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The Black Schooner: Rebellion on the Amistad, a Graphic Novel
by David Lester
From the trio of Rediker, Lester, and Buhle comes another graphic "history from below" about the Amistad rebellion of 1839 when 53 enslaved Africans on the slave ship Amistad slipped out of their restraints and overpowered their enslavers and ship's crew.
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Dungeon Crawler Carl, Vol. 1
by Matt Dinniman
You know what's worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Getting stuck on a sadistic alien game show with her cat. Join Carl and Princess Donut as they try to survive the end of the world -- or just get to the next level of a trap-filled fantasy dungeon.
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Record Journey Vol.1
by Ryoichiro Kezuka
A record shop nestled in a quiet Tokyo neighborhood, a pirate radio ship battling the waves of the ocean, a globally-renowned band on tour, bootleggers under an oppressive regime. All these stories that involve individuals moving the needle, are connected by vinyl and the power of music.
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The British Are Coming: The Graphic Edition, Volume 1
by Rick Atkinson
This striking graphic edition adapts the first half of the New York Times bestselling The British Are Coming, the opening volume in Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson's extraordinary trilogy about the American Revolution. From the battles at Lexington and Concord in the spring of 1775 through the Siege of Boston in 1776, American militiamen and the newly created Continental Army take on the world's most formidable adversary: the British Empire. The gripping saga is alive with astonishing characters: Henry Knox, the former bookseller with an uncanny understanding of artillery; Nathanael Greene, the blue-eyed bumpkin who becomes a brilliant battle captain; Benjamin Franklin, the self-made man who proves to be the wiliest of diplomats; and George Washington, the commander in chief who learns the difficult art of leadership when the war seems all but lost. The story is also told from the British perspective, making the mortal conflict between redcoats and rebels all the more compelling. Full of riveting details and iconic stories, The British Are Coming is a tale of heroes and knaves, of sacrifice and blunder, of redemption and profound suffering. Expertly rendered in gripping graphic novel-style artwork, the battle for our nation's independence is brought to life like never before. Discover the first act of America's creation in this vividly illustrated graphic history.
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Trudeau & Doonesbury: A Biography: The Cartoonist Who Turned the News Into Art
by Joshua Kendall
Drawing on extensive interviews with Trudeau, his friends, fellow cartoonists, prominent journalists, and even politicians who were mocked in the strip, as well as previously unmined archival materials, Trudeau & Doonesbury serves as an alternative history of the last 50 years of American life and is an entertaining romp through Trudeau's singular career. Biographer Joshua Kendall tells the story of the cartoonist and what drove him to put pen to paper. He traces Trudeau's boyhood in the Adirondack Mountains, his teenage angst in prep school, and his formative years at Yale, where he began drawing his iconic strip. And he shows the changing world it reflected; Doonesbury began appearing in papers nationwide in 1970, and big events, from Watergate to the war in Vietnam, fueled its popularity and its significance. For more than 50 years, Doonesbury has helped drive the national conversation. The first comic strip to win a Pulitzer Prize, Garry Trudeau's sprawling narrative featuring a host of beloved characters has reflected America back to itself, capturing the highlights and lowlights of American politics and culture with wit and penetrating insight. And as Doonesbury's characters aged alongside their creator, Trudeau became one of the preeminent chroniclers of the Baby Boom generation. A unique and compelling biography of both the individual behind Doonesbury and the times he has chronicled, Trudeau & Doonesbury is also a lavishly illustrated, full-color coffee table book featuring more than 200 cartoons, making it perfect for sharing, gifting, and displaying.
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Young Adult Graphic Novels
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Finish Lines: A Graphic Novel
by Sarah Broyles
Miranda has a plan: ace her junior year, get into an Ivy League school, and skip anything that doesn't look good on a college application. But the pressure is getting to her, and now her parents have cut her off from every club, competition, and committee she's a partof. Desperate to get back on track, Miranda sets her sights on the Texas Water Safari--a 260-mile canoe race her mom was set to do withher granddad. When her mom is sidelined by an injury, Miranda joinsher grandfather. It's grueling, messy, and scorching hot. Can a perfectionist survive the wild long enough to find out who she is outside of a college checklist?
