Kindred Dragons Volume 1 from Abrams Fanfare tops this week’s list of new comics, manga, and graphic novels for readers 12 and under, along with a new graphic novel from Oni Press. Other highlights include Pablo and Splash Roman Holiday from Bloomsbury Children’s Books. Flying Eye Books releases Hilda and Twig Wake the Ice Man while Graphix releases the second volume of Hikaru In the Light.
The List:
ABRAMS – AMULET BOOKS
Beasts Beneath The Winds Tales Of Southeast Asia’s Mythical Creatures HC, $18.99
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Volume 20 Partypooper HC, $15.99
ABRAMS FANFARE
Kindred Dragons Volume 1 GN, $15.99 **Weekly Pick**
ANDREWS MCMEEL PUBLISHING
Neopets Volume 2 The Discarded Magical Blue Grundo Plushie Prosperity GN, $14.95
BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Pablo And Splash Roman Holiday HC, $14.99
CAITLYN DIOUHY BOOKS
eXpets Volume 2 The Skunk Who Challenged The World HC, $14.99
DARK HORSE COMICS
Star Wars The High Republic Adventures Phase III Volume 5 TP, $19.99
DC COMICS
Teen Titans Go #9 (Cover A Erich Owen), $2.99
FIRST SECOND BOOKS
Books Of Clash Volume 6 Legendary Legends Of Legendarious Achievery GN, $17.99
KODANSHA COMICS
Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir Complete Manga Omnibus TP, $24.99
VIKING BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
Last Kids On Earth Volume 10 Last Kids On Earth And The Destructor’s Lair HC, $14.99
The Picks:
Kindred Dragons Volume 1 GN – Abrams Fanfare releases a cozy middle-grade graphic novel. Alice, a fanciful girl who is prone to telling tall tales and obsessed with dragons, is sent to Prince Edward Island to live with her strict grandmother by her parents. Alice doesn’t want to be there. She wants the fairies to come and deliver a dragon egg to her so she can become a Kindred and care for it, but no egg has ever arrived. While wandering in the woods, she comes across a mysterious old dragon named Brim. Alice secretly befriends him, excited to finally have a dragon friend of her own. But when Brim suddenly falls ill, she must set out on a desperate quest to save him. Her search for a cure leads her to discover her connection to dragons is unlike that of any other Kindred. She must hope her new power will be enough to save her friend. Readers will love this blend of Anne of Green Gables with How to Train Your Dragon.
Agent Cupcake GN – Oni Press releases a new graphic novel set in a candy-colored world of mystical beasts and undercover agents. Twelve-year-old Miguel Mangayayam has always loved mystical beasts, so when he’s hired to be the first human spy at the Mystical Beasts Bureau, he’s thrilled! He’s partnered with the supercool unicorn superspy Agent Cupcake who trains him to gather intel, crack codes, and collect clues to solve the MMB’s toughest mysteries. But the duo will need to put their skills to the test when they receive reports of unicorns losing their magical powers, even if it means going up against a mega corporation like HOARD. This new title is perfect for fans of Mac B. Kid Spy and Spy School. [Check out our exclusive preview! — Ed]
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