Khan, Sabba
Summary: "As a second-generation Pakistani immigrant living in East London, Sabba Khan paints a vivid snapshot of contemporary British Asian life and investigates the complex shifts experienced by different generations within immigrant communities, creating an uplifting and universal story that crosses borders and decades. Race, gender, and class are explored in a compelling personal narrative creating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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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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Summary: "When Grace moves to Hong Kong with her mom and new stepdad, her biggest concern is making friends at her fancy new boarding school. But when a mysterious old woman gifts her a dragon egg during a field trip, Grace discovers that the wonderful stories of dragons she heard when she was a young girl might actually be real--especially when the egg hatches overnight."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2021
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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: "The end of university is upon BFFs Daisy, Esther, and Susan. Between Halloween run-ins with Daisy's dreaded (dreadful) ex, part-time gigs at a shady pop-up Christmas market, Esther dating a tech-bro, and Susan attempting to be--romantic, there's still plenty to learn and more than enough misadventure to squeeze in before it's time to don caps and gowns."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boom! Box 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 GIABinder, Hannes
Summary: "Hunting hat, smoking pipe, coat collar turned up-- that's how we know Sherlock Holmes, the most famous detective of all time. He usually investigates from London's Baker Street. But Holmes' most spectacular case leads him in a fast-paced chase from the metropolis of London across the continent to the Swiss Alps. At the roaring Reichenbach Falls there is a showdown between Holmes and his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSouth Books, Inc. 2022
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Summary: "In the early 20th century, English suffragist group the Women's Social and Political Union formed an all-women security unit. Trained by Edith Garrud, these 'jujitsuffragettes' fought against abuse and arrest while pursuing long overdue rights"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 324.6 XAVBlasco, Serena
Summary: "Fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes wakes on her birthday to discover that her mother has disappeared from the family's country manor, leaving only a collection of flowers and a coded message book. With Sherlock and Mycroft determined to ship her off to a boarding school, Enola escapes, displaying a cleverness that even impresses the elder Holmes. But nothing prepares her for what lies ahead.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2022
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1 available in JT Series, Call number: JT Series BlascoKrosoczka, 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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Elliot, Ruby
Summary: Explore the highs and lows of modern life through the sharp, dark wit of Ruby Elliot--creator of the massively popular Tumblr account, Rubyetc, which has over 210k followers and growing. Ruby's simple drawings of not-so-simple issues capture the humor and melancholy of everyday life. Her comics appeal to both new adults who are beginning to explore these subjects and to battle-tested veterans...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.89 ELLRiggs, Ransom
Summary: After fleeing an army of terrible monsters, Jacob Portman and his peculiar friends find themselves lost at sea, and the only person who might be able to get them ashore safely, their illustrious headmistress Miss Peregrine, is stuck in the form of a bird! Hoping to find a way to get Miss Peregrine back to normal -- or as normal as a peculiar can get -- the children journey to London. But no...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC RIGRusso, Marisabina
Summary: "It's 1950s New York, and Marisabina Russo is being raised Catholic and attending a Catholic school that she loves--but when she finds out that she's Jewish by blood, and that her family members are Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, her childhood is thrown into turmoil. To make matters more complicated, her father is out of the picture, her mother is ambitious and demanding, and her older...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 RUSJohnson, 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 JOHChandler, 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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Summary: Maisie is on her way to her first fancon and she can't wait to meet her idol, an action star who had an above-the-knee amputation, just like Maisie. But then she meets Ollie. Ollie is a cute volunteer working the show, and they geek out about nerd culture, just as much as Maisie does. After spending the day together, Maisie notices feelings for Ollie that she's never had before. Could Ollie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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Summary: Zaha Sanko is the most wanted man in the universe. They say that if you claim his bones, you'll receive anything your heart desires. Having the entire galaxy trying to kill you all the time is kind of a drag when you're just fourteen years old, but Sanko has the mysterious power of darkness on his side, not to mention a talking spaceship and three horribly powerful space weirdos. Together,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas 2022
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Summary: Zaha Sanko is the most wanted man in the universe. They say that if you can take his bones, you'll be rewarded with anything you might desire. That's made no end of trouble for Sanko, who's a pretty normal teenage dude (when he's not killing people with an axe made out of pure darkness). Currently the prisoner of an ancient space cult, he'll need everything he's got to reclaim his freedom....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DAINewsome, Haley
Summary: Based on the hit webcomic, Unfamiliar Volume 2 continues the exciting witchy adventures of Planchette and her new friends, Pinyon, Sun, and Babs. More magical mayhem ensues as Planchette and her new witch friends try to help a ghost bride rest in peace. Join them as they work together to handle a blackmailing Faerie King, a possible new romance, and an overnight camping trip in a profoundly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2023
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Summary: "When students fail to return home from an English boarding school that numbers several elite bloodlines among its student body, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his indomitable butler, Sebastian, infiltrate the lush grounds and stately halls of this distinguished house of learning at Her Majesty's behest. The butler takes on the role of tutor, his master that of student-- parts to which both are more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: In September 1666 Kate and her little sister Lizzie accompany their grandfather to London to sell their apple crop only to be caught up in the Great Fire of London--and when their grandfather is forced to be part of a fire brigade it is Kate who must keep her sister, their horse and cart safe from both thieves and flames.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC RUB (GRAPHIC NOVEL)Sheron, Jessica
Summary: In a dark fantasy retelling of "The Little Mermaid," a young girl barely escapes an encounter with a deadly mermaid, and the two quickly form a romantic bond that threatens all of their social ties on land and beneath the sea.--Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC SHE (GRAPHIC NOVEL)Hicks, Faith Erin
Summary: It should have been a night of triumph for Alix's hockey team. But her mean teammate Lindsay decided to start up with her usual rude comments and today Alix, who usually tries to control her anger, let it finally run free. Alix lashes out and before she knows it, her coach is dragging her off Lindsay, and the invitation to the Canada National Women's U18 Team's summer camp is on the line. She...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC HICVan Camp, Richard
Summary: "Curtis has returned to Fort Smith, six weeks sober and determined to stay that way. Can he find healing in his grandfather's ancient cultural practices? Notorious bootlegger, Benny the Bank stands in his way. With poison slowly killing him, Benny is uneasy about how he'll be remembered. Can he find a way to make amends?"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HighWater Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 VANFitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott)
Summary: The first graphic novel based on the classic by Jazz Age author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Jay Gatsby had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan, then lost her to a rich boy. Now, mysteriously wealthy, he is ready to risk everything to woo her back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021