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1) Hey, Kiddo
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Language
English
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The powerful, unforgettable graphic memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents.
A National Book Award Finalist!
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
...Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"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 half-brothers have troubles, too. Following the author's young...
Author
Publisher
NBM
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"In his irreverent-- but thoroughly researched and accurate-- comics history, Mack brings to life the loud, contentious, and messy process that birthed the United States of America. Along the way, he may knock a Founding Father or two off his pedestal, and readers may discover a few parallels to the chaotic political scene we find ourselves in today" -- from publisher's web site.
Author
Publisher
Limerence Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"Covering essential topics like sexuality, gender identity, coming out, and navigating relationships, this guide explains the spectrum of human experience through informative comics, interviews, worksheets, and imaginative examples. A great starting point for anyone curious about queer and trans life, and helpful for those already on their own journeys!"--Back cover.
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Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Final exams are looming at Battleworld's Institute for Gifted Youths, a prestigious school in the planet's capital. But the new class doesn't react so well when they discover that the school's beloved headmaster is actually a diabolical super villain...and their final exam is a brutal deathmatch between students! Faced with harsh lessons and an even harsher truth, the students take to the road--and end up in the Wild West domain of 1872!"--Page 4...
Author
Series
Publisher
Nobrow
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"It's been weeks since Dead End was destroyed and as it reopens as a hotel, resident tour guide turned hotel manager Norma is determined to leave the ghosts of the past where they belong. But with her friendship with Barney up in the air and angels and demons using the hotel as their literal wrestling ring, Norma soon finds that unwanted ghosts can appear at any moment, especially when they're your own."--Amazon.
Author
Series
Strange fruit volume 2
Publisher
Fulcrum Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A collection of stories from early African American history that represent the oddity of success in the face of great adversity. Each of the eight illustrated chapters chronicles an uncelebrated African American hero or event. Joel Christian Gill offers historical and cultural commentary on heroes whose stories are not often found in history books, such as Cathay Williams, the only known female buffalo soldier, and Eugene Bullard, a fighter pilot...
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Series
Publisher
Viz Comics
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Yugi, Jonouchi, and Anzu have survived Kaiba's deadly theme park, but now they're faced with the two Kaiba brothers, heirs of the biggest game empire in Japan. Armed only with his grandfather's hand-me-down deck, Yugi fights Seto Kaiba for his grandfather, for his friends, and most of all, for revenge.
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Thor must deal with the escalating war of the Realms! To face Malekith, Loki and an all-new Kurse, she'll need a team of her own. Prepare for the triumphant return of the League of Realms! Far across the galaxy, though, another conflict is brewing--as the most powerful super-army in the cosmos prepares a surprise attack on the city of the gods! The Shi-ar Empire will lay siege to Asgardia--and their target is the Goddess of Thunder! But why? And...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
This graphic novel, narrated in Thoreau's own words, weaves together elements from "Walden," "Civil disobedience," "Walking," and Thoreau's journals to tell the story of his two years in the woods and of the night he spent in jail for refusing to pay a poll tax.
13) Boxers
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
In China in 1898 bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had enough: harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers--commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from "foreign devils."
14) Mercury
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Tara is forced to move in with her cousins after her house burns down. She faces a difficult adjustment while her mother is away trying to earn money. Interwoven with this story is that of Tara's ancestors, who in 1859 were convinced by a mysterious stranger to put all their money into searching their property for gold.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
In 1751 in Scotland, cheated out of his inheritance by a greedy uncle who has him kidmapped and put on a ship to the Carolinas, seventeen-year-old David Belfour escapes to the Highlands with the help of hte Jacobite Alan Breck Stewart and there encounters further danger and intrigue as he atempts to clear his name and regain his property.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He achieved his dream to become the greatest ninja in his village, and now his face sits atop the Hokage monument. But this is not his story ... A new generation of ninja are ready to take the stage, led by Naruto's own son, Boruto! Years have passed since Naruto and Sasuke teamed up to defeat Kaguya, the progenitor of chakra and the greatest threat the ninja world has ever faced....
Author
Series
Devil and her love song volume 3
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Meet Maria Kawai--she's gorgeous and whip-smart, a girl who seems to have it all. But when she unleashes her sharp tongue, it's no wonder some consider her to be the very devil! Maria's difficult ways even get her kicked out of an elite school, but this particular fall may actually turn out to be her saving grace.
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