Kim, Hyun Sook
Summary: "The autobiography of a South Korean woman's student days under an authoritarian regime, and how she defied state censorship. When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her exams and sort-of convincing her traditional mother that it was a good idea for a woman to go to college, she looked forward to soaking up the ideas of Western Literature...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Iron Circus Comics 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 KIMBechdel, Alison
Summary: This book takes its place alongside the unnerving, memorable, darkly funny family memoirs of Augusten Burroughs and Mary Karr. It's a father-daughter tale perfectly suited to the graphic memoir form. Meet Alison's father, a historic preservation expert and obsessive restorer of the family's Victorian house, a third-generation funeral home director, a high school English teacher, an icily...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2007
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BECElliott, Victoria Grace
Summary: "How did cheese happen? Who pickled the first pickle? Explore the history of innovative food in this non-fiction graphic novel filled with facts, legends, and recipes. Have you ever wondered how some of our favorite foods came to be? How was cheese created and who realized it belonged on everything? Was soda always meant to be a drink? A team of whimsical food sprites are excited to show you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: RH Graphic 2023
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Summary: "Thousands of South Korean children were adopted around the world in the 1970s and 1980s. More than nine thousand found their new home in Sweden, including the cartoonist Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom, who was adopted when she was two years old. Throughout her childhood she struggled to fit into the homogenous Swedish culture and was continually told to suppress the innate desire to know her origins....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.829 SJOSpurlock, Morgan
Summary: Do you dare find out what's happening behind the counters of your neighborhood fast-food joint? Then grab a bucket and dive into one of the creepiest graphic novels of the year! Supersized: Strange Tales from a Fast-Food Culture is an entertaining-and at times gut-wrenching-series of stories focusing on America's ubiquitous and potentially destructive fast-food culture. A perfect companion to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse 2007
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Summary: An anthology of four wordless novels by artists Frans Masereel, Lynd Ward, Giacomo Patri and Laurence Hyde, and a look at how these artists used their work as a form of social commentary. The influence of this art form on modern filmmaking and the graphic novel is also examined.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GRAIrvine, Alexander (Alexander C.)
Summary: This graphic retelling of the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission follows astronaut Michael Collins, commander of the lunar orbiter, to the far side of the moon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House Publishers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 COLMcDonnell, Patrick
Summary: "Imbued with the creativity, artwork, and heart of Patrick McDonnell, this all-new graphic novel love letter features the classic Marvel super heroes including the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Black Panther, and Spider-Man, and is the synthesis of McDonnell's positive, inspirational sensibility and Marvel's blockbuster brand. Using the Marvel Universe as avatars,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams ComicArts 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MCDBamber, Adrianna
Summary: "When Ku-ku-ri-ku finds some wheat in his yard, he shows it to his friends Twist and Turn. They decide to use it to make some buns. But turning wheat into a delicious bun is a lot of work--and not everyone does their share."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BAMBrown, Don
Summary: On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasn't just one man who got us to the moon. The Moon Landing explores the people and technology that made the moon landing possible. Instead of examining one person's life, it focuses on the moon landing itself, showing the events leading up to it and how it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 629.45 BROMori, Kaoru
Summary: "Mr. Smith keeps on his journey retracing his steps, stopping next at a seaside village where he is greeted by a pair of enthusiastic young brides! Laila and Leily are eager to prove themselves as capable hostesses, but failing in the attempt could have serious social consequences. As the twins scramble in the kitchen, the discussion around the table turns to recent rumors of danger in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BRIPham, Thien
Summary: "Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam. After the Pham family arrives at a refugee camp in Thailand, they struggle to survive. Things don't get much easier once they resettle in California. And through each chapter of their lives, food takes on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 921 PHATung, Debbie
Summary: "From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World comes a gently humorous and poignant collection of comics about anxiety and depression—because sometimes even the simple things like getting out of bed every day feel like an uphill battle. Everything Is OK is the story of Debbie Tung’s struggle with anxiety and her experience with depression. She shares what it’s like navigating life,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2022
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Summary: "When a little girl finds an adorable robot in the woods, she presses a button and accidentally activates him for the first time. Now, she finally has a friend. But the big, bad robots are coming to collect the little guy for nefarious purposes, and it's all up to a five-year-old armed only with a wrench and a fierce loyalty to her mechanical friend to save the day!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 HATJun, Nie
Summary: "Xinyue and his brother are seekers, hunting Aweto--a rare, plantlike treasure--along the Silk Road. When Xinyue discovers the child of a deity that creates Aweto, it disrupts his already turbulent life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 SEECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA GRAPHIC SEEMoreci, Michael
Summary: In 1899, a twelve-year-old rat catcher on North Carolina's Biltmore estate teams up with the estate owner's young nephew to battle a great evil and, in the process, unlocks the puzzle of her past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney HYPERION 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MORAraki, Hirohiko
Summary: "There is no progress without sacrifice... Giorno and the gang have survived long enough to secure an earth-shattering secret about the boss, but it may cost them their lives! Then, Bruno Bucciarati faces off alone against a powerful enemy, but a face from the past emerges during the bitter battle. Is this the surprise return of an old friend or the introduction of a new foe?!"--Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 JOJRobinson, Andrew R.
Summary: After crash landing on a space station called Conjunction, the Guardians search for Pandorian Crystals while avoiding fighting in the Conjunction Arena and being busted by Nova Corpsman Titus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 GUASuzuki, Nakaba
Summary: "Despite The Seven Deadly Sins' valiant efforts, the Demon Lord has returned--and this time, he's taken Meliodas's brother, Zeldris, as his vessel. In order to save Zeldris, Meliodas and Elizabeth head to Lake Salisbury to face the revived Demon Lord head-on. But the Demon Lord isn't the only adversary The Seven Deadly Sins are up against, and soon enough, they have their hands full when an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SEVTakeuchi, Naoko.
Summary: After Chibi-Usa is drawn into the far reaches of space-time by a storm, Tuxedo Man travels after her, but when he encounters a woman claiming to be Chibi, he is unsure whether she is his daughter or not. Meanwhile, Sailor Moon and the others must escape Nemesis and the grasp of Wiseman and his cronies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2012
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 SAIGriffin, Marsha
Summary: Titus catches the Guardians when they try to break into the Nova Corps headquarters and agrees to let them go if they infiltrate a notorious group of weapons dealers called the Black Order.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2017
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Summary: "Discover the true story behind Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 mission. From his childhood experiments to his first encounters with flight, explore the calculated risks this astronaut took in order to become the first person to walk on the moon"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ARMIsayama, Hajime
Summary: "Eren's titanic Rumbling claims thousands of lives beyond the walls of Paradis, and the boy who once lived in fear of the Titans becomes the world's most feared man. Determined to stop the destruction wrought by their childhood friend, Armin, Mikasa, and their surviving comrades reach the Attack Titan and decide to face him head on in an ultimate showdown. Will humanity finally be set free from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ATTMcDermott, David
Summary: On a mission to find the next Pandorian Crystal, the Guardians encounter a race of aliens that are under attack by rock-like Rexians and help fight them off, but Groot becomes infected with the same fungus that possesses the Rexians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2017