Best European Graphic Novels - May 2024

Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition)

New York Times bestseller and winner of the Costa Book Award.Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid fight against a dragon. The poem is about encountering the monstrous, defeating it, and then having to live on in the exhausted aftermath. In the contours of this story, at once remote and uncannily familiar at the beginning of the twenty-f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0393320979
• ASIN: 0393320979
• ISBN: 9780393320978
• Brand: W W Norton Company
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

Lilac Girls: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For readers of The Nightingale and Sarah’s Key, inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this remarkable debut novel reveals the power of unsung women to change history in their quest for love, freedom, and second chances.New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939—and then sets its sights on France. An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses her... [Read More]

• ASIN: B011G3HI9U
• ASIN: B011G3HI9U
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

• ASIN: 0553296981
• UPC: 000553296981
• ASIN: 0553296981
• ISBN: 9780553296983
• Brand: Bantam
• Manufacturer: Bantam

The Complete Maus

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler’s Europe, and his son, a cartoonist coming to terms with his father’s story. Maus approaches the unspeakable through the diminutive. Its form, the cartoon (the Nazis are cats, the Jews mice), shocks us out of any lingering sense of familiarity and succeeds in “drawing us closer to the bleak heart of the Holocaust” (The New York Times).Maus is a haunting tale within a tale. Vladek’s harrowing story of survival is woven into the author’s account of his tortured relationship with his agin... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0679406417
• UPC: 000679406417
• ASIN: 0679406417
• ISBN: 0679406417
• Brand: PANTHPEON
• Manufacturer: Pantheon

Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

• ASIN: 0394747232
• ASIN: 0394747232
• ISBN: 9780394747231
• Brand: Raw Books and Graphics
• Manufacturer: Pantheon

The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure

A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake... A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. Now enjoyed by thousands of young readers!When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home,they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbor's small dog. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through?Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound, and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake. Who is the boy rowing towards them who looks so terrified? And whose... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0956932304
• ASIN: 0956932304
• ISBN: 0956932304
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Well Said Press

Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad

A New York Times bestseller that brings to life one of the bloodiest battles of World War II—and the beginning of the end of the Third Reich. On August 5, 1942, giant pillars of dust rose over the Russian steppe, marking the advance of the 6th Army, an elite German combat unit dispatched by Hitler to capture the industrial city of Stalingrad and press on to the oil fields of Azerbaijan. The Germans were supremely confident; in three years, they had not suffered a single defeat.The Luftwaffe had already bombed the city into ruins. German soldiers hoped to complete their mission and be home in... [Read More]

• ASIN: B013S434Y8
• ASIN: B013S434Y8
• Manufacturer: Open Road Media

Grendel

• ASIN: 0679723110
• ASIN: 0679723110
• ISBN: 9780679723110
• Brand: BALLANTINE
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Pantheon Graphic Library)

The second installment of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel acclaimed as “the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” (Wall Street Journal) and “the first masterpiece in comic book history” (The New Yorker).A brutally moving work of art—widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever written—Maus recounts the chilling experiences of the author’s father during the Holocaust, with Jews drawn as wide-eyed mice and Nazis as menacing cats.Maus is a haunting tale within a tale, weaving the author’s account of his tortured relationship with his... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0679729771
• ASIN: 0679729771
• ISBN: 0679729771
• Brand: Pantheon
• Manufacturer: Pantheon

I Love You My Child, I'm Abandoning You: WW2 Holocaust Survivor memoir

An exciting human documentary taking place in France during the HolocaustLittle Paulette is an excellent pupil, surrounded by a loving family. But one day she is suddenly forced to confront the cruel reality of the Holocaust, together with the rest of French Jewry. Paulette is forced to separate from her family, and as a result, abandoned by her father. But despite her difficult and shocking life experiences, she remains naïve and optimistic, holding on to her thirst for life even in the darkest hours.An authentic and moving life storyI Love You My Child, I'm Abandoning You is an exciting hum... [Read More]

• ASIN: B071CMPR38
• ASIN: B071CMPR38

Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone

• ASIN: B000FBFNCO
• ASIN: B000FBFNCO
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

