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Baddawi
Ahmed is a boy living in a refugee camp in Lebanon and just one of many that had to flee his Palestinian homeland during the war. His circumstances do not keep him from dreaming of opportunities or returning home. The story of Ahmed is one that is relevant in today's world but takes place in 1948.
- Nonfiction
- Get Graphic: Graphic Novels
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9781935982401
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Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
Smith's epic nine volume graphic novel – together in one book in this edition – recounts the adventures of the three Bone cousins, Fone Bone, Smiley Bone, and Phoney Bone. At first, they attempt simply to find a new home after their exile from Boneville, but after befriending Rose and Gran'ma Ben, they become embroiled in a battle with rat-creatures which may hold the fate of the world in the balance.
- Graphic Novel
- Get Graphic: Graphic Novels
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9781888963144
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The Complete Persepolis
This is the tale of Marjane Satrapi growing up during the extremist Islamic revolution in Iran during the 1970s/1980s, her move to Austria in early adolescence, and her time moving back to Iran, before finally settling in Europe again as a young woman.
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El Deafo
Bell shares the story of a childhood illness (meningitis) that would render her deaf. She focuses on the struggles and insecurities of starting school and making friends.
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Feynman
Get to know perhaps the most famous personality of nuclear physics: the bongo-playing, safe-cracking, defiantly curious Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman in this meticulously researched graphic biography.
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Hades: Lord of the Dead (Olympians)
A graphic novel retelling of the story of Hades, the Greek God of the Underworld, and his wife Persephone.
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In Real Life
Anda joins a large multiplayer online role-playing game and is soon asked to collect items which are then sold to other players for real money. Anda questions her machinations after meeting Raymond, who has even higher stakes in this game.
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Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware The Kitten Holy
Five girls attempt to earn Lumberjane badges while away at camp and find themselves on many adventures as they attempt to solve a mystery.
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Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1: Revival
The original Spider-Man, Peter Parker, is dead. Now Miles Morales, bitten by a different radioactive spider, must stand in his place when the Green Goblin returns.
- Graphic Novel
- Get Graphic: Graphic Novels
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780785154174
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Nimona
Nimona can, literally, be anything she wants and what she wants more than anything is to be evil Lord Ballister Blackheart's sidekick. When these two team up, the lines between good and evil begin to blur and chaos reigns.
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Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas
Primatologists Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Birute Galdikas were all connected by their teacher Louis Leakey and their drive to understand primates and how they impact all human-kind.
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Roller Girl
As Astrid discovers that best friends aren't always forever, she falls in love with roller derby.
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She-Hulk Vol. 1: Law and Disorder
Jennifer Walters, also known as She-Hulk, takes on legal cases and supervillains.
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The Silence of Our Friends
In a fictional account, Long recalls the events that his father experienced in the late 1960s in a very segregated Houston, Texas, including the murder of a policeman, a murder trial, and friendship across racial lines.
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Sisters
In this non-fiction sequel to the blockbuster Smile, Telgemeier focuses on her often tense relationship with her younger sister, Amara. In a series of increasingly wacky adventures involving a road trip, a missing snake, a horrifying family reunion, and more, Raina and Amara fight, bicker, and generally make life difficult for each other, before realizing just how important sisterhood is.
- Nonfiction
- Get Graphic: Graphic Novels
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780545540605
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Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History
A collection of stories about little known men in African-American history who, despite their life challenges, made great contributions.
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This One Summer
Rose loves the lake house getaway where she can hang out with her friend Windy. This year she needs a distraction from her parents' constant fighting and starts following a group of teens that has some serious drama.
- Graphic Novel
- Get Graphic: Graphic Novels
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9781596437746
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Through The Woods
A collection of five short stories filled with mystery, terror and chilly journeys into and out of the woods.
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The Undertaking of Lily Chen
Deshi is the son who can't get anything right. When his unmarried brother dies, he is responsible for bringing a nice, young, beautifully dead corpse to bury with him. He meets Lily, but she's alive and won't be dying anytime soon.
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The Woods Vol. 1
A high school is mysteriously transported to another world where students and faculty have to figure out how to survive.