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Almost American Girl
by Robin Ha
Moving abruptly from Seoul to Alabama, a Korean teen struggles in a hostile blended home and a new school where she does not speak English before forging unexpected connections in a local comic drawing class.
For fans of: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
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Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir
by Tyler Feder
A debut graphic novel traces the author’s experiences with the loss of her mother, tracing the poignant journey of her mother’s diagnosis and treatment and her own experiences with sitting Shiva and making sense of life after her mother’s death.
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Hey, Kiddo
by Jarrett Krosoczka
Shares the author's upbringing in a family grappling with addiction and how he used art to survive.
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Go With the Flow
by Lily Williams
Sick of an administration that puts football before female health, four high school friends band together to get the school to provide menstrual products to the students.
For fans of: Pumpchkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
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My Eyes Are Up Here
by Laura Zimmermann
Desperately avoiding contact and wearing baggy clothes when she begins to be objectified for her large breasts, a math-minded teen finds unexpected community on the volleyball team before making a friend with a school newcomer who seems to care more about her mind.
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Unscripted
by Nicole Kronzer
Landing a prestigious spot at an elite improv comedy camp where she hopes to be discovered by a professional celebrity scout, 17-year-old Zelda is bullied as the only girl on her varsity team before a mercurial coach compels her to risk her dreams.
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Superman Smashes the Klan
by Gene Luen Yang
When Dr. Lee moves his family to Metropolis, his son Tommy adjusts to the new neighborhood while daughter Roberta feels out of place, so when the evil Klan of the Fiery Cross begins a string of terrorist attacks on the city, Superman fights them, and Roberta and Superman soon learn to embrace their own unique features that set them apart.
For fans of: Runaways by Rainbow Rowell
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Ms. Marvel
by G. Willow Wilson
In a collection of fan-favorite Ms. Marvel Metamorphosis stories, a grounded Kamala Kahn sends her alter ego to the school dance, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jemma Simmon goes undercover at Kamala's school and Ms. Marvel teams up for the first time with Spider-Man.
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Black Panther & the Crew: We Are the Streets
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Black Panther, Storm, Luke Cage, Misty Knight and Manifold team up to confront a wave of street-level threats linked to the suspicious death of a Harlem activist, in a series debut that reveals surprising twists the history of the Marvel Universe.
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Long Way Down
by Jason Reynolds
As fifteen-year-old Will sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know.
For Fans of: Concrete Rose by Angie
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The Juvie Three
by Gordon Korman
After the director of their halfway house has an accident, Gecko, Arjay, and Terence, all in trouble with the law, must find a way to keep the facility open without him in order to stay out of juvenile detention.
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Dope Sick
by Walter Dean Myers
Jeremy "Lil J" Dance, who sees no way out of his hard life in Harlem, flees into a house after a drug deal goes awry and meets a strange man who shows various turning points in Lil J's life when he could have made better choices.
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Dragon Hoops
by Gene Luen Yang
An introverted reader starts understanding local enthusiasm about sports in his school when he gets to know some of his talented athletic peers and discovers that their stories are just as thrilling as the comics he loves.
For fans of: Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu
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Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
An autobiography about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his life growing up in New York, becoming the basketball star he's known to be, and getting involved in the world around him as an activist for social change.
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The Magic Fish
by Trung Le Nguyen
Real life isn't a fairytale.
But Tiến still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tiến, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents are struggling with their English. Is there a Vietnamese word for what he's going through?
Is there a way to tell them he's gay?
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Suncatcher
by Jose Pimienta
Discovering that the soul of her beloved late grandfather has become trapped in an old guitar and that the only way to free him is to play the perfect song, an obsessive teen forfeits her friendships, band and health in her determination to craft a flawless piece of music.
For fans of: Freeks by Amanda Hocking
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Night Music
by Jenn Marie Thorne
Ruby and Oscar are caught up in a romance despite very different backgrounds and her having given up on music, while he is the protégé of her father, a renowned composer.
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The Monague Twins: The Witch's Hand
by Nathan Page
A first entry in a planned graphic-novel duology finds mystery-solving twins Pete and Alastair investigating the disappearance of three teen witches before uncovering dangerous secrets about their parents, guardian and community.
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The Drawing Lesson: A Graphic Novel That Teaches You How to Draw
by Mark Crilley
An accomplished graphic novelist with a huge YouTube following due to his drawing instruction videos presents this one-of-a-kind instruction experience in a narrative graphic novel format that follows one aspiring young artist and his reluctant mentor who provides step-by-step lessons and drawing exercises.
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