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Graphic Novel

Stars in Their Eyes

Posted on August 21, 2023

Maisie and her mom are attending Maisie’s first fancon, where 14-year-old Maisie (brown-skinned) is looking forward to meeting her favorite actor on her favorite show, Midnight Girls. Like Maisie,  Kara Bufano is an above-the-knee amputee with a prosthetic leg.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2023 Books, Graphic Novel, YA Fiction

Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

Posted on August 7, 2023

Pedro Martín’s exuberant graphic memoir about growing up the seventh of nine kids in a Mexican American family in the 1970s is full of teasing and love, poignancy and laugh-out-loud humor.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2023 Books, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Graphic Novel

A First Time for Everything

Posted on March 27, 2023

After several painful experiences with middle school bullies, all Dan wants is to fly under the radar, to be quiet and unnoticed by his peers.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2023 Books, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Graphic Novel

Killer Underwear Invasion! How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories

Posted on February 13, 2023

A highly entertaining and informative book offers a comprehensive explanation of disinformation: what it is, why it’s made, how to spot it, and what makes it so dangerous.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2022 Books, Graphic Novel, Informational

Squire

Posted on December 19, 2022

When Bayt-Sajji leaders announce that young people ages 12-17 from any background are now eligible to become a squire, Aiza seizes the opportunity.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2022 Books, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade Fiction

Expedition Backyard: Exploring Nature from Country to City

Posted on October 17, 2022

Friends Mole and Vole live in the country. Mole is content with a quiet life observing and drawing nature and Vole is an adventure seeker, always rallying Mole to head out on their next expedition.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2022 Books, Graphic Novel

Garlic & the Vampire

Posted on February 7, 2022

Brought to life with a number of other vegetables by kind Witch Agnes, Garlic (a personified garlic head on a human-like body) is most comfortable in the security of her garden plot, growing garlic for the humans in the village.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2021 Books, Graphic Novel

Flamer

Posted on November 30, 2020

Aiden Navarro (Filipino/white) is nervous about transferring from Catholic to public school in fall when he starts high school. For now, he’s happy to be at Boy Scout camp.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2020 Books, Graphic Novel, YA Fiction

When Stars Are Scattered

Posted on June 1, 2020

Separated from their mother when soldiers attacked their Somalian village, Omar and his brother, Hassan, live in a sprawling refugee camp in Kenya, watched over by loving foster mother Fatuma.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2020 Books, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Graphic Novel

Dragon Hoops

Posted on May 4, 2020

Part memoir, part history, and part riveting sports story, Yang opens his humorous graphic novel with a confession: He’s always hated sports.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2020 Books, Graphic Novel, Informational
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