwork looks suspiciously fake! Now Dee, Hector, and Terrence are determined to get to the bottom of this...
| Author | Luke Pearson |
| ISBN | 1909263060 |
Getting used to life in the big city is proving difficult for Hilda. The diminutive explorer is still missing the enchanted valleys and magical friends that surrounded her home in the fjords. But tonight is somehow different; tonight is the night of the mysterious Bird Parade.
Finding herself...
| Author | Doug TenNapel |
| ISBN | 0545314798 |
Something on this island is up to no good . . .
When Reese is forced to go on a boating trip with his family, the last thing he expects is to be shipwrecked on an island-especially one teeming with weird plants and animals. But what starts out as simply a bad vacation turns into a terrible one, as the...
| Author | Matt Phelan |
| ISBN | 0763636193 |
A Scott O'Dell Award-winning graphic novelist follows three dauntless adventurers on a Jules Verne-inspired challenge: circling the world, solo!
As the nineteenth century wound down, a public inspired by the novel Around the World in Eighty Days clamored for intrepid adventure. The challenge...
| Author | Carla Jablonski |
| ISBN | 1596437030 |
Fighting on a secret front of World War II
Paul and Marie’s bucolic French country town is almost untouched by the ravages of WWII, but the siblings still live in the shadow of war. Their father is a Prisoner of War, kept hostage by the Germans. When their friend Henri’s parents disappear and Henri...
| Author | Jane Yolen |
| ISBN | 1595827986 |
This is a lovely fable told by the gloriously talented Jane Yolen and drawn with a wonderfully romantic old world fairy tale style by Rebecca Guay.
Once dragons ruled the world. Wrecking terrible havoc on man and beast they killed at will and ate what they pleased until at last they were beaten...
| Author | Michael Townsend |
| ISBN | 0375856145 |
Comic book geek, deviser of crazy schemes, genius (according to him)—Kit Feeny is here!
Kit Feeny is moving and losing his best friend! Who will help Kit make things out of cheeseballs? Who will he go ninja fishing with? Will Kit end up all by himself, a lonesome hobo eating cold beans for dinner?...
| Author | Joseph Bruchac |
| ISBN | 1596431431 |
Ten thousand years ago, in what would one day be known as North America, Young Hunter set out on an epic quest to overcome the Stone Giants who were terrorizing his people. Pitted against creatures of legend, Young Hunter journeyed to the innermost heart of his own humanity, even meeting the very gods...
| Author | Tony Lee |
| ISBN | 0763646431 |
The Arthurian legend springs to life in another powerhouse graphic novel from the creators of OUTLAW: THE LEGEND OF ROBIN HOOD.
Arthur Pendragon was raised in obscurity, but fate will not leave him to the shadows. In a moment of desperate need, he draws a legendary sword from its stonebed and...
| Author | Gene Luen Yang |
| ISBN | 1596436506 |
From the pages of the New York Times and the pen of Printz Award winner Gene Luen Yang comes a tale of math, aliens, and new siblings.
Thaddeus doesn’t like his new sister (she’s not that smart— and she gets all the attention). He likes her even less when he discovers that she’s an inter-dimensional...
| Author | Chris Duffy |
| ISBN | 1626721076 |
From classics like "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "The Grasshopper and the Ants" to obscure gems like "The Frogs Who Desired a King," Fable Comics has something to offer every reader. Twenty-eight fables from different cultures and traditions are wonderfully adapted and illustrated in comics format...
| Author | Michael Rex |
| ISBN | 0399255214 |
This is probably great for a pre-teen boy or girl interested in humorous Conan the Barbarian style hijinks. Michael Rex is sharp and funny as ever, but I couldn't connect to Fangbone. I think it out of my age range. I can see young kids really into this.
There is a lot of fighting and masculine stuff...
| Author | Ashley Spires |
| ISBN | 1554537673 |
In Binky's third adventure, our intrepid, sometimes accident-prone hero is shaken out of his routine when he's forced to contend with Gracie, a dainty striped foster kitty who comes to live at Binky's space station (aka his home at 42 Sentinel Parkway). Binky instantly resents the new arrival, whose...
| Author | Geoffrey Hayes |
| ISBN | 1935179071 |
“The combination of picture book and comic book make this an excellent transition book for…early readers” – Graphic Novel Reporter
In their third adventure, Benny and Penny hide every toy and tell Cousin Bo he can’t play with them. Will the three mice find a way to play without...
| Author | Mark Fearing |
| ISBN | 0811871061 |
Every kid worries about making friends at a new school, but when nine-year-old Bud accidentally catches the wrong bus and finds himself launched into deep space, new friends are the least of his problems! At Cosmos Academy, Bud learns that Earthlings are the most feared creatures in the galaxy, and...
| Author | Philippe Coudray |
| ISBN | 1935179128 |
This is another winner from Toon Books. Their graphic novel line up for elementary aged children manages to be funny, smart and perfectly age appropriate. Originally published in France, this graphic novel has a certain elegance and style. Each comic in the book ranges from three to six panels, telling...
| Author | Andy Runton |
| ISBN | 1603090193 |
Owly is a kind-hearted little owl who knows what it means to be human.
This fifth graphic novel in the amazing all-ages Owly series collects many unpublished and out-of-print Owly tales. Tiny Tales kicks off with a brand-new Owly adventure. Included are the Owly Free Comic Book Day stories...
| Author | Dave Roman |
| ISBN | 1596436204 |
Hakata Soy's past life as the leader of a futuristic super team won't stay in the past!
The former space hero is doing his best to keep his head down at Astronaut Academy. Things aren't going so great, though. The most popular girl in school has it in for him. His best friend won't return his calls....
| Author | Jimmy Gownley |
| ISBN | 1416986081 |
Do you know there’s no true opposite to the word “catastrophe”? Amelia McBride and company are about to embark on their most daunting mission yet: navigating the promises and pitfalls of popularity at Joe McCarthy Elementary. A tricky task when you consider an unmatched pair of socks alone can...
| Author | Nathan Hale |
| ISBN | 1419703951 |
An alternate cover edition can be found here.
Each of the books in Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales has elements of the strange but true and is presented in an engaging, funny format, highlighting the larger-than-life characters that pop up in real history. Big Bad Ironclad! covers the history...
