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Haley's Favorite Graphic Novels
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Stepping Stones
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Lucy Knisley
Kids Graphic Novel - Reluctantly joining a newly blended family involving a stepfather and stepsisters on a farm far from her city home, Jen practices new skills and navigates private insecurities before finding acceptance in unexpected places. A first children’s graphic novel by the award-winning creator of Relish.
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Sincerely, Harriet
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Sarah Winifred Searle
Kids Graphic Novel - In 1996 Chicago, thirteen-year-old Harriet Flores, living with boredom, loneliness, and a chronic illness, lets her imagination run wild--with mixed results--and learns about the power of storytelling.
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They Called Us Enemy
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George Takei
Memoir / Graphic Novel - The iconic actor and activist presents a graphic memoir detailing his experiences as a child prisoner in the Japanese-American internment camps of World War II, reflecting on the hard choices his family made in the face of legalized racism.
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Speak : the graphic novel
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Laurie Halse Anderson
Teen Graphic Novel - Adapted by the author and featuring artwork by an Eisner Award winner, a graphic novel edition of the award-winning novel follows the experiences of a girl who is rendered an outcast for her role in breaking up an end-of-summer party during which she was raped by a popular boy.
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To Dance : a memoir
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Siena Cherson Siegel
Kids Graphic Novel - Dancing on the beaches of Puerto Rico and dreaming of becoming a famous dancer as an adult, this story tells the tale of a determined young girl who, after years of hard work and endless rehearsals, made her dreams come true - becoming a professional ballerina and performing in a show with the New York City Ballet.
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Space Battle Lunchtime 1: Lights, Camera, Snacktion!
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Natalie Riess
Kids Graphic Novel - Aspiring baker Peony jumps at the chance to participate in a galactic cooking contest, but surrounded by alien ingredients and sabotaging contestants she has her work cut out for her.
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Chasma Knights
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Kate Reed Petty
Kids Graphic Novel - Beryl lives in a world full of toys. But these aren't your ordinary toys--they're mechanical marvels that almost seem alive! And at the slightest touch, these toys "catalyze," that is, they merge with their owner and give them special abilities. But not Beryl. She's a Neon Knight, and Neon Knights can't catalyze. Beryl does have a special ability that no one knows about--she's an inventor who can turn a broken toy into an amazing, new creation. When a powerful Oxygen Knight named Coro discovers Beryl's secret workshop, she wants in on the fun. But can a Neon Knight and an Oxygen Knight ever get along?
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Ghosts
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Raina Telgemeier
Kids Graphic Novel - The multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of Drama presents the graphically illustrated story of Catrina, who moves to coastal Northern California in the hope that the climate will be better for her sick little sister and who learns that her new community is haunted.
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El Deafo
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Cece Bell
Kids Graphic Novel - The author recounts in graphic novel format her experiences with hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid, learning how to lip read, and determining her "superpower."
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Be Prepared
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Vera Brosgol
Kids Graphic Novel - A misfit girl and her brother attend summer camp, where they struggle with primitive plumbing, snobby tentmates, and boys-versus-girls competitions.
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All's Faire in Middle School
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Victoria Jamieson
Kids Graphic Novel - Eleven-year-old Imogene (Impy) has grown up with two parents working at the Renaissance Faire and is eager to begin her own training as a squire, but first she'll need to prove her bravery while navigating the embarrassments caused by her eccentric family and outmaneuvering a clique of spiteful mean girls. By the author of the Newbery Honor-winning Roller Girl.
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Spinning
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Tillie Walden
Teen Graphic Novel - Unable to conceive of a life beyond her competitive training regimen, a teen figure skater begins to question her unrelenting lifestyle in the wake of a growing passion for art and a first love with a new girlfriend. By the award-winning creator of I Love This Part.
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