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Summary: Araminta Ross was born a slave in Delaware in the early 19th century. Slavery meant that her family could be ripped apart at any time, and that she could be put to work in dangerous places and for abusive people. But north of the Mason-Dixon line, slavery was illegal. If she could run away and make it north without being caught or killed, she'd be free. Facing enormous danger, Araminta made it,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2022
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Summary: "A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the Black Panther Party"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 322.42 WALMyer, Sarah
Summary: "Sarah has always struggled to fit in. Born in South Korea and adopted at birth by a white couple, she grows up in a rural community with few Asian neighbors. People whisper in the supermarket. Classmates bully her. She has trouble containing her anger in these moments--but through it all, she has her art. She's always been a compulsive drawer, and when she discovers anime, her hobby becomes an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2023
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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 KENShulman, Mark
Summary: "Benjamin Franklin has been called one of the most accomplished and influential Americans in history, and his role in shaping the United States has had a lasting impact that is still felt today. Franklin's research into topics as varied as electricity, meteorology, demography, and oceanography were as wide-ranging and important as his travels, which took him across the globe as a diplomat."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portable Press, an imprint of Printers Row Publishing Group 2020
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Summary: ""Viva La Huelga! Viva La Causa!" Discover the true story behind Cesar Chavez and the Delano Grape Strike, as he and the National Farm Workers Association set out on an incredible three-hundred-mile protest march in support of farmworkers' rights."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHALangston-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 HALMeralli, Swann
Summary: Based on truth, lies, myths, and rumors, this is the story of the greatest gangster of all time: Al Capone. Family man, community leader, industrious smuggler, or vicious killer? You decide. Born into a poor Italian family in Brooklyn in 1899, little Alphonse didn't have a lot of options, so he'd have to get creative in order to make a name for himself. A bit of cards, some enforcing, maybe a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Panel Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CAPONE, AL MERBerglund, Bruce R.
Summary: "In 1952, the United States was heavily involved in the Korean War. When members of the U.S. Marine Corps bought a horse to join in the war effort, little did they know that a hero would soon emerge. Trained to be a military pack horse, Sergeant Reckless quickly became a part of the unit and served to support the troops in several combat missions during the war. Discover the heroic story of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J951.904 BERBessie, Adam
Summary: "With Peter Glanting's powerful illustrations, author Adam Bessie, an English professor and graphic essayist, uses the unique historical moment of the COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst to explore the existing inequalities and student struggles that plague the public education system. This graphic memoir chronicles the reverberations from the onset of the pandemic in 2020 when students and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Censored Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BESSIE, ADAM BESGillman, Melanie
Summary: "Explore the story of Amelia Earhart as she embarks on her second and final journey around the globe. A story of determination, heart, and courage, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into the daring grit of the aviation pioneer--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that fly off the page"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC GILPagel-Hogan, Elizabeth
Summary: "An inspiring graphic novel about Elizebeth Friedman, a codebreaking pioneer who changed the course of World War II. Nazi spy rings! No-good gangsters! Shakespearian lies! Discover the courageous woman who cracked all these cases and more-with only a pencil and paper. The youngest of ten siblings, Elizebeth Friedman stood out from an early age with brilliant language skills and a passion for...
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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 FRIErvick, Kelcey
Summary: "A beautifully illustrated coming-of-age graphic memoir chronicling how sports shaped one young girl's life and changed women's history forever"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 ERVICK, KELCEY ERVCrenshaw, Ellen T.
Summary: "See the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes Alfred Waud, a special artist and war correspondent whose depiction of Pickett's Charge is thought to be the only visual account by an eyewitness. A story of extreme risk, strife, and the search for truth, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into the crucial Civil War battle"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 CRESmith, Elliott
Summary: "On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he stepped onto the baseball diamond as a Brooklyn Dodger. For the first time in more than 60 years, a Black player took the field in a professional baseball game. How did Robinson break through the racist barriers that had kept so many Black athletes out of professional sports? And what is the enduring legacy of his remarkable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROBChandler, Matt
Summary: "The true story of Lt. Robert Grimes running for his life as he evades being captured by Nazi soldiers. Robert Grimes escapes danger with help from the Comet Line, a resistance group that rescued Allied soldiers during WWII"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 CHAKnisley, Lucy
Summary: "If you work hard enough, if you want it enough, if you're smart and talented and "good enough," you can do anything. Except get pregnant. Her whole life, Lucy Knisley wanted to be a mother. But when it was finally the perfect time, conceiving turned out to be harder than anything she'd ever attempted. Fertility problems were followed by miscarriages, and her eventual successful pregnancy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 KniVan Lente, Fred
Summary: "We all know that Abraham Lincoln gave the historic Gettysburg Address and ended the Civil War. But did you also know that he pardoned the first White House turkey, once snuck into Washington in disguise, and grew his famous beard because an eleven-year-old girl said it made him look less ugly?! Rad all about the radical rail-spliter, supreme speaker, and paramount president Abraham Lincoln in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LINFitzpatrick, Insha
Summary: From refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger to sparking civil rights protests across America, explore how Rosa Parks's powerful act earned her the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." A story of resistance, strength, and unwavering spirit, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the life of the American Civil Rights leader -- brought to life by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PARBiskup, Agnieszka
Summary: "On November 14, 1889, newspaper reporter Nellie Bly set out on the trip of a lifetime. Equipped with just one small bag of necessities, she planned to circle the globe in a mere 75 days. In a time of steamships, locomotives, and horse-drawn carriages, few thought she could do it. But bravery and determination carried her through. How did Bly complete her historic journey, and what is its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BLYGill, Joel Christian
Summary: "Do you know the story of the slave who sailed himself to freedom? Joel Christian Gill brings Robert Smalls back to life, telling the true story of the enslaved African who pulled off one of the most daring and largest heists of the Civil War. Come along for the adventure as Robert earns a job working for the CSS Planter, escapes to freedome, and goes on to become a first-generation Black...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 921 GILMassarutto, Flavio
Summary: ""I play what I am. I play Mingus." Bass player and pianist, composer and band leader, Charles Mingus is universally recognized as one of the greatest musicians in the history of jazz. An overflowing talent, who experienced the last fires of the swing age, the Be Bop revolution, the experimental seasons of Third Stream and Jazz Poetry up to Free Jazz. But he was also a tormented and angry soul,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NBM Graphic Novels, Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 MINGUS, CHARLES MASSoria, Gabriel
Summary: "Explore the relentless grit of Michael Jordan, as he powers through a mysterious illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz, infamously known as the Flu Game. A story of athleticism, willpower, and triumph, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into the unyielding drive of one of the greatest basketball players of all time -- brought to life by gripping...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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Summary: "Born in 1452, Leonardo da Vinci is still, today, considered one of the most talent people to have ever lived. From his world famous paintings and drawings, such as the Mona Lisa and the Vitruvian Man, to his ingenious inventions of the parachute, the helicopter, and the military tank, da Vinci was always a step ahead of his time. Discover the origins of a man who refused to be defined by just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2017