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• Love Everlasting. Volume 1

  King, Tom, 1978-

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  A science fiction story that plays off the tropes of vintage melodramatic romance novels.

• In Limbo

  Lee, Deb JJ

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  Lee is not only a talented artist, but a great storyteller. In Limbo explores their strenuous childhood including recurring struggles with loneliness, academic pressures, and an abusive mother.

• The Nice House on the Lake. Volume One

  Tynion, James, IV,

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  When ten adults discover the real reason their old friend Walter gathered them at a lake house, they try to cope with a world turned upside down. Can they fight against powers they don't understand?

• Crushing

  Burrows, Sophie,

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  Burrows skillfully illustrates two people struggling to find meaningful connections in the city.

• Heartstopper. Volume 1

  Oseman, Alice,

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  After they're made to sit together in school, Nick and Charlie quickly become friends. Charlie is soon falling hard for Nick even though he's sure he doesn't have a chance.

• Fights

  One Boy's Triumph Over Violence

  Gill, Joel Christian,

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  Gill recounts the numerous hardships of his childhood including several types of abuse. He reflects on the prevalence of violence throughout his life and what it means to fight for your life.

• Dancing at the Pity Party

  a Dead Mom Graphic Memoir

  Feder, Tyler,

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  A refreshing take on grief and mourning with a comical spin.

• Big Black

  Stand at Attica

  Smith, Frank, 1933-2004

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  In 1971, "Big Black" and his fellow prisoners revolted against the guards at New York's Attica State Prison. A demand for human conditions turns into one of the bloodiest civil rights confrontations in American history.

• Almost American Girl

  An Illustrated Memoir

  Ha, Robin,

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  A memoir detailing how a Korean-American girl struggled with immigrating and finding a sense of belonging in her new home - and how a comic drawing class saved her.

• They Called Us Enemy

  Takei, George, 1937-

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  Sci-fi legend George Takei tells the story of what it was like as a child who was imprisoned at a Japanese internment camp during WWII.

• Hot Comb

  Flowers, Ebony,

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  A glimpse into the lives and experiences of Black women told through their gossip at a salon.

• Bloom

  Panetta, Kevin,

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  Ari is trying to leave his bakery job to pursue the big city, but everything changes when he interviews Hector.

• Woman World

  Dhaliwal, Aminder, 1988-

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  When a birth defect wipes out the planet's entire population of men, the women must rebuild.

• On a Sunbeam

  Walden, Tillie, 1996-

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  Two girls meet in boarding school and fall deeply in love. Years later, one of them joins a ragtag crew that rebuilds structures across space. What happened with her girlfriend? And will they ever meet again?

• The Prince and the Dressmaker

  Wang, Jen

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  Prince Sebastian's parents are ready for him to be married, but he is too busy hiding a secret that he thinks will scare all his suitors away.

• Hey, Kiddo

  Krosoczka, Jarrett,

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  Krosoczka opens up about his complicated life growing up with his grandparents.

• Fence. Volume One

  Pacat, C. S.

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  Nicholas is the illegitimate son of a fencing champion who comes one step closer to his dream by getting accepted to Kings Row. His journey won't be easy - especially when he's rooming with the prickly, prodigious Seiji Katayama.

• Nimona

  Stevenson, ND

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  Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, their mission is to prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin isn't the hero everyone thinks he is.

• Tin Stars

  Lemire, Jeff,

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  A robot boy and his companions struggle to survive in a universe where androids have been outlawed.

• One Weird Trick

  Fraction, Matt

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  A librarian - who can stop time when she has sex - robs banks with her boyfriend.