Tagame, Gengoroh
Summary: "Set in contemporary suburban Japan, Our Colors is the story of Sora Itoda: a sixteen-year-old aspiring painter who experiences his world in synaesthetic hues of blues and reds, and is governed by the emotional turbulence of being a teenager. He wants to live honestly as a young gay man in high school, but that is still not acceptable in Japanese society. His best friend and childhood...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TAGHigashimura, Akiko
Summary: "High schooler Akiko has big plans to become a popular mangaka before she even graduates, but she needs to get much better at drawing if she ever wants to reach her goal. Looking for an easy fix, she signs up for an art class, thinking all her problems will soon be solved. She's in for a surprise: her new instructor is a sword-wielding taskmaster who doesn't care about manga one bit. But maybe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLABagieu, Pénélope
Summary: With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 920 BagieuCooke, Pan
Summary: "A memoir of living with OCD before and after diagnosis"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 COOKrosoczka, Jarrett
Summary: "In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents -- two very loud, very loving,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Kochalka, James
Summary: "Banana Fox's late fees have landed him in library jail! And when a familiar foe is found around town and a giant book-eating robot is unleashed, it looks like Flashlight and William need to step in to save the day. The junior detectives put their heads together, but when their investigation runs cold, an unlikely hero emerges and proves his own sleuthing skills! But without Banana Fox's help,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KOCJohnson, Varian
Summary: Scott Free, a student at the Goodness Academy on the planet Apokolips, wants to escape to Earth but falls in love with the head of the Female Furies--the one person tasked with ensuring he never escapes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 JOHSheinkin, Steve
Summary: Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 623.4 SHEAzuma, Kiyohiko
Summary: The curious and curiouser Yotsuba moves to a new town with her dad. In the process of moving in, Yotsuba encounters things like swingsets and broken door handles, which all bring about a never-ending torrent of questions and shrieks of amazement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2009
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Summary: "Fourteen-year-old Zaha Sanko is the most wanted man in the universe. Wherever he goes, everybody tries to kill him, but things got unusually dire when his enemies send an immortal "photonuclear man" to try and snuff him out. Somehow, Sanko and company survive, and decide to make a pit stop at Darknest, the mysterious planet of darkness. Darknest holds all sorts of secrets, but the biggest of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DAISantat, Dan
Summary: "A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn't stop him from being bullied and feeling like he's invisible,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2023