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Graphic Novels August 2017
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Hostage
by Guy Delisle
In this graphic novel, the best-selling author and artist behind Pyongyang recounts the harrowing story of Christophe André who was kidnapped and held by armed men while he was working for Doctors without Borders in the Caucasus region.
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Jessica Jones: Uncaged!
by Brian Michael Bendis
Jessica Jones, a former costumed superhero, has been released from jail and is now the owner and sole employee of Alias Investigations--a small private investigative firm. But dark secrets from her super hero past haunt her, affecting her relationships and happiness. This new hidden evil creates so much terror the only way she can protect her family is to rip it apart.
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Assassination Classroom. 16, Time for the Past
by Yūsei Matsui
Koro Sensei reveals his former profession, his nickname, the mad scientists responsible for his cephalopod physiognomy, the love of his life, and why he wants to teach the 3-E students, which also sheds light on why he vowed to destroy the Earth.
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Demon. Volume 2
by Jason Shiga
When Jimmy Yee's body dies he jumps into a new body, and he is determined to use his power to track down the drunk driver who killed his family and dodge the government agency tracking Jimmy
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Boundless
by Jillian Tamaki
A collection of short comics about various women. "Jenny becomes obsessed with a strange 'mirror Facebook,' which presents an alternate, possibly better, version of herself. Helen finds her clothes growing baggy, her shoes looser, and as she shrinks away to nothingness, the world around her recedes as well. The animals of the city briefly open their minds to us, and we see the world as they do. A mysterious music file surfaces on the internet and forms the basis of a utopian society--or is it a cult?"
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My Favorite Thing is Monsters. Book One
by Emil Ferris
Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late 1960s Chicago, and narrated by 10-year-old Karen Reyes, Monsters is told through a fictional graphic diary employing the iconography of B-movie horror imagery and pulp monster magazines. As the precocious Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her beautiful and enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, we watch the interconnected and fascinating stories of those around her unfold.
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Young Adult Graphic Novels
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Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet. Book Two
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
While T'Challa assembles his few remaining secret police and allies to halt Zenzi's plot to overthrow Wakanda's king, Shuri's spirit travels through the Djalia, where she encounters astonishing challenges. Collects Black Panther issues 5-8.
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