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by Hill, Joe

Graphic Novel - 2008

A beautiful exploration of grief, our inherent relationship to history, and familial love served with a side of beautifully complex magic. Don't make eye contact with the netflix adaptation. A beautiful exploration of grief, our inherent relationship to history, and familial love served with a side of beautifully complex magic. Don't make eye contact with the netflix adaptation. Show less

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Grasshopper Jungle

A History

by Smith, Andrew

Book - 2014

While strange, and possibly even crass, this book made me feel incredibly seen as a teenager. It seems like a more accurate depiction than most of what would happen if it was down to a group of teens to save the world. While strange, and possibly even crass, this book made me feel incredibly seen as a teenager. It seems like a more accurate depiction than most of what would happen if it was down to a group of teens to save the world. Show less

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The Raven Boys

by Stiefvater, Maggie

Book - 2012

This series got me through COVID-19 quarantine. If you don't mind YA and would rather be having magical adventures with your friends right now, this might be a good choice for you. This series got me through COVID-19 quarantine. If you don't mind YA and would rather be having magical adventures with your friends right now, this might be a good choice for you. Show less

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It

A Novel

by King, Stephen

Book - 2016

A beautiful story about love, friendship, coming of age, and confronting evils both mundane and otherworldly. If the fact that it clocks in at over 1,000 pages doesn't scare you off, you might come away wishing it was longer. A beautiful story about love, friendship, coming of age, and confronting evils both mundane and otherworldly. If the fact that it clocks in at over 1,000 pages doesn't scare you off, you might come away wishing it was longer. Show less

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Boy Erased

A Memoir

by Conley, Garrard

Book - 2016

Simultaneously painful and uplifting. The author's parallel journeys toward self-acceptance and the acceptance of his family (in a situation in which thei...Show more Simultaneously painful and uplifting. The author's parallel journeys toward self-acceptance and the acceptance of his family (in a situation in which their flaws and biases have caused him considerable suffering) are weaved together to form an honest, complex, and hopeful conclusion about unconditional love. Show less

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The Body Keeps the Score

Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

by Van der Kolk, Bessel A.

Book - 2014

The first half of the book breaks your heart, and the second half puts it back together. Incredibly important read for anyone who is trying learn about trauma, whether for personal or scholarly reasons. The first half of the book breaks your heart, and the second half puts it back together. Incredibly important read for anyone who is trying learn about trauma, whether for personal or scholarly reasons. Show less

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Crush

by Siken, Richard

Book - 2005

Introspective, complex, heartfelt, and worth revisiting often. Introspective, complex, heartfelt, and worth revisiting often. Show less

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Through the Woods

by Carroll, Emily

Graphic Novel - 2014

Unsettling and noteworthy. The author's skill is apparent in the richness and effectiveness of every illustration. Unsettling and noteworthy. The author's skill is apparent in the richness and effectiveness of every illustration. Show less

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The Invasion

by Applegate, Katherine

Book - 1996

Do you have a taste for 90's nostalgia, wacky hijinks and psychic alien shapeshifters? What about complex depictions of morality, war, and the aftermath o...Show more Do you have a taste for 90's nostalgia, wacky hijinks and psychic alien shapeshifters? What about complex depictions of morality, war, and the aftermath of trauma? This series has all of that, and at a third-grade reading level. Can't recommend it enough. Show less

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The Invasion

by Grine, Chris

Graphic Novel - 2020

Remember when I said I couldn't recommend Animorphs enough? That is why I am here, recommending it again in graphic novel form. The audiobook versions are also a treasure. Remember when I said I couldn't recommend Animorphs enough? That is why I am here, recommending it again in graphic novel form. The audiobook versions are also a treasure. Show less

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