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Best of 2023 Favorite Graphic Novels |
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Captain America: The Ghost Army
by Alan Gratz
While fighting in WWII, 18-year-old Steve Rogers (aka Captain America) and his young sidekick are pitted against a Ghost Army consisting of the dead from this war and wars past, in this action-packed combination of historical fiction and superhero comics.
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Things in the Basement
by Ben Hatke
It was supposed to just be a normal basement--some storage boxes, dust, you know, the usual basement stuff. But when Milo is sent by his mother to fetch a sock from the basement of the historic home they've moved into, Milo finds a door in the back he's never seen before.
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Ghost Book
by Remy Lai
July Chen sees ghosts but her dad insists ghosts aren't real so she pretends they don't exist, which is incredibly difficult now as it's Hungry Ghost month, when the Gates of the Underworld open and dangerous ghosts run amok in the living world. When July saves a boy ghost from being devoured by a Hungry Ghost, he becomes her first ever friend.
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Mexikid
by Pedro Martin
Pedro Martin has grown up in the U.S. hearing stories about his legendary abuelito, but during a family road trip to Mexico, he connects with his grandfather and learns more about his own Mexican identity in this moving and hilarious graphic memoir.
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A First Time for Everything
by Dan Santat
In this feel-good coming-of-age memoir, the best-selling author and Caldecott Medalist shares his life-changing middle school trip to Europe during which he experiences a series of firsts, including first love.
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Buzzing
by Samuel Sattin
Invited to join an after-school role-playing game, 12-year-old loner Isaac, who has OCD, must find a way to prove to his mother and the world he's finally found a way to quiet the voices in his head.
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Parachute Kids
by Betty C. Tang
When their parents return to Taiwan, leaving her and her two older siblings in California on their own, Feng-Li must keep her family together as they all get tangled in a web of bad choices while navigating this strange new world.
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The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones
by Ethan Young
Siblings Amy and Dan Cahill, descendants of the world's most powerful family, must choose between hunting the 39 clues hidden around the world that, when put together, reveal the family's secret, or uncovering what really happened to their parents.
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