Recommendations based on The Return of Zita the Spacegirlby Ben Hatke

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  1. Zita the Spacegirl

    by Ben Hatke
    A young girl's intergalactic quest to save her best friend from an alien planet.

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Zita's life took a cosmic left turn in the blink of an eye. When her best friend is abducted by an alien doomsday cult, Zita leaps to the rescue and finds herself a ... (Goodreads)

  2. Sisters

    by Raina Telgemeier
    A graphic novel about the ups and downs of sisterhood, as two siblings navigate family, friendship, and growing up together.

    Three weeks. Two sisters. One car. A True Story Raina can’t wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren’t quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she’s also a cranky, ... (Goodreads)

  3. Smile

    by Raina Telgemeier
    A young girl navigates the challenges of middle school and braces, overcoming obstacles with the help of her friends.

    For fans both new and old, Smile is now available with fifteen pages of never-before-seen content exclusively at B&N. Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. Bone, Vol. 1: Out from Boneville

    by Jeff Smith
    Three cousins embark on an epic adventure, encountering danger, monsters, and mysterious forces.

    After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone, are separated and lost in a vast uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep, ... (Goodreads)

  5. The Cloud Searchers

    by Kazu Kibuishi
    A group of adventurers battle an evil force to save their world from destruction.

    The Elf King, believing that Emily is too dangerous to be left alone, sends Gabilan, an assassin to hunt her down. At the same time, elf soldiers continue to hunt down Trellis, who is continuing his ... (Wikipedia)

  6. The Stonekeeper's Curse

    by Kazu Kibuishi
    A young boy's quest to save his family from an ancient evil.

    In this thrilling sequel to AMULET #1: THE STONEKEEPER, Emily and her brother Navin head for Kanalis, a beautiful and mysterious city of waterfalls, where they hope to find the antidote for the ... (Goodreads)

  7. I Kill Giants

    by Joe Kelly
    A young girl battles giants in her imagination while dealing with real-life struggles at home.

    Barbara Thorson, a girl battling monsters both real and imagined, kicks butt, takes names, and faces her greatest fear in this bittersweet, coming-of-age story called "Best Indy Book of 2008" by IGN. ... (Goodreads)

  8. Something to Fear

    by Robert Kirkman
    Survivors battle the undead in a post-apocalyptic world, struggling to stay alive.

    In this volume of the NYT bestselling survival horror, Rick and his band of survivors work to build a larger network of thriving communities, and soon discover that Negan's "Saviors" prove to be a ... (Goodreads)

  9. Sheepfarmer's Daughter

    by Elizabeth Moon
    A young woman's quest to become a knight, facing obstacles of gender and class.

    Paksenarrion — Paks for short — is somebody special. She knows it, even if nobody else does yet. No way will she follow her father's orders to marry the pig farmer down the road. She's off to join ... (Goodreads)

  10. The Sculptor

    by Scott McCloud
    A young sculptor makes a deal with death to create extraordinary art, but the cost is his mortality.

    26-year-old New York-based artist David Smith is dealing with a difficult life—his family is dead, his patron has abandoned him, and he is broke , —when Death greets him in the guise of his dead ... (Wikipedia)

  11. Daytripper

    by Fábio Moon
    Each chapter explores a different moment in the life of an obituary writer, Brás de Oliva Domingos, as he navigates love, loss, and the meaning of life.

    What are the most important days of your life? Meet Brás de Oliva Domingos. The miracle child of a world-famous Brazilian writer, Brás spends his days penning other people's obituaries and his nights ... (Goodreads)

  12. The Heart's Desire

    by Robert Kirkman
    A suspense novel about a young man's journey of self-discovery and the secrets he uncovers along the way.

    The world we knew is gone. The world of commerce and frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival and responsibility.,An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  13. Miles Behind Us

    by Robert Kirkman
    A post-apocalyptic adventure of survival, exploring the remnants of a shattered world.

    The world we knew is gone. The world of commerce and frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival and responsibility.,An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  14. The Nixie's Song

    by Tony DiTerlizzi
    Two siblings must rescue their kidnapped mother from the clutches of a dangerous faerie queen.

    The Spiderwick Chronicles leave the old-fashioned charm of New England far behind and head south for some fiendish faerie fun in the hot Florida sun. Eleven-year-old Nicholas Vargas only thinks his ... (Barnes & Noble)

  15. Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1

    by Junji Ito
    A small town is plagued by a supernatural force that causes events to take strange and terrifying turns.

    Uzumaki follows a high-school teenager, Kirie Goshima (,五島桐絵,) ; her boyfriend, Shuichi Saito (,斎藤秀一,) ; and the citizens of the small, quiet Japanese town of Kurouzu-cho (,黒渦町,, Black Vortex Town,) ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Saga, Volume 3

    by Brian K. Vaughan
    A family's epic adventure of survival in a dangerous and unpredictable universe.