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Encore!: A Graphic Novel
by Miles Toriko Burks
Senior year is in full swing, and Clay's determined to have a good year filled with friends, theater dreams, and newfound confidence. But when his ex-best friend, Aron, suddenly reappears in his life--and his theater class--it throws a wrench in all of Clay's plans. Annoyingly, the two are paired up during an improv exercise, and being vulnerable together onstage swirls up all sorts of old, complicated feelings. Even more annoyingly, Aron is acting like there's nothing weird or confusing about being back in each other's orbits again. Which is ironic, since Aron was the one who ghosted Clay in the first place. As their class assignment continues and they spend more and more time together, Clay isn't sure he can keep his old feelings buried. But can he trust Aron again, after everything they've been through?
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The Roots of My Hair: A Graphic Novel
by Lou Lubie
The Roots of My Hair follows the coming-of-age journey of Rose, a mixed-race woman from Réunion Island who struggles to love her konyé ("kinky") hair in a world that tells her to tame it. As she moves to mainland France to study and later to work -experimenting with different hair-straightening techniques, visiting beauty salons, and adopting social camouflage - Rose explores her Black identity by questioning the deeper issues behind her hair: race, beauty standards, colonialism, and belonging. With humor, honesty, and expressive illustrations, Lou Lubie's new graphic novel blends original research and fiction, not only to reveal what lies beneath the hair-care industry but also to speak to anyone who has ever felt pressure to fit in. It is a powerful reminder that identity starts at the roots.
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Salvage: A Graphic Novel
by Renée Nault
Paolo lives in the Flats, a dangerous, water-logged community where families survive by salvaging materials from skyscrapers hidden just beneath the ocean's surface--remnants of a world before sea levels rose. Scavenging the depths comes with its risks, but when Paolo discovers a suitcase of designer clothes, he decides to fulfill his dream: To spend one night in the Uplands, a place of privilege, excess, and freedom. There he meets Jules and her friends, and what begins as a single night of reckless adventure turns into a secret double life--and a seemingly impossible romance that forces Paolo to reckon with who he is, where he belongs, and the importance of being true to himself.
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Heartstopper #6
by Alice Oseman
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The final installment in the bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel series about life, love, and everything that happens in between.Everyone in school knows Nick and Charlie. Everyone knows they're going to be together forever. But Charlie's busy with his bid to become Head Boy. And while Nick is preparing to leave for college, he's starting to wonder who he'll be... without Charlie.Contains discussions around mental health and eating disorders, and sexual references.
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August 8 - International Cat Day
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Cthulhu Cat
by Pandania
Young Adult Graphic Novel: An ordinary Japanese high school student takes home an abandoned supernatural cat left in a cardboard box and soon, feline versions of Hastur, Yog-Sothoth, Nyarlathotep, and other Lovecraftian horrors take over his home.
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Soseki Natsume's I Am a Cat: The Manga Edition: The Tale of a Cat with No Name But Great Wisdom!
by Soseki Natsume
Graphic Novel: Japan's beloved literary masterpiece brought to life in manga form! Soseki Natsume's comic masterpiece, I Am a Cat, satirizes the foolishness of upper-middle-class Japanese society in early 20th century Tokyo. Written with biting wit and sardonic perspective, it follows the whimsical adventures of a rather cynical stray kitten. He finds his way into the home of an English teacher, where his running commentary on the follies and foibles of the people around him has been making readers laugh for more than a century
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Cat + Gamer. Volume 1
by Wataru Nadatani
Young Adult Graphic Novel: Riko, a twenty-nine-year-old office worker with an obsession for video games, finds her quiet life upended when she takes in a stray cat! Having no experience with pets, Riko uses lessons drawn from video games to guide her in cat care, while her cute companion tries to understand her behavior through a cat's worldview.
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The Walking Cat: A Cat's-Eye-View of the Zombie Apocalypse
by Tomo Kitaoka
Graphic Novel: A survival horror tale about a cat's journey after society collapses. Zombies roam the earth and civilization as we know it is dead. When Jin--a young man trying to survive the chaos--rescues a cat from certain death, the unlikely duo sets off on a quest to find a mysterious island where Jin's wife may be alive. Witness the zombie apocalypse through the eyes of a fearless feline whose curiosity may kill him yet.
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Mercer County Library System
2751 Brunswick Pike Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648 609-882-9246
https://mcl.org
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