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Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Rose and her parents have been going to Awago Beach since she was a little girl. It's her summer getaway, her refuge. Her friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had, completing her summer family. But this summer is different. Rose's mom and dad won't stop fighting, and Rose and Windy have gotten tangled up in a tragedy-in-the-making in the small town of Awago Beach. It's a summer of secrets and heartache, and it's a good...
2) Hungry ghost
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
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Description
After the sudden death of her father, sixteen-year-old Valerie Chu, who is hiding an eating disorder from her friends and family, reevaluates her life, her choices and her own body as she tries to find the strength to seek help.
Author
Series
Heartstopper volume 2
Description
"Nick and Charlie are best friends. Nick knows Charlie's gay, and Charlie is sure that Nick isn't. But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is discovering all kinds of things about his friends, his family ... and himself. Heartstopper is about friendship, loyalty and mental illness. It encompasses all the small stories of Nick and Charlie's lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Heartstopper volume 4
Description
Charlie and Nick's relationship has been going really well, and Charlie thinks he's ready to say those three little words: I love you--but Nick's got a lot on his mind, especially the thought of coming out to his dad and the fact that Charlie might have an eating disorder.
Author
Series
Scott Pilgrim volume 1
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Description
Scott Pilgrim's life is fantastic. He's 23 years old, in a rock band, between jobs, and dating a cute high school girl. Everything's awesome until a seriously mind-blowing delivery girl named Ramona Flowers enters his life.
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Packed full of exclusive content from the heartstopper universe: never-before-seen illustrations, an exclusive minicomic, character profiles, trivia, and insight into Alice Oseman's creative process, narrated by a cartoon version of Alice herself.
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Description
Kara Danvers isn't any different than any other teenager in her hometown. Problems with school. Problems with boys. Problems with friends. But while growing pains shake up Kara's world, a series of earth-shaking events hits her hometown, leaving her with the choice of blending in with the crowd, or being different. Being an outcast. Being super.
Author
Series
Check please! volume 2
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Eric Bittle is heading into his junior year at Samwell University, and not only does he have new teammates―he has a brand new boyfriend! Bitty and Jack must navigate their new, secret, long-distance relationship, and decide how to reveal their relationship to friends and teammates. And on top of that, Bitty's time at Samwell is quickly coming to an end...It's two full hockey seasons packed with big wins and high stakes!
Author
Series
Teen Titans volume 2
Publisher
DC Ink
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Follows seventeen-year-old Garfield Logan as he embarks on a series of dares to impress the “cool kids.” As the wild tasks are completed, Gar takes notice of the physical changes affecting his body, and has to face the truth about himself before his life spirals out of control.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Description
Clementine Cheng moves to Mars to work in the acclaimed Dr. Marcella's artificial intelligence lab, wherre she meets Kye, a lifelike AI created by Dr. Lin. As Clem and Kye grow closer, Clem is forced to face questions about personal choice, memeory, forgiveness, and what separates humans from AI.
13) Freshman year
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Sarah is leaving suburban Wisconsin for her freshman year in Minnesota. What seems manageable at first quickly unravels into a tailspin as Sarah's high-achieving roommate puts her to shame, her summer love dissolves, and she is overwhelmed by the freedom, isolation, and all the possibilities of this new environment.
14) Monster crush
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Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Ruby Reid has been having a tough time at Crestwood High, but everything changes when cool new girl Ella Mooney moves to town, and the pair find themselves on the run from a mysterious group that wants to capture Ella--who occasionally grows fangs and a tail--and her whole family.
Author
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
A high schooler who hurts herself, a young woman spurned by society, and an old woman spending her twilight years in quiet solitude. While Nanoka, a grade schooler with few friends, gets to know these three people, she seeks to understand what they all have in common -- and just what it means to be happy. As her budding relationships grow, perhaps she can find her own path to happiness.
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Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Princess Diana of Themyscira believes that her 16th birthday will be one of new beginnings--namely, acceptance into the warrior tribe of the Amazons. But her birthday celebrations are cut short when rafts carrying refugees break through the barrier that separates her island home from the outside world. When Diana defies the Amazons to try to bring the outsiders to safety, she finds herself swept away by the stormy sea. Cut off from everything she's...
17) A map to the sun
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Ren and Luna became fast friends one summer -- until Luna abruptly moved away and didn't answer Ren's messages. Years later, Luna returns acting like nothing happened. She's ready to continue their friendship, but Ren isn't. Now they are both on the same basketball team and they both want to play and win.
Author
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he is also terrified that he had been outed as gay. Just as he's contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own. In this realistic, heartfelt depiction of LGBT+ characters from different backgrounds finding their place in the world, a search for inner peace proves to be the most...
19) Roaming
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2023.
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Description
Spring Break, 2009: Five days, three friends, and one big city. Over the course of a much-anticipated trip to New York, an unexpected fling blossoms between casual acquaintances and throws a long-term friendship off-balance.
20) Blue period: 1
Author
Series
Blue period volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Still life. Yatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It's an effortless performance, and, ultimately ... a dull one. But he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind of beauty he never knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst--and he's about to learn how savage and unforgiving art can be...