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What Is Kids On Bikes 2nd Edition?

Kids on Bikes is a game about the unusual adventures of everyday people. It focuses more on telling a good story and doesn’t get too caught up in rules. If players enjoy the idea of being a regular person suddenly thrown into an exciting adventure in a small town, they might really enjoy Kids on Bikes 2nd Edition.

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An Illustrated History of Urban Legends

Call Number: Garden Level: GR78 .B63 2024

This book explores a range of stories, from traditional folklore to contemporary urban legends.

A black cover has a yellow circle on the top half. Within is a simple illustration of pink clouds and a pink structure made of beams. Upon the beams sits the Mothman with pink eyes.

Dipper's and Mabel's Guide to Mystery and Nonstop Fun!

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The characters from the cartoon show Gravity Falls share tips for fun trips, dealing with ghosts, solving puzzles, and more in this e-book.

Renzetti, Rob. Cover image. Dipper's and Mabel's Guide to Mystery and Nonstop Fun!, Disney Press, 2014.

This cover has various doodles, as if the authors drew or put stickers on it. There is also a drawn image of a photograph of the two main characters from the show.

IT

Call Number: PN1997.2 .I78 2018

In 1989, a group of kids in a small town team up to take down a secret, shape-shifting monster.

Muschietti, Andy. Cover image. IT, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., 2018.

A small child in a yellow raincoat faces away from the viewer. The cover is dark but the arm of the clown is just visible in the background, offering a red balloon.

Monstress: Volume 1, Awakening

Call Number: Graphic Novels: PN6728.M6548 L48 2016

This story is set in a different version of 1900s Asia, where women hold more power, and it features a teenage girl who is trying to cope with the hardships of war while also trying to understand her strange psychic abilities.

The illustration is a blend of colors, mostly mint green and orange, with bits of purple, white, and yellow. Near the center, nearly blended in, is the image of a young woman turning back to look at the viewer.

My Neighbor Totoro

Call Number: PN1997 .M896 2010

In this animated movie, a father takes his two daughters to the countryside while they wait for their mother to get better and leave the hospital. While they are there, the girls encounter the amazing forest spirits that inhabit the area.

Miyazaki, Hayao. Cover image. My Neighbor Totoro, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 2010.

The cover depicts a scene from the movie. A young girl waits at a bus stop in the rain, her umbrella up. Beside her is Totoro, a large, fluffy creature, with a leaf on its head.

Nancy Drew: Season 1

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In this series, Nancy Drew is now a 20-year-old student studying criminology, and she keeps solving mysteries.

Phillips, Laura. Cover image. Nancy Drew: Season 1, Nelvana Enterprises Inc., 1995.

The main character is shown. She wears a red shirt, a locket, and holds a pencil while she is deep in thought.

Pan's Labyrinth

Call Number: PN1995.9.F36 P367 2007

In 1944 Spain, a young girl lives with her cruel stepfather. One night, she encounters a fairy who brings her to an ancient faun. He reveals that she is a princess and must prove her royal status by completing three gruesome tasks.

del Toro, Guillermo. Cover image. Pan's Labyrinth, New Line Home Entertainment, 2007.

A young girl approaches a dark, twisted tree. The scene is framed by and old, stone arch covered in tangled vines.

Paper Girls Volume 1

Call Number: Graphic Novels: PN6728.P36 V38 2016 v.1

On Halloween morning of 1988, four 12-year-old girls who deliver newspapers stumble upon the biggest story ever, and they soon find themselves caught up in a mysterious adventure beyond this world.

The background is a gradient from red to yellow. In the foreground, four of the main characters are drawn and colored in blue.

Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins

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This small collection features stories about characters from the Netflix television series.

Houser, Jody. Cover image. Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins, Dark Horse Comics, 2023.

The cover has a red spiral.In between the lines are various characters and creatures from the television show.

The X-Files

Call Number: PN1992.77 .X45 2009

Two FBI agents are assigned to look into strange unsolved cases that involve supernatural and paranormal elements.

Mandel, Robert. Cover image. The X-Files: The Complete First Season, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2009.

In black and white, the two main characters are portrayed on the cover, looking in different directions.