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• Family Style

  Memories of An American From Vietnam

  Pham, Thien,

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  "Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam. After the Pham family arrives at a refugee camp in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dancing at the Pity Party

  a Dead Mom Graphic Memoir

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  "Tyler Feder shares her story of her mother's first oncology appointment to facing reality as a motherless daughter in this frank and refreshingly funny graphic memoir."

• Stars in Their Eyes

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  "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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In Limbo

  Lee, Deborah,

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  "Ever since Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee emigrated from South Korea to the United States, she's felt her otherness. For a while, her English wasn't perfect. Her teachers can't pronounce her Korean name. Her face and her eyes--especially her eyes--feel…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Worm

  a Cuban American Odyssey

  Rodriguez, Edel,

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  "A stunning graphic memoir of a childhood in Cuba, coming to America on the Mariel boatlift, and a defense of democracy, here and there. Hailed for his iconic art on the cover of Time and on jumbotrons around the world, Edel Rodriguez is among the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lore Olympus

  Volume 1

  Smythe, Rachel,

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  "Experience the propulsive love story of two Greek gods--Hades and Persephone--brought to life with lavish artwork and an irresistible contemporary voice. Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love--witness what the gods do after dark in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Himawari House

  Becker, Harmony,

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  "When Nao returns to Tokyo to reconnect with her Japanese heritage, she books a yearlong stay at the Himawari sharehouse. There she meets Hyejung and Tina, two other girls who came to Japan to freely forge their own paths. The trio live together,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Squire

  Alfageeh, Sara,

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  "Hiding her status as a girl from conquered lands while training as a Squire on her quest to become a Knight, the only path to true citizenship, Aiza navigates friendships and rivalries until she discovers the military's endgame."

• Clementine

  Book 1

  Walden, Tillie, 1996-,

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  "Set in Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic universe, in which zombies have overrun society, 17-year-old Clementine travels Pennsylvania alone. While this story targets existing franchise fans, the character-focused volume, set amid a sparsely…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Girl From the Sea

  Ostertag, Molly,

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  "Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of secrets, including the one about wanting to kiss another girl. Then one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Crossroads at Midnight

  Howard, Abby (Comic artist),

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  "In this collection of literary slice-of-life horror, five stories explore what happens when one is desperate enough to seek solace and connection in the world of monsters and darkness."

• Chef's Kiss

  Melendez, Jarrett,

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  "Now that college is over, English graduate Ben Cook is on the job hunt looking for something...anything...related to his passion for reading and writing. But interview after interview, hiring committee after hiring committee, Ben soon learns…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Flamer

  Curato, Mike,

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  "It's the summer between middle school and high school, and Aiden Navarro is away at camp. Everyone's going through changes--but for Aiden, the stakes feel higher. As he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dragon Hoops

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  "Gene understands stories - comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins. But Gene doesn't get sports. As a kid, his friends called him 'Stick' and every basketball game he played ended in pain. He lost…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Place

  150 Years Retold

  Elliott, Alicia (FRW)/ Akiwenzie-Damm, Kateri (CON)/ Assu, Sonny (CON)/ Mitchell, Brandon (CON)/ Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel (CON)

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  "A graphic novel anthology depicts the last one hundred fifty years of Canadian history as seen through the eyes of the Indigenous peoples who inhabited the land before the Europeans arrived."

• Lifetime Passes

  Blas, Terry,

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  "In this darkly comedic YA graphic novel, a group of teens starts a program to bring senior citizens to a local theme park to take advantage of the unofficial park policy: If someone dies on the property, the rest of their party is given lifetime…Read moreRead more of this annotation