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Adult/ Young Adult Graphic NovelsMarch 2021
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The Black Panther Party : a graphic novel history
by David Walker
Founded in Oakland, California, in 1966, the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was a radical political organization that stood in defiant contrast to the mainstream civil rights movement. This gripping illustrated history explores the impact and significance of the Panthers, from their social, educational, and healthcare programs that were designed to uplift the Black community to their battle against police brutality through citizen patrols and frequent clashes with the FBI, which targeted the Party from its outset.
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The End
by Erik Larsen
Mighty Marvel heroes reach the bitter end! Steve Rogers fights for survival in a post-apocalyptic wasteland populated by hordes of Red Skulls! Captain Marvel returns after 50 years in space--but what has become of the world she once called home? Deadpool seems unkillable -- but death will find a way! Doctor Strange makes his final journey home -- through a cyberpunk sprawl where magic is forgotten! Miles Morales leads civilization's last stand in the one place strong enough to survive -- Brooklyn! And Venom travels the length of space and time as the last defender of life in the universe! Experience the end as your favorite heroes take their final bow!
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One-punch man. 01
by ONE
Saitama is a superhero with a big problem--he can't seem to find a villain able to withstand more than one punch from him.
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Teen Titans : Raven
by Kami Garcia
When a tragic accident takes the life of the only family she's ever known, 16-year-old Raven is sent to New Orleans to start over and she soon discovers that she can hear the thoughts of others around her...and another, more disturbing, voice in her head.
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Cable 1
by Gerry Duggan
The dawn of rebellion! Cable used to be a grizzled old veteran of dozens of wars to save the future... and someday he will be again. But for now, he's a young mutant living in paradise and leading a life of adventure! Nathan Summers, son of two of the most powerful mutants on Krakoa, knows he has a destiny to lead the youth of mutantkind in rebellion... so why not start now? Mutant babies have started going missing, and Cable takes that sort of thing personally. Almost as personally as his love life... after all, it's not easy dating five girls -- even if they are clones!
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Welcome to the new world
by Jake Halpern
After escaping a Syrian prison, Ibrahim Aldabaan and his family fled the country to seek protection in America. Among the few refugees to receive visas, they finally landed in JFK airport on November 8, 2016, Election Day. The family had reached a safe harbor, but woke up to the world of Donald Trump and a Muslim ban that would sever them from the grandmother, brothers, sisters, and cousins stranded in exile in Jordan. Welcome to the New World tells the Aldabaans' story. Resettled in Connecticut with little English, few friends, and even less money, the family of seven strive to create something like home.
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Harmony 1
by Mathieu Reynes
Harmony has a gift that she's been trained to use as a weapon. Now she's taking back her destiny by force.
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Cells at work! 01
by Akane Shimizu
A red blood cell, the mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, and the cute little platelets work together to tackle everything from pneumonia to allergies to keep the body healthy.
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