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Coral's Reef Vol. 1

David Lumsdon - Seven Seas
Format: Paperback

From the creative team behind My Little Pony: The Manga (also from Seven Seas) , this full-color fantasy graphic novel series for kids and adults is about the fun daily life of a teenage sea sprite!. Meet Coral, a sweet-natured girl who lives with her parents, kid sister Maki, and pet sea otter...
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Bunt!: Striking Out on Financial Aid

Ngozi Ukazu - First Second
Format: Paperback

Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned. On day one at PICA, Molly discovers that -- through some horrible twist of fate -- her full-ride scholarship has vanished! But the ancient texts (PICA's dusty financial aid documents)...
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The Fox Maidens

Robin Ha - Balzer Bray
Format: Paperback

From the bestselling, award-winning creator of Almost American Girl comes an epic new graphic novel fantasy - a queer, feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korean mythology. Perfect for fans of Nimona, Squire, and The Prince and the Dressmaker.Kai Song dreams of being a warrior....
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Voyage de Gourmet

Paul Tobin - Maverick
Format: Paperback

Teenagers compete in a reality TV cooking show that puts their friendship to the test.. Layne Green is a social media sensation of a cook. He's selected to compete on a reality TV show called Voyage de Gourmet - a globe-trotting foodie adventure. However, his partner is his former best...
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Call Me Iggy

Jorge Aguirre - First Second
Format: Paperback

Ignacio "Iggy" Garcia is an Ohio-born Colombian American teen living his best life. After bumping into Marisol (and her coffee) at school, Iggy's world is spun around. But Marisol has too much going on to be bothered with the likes of Iggy. She has school, work, family, and the uphill...
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Blackward

Lawrence Lindell - Drawn and Quarterly
Format: Paperback

Black, weird, awkward and proud of it. Welcome to the club!Tired of feeling like you don't belong? Join the club. It's called the Section. You'd think a spot to chill, chat, and find community would be much easier to come by for nerdy, queer punks. But when four longtime, bookish...
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unOrdinary Volume 1 (unOrdinary, 1)

uru-chan - HarperAlley
Format: Hardcover

From WEBTOON, the #1 digital comic platform, comes unOrdinary, the popular, action-packed series about John, an ordinary teen trying to survive high school in a world where superpowers dictate social status, and betrayal and conspiracies make up every turn. **This hardcover edition features...
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Strikers: A Graphic Novel

Kiel Phegley - Graphic Universe ™
Format: October 3

Evan just wants to win a game. Bobby would rather fight than win.Hockey -- and life -- keep handing them both losses. Their team, the Strikers, has a roster of rejects in hand-me-down coats but lacks good equipment, a deep bench, and a coach who shows up on time. Their town of Flint, Michigan,...
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Hex Americana

Bree D. Wolf - Iron Circus Comics
Format: Paperback

A boy-meets-ghoul story at 100 miles-per-hour! Ken Takamoto is a wannabe racer stuck at home for the summer, with only his mother for company. Dante Willow is a ghost stuck in the car he crashed while racing his rival twenty years ago. When they meet by chance, Ken has the answer to both...
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If You'll Have Me

Eunnie - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"Super sweet and totally heartwarming!" - Alice Oseman, bestselling author of Heartstopper and Loveless. Momo Gardner is the kind of friend who's always ready to lend a helping hand. She's introverted, sensitive, and maybe a little too trusting, but she likes to believe...
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BASH! Vol. 1

Rudy Gobert - Titan
Format: Paperback

Created by Rudy Gobert, four-time all-NBA team member, basketball supserstar!. BASH - an intergalactic game of basketball played by superstar athletes from across the cosmos. Young Rudy comes from the poor neighbourhood of Nevilia, but dreams of being a BASH star, and his talent might just...
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Four Faces of the Moon

Amanda Strong - Annick Press
Format: Paperback

On a journey to uncover her family's story, Spotted Fawn travels through time and space to reclaim connection to ancestors, language, and the land - creating a path forward in this essential graphic novel. In the dreamworld she bears witness to a mountain of buffalo skulls. They stand...
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DPS Only!

Velinxi - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Paperback

This captivating coming-of-age story set in the world of e-sports will have readers cheering for girl gamer Vicky Tan as she overcomes social anxiety, self-doubt, and an overprotective big brother to pursue her dream of becoming a competitive gamer. From the Tapas webcomic, a 2021 Eisner...
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Buckhead

SHOBO COKER - BOOM! Box
Format: Paperback

What strange secrets lie in the mysterious town of Buckhead, USA?An astonishing Afrofuturist series from Shobo Coker (Outcasts of Jupiter) and George Kambadais (The Black Ghost) that blends the immigrant experience, African myth, and weird science in Small Town USA. Toba and his mother,...

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Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

Laura Gao - Balzer Bray
Format: Book

After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is as foreign as Mars--at least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name.

In Messy Roots, Laura illustrates her coming-of-age...

