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6000 MILES TO FREEDOM HC
2022: A composite of true stories, 6,000 Miles from Freedom is the harrowing tale of two young teenage boys who are forced to flee war-torn Afghanistan in search of what they believe will …
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A CHANCE COMP ED HC
2021: A Chance is the engrossing, heartwarming story of a family's struggles and triumphs. The narrative follows Cristina Durán and Miguel Giner Bou as they rebuild and reinvent themselves after their daughter Laia is …
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AND MANKIND CREATED THE GODS HC
2024: Why does religion exist? Why do people believe? Do all religions start with the same basic idea? These are some of the most fundamental and enduring questions we have about the mysteries of religion, and they may …
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BALD TP
2024: Even the most imperfect journey can lead to beauty. Tereza never thought she would go bald before her boyfriend did. She couldn't imagine being unable to sweep her hair up in a ponytail or to style it in other way…
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BIPOLAR BEAR & TERRIBLE HORRIBLE NO GOOD HEALTH INSURANCE TP
2022: Theodore is a bear with wild mood swings. When he is up, he carves epic poetry into tree trunks. When he is down, he paints sad faces on rocks and turtle shells. In search of prescription medications that will bri…
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BODY FACTORY FROM FIRST PROSTHETICS GN
2024: A young man has a horrible motorcycle accident. He wakes up in the hospital to discover that one of his arms has been amputated. Then a portrait on the wall of his hospital room begins to speak to him. The subject…
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BRAINCOMIX TP
2021: The human brain is the most complex structure in the universe. It's as awe-inspiring as it is intimidating, when you're not an expert. So how can we get to know the brain? By asking him to introduce himself, of co…
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CRUDE A MEMOIR TP
2021: Oil waste was everywhere - on the roads, in the rivers where they fished, and in the water that they used for bathing, cooking, and washing. Children became sick and died, cases of stomach cancer skyrocketed, and …
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DIRTY BIOLOGY X RATED STORY OF THE SCIENCE OF SEX TP
2021: What is sex? Has it always existed? What purpose does it serve? Why are there penises and vaginas? These questions are at the very core of Dirty Biology, an erudite (and hilarious) graphic novel that aims to teach…
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ESCAPING WARS AND WAVES TP
2023: From the front lines of the Syrian refugee crisis. While on assignment between 2013 and 2017, often for Doctors Without Borders, Olivier Kugler interviewed and photographed Syrian refugees and their caregivers in…
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EVENTUALLY EVERYTHING CONNECTS TP
2024: This is a collection of eight autobiographical visual essays that explore the joys and pains of living in a hypercomplex and uncertain world. In her sprawling and colorful style, Sarah Firth pursues some of life's…
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FLAVORS OF IRAQ IMPRESSIONS OF MY VANISHED HOMELAND TP
2024: Originally published in French in 2018 and winner of the Prix Albert Londres, this unique graphic novel provides a glimpse of the devastating changes inflicted on Iraq as told through 1000 tweets and poignant illu…
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GOOD GIRLS GO TO HELL HC
2023: From political protests to personal struggles with school, body image, and relationships with family and friends, Tohar Sherman-Friedman's life is an inspiring story of conflicting convictions, rebellion, and pers…
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HAKIMS ODYSSEY HC 01 FROM SYRIA TO TURKEY
2021: 'What does it mean to be a 'refugee'? It is easy for those who live in relative freedom to ignore or even to villainize people who have been forced to flee their homes. After all, it can be hard to identify with o…
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HAKIMS ODYSSEY HC 02 FROM TURKEY TO GREECE
2022: Captivating and deeply moving, this second book of the critically acclaimed Hakim's Odyssey follows the true story of a Syrian refugee as he tries to find his way in Turkey and then makes the perilous trek to what…
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I DONT WANT TO BE A MOM TP
2023: In I Don't Want to Be a Mom, Irene Olmo recounts her coming-of-age transformation from assuming she will one day start a family to realizing that she just doesn't want to be a mom. With an affecting mix of humor a…
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IRANIAN LOVE STORIES HC
2021: A series of vignettes, in graphic novel format, that explore the lives of ten young Iranian men and women from diverse backgrounds. Gila, 26, was at a party when the police showed up. The men were able to get away…
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JACOBS APARTMENT TP
2022: A coming-of-age graphic novel about the struggles of young adulthood, seen through the prism of two roommates, Jacob and Sarah, as they seek to find their place in the world. Identity, young love, and loss combine…
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MARE TP
2023: While she battles her own demons during the day, Indigo's nights are haunted by something much darker. Everyone else may be enjoying the summer, but Indigo's life isn't going so well. Her dad's marriage just ended…
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MARRY ME A LITTLE TP
2023: Marriage doesn't define a relationship. Unless you want it to. In Marry Me a Little, Rob Kirby recounts his experience of marrying his longtime partner, John, just after gay marriage was legalized in Minnesota in …
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MENOPAUSE COMIC TREATMENT HC
2022: Eisner Award Winner for Best Anthology and Best Short Story New York Times best graphic novel of 2020 Booklist best graphic novel for adults of 2020 Hot flashes. Vaginal atrophy. Social stigma. The comics in this …
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NUKING ALASKA TP
2023: Nuking Alaska is an unnervingly funny tale of life in Alaska during the tensest times of the Cold War. It recounts the surprising and tragicomic details of the nuclear threats faced by Alaskans, including Project …
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PARAKEET TP
2022: An account in graphic novel format, based on the author's own experiences, of a boy coping with his mother' suffering from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, showing how mental illness can both tear families apar…
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QUEEN OF SNAILS GRAPHIC MEMOIR TP
2022: Uprooted from her childhood in Germany and set adrift in the American Midwest, Maureen was raised by a kind but neglectful mother who loved Jesus more than her own child and a stern, disinterested grandmother who …
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SHRINK STORY OF A FAT GIRL TP
2024: Derided by her high-school peers for being overweight, Rachel finally found a sense of purpose and belonging in a promising career as an EMT-that is, until her body got in the way. Shrink is a work of graphic medi…
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TAKING TURNS STORIES FROM HIV AIDS CARE UNIT 371 TP
2021: In 1994, at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the United States, MK Czerwiec took her first nursing job, at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago, as part of the caregiving staff of HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371. A…
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THE PASS TP
2022: This engaging follow up to Espé's critically acclaimed The Parakeet tells the story of Bastien and his wife, Camille, as they deal with every parent's biggest fear: that they could lose their child.
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THE PROPHET TP
2023: First published in 1923, Khalil Gibran's The Prophet is unquestionably the most popular work of free verse published in the English language during the 20th century. The slender book tells the story of exiled Almu…
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TRACES OF MADNESS TP
2024: Fernando Balius was a perfectly ordinary, if misunderstood, young adult-until he started hearing voices. In Traces of Madness, Fernando describes what it feels like, both mentally and physically, to lose your grip…
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TWISTER TP
2021: The last thing Piedro remembers is diving into the lake on his day off from work. Now he lies in a hospital bed with a wheelchair at his side. Casting a shadow from the doorway, his caretaker remarks on 'how quick…
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VANNI TP
2024: A village in the crossfire of civil war. A family searching for safety. In the tradition of Maus, Persepolis, and The Breadwinner, Vanni is a graphic novel documenting the human side of the conflict between the S…
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO FRANKIE KING TP
2024: Frankie King was a precocious student and a promising basketball player at Brooklyn's James Madison High School in the early 1950s. Sportswriters were comparing Frankie to the greatest college and professional pla…