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Ghost Roast

Shawneé Gibbs - Versify
Format: Hardcover

Ghost Roast delivers a paranormal adventure full of first crushes, lost histories, and the impossible task of fitting in when your dad is a professional ghosthunter. A stand-alone YA graphic novel from authors Shawneé and Shawnelle Gibbs and artist Emily Cannon!For as long as she can remember,...
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The Marble Queen

Anna Kopp - Dark Horse Books
Format: Paperback

A sapphic YA graphic novel with sword fighting, political intrigue and magic where the princess needs a marriage alliance for the welfare of her kingdom, but she unknowingly accepts a proposal from a mysterious country, having come not from the prince, but his sister.. The Marble Queen...
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Freshman Year

Sarah Mai - Little Brown & Co
Format: Paperback

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Ash's Cabin

Jen Wang - First Second
Format: Paperback

Ash has always felt alone.. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash's age are more interested in pop stars and popularity contests than in fighting for change. Even Ash's family seems to be sleepwalking through life.. The only person who ever seemed to get Ash was their...
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The Worst Ronin

Maggie Tokuda-Hall - HarperAlley
Format: Paperback

When an unlikely pair of female samurai join forces, what begins as your run-of-the-mill quest for glory and revenge evolves into something much more complicated. Turns out fighting actual demons doesn't mean you're not running from your own internal ones. Nimona meets Attack on Titan...
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The Baker and the Bard: A Cozy Fantasy Adventure

Fern Haught - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Paperback

Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, and respecting nature in their debut graphic novel, The Baker and the Bard. Perfect for fans of The Tea Dragon Society, Legends & Lattes, and Animal Crossing.Juniper and Hadley have a good...
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Brownstone

Samuel Teer
Format: Book

Almudena has always wondered about the dad she never met. Now, with her white mother headed on a once-in-a-lifetime trip without her, she's left alone with her Guatemalan father for an entire summer. Xavier seems happy to see her, but he expects her to live in (and help fix up) his old,...
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Ready or Not

Andi Porretta - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

This "bright and bittersweet" (Rainbow Rowell, #1 New York Times bestselling author) graphic novel for fans of Jenny Han and This One Summer follows a group of friends in a post-graduation summer of adventures and offbeat dares.. With senior year finally behind them, Cassie and her three...
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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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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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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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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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Full Shift

Jennifer Dugan - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

In this queer, supernatural YA graphic novel from the author of Some Girls Do and the illustrator of Wonder Woman: Warbringer, a reluctant teen werewolf would do anything to be human - if that's what it takes to win her crush's heart.. Tessa feels like she doesn't fit in anywhere....
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The Sweetness Between Us

Sarah Winifred Searle - First Second
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of The Greatest Thing, a new YA graphic novel about a boy dealing with a chronic illness who finds a new friend in a vampire classmate, perfect for fans of Vampire Academy.. After health problems wiped out their first few weeks of school, Perley and Amandine are both starting...
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Tristan and Lancelot: A Tale of Two Knights (An Arthurian Love Story)

James Persichetti - HarperAlley
Format: Paperback

In this queer reimagining of an Arthurian legend, Knights of the Round Table Lancelot and Tristan set out on a quest to find the missing magician Merlin but instead discover an unexpected romance perfect for fans of The Prince and the Dressmaker and Squire.When Merlin goes missing and Camelot...
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I Shall Never Fall in Love

Hari Conner - HarperAlley
Format: Paperback

The Prince and the Dressmaker goes to Austenland in this historically inspired, joyfully queer, stunningly romantic graphic novel mash-up of Jane Austen novels—where two friends discover their feelings for each other and find a space in their world for their love and identity. George...
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First Test Graphic Novel: (A Graphic Novel) (Protector of the Small)

Tamora Pierce - Random House Graphic
Format: Hardcover

This eagerly awaited graphic novel adaptation of the iconic fantasy novel, First Test, reimagines the classic knight's tale, but with a twist. In a world not quite ready for her ambition, a determined girl seeks knighthood and finds herself on a mission to prove it.. Keladry is the first...
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Barda

Ngozi Ukazu - Dc Comics
Format: Paperback

Darkseid is ... and life on Apokolips is tough - but then, it is hell after all. And no one knows this better than Barda, Granny Goodness's right hand warrior.. But Barda has a secret ... she is in love. Or she is drawn to the idea of it anyway, whether it be the beauty of a flower,...
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Pillow Talk

Stephanie Cooke - HarperAlley
Format: Hardcover

Grace Mendes a.k.a. Cinderhella is a fierce competitor in the PFF, a pillow fight federation that's part roller derby, part professional wrestling. But in this fresh, coming-of-age YA graphic novel, Grace needs to learn to overcome her biggest enemy: herself. For fans of Check, Please...
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Sunhead

Alex Assan - HarperAlley
Format: Paperback

In this queer coming-of-age teen graphic novel by breakout talent Alex Assan, high schooler Rotem feels herself growing apart from her friends in a million inexpressible ways. But an unexpected connection with another student makes her feel more herself than ever before. This incisive and stunningly...
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Off Menu: A Graphic Novel

Oliver Gerlach - Yellow Jacket
Format: Paperback

The last thing on Soup's to-do list is to make waves at the restaurant she calls home, but when her boss's villainous behavior becomes toxic, she decides to dismantle his power by beating him at his own game-cooking! This graphic novel is an empowering story about taking risks,...
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Lunar New Year Love Story

Gene Luen Yang - First Second
Format: Hardcover

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, and falling in love.. She was destined for heartbreak. Then fate handed her love.. Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's...
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The Ghostkeeper

Johanna Taylor - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of everything from Lockwood & Co to The Haunting of Hill House, this gothic graphic novel follows a young medium with the gift - or curse, as some might say - to communicate with the dead.. Dorian Leith can see ghosts. Not only that, he listens to their problems and tries...
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The Deep Dark: A Graphic Novel

Molly Knox Ostertag - Graphix
Format: Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator of the New York Times and ABA Indie bestselling The Witch Boy trilogy and The Girl from the Sea, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, love, loss, and magic.Everyone has secrets. Mags's has teeth.Magdalena Herrera is about to graduate...
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Monster Crush

Erin Ellie Franey - Dark Horse Books
Format: Paperback

A whirlwind adventure exploring love, gender, and big emotions, Monster Crush is the perfect read for anyone who's ever felt like an outsider.. Since her parents split up, Ruby Reid has been having a tough time at Crestwood High.. But everything changes the day Ella Mooney moves to town....
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The Harrowing

Kristen Kiesling - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

In award-winning author Kristen Kiesling and illustrator Rye Hickman's YA graphic novel The Harrowing, a psychic teen hunts potential killers until she discovers the boy she loves is her next target. Rowan Sterling should be worrying about normal teenage things like attending college...
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The Gulf

Adam de Souza - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover

Staring down the final days of high school, a group of friends run away from home in order to join a commune in this YA graphic novel for ages 14 and up. Stand by Me meets Catcher in the Rye by way of Skim.. Ever since Oli found a pamphlet for a remote island commune as a kid, it's...
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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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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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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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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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