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1) Flamer
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Description
Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his debut graphic novel, telling a difficult story with humor, compassion, and love.
"This book will save lives." —Jarrett J. Krosoczka, author of National Book Award Finalist Hey, Kiddo
I know I'm not gay. Gay boys like other boys. I hate boys. They're mean, and scary, and they're always destroying something or saying
Author
Series
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 4
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Big Nate Wright is president of P.S. 38, the after school cartooning club. When he doodles his observations in his cartoon notebook: "Mighty Jefferson Middle School always wins," Nate decides it's time to go from zeroes to heroes! Will Nate crack under the pressure of the "Ultimate Snowdown"? Or lead P.S. 38 to its biggest victory ever?
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
Description
"Adulting meets Hyperbole and a Half in this witty, starkly honest, and absolutely on-point book of essays and illustrations on the realities of growing up and finding yourself. Mari Andrew started doodling when she worked at a bakery--she took some license with the display case labels. When customers noticed and began telling her the drawings brightened their days, Mari realized she could use that hobby to connect with people. She hit a professional...
Author
Publisher
Celadon Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"'I've always looked upon cartooning as comedy's last frontier. I have done stand-up, sketches, movies, monologues, awards show introductions, sound bites, blurbs, talk show appearances, and tweets, but the idea of a one-panel image with or without a caption mystified me. I felt like, yeah, sometimes I'm funny, but there are these other weird freaks who are actually funny. You can understand that I was deeply suspicious of these people who are actually...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--
Author
Series
Narwhal and Jelly book volume 4
Publisher
Juventud
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Narwhal and Jelly are back and Narwhal has a new obsession ... peanut butter! He's so obsessed he even wants to change his name to ... that's right ... Peanut Butter! Ever-sensible Jelly isn't so sure that's the best idea, but is all for Narwhal trying new things (instead of just eating waffles all the time, no matter how delicious waffles are).
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning actor and bestselling author John Lithgow wields a whip-smart, satirical pen in this poetic diatribe chronicling the last few abysmal years in politics. With lacerating wit, he takes readers verse by verse through the history of Donald Trump's presidency, lampooning the likes of Betsy DeVos, Anthony Scaramucci, Scott Pruitt, Paul Manafort, Trump's doctors, and many others. Illustrated from cover to cover with Lithgow's never-before-seen...
Author
Publisher
New York Review of Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In December 1935, when the Daily Worker was but an 11-year toddler-yet a precocious and terrifying one at that-the Communist Party newspaper issued a 184-page, large format (7" x 10") hardback collection of cartoons A. Redfield published in the paper. The generous volume, called The Ruling Clawss, reprinted one cartoon per page. Prompt Press, a union shop, printed the book, which bears the union label"--
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