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power and responsibility

Books about power and responsibility for readers of all ages.

Cover of Venom!

Venom!

Nachie Castro

Ages 6–10heroismpower and responsibility

Cover of Puella magi Oriko magica

Puella magi Oriko magica

Kuroe Mura, William Flanagan, Abigail Blackman

Ages 13–18magicpower and responsibility

Cover of My Tudor queen

My Tudor queen

Alison Prince

Ages 9–14historypower and responsibility

Cover of Superman

Superman

Scott Beatty, Scott Beatty

Ages 8–14heroismjustice

Cover of Venom

Venom

David Way, Daniel Way, Paco Medina

Ages 12–16good vs. evilredemption

Cover of Blood ninja III

Blood ninja III

Nick Lake

Ages 13–18ninja honorsupernatural conflict

Cover of Quicksilver

Quicksilver

Stephanie Spinner

Ages 9–14mythologyidentity

Cover of The Ultimates 2

The Ultimates 2

Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch

Ages 12–18heroismteamwork

Cover of The rendering

The rendering

Joel Naftali

Ages 13–18good versus eviltechnology and humanity

Cover of Truth Sayer

Truth Sayer

Sally Prue

Ages 9–14truth and honestyself-discovery

Cover of Traveler

Traveler

Arwen Dayton

Ages 12–16adventuresurvival

Cover of Smallminded Giants

Smallminded Giants

Oisin McGann

Ages 12–16perspectivescience fiction

Cover of Compliance

Compliance

Maureen McGowan

Ages 13–18self-discoveryresistance

Cover of Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre

Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre

Rongcheng Ma, Louis Cha, Wing Shing Ma

Ages 12–16martial artshonor

Cover of The fire wish

The fire wish

Amber Lough

Ages 9–14wishes and consequencesmagic

Cover of Storm Riders Part II

Storm Riders Part II

Wing Shing Ma, Wing Shing Ma

Ages 12–16adventuremartial arts

Cover of Four Legs Bad, Two Legs Good! hardcover

Four Legs Bad, Two Legs Good! hardcover

D.B. Johnson, D. B. Johnson

Ages 4–8leadershippower and responsibility

Cover of Arata, the legend

Arata, the legend

渡瀬悠宇

Ages 13–18destinypower and responsibility

Cover of Phantom Queen

Phantom Queen

Ven Begamudre

Ages 10–15good and evilpower and responsibility

Cover of Flame of Recca, Volume 21

Flame of Recca, Volume 21

Anzai Nobuyuki

Ages 12–18perseveranceninja adventure

Cover of The iron order

The iron order

Matthew Bruce Barr

Ages 10–15choice and consequencemagic

Cover of Dr. Doom (X-Men: Chaos Engine Trilogy)

Dr. Doom (X-Men: Chaos Engine Trilogy)

Stan Timmons, Steven A. Roman

Ages 9–12heroismteamwork

Cover of The Master of Misrule

The Master of Misrule

Laura Powell

Ages 11–16games and playmagic

Cover of Wolverine

Wolverine

Francine Hughes

Ages 10–14heroismself-discovery