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Author
Series
Stuntboy volume 1
Language
English
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2022 American Library Association Youth Media Awards
2023 American Library Association Youth Media Awards
2023 American Library Association Youth Media Awards
Description
Portico Reeves' secret identity as Stuntboy allows him to use his superpower keep everybody safe, but when his superhero parents start fighting a lot he feels the responsibility to save them.
2) School trip
Author
Series
New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 3
Language
English
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Description
"Jordan, Drew, Liam, Maury, and their friends from Riverdale Academy Day School are heading out on a school trip to Paris. As an aspiring artist himself, Jordan can't wait to see all the amazing art in the famous City of Lights. But when their trusted faculty guides are replaced at the last minute, the school trip takes an unexpected--and hilarious--turn. Especially when trying to find their way around a foreign city ends up being almost as tricky...
Author
Series
I survived volume 3
Language
English
Description
"[In this graphic novel adaptation,] Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the...
4) Booked
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
5) Monster
Author
Language
English
Description
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
212 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Science-obsessed Zoe finds herself trapped in one of her favorite monster movies and needs to invent her way out of a disaster while also saving the monster who has become her friend"--
8) Smoove City
Author
Publisher
ONI Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
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Description
Four friends are dreaming of boy band stardom in this New Jack Swing-inspired story about fame, friendship, and why all that glitters isn't double platinum.
9) New in town
Author
Series
Curlfriends volume 1
Publisher
LB Ink, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
282 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eager to make a good first impression at her new middle school, thirteen-year-old Charlie does her best to fit in until she meets a group of diverse Black girls who show her the importance of authenticity.
Author
Publisher
Frotoon Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
222 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Collects the first five years of the webcomic that follows nerds, metalheads, manic pixies, bohos, hobos and every music lover in between as they explore life, pop culture and the eternally dusty record bin at Blackwax Boulevard.
11) Class act
Author
Series
New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 2
Language
English
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Description
"Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he isn't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together."--Provided by publisher....
12) Eve
Author
Series
Eve (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A young girl, Eve, raised in a virtual reality, embarks on a deadly cross-country quest to save her father... and the dying planet. She's accompanied by Wexler, her robotic caretaker and protector, sheathed in her favorite teddy bear.
Author
Series
Publisher
Griot Enterprises
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Horsemen is the story of seven ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances, as the gods of ancient Africa possess them. The gods have chosen them to protect humanity from itself ? whether humanity wants them to or not. They combat those who control the fate of the planet. Through their actions, the world would never be the same." --
Author
Publisher
Nobrow
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
166 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
On the edge of burnout, Vern decides to return to his family in the Sunshine State to start over. Starting a new dead-end job as a custodian at Quasar -- a local science facility with a shady motive -- he shrugs on his uniform, grabs a mop and bucket, and trudges off to clean up... Black holes? Space-time anomalies? Galactic ooze? Things aren't entirely what they seem at Quasar, and when Vern accidentally plugs in a mysterious machine and finds himself...
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Seventh-grader Tristan Strong tumbles into the MidPass and, with allies John Henry and Brer Rabbit, must entice the god Anansi to come out of hiding and seal the hole Tristan accidentally ripped in the sky.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Follow the journey of two young adults, Joshua and Claire, each individually shaped by the day the sky went dark, but drawn to each other because of it. Coming of age in this new landscape, they will be forced to confront and challenge notions of identity, guilt, and survival as the darkness grows around them. When fear threatens to envelop all hope they have left, the two discover that love, family, and finding the true light in a world seemingly...
17) Wash day diaries
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
191 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Wash Day Diaries takes its title from the wash day experience shared by Black women everywhere of setting aside all plans and responsibilities for a full day of washing, conditioning, and nourishing their hair. It tells the story of four best friends--Kim, Tanisha, Davene, and Cookie--through five connected short story comics that follow these young women through the ups and downs of their daily lives in the Bronx. Each short story uses hair routines...
Author
Series
Publisher
Silver Sprocket
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
119 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Your Black Friend and Other Strangers is a collection of culturally charged comics by cartoonist Ben Passmore. Passmore masterfully tackles comics about race, gentrification, the prison system, online dating, gross punks, bad street art, kung fu movie references, beating up God, and lots of other grown-up stuff with refreshing doses of humor and lived relatability.
Publisher
Lion Forge
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
197 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 31 x 31 cm
Language
English
Description
In 2010, Professor John Jennings and Dr. Damian Duffy compiled and published a 176-page collection of art and essays celebrating the vibrant African American independent comics community. Black Comix featured over 50 contributors, including Dawud Anyabwile, Eric Battle, Kenji Marshall, Afua Richardson, Larry Stroman, Rob Stull, Lance Tooks, and many, many more. It met high praise throughout the industry and quickly sold through its respectable print....
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's been a decade since the Civil Defense Corps was exposed as a fraud created by the U.S. Government for propaganda purposes. While most of the heroes who survived the catastrophe have retired or disappeared, the New American still carries on, trying to keep communities safe amid the social turmoil of the 1970s. But with the nation split in two over civil rights and the changing political landscape, this isn't easy. Some of the American's former...
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