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Children's & YAReally Great, Heros! (2). What on Earth are we Doing Here?
by Rüdiger Bertram/ Heribert Schulmeyer
Juli can’t wait for the holidays. His cousin Jenny and he can once more go to her uncle’s Superhero Hotel. Maybe the next superhero adventure will be awaiting them there? Indeed it is: the evil Snakeman has created an army of mutated giant rabbits, whose underground tunnels threaten one city after another with complete collapse. And as the real superheroes are still lazing around at the swimming pool, and Bruce suddenly has to go and defend the world against an alien invasion, it’s once more left to Juli and Jenny to prevent this disaster! Armed with nothing more than a cheap pair of X-ray laser glasses with which they can see through walls, doors and even people’s clothes (villains in underpants – not a pretty sight!). And while Juli is still asking “What on earth are we doing here?” he and Jenny find themselves in the middle of a crazy adventure that takes them all round the world – across the desert, through London, and on to Paris! Can Juli and Jenny stop the evil villain and his giant rabbits in time?
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Children's & young adult fiction & true stories2018Super Agent 000. The Mystery of the Golden Kangaroo
by Lesia Voronyna
As any superhero, the invincible Super Agent 000 untangles the most mysterious crimes, defeats the most cunning enemies and saves the world from the otherwise inevitable destruction. The ironic detective story by the modern Ukrainian writer Lesya Voronyna has gone legendary. Full of jokes, irony and funny clues, the adventures of Hryts Mamay will be appealing to not only children and teenagers, but also their parents, if they happened to miss the first, now rare, editions of the book.
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Children's & YAJanuary 2021Storie-e-es of Eka the Excavator
by Victoria Amelina (Author),Oleksandr Shatokhin (Illustrator)
Eka is a small excavator. But his adventures are big, sometimes even on a global scale! Eka, like a real superhero, has the power to save the world... maybe. Eka likes to talk about his amazing adventures: on how he scooped up half the sea with a bucket, or how he plucked a star from the sky... or even of when he almost stole an iceberg in Antarctica. Eka really wants to be important! Perhaps he can help St. Nicholas, or bring a dinosaur skeleton to a museum, or simply save his beloved park from destruction... Maybe, just maybe, like the famous Baron Munchausen, Eka exaggerates a little in his storie-e-es? There is only a way to find out! Storie-e-es of Eka the Excavator is a collection of the funnies stories from the most talkative excavator in the world! From 6 to 8 years, 6000 words Rightsholders: Ivan Fedechko, ivan.fedechko@starlev.com.ua
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November 2019The Lionesses and the Battle for the Green Diamonds
by Yang Peng
Naledi is a normal 12 year old girl living in Maun Botswana —normal, that is, until the day Oratile, her bully at school, notices the three scars she has on her arm, scars she got on the day her mother died. Oratile recognizes those scars because she has them too! But how can that be? Slowly the truth about what those scars mean is revealed—Naledi, just like Oratile, is one of the Lionesses, secret female superheroes fighting to keep Earth and its people safe from evil. Her mother gave her those scars as she was dying so that she could pass her Lioness powers to Naledi. Meanwhile, Sheridan, Naledi’s best friend, has uncovered a secret group of scientists working in Maun, the SES, who are working on Earth’s most pressing problems. They’ve developed a forever-energy-producing object, a green diamond, which can solve all of Earth’s energy needs. It seems like a good thing, but if it gets into the wrong hands it could be a very big problem. Unfortunately, the wrong hands are on their way to Earth for that very reason. Naledi quickly starts learning how to be a Lioness but the time is short because evil is coming! That evil is in the form of Verril, an alien leader from the planet Kepler C, who has a single objective: to take over the entire Universe. The problem is Verril needs energy to power her superweapons that will ensure in battle she and the Keplerians will always be the victors. She is coming to Earth to get the forever-energy producing green diamonds. If she’s successful, the end of The Universe, including Earth, will not be far behind. The Lionesses are the only ones who can stop Verril from getting the green diamonds. Naledi will risk nearly everything to keep the green diamonds out for Verril’s evil hands…the question is: will that be enough to save the Universe?
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Children's & YAThe Magical Pharmacy (4). The Contest of a Thousand Talents
by Anna Ruhe/ Claudia Carls
A world full of scents – and an adventure full of magic, racing hearts and dangers! Luzie Alvenstein can sense it right down to her fingertips: there is something wrong with the invitation she is holding in her hand. Her rival Elodie de Richemont has invited her to enter the “Contest of a thousand talents” – a competition for the world’s finest scent pharmacists. Of course the only thing Elodie is interested in is finding new talents to run her scent pharmacies. But Luzie has no choice. Together with Mats, Leon and Daan de Bruijn she goes to England in order to take part in the competition. What begins as a great game soon develops into a fight for survival – and this threatens to rob Luzie of everything she has ever loved… This is the fourth volume in the bestselling series of children’s books for boys and girls aged 10+. Written by the highly successful author Anna Ruhe and with atmospheric and beautifully detailed black-and-white illustrations by Claudia Carls.