• ASIN: 0439813786
• UPC: 884275464862
• ASIN: 0439813786
• ISBN: 1407103482
• Brand: Scholastic Press
• Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
• Manufacturer: Scholastic Press

The Women in the Castle: A Novel

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  •  FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE NEW CHAPTERGoodReads Choice Awards Semifinalist "Moving . . . a plot that surprises and devastates."—New York Times Book Review"A masterful epic."—People magazine"Mesmerizing . . . The Women in the Castle stands tall among the literature that reveals new truths about one of history’s most tragic eras."—USA TodayThree women, haunted by the past and the secrets they holdSet at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, a powerful and propulsive story of ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 006256367X
• ASIN: 006256367X
• ISBN: 9780062563675
• Brand: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

All My Love, Detrick: A Historical Novel Of Love And Survival During The Holocaust (All My Love Detrick Book 1)

Book One in the All My Love, Detrick SeriesCan Forbidden Love Survive in Nazi Germany? After Germany’s defeat in the First World War, she lays in ruins, falling beneath the wheel of depression and famine. And so, with a promise of restoring Germany to her rightful place as a world power, Adolf Hitler begins to rise. Detrick, a handsome seventeen-year-old Aryan boy is reluctant to join the Nazi party because of his friendship with Jacob, who is Jewish and has been like a father figure to him. However he learns that in order to protect the woman he loves, Jacob’s daughter, he must abandon a... [Read More]

• ASIN: B007A19V84
• ASIN: B007A19V84

Wives of War

An RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award nominee and an Amazon Charts bestseller.London, 1944. Two young nurses meet at a train station with a common purpose: to join the war effort. Scarlet longs for the chance to find her missing fiancé, Thomas, and to prove to her family—and to herself—that she’s stronger than everybody thinks. Nursing is in Ellie’s blood, but her humble background is vastly different from Scarlet’s privileged upbringing. Though Ellie puts on a brave face, she’s just as nervous as Scarlet about what awaits them in France.In Normandy, the two friends soon encount... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01LQ646C4
• ASIN: B01LQ646C4
• Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

The Best of Archie Americana Vol. 1 : Golden Age

"An Archie magazine approved

• UPC: 592238819

The Best of Archie Americana Vol. 3 : Bronze Age

9781682558553

• UPC: 527152126

The Best of Archie Americana Vol. 2 : Silver Age

In the 1960s and O70s, the youth of America enjoyed the latest fads and fashions, and spoke out for change. Ever timeless, Archie and his friends explored both the fun and unique brand of humor,

• UPC: 886820276

The Best of Josie and the Pussycats

This fun full-color collection of all-time favorite stories featuring Josie, Melody, and Valerie--hand-picked by Archie creators, editors, and historians from thousands of pages of material--is a must-have for any Archie fan, Pussycats fan, and fans

• UPC: 55988443

Best European Fiction

Edited by acclaimed Bosnian novelist and MacArthur Genius Award-winner Hemon, the Best European Fiction series offers a window into what's happening in literary scenes throughout

• UPC: 11550738
• Rating: 3.0

The Best of Archie Comics 1-3 Boxed Set

9781619889989

• UPC: 29268246
• Rating: 5.0

Simone: The Best Monster Ever! (Hardcover)

"Simone is a sweet, rosy-cheeked little girl. Maurice is a green, googly-eyed monster. When Simone enters Maurice's world, she strikes terror in monsters' hearts! Here, the rules are turned upside down--flowers, puppies, and good behavior

• UPC: 55059047
• Rating: 4.0

The Best of Archie Comics 3 Deluxe Edition

THE BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS BOOK 3 DELUXE EDITION is a newly redesigned hardcover version of an all-time best-selling graphic novel and is the greatest full-color hardcover comics value you'll find at 416 full-size pages

• UPC: 292645658

The Best of Betty's Diary

One of the most well-kept secrets in the Archie-verse is Betty's diary. The stories contained within, thought to have been forgotten by time (and torn-out pages), are finally collected from the famous Betty's Diary comic

• UPC: 11313502

Peanutbutter & Jeremy's Best Book Ever - eBook

Peanutbutter is a cute little kitty who thinks she works in an office. She wears her little hat and tie and often falls asleep on the reams papers overflowing her inbox. Jeremy is the crafty

• UPC: 529026573
• Rating: 5.0