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• Meal

  Delliquanti, Blue,

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  Aspiring cook, Yarrow McMurray, travels across America to prove herself in the exciting insect-eating food scene.

• I Was Their American Dream

  a Graphic Memoir

  Gharib, Malaka,

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  A graphic memoir that is at once a heartwarming tribute to immigrant families making their mark in America, and a coming-of-age story about a half-Egyptian, half-Filipino girl struggling with issues of identity and culture in modern society.

• Fights

  One Boy's Triumph Over Violence

  Gill, Joel Christian,

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  Author Joel Christian Gill’s graphic memoir creates an intimate portrait of a childhood marred by cycles of violence and sexual abuse. Finding refuge and solace through his art, a handful of friendships, and his local library, Gill is ultimately…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stage Dreams

  Gillman, Melanie,

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  Follow queer latinex bandit Flor, AKA the Ghost Hawk, and her accomplice, trans runaway Grace, as they team up to thwart a Confederate plot in New Mexico Territory circa 1861.

• Bloom

  Panetta, Kevin,

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  Ari is not sure what he wants to do, but he does not want to work for his family’s bakery for life. While looking for a new baker, he meets Hector who loves baking. Dream, love, and baking create a beautiful story about the relationship between…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pumpkinheads

  Rowell, Rainbow,

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  Two friends spend a last summer at a pumpkin patch in Omaha, Nebraska and attempt to make the most of their last summer together.

• Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me

  Tamaki, Mariko,

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  Another excellent graphic novel from Mariko Tamaki about bullying, homophobia, and toxic relationships to show the emotional complication of teenagers. Laura Dean is a popular high school girl, but she is not great for a relationship. The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cosmoknights. (Book One)

  Templer, Hannah,

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  Pan was a princess, not that it mattered (until it did). On the run and off the galactic grid, Pan discovers the astonishing secrets of her sci-fi medieval world... and the intoxicating possibility of burning it all down.

• The Avant-Guards. Volume One

  Usdin, Carly,

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  Former sports star Charlie transfers to an arts college and struggles to find her place, when the barely-a-basketball-team tries to recruit her. This ensemble comedy series features a multiracial cast with body diversity, varying gender expression,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sleepless. Volume 1

  Vaughn, Sarah,

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  She's considered a princess in her home land but as the illegatimate daughter of the King in Harbeny, she's caught between being too noble and not royal enough. Her personal guard, Cyrenic, sees it all play out from the role of a servant who never…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Are You Listening?

  Walden, Tillie, 1996-

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  Two young women unexpectedly come together as they seek to escape their lives and problems back home. The landscape morphs into an unsettling world, a mysterious cat joins them, and they are haunted by a group of threatening men.

• Mooncakes

  Walker, Suzanne,

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  A story of love and demons, family and witchcraft. One fateful night, she follows reports of a white wolf into the woods, and she comes across the unexpected: her childhood crush, Tam Lang, battling a horse demon in the woods.

• Go With the Flow

  Williams, Lily,

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  Sick of an administration that puts football before female health, the girls confront a world that shrugs―or worse, squirms―at the thought of a menstruation revolution. It’s no easy task, especially while grappling with everything from crushes to…Read moreRead more of this annotation