Rick Geary
1) Black Dahlia
Author
Publisher
NBM Graphic Novels
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
On January 15, 1947, a woman was walking with her daughter in a Los Angeles neighborhood. She passed what looked to be a discarded manikin. It turned out to be the body of Elizabeth Short: posed, drained of blood, meticulously scrubbed, and cut in two. From this point, Geary reconstitutes and reveals for us the life of this 22-year-old woman who had become known as "Black Dahlia" because of her striking appearance. How could her life have ended in...
Author
Series
A treasury of Victorian murder volume 7
Publisher
NBM ComicsLit
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A picturized account of the conspiracy by John Wilkes Booth and other Confederate sympathizers to strike out at the Executive Branch of the United States government that resulted in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the subsequent actions of the government to round up the conspirators.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
The Invisible man focuses on the powers and bold ventures of a scientist who, after discovering the means to make himself invisible, unleashes a bizarre streak of terror on the inhabitants of an English village. Once a brilliant scientist, Griffin has been gradually consumed by his research. When he finally achieves his goal--becoming completely invisible--the final result is his departure from humanity.
Author
Series
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After harsh early years, Pip, an orphan growing up in Victorian England, is given the means to become a gentleman by an unknown benefactor and learns that outward appearances can be deceiving. Presented in comic book format.