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Life with a Superhero
Raising Michael Who Has Down Syndrome
by Kathryn U. Hulings
Over twenty years ago, in a small Israeli town, a desperate mother told a remarkable lie. She told her friends and family that her newborn child had died. That lie became the catalyst for the unfolding truth of the adoption of that same baby—Michael —who is, in fact, very much alive and now twenty-two years old. He also has Down syndrome. When Kathryn Hulings adopted Michael as an infant, she could not have known that he would save her life when she became gravely ill and was left forever physically compromised. Her story delights in how Michael’s life and hers, while both marked by difference and challenge, are forever intertwined in celebration and laughter. With candor and a sense of humor, Life With a Superhero wraps itself around the raucous joy of Michael’s existence with his four older siblings who play hard and love big; how Kathryn and her husband, Jim, utilize unconventional techniques in raising kids; the romance between Michael and his fiancée, Casey; the power of dance in Michael's life as an equalizing and enthralling force; the staggering potential and creativity of those who are differently-abled; and the mind-blowing politics of how Kathryn navigated school systems and societal attitudes that at times fought to keep Michael excluded from the lives of kids deemed “normal.” No other books about the parenting experience outline what to do when, say, a child runs across the roof of a tri-level house pretending he can fly, or shows up in a 7th grade social studies class dressed like Spiderman, or calls 911 when his girlfriend breaks his heart. But, as Michael’s mom, Kathryn has been trying to figure how to be a mother in just such circumstances—sometimes with success, sometimes with dismal failure—for over two decades.
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Children's & YAJuly 2020The Little Virus Corona
How children helped defeating it
by Marie Franz, Daniela Spoto
This beautifully illustrated book is suitable for children from the age of four. It explains the whole pandemic to kids and points out all the things they were doing to help to stop the virus from spreading, e.g. washing hands, wearing masks, etc. – and why all of that makes them SUPERHEROS. The book tells the whole story of the pandemic, from the time before Corona appeared until the time when it will be history again. This way this book will remain relevant after Corona has disappeared, because it will always be important to remember.
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Charlie Super F
by Margarita del Mazo /Guridi
After getting his glasses in Charlie's Eyeglasses, Charlie now wants to be a superhero! Charlie wants to be a superhero and gets an incredible costume. He decides that he will be called Super F after the flies he loves so much. But can a superhero wear glasses? And what will his superpower be? Charlie has no doubt: he wants to be invisible!
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365 STORIES OF SUPERHEROES THAT REALLY EXISTED
by VALENTINA CAMERINI
A new way to study history and current issues: learning the stories of people who did good. A book packed with real stories , anecdotes, current events, all tied together like superheroes adventures. Because all the 365 “pills” of this volume have a common ground: theirs heroes are super brave and super kind. From Rosa Parks to Galileo, from Giovanni falcone to Alan Turing: a collection of stories that will entertain, astonish, charm, and above all , inspire the reader. To dicover that great heroes do not exist just in the pages of comics, but can make therence in real life.
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Supercat
by Pascal Parisot, Marc Boutavant
Peter the peacock has been kidnapped. It’s time to call Supercat and his faithful secretary Super Colette. Prepare to laugh out loud!Peter the peacock, Fiat the panda and Onetwothree the marmoset live in a zoo. They are very good friends and love to walk in the alleys of the park. But tonight, Peter the peacock is missing. He has only left a message in the mud: “Pike kidnapped me.” The kidnapper and his accomplice the Swan were quick to demand a ransom of 10,000 roaches! It’s time to call Supercat, the animal superhero. Supercat and his loyal secretary Super Colette have more than one trick up their sleeve! At nightfall, with the help of a paddle boat, a tutu and a jar of mayonnaise, Pike and his accomplice will be captured. Hooray, Supercat!• Marc Boutavant is one of the most talented and renowned French illustrators of his generation, known for Ariol (Bayard), Chien pourri (L’école des loisirs) and Mouk (Albin Michel Jeunesse).
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Literature: history & criticismNovember 2023The Cancer Plot
Terminal Immortality in Marvel’s Moral Universe
by Reginald Wiebe & Dorothy Woodman
The Cancer Plot examines the prevalence of cancer in Marvel comics. Reginald Wiebe and Dorothy Woodman engage literature in comics studies, the medical humanities, and graphic medicine to explore representations of this disease in Marvel, focusing on four character case studies: Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Thor, and Deadpool. Cancer, the authors argue, thematically destabilizes moral binaries and symbolizes that which cannot be overcome within a genre replete with magic, mutants, and multiverses. Further, Wiebe and Woodman draw from gender theory, disability studies, and cultural theory to demonstrate how representations of cancer in comics enables an examination of power and responsibility, key terms in Marvel’s superhero universe. As the only full-length study on cancer in the Marvel universe, The Cancer Plot is an appealing and original work that will be of interest to scholars across the humanities, particularly those working in the health humanities, cultural theory, and literature, as well as avid comics readers.
