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• Messy Roots

  a Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

  Gao, Laura,

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  In this graphic novel memoir, Gao describes her childhood in Texas, where she barely remembers any Mandarin from her early years in Wuhan, and she tries to fit in by playing basketball. After a transformative trip back to Wuhan at age 10,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Murder Among Friends

  How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime

  Fleming, Candace,

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  On May 21, 1924, 19-year-old Nathan Leopold and 18-year-old Richard Loeb brutally murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Kenwood, a posh neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Once they confessed to the crime, the press became obsessed with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Numb to This

  Memoir of a Mass Shooting

  Neely, Kindra,

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  Kindra has just started community college in Oregon in 2015 when a mass shooting takes place on campus. Although she’s physically unharmed, she spends the next few years dealing with severe PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Connecting with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Overground Railroad

  the Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

  Taylor, Candacy A.,

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  During a time when Black Americans couldn’t eat at restaurants, stay at hotels or even get gas from white-owned businesses, the Green Book listed safe places for Black travelers. This young adult adaptation chronicles the work of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Queer Ducks (and Other Animals)

  the Natural World of Animal Sexuality

  Schrefer, Eliot, 1978-

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  Did you know that many animals, including penguins, bonobos, dolphins, and more, engage in same-sex sexual behavior? Written in a humorous, light-hearted style, Eliot Schrefer dispels the theory that animals only mate to reproduce. The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality

  Muldoon, Molly, 1987-

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  This informative and entertaining graphic nonfiction title introduces readers to the Invisible Orientation, asexuality. The authors, who both identity as ace, dispel myths and stereotypes about ace folks that are even thrown around by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rising Troublemaker

  a Fear-fighter Manual for Teens

  Ajayi Jones, Luvvie,

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  A comedian and activist offers advice to teens about how to speak up against injustice and accept themselves in this young adult adaptation of Professional Troublemaker. As a self-described Nigerian auntie, the author tells powerful tales…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Victory. Stand!

  Raising My Fist for Justice

  Smith, Tommie, 1944-

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  In this excellent graphic novel memoir, Tommie Smith recalls his path from living in a tiny town in Texas with his sharecropper parents and 11 siblings to winning a gold medal in the 200-meter race in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. As a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Welcome to St. Hell

  My Trans Teen Misadventure

  Hancox, Lewis, 1989-

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  Lewis looks back on his transition from troubled high school girl Lois to a much happier adult man in this graphic novel based on his own experiences. Coming of age in Manchester in the early 2000s, Lewis always preferred masculine clothes…Read moreRead more of this annotation