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Dreamover
by Dani Diaz
Amber's a headstrong goofball with a temper. Nico's a shy, self-conscious emo boy. But they've been best friends since third grade, and she can't hide her feelings for him any longer. At the end of their eighth-grade beach trip, she confesses... and the feeling is mutual!...But once high school starts, life gets more complicated. Faced with early mornings, bullies, homework, and other stresses, Amber and Nico cling to each other, neglecting their friends. Soon, Amber starts to wish she and Nico could escape from it all.
Teen Graphic Novel
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Song of a Blackbird
by Maria Van Lieshout
In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma's world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps. That pivotal moment lights a fire within her, and she decides to join the Dutch Resistance. Before long, Emma is drawn into a clandestine world of printing presses and counterfeiters...In 2011 Amsterdam, teenage Annick's world has changed as well. A search for a bone marrow donor for her beloved oma leads to a shocking revelation: her grandmother was secretly adopted as a child.
Teen Graphic Novel
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Block'd
by Brian Hawkins
In a small town, Cam Banter, a high school basketball star with a monstrous secret — he’s part of a pack of paranormal shifters with the ability to change into werewolves — struggles to find his place on the team and the changes happening in his life when his abilities begin to show and he’s unable to control them. With an overbearing father, teammates who no longer trust him or even like him, and a basketball rival from another school, he thinks he's left trying to figure things out on his own.
Teen Graphic Novel
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Raised by Ghosts
by Briana Loewinsohn
Set in the author's own teenage years, [this book] begins in 1991 with a semi-autobiographical Briana in middle school. Classes are a bummer, but lunches are worse; either spent alone, or being teased. Traditionally a good student, Briana is not doing well in her academics, but keeps it a secret. Her parents (divorced) are a mess, and largely absent. She spends a lot of time by herself. By high school, she makes friends, and those connections are her only source of happiness as they help each other navigate adolescence. But life at home with each parent remains fraught. When her relationships at school begin to falter, she has no one to turn to, forcing Briana to grapple with her sense of self-worth, her longing for belonging, and her desire for authenticity in her relationships.
Teen Graphic Novel
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The History of Everything
by Victoria Evans
Best friends Daisy and Agnes have always had each other, until Agnes' mom announces they are moving and Daisy dates a drummer, in a coming-of-age story about a best friendship and how to grow up without growing apart.
Teen Graphic Novel
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The Kiss Bet
by Ingrid Ochoa
In this adorable coming-of-age comic for fans of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and Rainbow Rowell’s Pumpkinheads, Sara Lin has decided now is the time: she’s going to make her first kiss, something special and magical, happen. But as Sara explores her relationship options with three different boys...she discovers that life isn't a fairytale and romance is inherently complex. It's messy and complicated, but boy, it sure can be fun.
Teen Graphic Novel
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Hunger's Bite
by Taylor Robin
Teen vampire Warwick Farley is dispatched by an international paranormal investigation organization to look into an ocean liner whose mysterious owner could threaten Britain's maritime business, in a horror adventure told in bold, moody colors.
Teen Graphic Novel
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The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles: Ripley
by Marieke Nijkamp
Fans of The Legend of Vox Machina, the record-breaking animated series from Critical Role and Amazon Studios, won't want to miss the first of three interconnected prequel stories, written by Marieke Nijkamp with art by Tyler Walpole, in collaboration with the cast of Critical Role! Tragedy strikes the renowned de Rolo family of Whitestone when they're massacred by the vicious Briarwoods. Luckily for Dr. Anna Ripley, the bloodshed and regime change presents the perfect opportunity for her to further her own dark plans in service to Whitestone's new ruling family. But just how much of her loyalty lies with the family, when compared to her work?
Adult Graphic Novel
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Cemetery Kids Don't Die 1
by Zac Thompson
The twenty-first century sucks hard, but it's been made somewhat tolerable by the latest media innovation to finally unseat the iPhone. Enter the Dreamwave: the first gaming console played entirely while you sleep. Now the obsession of millions around the globe, it's also the one point of solace for four friends whose lives have been marred by trauma and dysfunction. Together, this group of ultra-online "Cemetery Kids" spend their nights roaming the open world of the most immersive and brutal horror game ever created: "Nightmare Cemetery." Together they seek to dethrone an enigmatic humanoid monster known only as the "The King of Sleep."
Adult Graphic Novel
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How Could You?
by Ren Strapp
College upperclassman Molly Song is set on getting over her ex this semester, but it's hard when she dumps you via email and posts all over social media about cozying up with her study-abroad roommate. After convincing her friend, Lou Kingston, that they should go to parties and find rebound girlfriends, Molly learns she should be careful what she wishes for when she starts to develop real feelings for someone she's not sure feels the same way. Meanwhile, Molly and Lou's exes, Yona and Olene, have left their pasts behind as they study abroad in France. Together they see springtime in Marseille, find new friendships, and uncover new personal truths. Will their whirlwind trip bloom into a whirlwind romance, or will their journeys to self-discovery put them on different paths entirely?
Adult Graphic Novel
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Hereditary Triangle
by Fumiya Hayashi
Childhood friends Koutarou Fujiki, Kajiwara, and Fuyuko thought they would always be together. They spent their youth in a strange love triangle, the two boys fighting over who would date Fuyuko. But suddenly one day, that life ends. Kajiwara goes missing, and Koutarou takes his sweetheart's hand in marriage. Now middle-aged, Koutarou is left to wonder--would his wife have chosen differently if Kajiwara was still around? On a visit to his hometown, the memories come rushing back.
Adult Graphic Novel
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Sanction
by Ray Fawkes
Leningrad, 1987. When a woman’s corpse is discovered on New Year’s Day, a hungover Detective Pavel Smirnoff hands off the case to his partner, Detective Boris Dimitrovich, hoping he’ll close it without fuss. Instead, Dimitrovich uncovers a connection to an old, unsolved crime, dragging them both into an investigation that puts their careers – and possibly their lives – at risk.
Adult Graphic Novel
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Tokyo Alien Bros. 1
by Keigo Shinzo
Fuyunosuke's been living the good life in Tokyo. In fact, he's almost got the whole "being human" thing down. His brother Natsutaro, on the other hand, can't figure out the first thing about blending in on this strange planet. There's still a lot they don't know about humans, but with any luck, Fuyunosuke might just be able to show his bro that life on this little blue ball isn't so bad after all.
Adult Graphic Novel
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Soma
by Fernando Llor
Maya is a comic book artist in the middle of a creative crisis. She's constantly stressed about deadlines and feels like she's not doing the type of work she loves. In between trying to fight her writer's block and doling out advice to her best friend on how to finally land a date, Maya receives an unexpected visitor: Soma, an extraterrestrial alien who crash lands in Maya's living room. Soma delivers a message to Maya, warning her that an alien invasion from his own kind is fast approaching, and he needs her help to stop it!
Adult Graphic Novel
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