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Twin cities

Cecil Castellucci - Random House Graphic
Format: Hardcover

Being twins means having a best friend forever . . . But when one twin goes to school in Mexico and the other goes to school across the border in Calexico, can that bond withstand the distance? A contemporary middle grade graphic novel about discovering who you are.Luis Fernando and Luisa...
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Crumbs

DANIE STIRLING - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Falling in love just got sweeter in this charming, romantic YA graphic novel from WEBTOON, the #1 digital comic platform. Ray, a young seer struggling with her powers, discovers first love and friendship in her town's magic bakery.In a very special town, there's an even more unusual...
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Himawari House

Harmony Becker - First Second
Format: Hardcover

Living in a new country is no walk in the park -- Nao, Hyejung, and Tina can all attest to that. The three of them became fast friends through living together in the Himawari House in Tokyo and attending the same Japanese cram school. Nao came to Japan to reconnect with her Japanese heritage,...
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Magical Boy Volume 1

The Kao - Graphix
Format: Hardcover

Although he was assigned female at birth, Max is your average trans man trying to get through high school as himself. But on top of classes, crushes, and coming out, Max's life is turned upside down when his mom reveals an eons old family secret: he's descended from a long line...
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Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure: A Graphic Novel

Lewis Hancox - ‎Graphix
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the same time entirely its own.Lewis has a few things to say to his younger teen self. He knows she hates her body. He knows she's confused about who to snog. He knows she's really a he and will...
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Squire

Nadia Shammas - Quill Tree Books
Format: Paperback

From two incredible rising talents comes the fantasy graphic novel Molly Knox Ostertag calls "instantly compelling." A New England Book Award and Harvey Award winner!Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a Knight. Its the highest military honor in the once-great Bayt-Sajji Empire,...
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Girl on Fire

Alicia Keys - HarperAlley
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author and15-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Alicia Keys comes a new authentic and poignant coming-of-age young adult graphic novel, about finding the strength within when your whole world changes in an instant. Lolo Wright always thought she was just a regular...
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World Class

Jay Sandlin - Mad Cave Studios
Format: Paperback

Football is a religion where Adrian "The Colombian Cannon" Molina comes from, and thanks to his wicked right leg he has a clear shot at the European Junior League. When a scout offers him a full scholarship to an elite prep school in London, the news seems too good to be true....

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Needle and Thread

David Pinckney - Mad Cave Studios
Format: Paperback

"A charming effort with a positive message about being true to oneself." - KIRKUS"A bright, encouraging story about the resilience of friendship and learning to stand up for one's self." - BOOKLIST "A fashionable, well-stitched tale." - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALChoosing...
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We Served the People: My Mother's Stories

Emei Burell - Archaia
Format: Hardcover

A collection of moving stories passed from mother to daughter recounting life during China's Cultural Revolution.In China, an entire generation's most formative years took place in remote rural areas when city-kids were sent to the countryside to become rusticated youth and partake...
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Blackwater

Jeannette Arroyo - Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Riverdale meets Stranger Things in this debut queer YA graphic novel, developed from a hit webcomic. Set in the haunted town of Blackwater, Maine, two boys fall for each other as they dig for clues to a paranormal mystery. Tony Price is a popular high school track star and occasional delinquent...
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Huda F Are You?

Huda Fahmy - Dial Books
Format: Book

Huda and her family just moved to Dearborn, Michigan, a small town with a big Muslim population. In her old town, Huda knew exactly who she was: She was the hijabi girl. But in Dearborn, everyone is the hijabi girl. Huda is lost in a sea of hijabis, and she can't rely on her hijab...

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Djeliya

Juni Ba - TKO Studios
Format: Paperback

TKO Studios presents "Djeliya" by Juni Ba (KAYIN AND ABENI mini series and the MONKEY MEAT stories) Inspired by West African folklore and stories handed over centuries, this unique graphic novel follows the adventures of Mansou, last prince of a dying kingdom, and Awa, his loyal...
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Lifetime Passes

Terry Blas - Abrams ComicArts - Surely
Format: Hardcover

Sixteen-year-old Jackie Chavez loves her local amusement park, Kingdom Adventure, maybe more than anything else in the world. The park is all she and her friends Nikki, Daniel, and Berke - although they aren't always the greatest friends - talk about. Kingdom Adventure is where all Jackie's...
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Pemmican Wars

Katherena Vermette - HighWater Press
Format: Paperback

Echo Desjardins, a 13-year-old Mtis girl adjusting to a new home and school, is struggling with loneliness while separated from her mother. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee's history class turns extraordinary, and Echo's life will never be the same. During Mr. Bee's lecture,...
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Quincredible Vol. 1: Quest to be the Best

Rodney Barnes - Oni Press
Format: Paperback

Invulnerability is a pretty useless superpower if you've only got a one-hundred-pound frame to back it up. That's what Quinton West's life became when he went from "small guy who got beat up" to "small guy who can't get hurt" after the meteor shower dubbed...
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Flamer

Mike Curato - Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his debut graphic novel, telling a difficult story with humor, compassion, and love.I know I'm not gay. Gay boys like other boys. I hate boys. They're mean, and scary, and they're always destroying...
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Incredible Doom

Matthew Bogart - HarperAlley
Format: Paperback

"Incredibly strong and not a little disturbing." - Cory Doctorow, author of In Real LifeWelcome to a new age ... the age of the internet. Allison is drowning under the weight of her manipulative stage magician father. When he brings home the family's first computer, she escapes...
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The Black Mage

Daniel Barnes - Oni Press
Format: Paperback

Harry Potter meets Final Fantasy in this subversive original graphic novel where race, history and magic collide. When St. Ivory Academy, a historically white wizarding school, opens its doors to its first-ever black student, everyone believes that the wizarding community...
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