Akron Public Library

Series

Captain Underpants volume 1

Pub. Date

1997

Formats

Description

When George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, he leads them to the lair of the nefarious Dr. Diaper, where they must defeat his evil robot henchmen.

2) The Bad Guys in the baddest day ever

Author

Blabey, Aaron

Series

Bad guys (Aaron Blabey) volume 10

Pub. Date

[2019]

Formats

Description

"All hail Crown Prince Marmalade! Surrender to his evil magnificence! Kneel before his butt-handed glory! Or... like... DON'T! The Bad Guys and even Badder Girls might have been knocked down, but does that mean they'll stay down? No way, chicos! Pull on your party pants -- it's the ultimate battle between Bad and BAAAAAAD!" --

3) The siege of Macindaw

Author

Flanagan, John

Series

Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 6

Formats

Description

Now a full-fledged Ranger, Will must rescue his friend Alyss from a rogue knight and uncover vital information needed to ward off a Scotti invasion.

4) Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets

Author

Banned & Challenged Books

Series

Captain Underpants volume 2

Pub. Date

[1999]

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Formats

Description

Principal Krupp once again turns into the superhero Captain Underpants in order to save the world, and Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, from the evil talking toilets and the Turbo Toilet 2000.

5) Captain Underpants and the preposterous plight of the purple potty people: the eighth epic novel

Author

Series

Captain Underpants volume 8

Formats

Description

Harold and George's time-traveling Purple Potty lands them in an alternate universe where everything seems delightful, but evil lurks just beneath the surface, and leads to a battle between Captain Underpants and his own evil twin.

6) First facts about American heroes

Author

King, David C

Series

First facts reference

Pub. Date

c1996

Description

This book introduces important people and events in American history, highlighting individuals who contributed to the nation's development over the centuries.

7) A world without heroes

Author

Mull, Brandon

Series

Beyonders volume 1

Formats

Description

Thorndike Press large print top shelf

Fourteen-year-old Jason Walker is transported to a strange world called Lyrian, where he joins Rachel, who was also drawn there from our world, and a few rebels, to piece together the Word that can destroy the malicious wizard emperor, Surroth.

8) Harbor lights: stories

Author

Burke, James Lee

Series

Pub. Date

2024.

Formats

Book, CD, Large Print

Description

"A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from "America's best novelist" (Denver Post), the New York Times-bestselling James Lee Burke. Harbor Lights is a story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction, featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the...

9) The sorcerer of the north

Author

Flanagan, John

Series

Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 5
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 5

Formats

Description

Now a full-fledged Ranger responsible for a sleepy fief, Will finds a new adventure seeking the traitors who poisoned the king, investigating rumors of sorcery, and trying to rescue his friend Alyss, who is taken hostage.

10) The Battle for Skandia

Author

Flanagan, John

Series

Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 4
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 4

Formats

Description

After Ranger's apprentice Will battles Temujai warriors to rescue the captured princess Evanlyn, Will's kingdom of Skandia joins forces with rival kingdom Araluen to defeat a common enemy.

11) Captain Underpants and the invasion of the incredibly naughty cafeteria ladies from outer space: the third epic novel

Author

Banned & Challenged Books

Series

Captain Underpants volume 3

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Formats

Description

Only Captain Underpants can stop the three evil space aliens who have invaded Jerome Horwitz Elementary School and turned everyone into lunchroom zombie nerds.

12) The Bad Guys in attack of the zittens

Author

Blabey, Aaron

Series

Bad guys (Aaron Blabey) volume 4
The Bad Guys volume 4

Formats

Description

"It's a zombie kitten apocalypse! Can the Bad Guys save the world from evil Dr. Marmalade's meowing monsters?!? They'll need help from foxy Agent Fox, a swampy secret zombie antidote, and the feistiest, toothiest, hungriest granny around. Get ready to watch the fur fly!"--OCLC.

13) Windmills of the Gods

Author

Sheldon, Sidney

Description

Library of Greek mythology
Exploring Greek mythology

The story of a woman trapped by a diabolical international conspiracy. The action races from the president's Oval Office to the hot Latino beat of Buenos Aires to the romance of Paris and Rome to the shadowy dangers of Bucharest

14) Heroes in Greek mythology

Author

Nardo, Don

Series

Description

Discusses the different heroes that appear in Greek mythology, including Heracles, Achilles, Jason, Odysseus, Orpheus, and Perseus.

15) The invasion of the potty snatchers

Author

Beard, George

Series

Super diaper baby volume 2

Pub. Date

2011

Formats

Description

pulitzer
Pulitzer Winners Fiction

After Principal Krupp forbids George and Harold from continuing to create comics about feces, the boys begin a story about Rip Van Tinkle, a man who transforms into a puddle of urine and begins to destroy all the toilets in town. Book #2

16) The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

Author

Chabon, Michael

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Description

The beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is a masterwork by Chabon. It is the American epic of two boy geniuses named Joe Kavalier and Sammy Clay and their quest to become American icons in the comic book world. Now with special bonus material by Chabon

17) 50 American heroes every kid should meet

Author

Denenberg, Dennis

Description

Contains profiles of fifty American men and women from throughout history who have made exceptional, positive contributions to the world, including artists, activists, aviators, scientists, teachers, musicians, inventors, athletes, journalists, jurists, and others.

18) My dad, my hero

Author

Long, Ethan

Description

A boy determines his father does not have super powers, but with all the time they spend together he is indeed a hero.

19) Girls who rocked the world: heroines from Sacagawea to Sheryl Swoopes

Author

Welden, Amelie

Pub. Date

[1998]

Description

Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Phillis Wheatley, Sacagawea, Queen Victoria, Sarah Bernhardt, Emma Lazarus, Helen Keller, Bessie Smith, Madame Curie, Frida Kahlo, Babe Didrikson, Anne Frank, Wilma Rudolph, Indira Gandhi, Nadia Comaneci

20) Watchmen

Author

Moore, Alan

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