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Ancco Ayuyang, Rina Kendzior, Sarah Krans, Kim Robbins, Trina Shor, Karina Titeux de la Croix, SybilleKrans, Kim
Summary: "Visionary artist and New York Times bestselling author of The Wild Unknown Kim Krans returns with a decadently illustrated and incredibly raw graphic memoir that chronicles her multi-layered search for truth and recovery from an eating disorder and infertility in the throes of a health and wellness-obsessed culture, touching on the healing potentials of creativity and spirituality"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Mem KransRobbins, Trina
Summary: The world of comic strips always reflected the fashion of the time-- from R.F. Outcault's nightie-clad 'Yellow Kid' to Grace Drayton's 'Campbell Kids'. By the 1920s all the little roly-poly girls depicted in those early strips had grown up, bobbed their curls, and become flappers. Women got the vote in 1920, and suddenly they were equal to the boys-- at least in the voting booth. They smoked...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphic Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ROBShor, Karina
Summary: "Schor's pull-no-punches graphic memoir debut depicts her attempts as a young woman to recover from trauma, with striking illustrations that toggle between realism and fragmented, color-saturated dreamscapes. As a Jewish child in Moldova in the late 1980s, Karina begins life as an outsider, but moving with her parents to Israel as "communism was crumbling" only lands her in a place where...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Street Noise Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 SHOR, KARINA SHOAyuyang, Rina
Summary: "Inspired by the visual richness and cinematic structure of the Hollywood Musical, Blame this on the Boogie chronicles the adventures of a Filipino American girl born in the decade of disco who escapes life's hardships and mundanity through through the genre's feel good song and dance numbers. Ayuyang explores how the glowing charm of the silver screen can transform one's reality, shaping their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly, a client publisher of Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AYUAncco
Summary: "Ancco looks back at her own tumultuous adolescence, from the not-so-distanced lens of a twenty-something. A mother's struggles mirror her teen's. Memories of care between the cartoonist and her grandmother--before her faculties had started to fade. Quick judgments look ugly through the eyes of a teen, who's leaning into her own sense of self. Whether it's friends, family, animals, or even a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ANCKendzior, Sarah
Summary: "Do you crave the power to shape the world in your image? Can you tell lies without blinking an eye? Do you see enemies all around you? If you answered yes to all of the above, then this is the job for you! And if becoming a dictator sounds intriguing, well, you've just stumbled upon the playbook that will guide you step by step towards making your big lie a reality. Join Gaslit Nation co-hosts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 321.9 KENSummary: "Kisa Kids Publication's first ever graphic novel surrounding the stories and lives of the 14 ma'soomeen and what their name means"--Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kisa Kids Publications 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 297.1 NAMTiteux de la Croix, Sybille
Summary: "In this follow-up to their New York Times bestselling graphic biography of Muhammad Ali, the acclaimed French writer and artist duo tell the story of Black activist, professor, and prison abolitionist Angela Davis"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books 2023