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• Kindred

  a Graphic Novel Adaptation

  Butler, Octavia E.

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  The illustrations add to the emotion of Octavia Butler's already harrowing time travel story, following a Black woman who finds herself unexpectedly time traveling to a plantation in the Antebellum South.

• Murder on the Orient Express

  the Graphic Novel

  Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976,

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  Agatha Christie's classic mystery is a locked-room mystery set on a train. Picture all the suspects and see if you can guess the ending in this graphic version!

• Haruki Murakami Manga Stories. Volume 1

  Murakami, Haruki, 1949-

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  Murakami is known for his strange and surreal stories -- and this manga adaptation has illustrations to match.

• Lore Olympus. Volume 1

  Smythe, Rachel (Comics artist)

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  Inspired by Greek mythology and the story of Persephone and Hades, this popular graphic novel series, first a webcomic, has colorful, lush illustrations.

• The Great Gatsby

  the Graphic Novel

  Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940

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  Step inside one of the epic parties in Gatsby's mansion through this graphic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel.

• After

  the Graphic Novel. Volume 1

  Todd, Anna

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  In this new adult romance, which has a graphic adaptation, Tessa, a college freshman, falls for a British bad boy.

• My Brilliant Friend

  Ferrante, Elena,

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  Ferrante's novel, the first in the Neapolitan novels, was recently named New York Times Best Book since 2000. See why in the graphic adaptation.

• Hide

  the Graphic Novel

  White, Kiersten,

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  An amusement park is anything but fun in this adaptation of White's horror/thriller about a survival competition of hide-and-seek in an abandoned amusement.

• Pride & Prejudice

  Austen, Jane, 1775-1817

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  Jane Austen's classic novel of love and manners shines in this graphic adaptation that reproduces a lot of the sparkling dialogue of the original.

• Norse Mythology. Volume 1

  Gaiman, Neil

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  Many of Gaiman's fantasy novels have graphic adaptations, including his take on the Norse myths.

• Anne Frank's Diary

  the Graphic Adaptation

  Folman, Ari,

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  The most famous diary in history, perhaps, gets the graphic treatment in this volume.

• Dune

  the Graphic Novel. Book 1

  Herbert, Frank

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  Anyone who has seen the recent film adaptations and admired the cinematography of this classic science fiction series will also appreciate getting to read the text alongside these atmospheric illustrations.

• Rivers of London. Volume 1, Body Work

  Aaronovitch, Ben, 1964-

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  Aaronovitch's supernatural mystery series, also adapted as graphic novels, follows London's Special Assessment Unit, a department assigned to investigate the supernatural, which includes spiritually possessed BMWs in this volume.

• The Handmaid's Tale

  Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

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  If you've always meaning to read, or reread, Atwood's classic feminist dystopia, you can try it out in graphic novel form!

• Slaughterhouse-five

  or the Children's Crusade : a Duty-dance With Death

  North, Ryan, 1980-

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  Vonnegut's classic anti-war novel about the firebombing of Dresden is adapted by Eisner Award-winning Ryan North.

• The Dark Tower. The Gunslinger. The Man in Black

  King, Stephen, 1947-

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  The illustrations in graphic novels can add to the atmosphere, as is the case in this adaptation of Stephen King's dark fantasy where the illustrations add to both the characterization and feel of King's work.

• Homicide

  the Graphic Novel. Volume 1

  Simon, David, 1960-

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  Before it was an acclaimed TV series, it was a book written by former crime reporter (and later The Wire showrunner) David Simon. Now it gets the graphic novel treatment.