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American Born Chinese
by Gene Luen Yang
A graphic novel by the author of Duncan's Kingdom alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in American popular culture. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint.
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Blue is the warmest color
by Julie Maroh
Blue is the Warmest Color is a graphic novel about growing up, falling in love, and coming out. Clementine, a high school student, has an average life: she has friends, family, and the romantic attention of the boys in her school. When her openly gay best friend takes her out on the town, she wanders into a lesbian bar where she encounters Emma: a punkish, confident girl with blue hair. Their attraction is instant and electric, and Clementine finds herself in a relationship that will test her friends, parents, and her own ideas about herself and her identity.
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Mis(h)adra
by Iasmin Omar Ata
Isaac, an Arab-American college student, struggles to balance his daily life with his seizure triggers, but when nothing seems to work and his world becomes overwhelming, Isaac begins to wonder if epilepsy is unbeatable
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Nylon Road : a Graphic Memoir of Coming of Age in Iran
by Parsua Bashi
A graphic debut by an award-winning artist originally from Teheran depicts the experiences of a young woman growing up under Shiite Law and the poignant struggles that reflect her culture's necessity for freedom.
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Tomboy : A Graphic Memoir
by Liz Prince
Eschewing female stereotypes throughout her early years and failing to gain acceptance on the boys' baseball team, Liz learns to embrace her own views on gender as she comes of age, in an anecdotal graphic novel memoir. By the award-winning author of Will You Love Me If I Wet the Bed? Original. 15,000 first printing.
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Town Boy
by Lat
Malaysian teenager Mat moves from the quiet kampung where he was born to Ipoh, a rapidly industrializing town where he discovers bustling streets, modern music, first love, and his growing passion for art. Original.
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