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May 2021We Were Dreamers
by Simu Liu
This is Simu Liu’s superhero origin story. Weaving together the narratives of two generations in a Chinese family who are inextricably tied to one another even as they are torn apart by deep cultural misunderstanding, We Were Dreamers traces Liu’s unlikely journey from Harbin, China to Hollywood within the context of his family’s immigration story. Liu’s parents left him to be raised by his grandparents in China while they sought a future in North America. Liu was devastated when the father he hardly even remembered returned to take him away from the only home he ever knew; culture gaps, racism, and wildly conflicting definitions of success made it difficult to become a family. Ultimately, it's Liu’s singular determination to make his dreams come true agai nst all odds that not only leads him to succeed as an actor but also opens the door to reconciliation with his parents. For by the time he is 30 – the same age his parents were when they immigrated – he recognizes that he and his parents have much in common, most notably their courage to dream, and to dream big.
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Miscellaneous itemsSUPERHEROES - LITTLE BOOK OF
by Jon Stroud
Superheroes - fictional characters fighting evil with superhuman powers, gadgets and way-out weapons - have fascinated us ever since Superman first donned his cape and tights back in 1938. This fantastic 128-page hardback book charts the growth of the genre, profiling the most notable superheroes and giving us insight into their creation. It's topped off by quotes - every superhero had a catchprase - trivia and a guide to collectibles, from Marvel Comics to Corgi Batmobiles, that fetch the highest prices on the collectors market.
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Children's & young adult fiction & true storiesWe Are Superheroes. Almost
by Silke Wolfrum
Moritz and his Dad spend their summer holidays at home. A perfect time to practice becoming superheroes! So every day, they give one another a task. Will Moritz dare to get a golden hair of the always furious neighbourhood-girl Lotti? Will he dare to go all by himself to the bakery down the street buying rolls from the huge and monster-looking baker? Will Dad manage to get a smile out of the strict elderly lady next door and will he dare to approach the grumpy landlord in order to ask him to finally have their toilet fixed? … Ten superhero-challenges in which Moritz and his Dad need to overcome their fears, but who said that superhero-training is peanuts?
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Children's & YAJuly 2020The Adventures of Lillicorn in WooWoo Land
by Lisa Moss, Dr. Thomas Bernard
The Adventures of Lillicorn series is designed to introduce little engineers and budding computer scientists to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) skills such as structured problem solving, creative thinking, pattern recognition and coding within a playful, imaginative and interactive way. Featuring a young curious heroine, who has a passion for science and coding, and loves to find creative solutions on her many quests. The story inspires 4 to 8-year-old children to be adventurous and explore faraway places, and encourages them to use their scientific ‘brain smarts,’ to solve a series of fun STEM educational activities. Meet Lilli, a fearless little girl, who loves to conceive new experiments and inventions. In her dreams at night, she transforms into Lillicorn, a superhero, where she teams up with friends, including the reader, to travel to distant lands, and figure out innovative solutions that save the day! The rhyming story books are designed so that children can solve ten different STEM quests and earn charm tokens (provided in the book). It’s an exciting way for children to learn fundamental STEM skills (e.g. abstraction, coding, pattern recognition, etc.) at an early age, as well as develop 21st century learning skills (the 4Cs – critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and communication).
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Los Once (The Eleven)
by Roberto Santiago
Los superheroes de Roberto Santiago is a unique publishing project by Roberto Santiago, the author of LOS FUTBOLÍSIMOS (more than 4 million copies sold) and LOS FORASTEROS DEL TIEMPO (more than 600,000 copies sold). This long-term project consists of several independent collections, and have been launched with the first two series: Los Once (The Eleven) and Las Princesas Rebeldes (The Rebel Princesses). Over the months to come, the multiverse will expand with the release of more titles in these series and the arrival of additional collections in bookshops: Los Gamers Piratas (The Pirate Gamers), El Escuadrón K (K Squad)… and other surprises! These superheroes will turn kids into super-readers with a fantastic combination of adventures, superpowers, entertainment, topical issues and humour. “Superheroes don’t just take us on a journey to a fairer world; they help us become better people. And that is always the main goal of literature: to open our eyes and help us to understand, grow and think”. - Roberto Santiago
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)June 2012Erotic Lives of the Superheroes
by Marco Mancassola
New York, early twenty-first century. Once, they were famous and their bodies were powerful. They were Mister Fantastic, Batman, Mystique, Superman... Now they know the pains of ageing and regret. And as an obscure conspiracy is threatening their lives, making them even more vulnerable, they live out one last, desperate love story. At once realistic and visionary, here is a novel that revives a pop imagination with a narrative of singular power. Beautifully written, playful and tragic, this is a story about the broken heart of not only a group of former superheroes, but of an entire civilization, an entire world.
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God's Superheroes: Amazing Catholic Women
by Mary Bajda
Short biographies of saints accompanied by illustrations. Can be customized if requested (saints can be removed and it is possible saints could be added upon request). Also published in 2021, God's Superheroes: Amazing Catholic Men. Volume 2 of each book will be available Summer 2024.
