Great Graphic Novels for Young Readers!

If you and your young readers are looking for the perfect graphic novels to devour this summer, then look no further! Come by as we welcome JOHN PATRICK GREEN, author-illustrator of InvestiGators: Weather or Not, SAM ITA, author-illustrator of Aya and Her Magic Cat, and MATTHEW LOUX, author-illustrator of My Journey to Japan: Escape to Yokai Mountain and illustrator of The Spark Experiment. From enchanted origami to mysterious green rain and adventures in Japan, these are stories--and an event--that you just can't miss!

About the books:

InvestiGators: Weather or Not by JOHN PATRICK GREEN

The InvestiGators’ latest case is a dairy disaster! The city's water supply has been replaced with milk and the newest feline agents, the InvestiGatos, don’t seem to be complaining. What’s with the simian scientists and why is the rain green?! All will be revealed in this sticky volume of InvestiGators! Also includes Spanish dialogue and a special appearance by Daryl the daffodile.

Aya and Her Magic Cat by SAM ITA

Teenage girl Aya Wada visits her relatives in Japan and unknowingly adopts a powerful feline Kami spirit named Neko, who follows her home to America. Each chapter tells a story about how Neko brings Aya's origami creations to life—literally! Follow along with the included instructions for a simple origami model that readers can fold using illustrated tear-out folding papers.

My Journey to Japan: Escape to Yokai Mountain by MATTHEW LOUX

Twins Penny and Paulie are thrilled to be in Tokyo—even if they're stuck in a boring hotel while their dad attends "important" meetings. But when they meet a strange, frog-like creature named Shimesu in the hotel pond, their trip turns into an adventure like no other.

Shimesu is a yokai, a supernatural being, and he's in big trouble. Banished from Yokai Mountain, he needs their help to get home. Join Penny and Paulie as they dive through his magical water vortex to incredible destinations across Japan!

The Spark Experiment illustrated by MATTHEW LOUX

After a science experiment gone wrong, fifth grader David Patel and his second-grade neighbor/sidekick Marta Martinez are transported to...the Micro Universe!—a weird world inside our own that doesn't obey the laws of conventional physics. While they're able to return home thanks to a strange little creature named Spark, the pair doesn't realize that they've led a group of nefarious beings called Negatrons back to our world in the process.

Using 18 real do-it-yourself science experiments that readers can try at home, David, Marta, and Spark must save their small town from an invasion of these energy-leeching Negatrons.

Saturday, June 20th at 2pm at Our 17th St Store!