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 We archive the Don't Overlook area so that you can browse past pages. Just click on a link below:

August 2003 Bone; Persepolis; Spirited Away; Wolves in Walls

September 2003 Donald Duck; Magic Flute; Herobear; One! Hundred! Demons!

October & November 2003 What's Michael; Geobreeders 5; Age of Bronze; Castle in the Sky 4; Boulevard of Broken Dreams

December & January 2004 Faster...Speeding Bullet!; Yossel; Pencilling; Mignola's B.P.R.D.

February & March 2004 Vagabond; Sandwalk Adventures; Sprited Away; Nightwing

April & May 2004 Hellboy; Alias; Fairly Odd Parents; 24 Hour Comics

June & July 2004 Astroboy; Cartoon Cartoon; SpongeBob SquarePants; Punisher

August & September 2004 In the Shadow of No Towers; Persepolis 2; Elfquest; Courtney Crumrin; Grampa & Julie

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A beautiful and engaging fantasy aimed at kids but likely to charm readers of any age. |
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Publisher's Weekly (Review of "Spirited Away") |
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Gaiman does for the older picture-book set what he did for middle-grade readers with last year’s Coraline. |
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Kirkus Reviews (Starred review of "Wolves") |
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A remarkable, revealing, and sometimes startling account, this is sure to be one of the most important graphic novels of the year. |
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Library Journal (Review of "Persepolis") |
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Don't Overlook: August 2003
Every month we try to highlight a few exceptional works. These are simply titles you should give careful consideration. As new exceptional titles come along, we archive our past recommendations.

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 | BONE, VOL. 1. OUT FROM BONEVILLE
by Jeff Smith

Bind: Paperback
Price: $12.95
Age: 12-19

The three Bone cousins, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone, become lost and separated after they're run out of Boneville. One by one, they find their way into a beautiful valley, where they meet the lovely Thorn, her crusty Gran'ma Ben, and some nasty but stupid rat creatures. It's the beginning of an adventure the likes of which they could never have dreamed.
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 | PERSEPOLIS: THE STORY OF A CHILDHOOD
by Marjane Satrapi

Bind: Paperback
Price: $17.95
Age: Adult

Satrapi's cursive, geometrical drawing style, reminiscent of the great children's author-artist Wanda Gag's, eloquently conveys her ingenuousness and fervor as a child. - Booklist 5/1/03

A remarkable, revealing, and sometimes startling account, this is sure to be one of the most important graphic novels of the year. Highly recommended for older teens and adults. - Library Journal 5/1/03.
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 | SPIRITED AWAY, VOL. 1 (MOVIE TIE-IN ED.)
by Hayao Miyazaki

Bind: Paperback
Price: $9.95
Age: 8-14

Ten-year-old Chihiro and her parents are moving to a new home, when her father takes a wrong turn and they become lost. They find an abandoned amusement park, where her parents find freshly cooked food and eat. Chihiro doesn't, and to her horror, her parents become huge pigs! She needs to find a way out, and to help her parents, but she's lost in a strange and hostile world. A boy named Haku, who somehow seems to have known her for a long time, helps her, but whose side is he really on? For ages 8 and up. Manga. Right to left.
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 | WOLVES IN THE WALLS
by Neil Gaiman - Illustrator: Dave Mckean

Bind: Paperback
Price: $17.89
Age: 10-14

Lucy is sure there are wolves living in the walls of their house -- and, as everybody says, if the wolves come out of the walls, it's all over. Her family doesn't believe her. Then one day, the wolves come out.

But it's not all over. Instead, Lucy's battle with the wolves is only just beginning.
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