    The Eisner, Harvey, and Hugo Award-winning phenomenon continues, as new parents Marko and Alana travel to an alien world to visit their hero, while the family's pursuers finally close in on their ... (Barnes & Noble)

  17. Fortunately, the Milk

    by Neil Gaiman
    A wild and wacky journey through time and space, involving pirates and dinosaurs.

    An absolute delight of a madcap story for the young (and young-at-heart) by New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, with equal parts pirates and piranhas, adventure and aliens, oddity and ... (Barnes & Noble)

  18. Revenge of the Wannabes

    by Lisi Harrison
    The third book in the "The Clique" series follows Massie Block and her friends as they navigate the social hierarchy of their exclusive middle school.

    Weeks before Christmas. Alicia and Olivia are on their way to Manhattan so the Teen People editors can do a story on them about winning the Octavian Country Day uniform design contest. When Massie ... (Barnes & Noble)

  19. Ethan Frome

    by Edith Wharton
    Tale of doomed romance set against a harsh New England winter.

    The novel is a framed narrative . The framing story concerns an unnamed male narrator spending a winter in Starkfield while in the area on business. He spots a limping, quiet man around the village, ... (Wikipedia)

  20. The Forgotten Warrior

    by Erin Hunter
    A young cat must navigate the complex politics of rival clans to uncover the truth about his past and save his home.

    With a divided StarClan driving a treacherous rift between the four warrior Clans, the spirits of the Dark Forest are gaining strength. Ivypool's role as a spy becomes more dangerous with each ... (Goodreads)

  21. Brave New World / Brave New World Revisited

    by Aldous Huxley
    A futuristic dystopia of a world devoid of freedom and morality.

    The novel opens in the World State city of London in AF (After Ford) 632 (AD 2540 in the Gregorian calendar ), where citizens are engineered through artificial wombs and childhood indoctrination ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Saga, Volume 2

    by Brian K. Vaughan
    An intergalactic adventure of two star-crossed lovers and their families.

    Each issue of Saga is titled with a numerical Chapter, such as "Chapter 1" for the debut issue. Every six chapters comprise a story arc designated as a "Volume" and are reprinted as trade paperbacks. ... (Wikipedia)

  23. Last Argument of Kings

    by Joe Abercrombie
    War-torn kingdom in chaos, as a ruthless ruler seeks to expand his empire.

    The end is coming. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him but it's going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the King of the Northmen still stands firm, and there's only ... (Goodreads)

  24. Unmanned

    by Brian K. Vaughan
    A drone operator is forced to confront the consequences of his actions when a malfunctioning drone targets an American citizen.

    On July 17, 2002, all living mammals with a Y chromosome —including embryos and sperm —simultaneously die, with the exception of a young amateur escape artist named Yorick Brown and his Capuchin ... (Wikipedia)

  25. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    by Brian Sibley
    The second part of the epic fantasy trilogy, following the journey of Frodo and Sam towards Mordor while the rest of the fellowship battles evil forces.

    The second instalment of Tolkien's epic tale, adapted from the original BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. Having fled the Shire in their escape from Sauron's Dark Riders, Frodo and the Fellowship ... (Goodreads)

  26. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

    by Frank Miller
    An aging Batman returns to Gotham City to combat a new breed of criminal.

    The Dark Knight Returns is set in a dystopian version of Gotham City in 1986. Bruce Wayne, aged 55, has given up the mantle of Batman after the death of Jason Todd 10 years prior, and now lives as a ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Insignia

    by S.J. Kincaid
    A teenage gamer is recruited by the military to control drones in a war, but soon realizes the true cost of his actions.

    The earth is in the middle of WWIII in Insignia , the first entry in S. J. Kincaid's fast-paced sci-fi adventure trilogy perfect for fans of Ender's Game . The planet's natural resources are almost ... (Goodreads)

  28. Acorna: The Unicorn Girl

    by Anne McCaffrey
    A unicorn girl with extraordinary powers is rescued by three humans and embarks on a journey to discover her true identity.

    Acorna is found in an unusual escape pod by three galactic miners, Gill, Rafik, and Calum. Raised by the three unlikely foster fathers, Acorna, a unicorn girl, matures almost to adulthood within ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute

    by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
    The school's lunch lady is secretly a crime-fighting hero who must stop a cyborg substitute teacher from taking over the school.

    Serving justice . . . and lunch!, Hector, Terrence, and Dee have always wondered about their school lunch lady. What does she do when she isn’t dishing out the daily special? Where does she live? ... (Goodreads)

  30. The House of Hades

    by Rick Riordan
    A daring quest by demigods to prevent an ancient evil from escaping and wreaking havoc.

    After Annabeth Chase and Percy Jackson fall into Tartarus at the end of, The Mark of Athena, , the other five demigods of the " Prophecy of Seven " ( Frank Zhang , Hazel Levesque , Jason Grace , Leo ... (Wikipedia)