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Non-Violent Graphic Novels for Tweens: Suitable for middle schoolers.
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Title: Peach Fuzz
Author: Cibos, Lindsay
ISBN: 1595325999
Call Number: jGraphic Novel
Notes: Nine-year-old Amanda has something no one at school has -- a pet ferret named Peach! There are two rules: Amanda has to care for Peach, and Peach cannot ever bite. When prissy Peach sees Amanda's hand -- a five-headed monster, in the eyes of a tiny ferret with a princess complex -- she bites in defense. What will Amanda do now?

 
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Title: Fairy Tale 1
Author: Flanagan, William
ISBN: 9780345501332
Call Number: Teen Graphic Novel
Notes: Lucy, a young wizard, wants to join the Fairy Tail, a club for the most powerful wizards. But her efforts drive her in the clutches of a gang led by an evil magician. Only Natsu a strange boy she meets by chance can save her.

 
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Title: Chiggers
Author: Larsen, Hope
ISBN: 9781416935841
Call Number: jGraphic Novel
Notes: When it seems like everything around Abby is changing, can friendship with an outsider named Shasta save her summer?

 
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Title: Sticky Burr: Adventures in Burrwood Forest
Author: Lechner , John
ISBN: 9780763630546
Call Number: jGraphic Novel
Notes: The other Burrs think that Sticky Burr is wierd because he plays the ukulele and likes to paint. However, when Burr village is threatened by wild dogs, Sticky puts his ingenuity to work.

 
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Title: Jellaby
Author: Soo, Kean
ISBN: 9781423103370
Call Number: jGraphic Novel
Notes: When ten-year-old Portia finds a huge purple monster named Jellaby in the woods behind her house, she isn't sure where he came from, but she's determined to help him find his way home.

 
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Title: Robot Dreams
Author: Varon, Sara
ISBN: 9781596431089
Call Number: jGraphic Novel
Notes: An ill-fated friendship between a dog and a robot is the basis for this wordless meditation on friendship. An enjoyment for all ages.