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By Ha, Robin[2020]., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray/Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: GN B HA Edition: First edition. Availability:5 of 5 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life--perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn't always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes a permanent relocation--following her mother's announcement that she's getting married--Robin is devastated. Overnight, her life changes. She is dropped into a new school where she doesn't understand the language and struggles to keep up. She is completely cut off from her friends in Seoul and has no access to her beloved comics. At home, she doesn't fit in with her new stepfamily, and worst of all, she is furious with the one person she is closest to--her mother. Then one day Robin's mother enrolls her in a local comic drawing class, which opens the window to a future Robin could never have imagined"--Amazon.com.
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2015., Touchstone Call No: GN B LEE Edition: First Touchstone hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Comic-book legend Stan Lee shares stories of his life, Marvel career, and the creation of some of the world's most beloved superheroes, including Spider-Man, the Hulk, and the Fantastic Four.
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By Parks, Ande2005., ONI Press Call No: GN Capote Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A graphic novel by Ande Parks that offers a fictionalized account of Truman Capote's experiences in Kansas, where he struggles against the ghosts of his past.
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2019., Pre-adolescent, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: GR 741.5 ALEXANDER Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: "With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. 'Cuz tonight I'm delivering," raps twelve-year-old Josh Bell. Thanks to their dad, he and his twin brother, Jordan, are kings on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood--he's got mad beats, too, which help him find his rhythm when it's all on the line. See the Bell family in a whole new light through Dawud Anyabwile's dynamic illustrations as the brothers' winning season unfolds, and the world as they know it begins to change.
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2020., Pre-adolescent, Algonquin Young Readers Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Author and artist Cindy Copeland comes of age, discovers new talents, and finds her voice as a cub reporter at her local newspaper during the Watergate era"--
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2014., Juvenile, Amulet Books Call No: B BEL Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: This graphic novel memoir chronicles the author's humorous and sometimes difficult childhood experiences after she loses most of her hearing ability from an illness and must wear a large hearing aid on her chest.
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2014., Juvenile, Amulet Books Call No: 741.5 Graphic Novel BELL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This graphic novel memoir chronicles the author's humorous and sometimes difficult childhood experiences after she loses most of her hearing ability from an illness and must wear a large hearing aid on her chest.
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-- El Deafo.2014., Juvenile, Amulet Books Call No: GN B Bell Availability:4 of 4 At Location(s) Summary Note: In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful--and very awkward--hearing aid. .
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[2015], Pantheon Books Call No: GN B WYL Edition: First United States Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Presents the graphic recollections of Evie Wyld from her time growing up in the heat of coastal Australia, where she became captivated early on by sharks--with their ruthlessness, stealth, and great strength.
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[2015]., Pantheon Books Call No: MEMOIR Edition: 1st United States e Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A nonfiction graphic novel memoir of Anglo-Australian author Evie Wyld in which she reflects on her childhood in Australia, her family, experiences with love and loss, and obsession with sharks.
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[2020]., Adolescent, Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: GN STE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In a collection of personal comics that span eight years of her young adult life, author-illustrator Noelle Stevenson charts the highs and lows of being a creative human in the world"--Provided by publisher.
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[2018]., Random House Call No: GN B JAC Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Like many six-year-olds, Mira Jacob's half-Jewish, half-Indian son, Z, has questions about everything. At first they are innocuous enough, but as tensions from the 2016 election spread from the media into his own family, they become much, much more complicated. Trying to answer him honestly, Mira has to think back to where she's gotten her own answers: her most formative conversations about race, color, sexuality, and, of course, love. Written with humor and vulnerability, this deeply relatable graphic memoir is a love letter to the art of conversation--and to the hope that hovers in our most difficult questions"--
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By Craft, Jerry2019, c2019., Pre-adolescent, Harper Call No: GR 741.5 CRAFT Edition: 1st ed. Genre: Graphic novel Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: As Jordan travels from his Washington Heights neighborhood to the upscale Riverdale private school where he's starting seventh grade, he finds himself torn between two worlds---and not really fitting into either one.
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c2004., Pantheon Call No: GN SAT Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Persepolis Volume: 3-4
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c2003., Pantheon Books Call No: GN SAT Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Persepolis Volume: 1-2
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2017., Pre-adolescent, First Second Call No: GN HAL Edition: First edition. Genre: Graphic novels, Graphic novels Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Shannon and Adrienne have been best friends ever since they were little. But one day, Adrienne starts hanging out with Jen, the most popular girl in class and the leader of a circle of friends called The Group. Everyone in The Group wants to be Jen's #1, and some girls would do anything to stay on top ... even if it means bullying others. Now every day is like a roller coaster for Shannon. Will she and Adrienne stay friends? Can she stand up for herself? And is she in The Group -- or out?
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c2009., W.W. Norton Call No: GN-REALISTIC SMA Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A graphic novel that chronicles the life of American author and illustrator David Small, detailing his sickly childhood and teenage years, relationship with his parents, his cancer, and more.
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2010., W.W. Norton & Co. Call No: GN B Small Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: David Small recounts his life after awakening from a supposedly routine surgery at age fourteen only to discover that his vocal chords had been removed in an effort to remove the cancer he didn't know he had. As David comes of age, adjusting to his new disability, he learns to deal with his parents' unsavory behaviors while finding a new voice for himself.
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-- Stitches2009., W.W. Norton & Co Call No: MEMOIR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)