Adriansen, Sophie

Summary: "This is the story of an emancipation, that of a young Black and poor woman living in an American marked by segregation. This is the story of a fierce battle, that of a musician involved in the civil rights movement. This is the story of a long career, that of a pianist and singer as talented as determined. This is the story of Nina Simone, a unique artist, role model, and inspiration for...

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Publisher / Publication Date: NBM Graphic Novels 2024

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 SIMONE, NINA ADR

Duraffourg, Willy

Summary: "This graphic novel explores the youth of the author of The Lord of the Rings, and his traumatic experience of the battlefields of the First World War, which will forge the imagination of his literary work" --

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ablaze Publishing 2023

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 TOLKIEN, J.R.R. DUR

Hulls, Tessa

Summary: "Tessa Hulls delves into her own family history and the intergenerational trauma caused by mental illness and political strife"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: MCD, Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2024

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 HULLS, TESSA HUL

Berne, Emma Carlson

Summary: "An inspiring graphic novel about Jane Kendeigh, a nurse who helped wounded soldiers in combat zones during World War II. During World War II, the United States' fight against the Japanese on islands in the Pacific was intense and deadly. To help respond to casualties in battle, the U.S. Navy trained 122 nurses to aid wounded soldiers in combat zones. The first nurse to do so was Jane Kendeigh,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KEN

Langston-George, Rebecca

Summary: "An action-packed graphic novel about Virginia Hall, known as one of the most courageous spies of World War II. In the early 1940s, during World War II, Germany's Nazi regime expanded into neighboring European countries, committing horrific crimes against Jewish people and other groups. Enter: Virginia Hall. Born on a small Maryland farm, this brilliant woman's worldly ambitions led her to a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HAL

Scioli, Tom

Summary: "The very first graphic novel biography of the legendary Stan Lee, co-creator of many of Marvel's beloved superheroes, from Eisner-nominated comics creator Tom Scioli"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Graphic, an imprint of Ten Speed Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEE, STAN SCI

Lemelman, Martin

Summary: "The thrilling true story of an ancient plant, wonderfully reborn in the modern era through the hard work of two female scientists. Thousands of years ago, in a time of rebellion, the Jewish people fought against their Roman rulers. The brutal Emperor Titus ordered the destruction of everything precious to the Jews: towns, villages, even their beloved Judean date palm trees. Centuries passed....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 634 LEM

Watts, Nic

Summary: "When C.L.R. James's play "Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History" opened in London featuring Paul Robeson in 1936, it marked the first time black actors starred on the British stage in a play written by a black playwright. But after this groundbreaking play ended its run, the script was lost for almost seventy years. Then a draft copy was found among...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Verso 2023

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 972.94 WAT

Krug, Nora

Summary: Immediately after Russia began its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Nora Krug reached out to two anonymous subjects--"K.," a Ukrainian journalist, and "D.," a Russian artist--and began what would become a year of correspondence. Based on her weekly interviews with K. and D., Krug created this collection of illustrated accounts that chronicles two contrasting viewpoints from...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Graphic 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.7086 KRU

Rubio, Salva

Summary: "Before the legend, before the man, there was Django Reinhardt the child. In order to grow from a banjo prodigy living in the Romani 'Zone' outside Paris into the master of Gypsy Jazz guitar who would go on to play with Duke Ellington, Django would first have to endure the agonizing event that would change his life: the fire that burned his hand and almost destroyed his future. Django, Hand on...

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Publisher / Publication Date: NBM 2022

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 921 REINHARDT, DJANGO RUB