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• Billie Blaster and the Robot Army From Outer Space

  Taylor, Laini,

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  Don't you hate it when your archenemy launches your latest invention into space, accidentally creating a robot army that falls into the clutches of an evil alien emperor?

• Buzzing

  Sattin, Samuel,

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  Isaac is a shy boy with OCD, but one day at school he meets new friends who introduce him to role-playing games, which lead him on a journey of self-discovery and growth.

• The Faint of Heart

  Wilson, Kerilynn,

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  Teenager June must figure out how to exist in a world where she is the only one left with a heart--and whether she wants to keep hers at all.

• Four Eyes

  Ogle, Rex,

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  When Rex finds out he needs glasses, he's beyond miserable. Dealing with the bullies at school, his family being broke, and an embarrassing lack of friends, he has way too much on his plate already.

• Hoops

  Tavares, Matt,

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  A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares's debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports.

• Mabuhay!

  Sterling, Zack,

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  First-generation Filipino siblings, JJ and Althea, struggle to belong at school. But between the leftover Filipino food their mom packs for their lunches to having a last name that nobody can pronounce, any sense of belonging seems like a long shot.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mexikid

  a Graphic Memoir

  Martin, Pedro, 1967-

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  Pedro Martin's grown up in the U.S. hearing stories about his legendary abuelito, but during a family road trip to Mexico, he connects with his grandfather and learns more about his own Mexican identity in this moving and hilarious graphic memoir.

• The Moth Keeper

  O'Neill, Kay (Cartoonist),

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  Kit is excited to prove her worth as a Moth-Keeper, a protector of the lunar moths that allow the Night-Lily flower to bloom once a year, but she quickly finds that life as a Moth-Keeper is not what she imagined it would be.

• Parachute Kids

  Tang, Betty C.,

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  After their two-week family tour of Los Angeles, ten-year-old Feng Li Lin and her older brother and sister learn they will remain in California while their parents return to Taiwan, forcing them to navigate a new school, a new language, bullies,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

  Muniz, Deya,

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  Cam disguises herself as a man to inherit her father's money and estate, and though she tries to keep a low profile, she ends up falling for Crown Princess Brie.

• Run and Hide

  How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust: A Graphic Novel

  Brown, Don

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  A gripping nonfiction graphic novel that follows the stories of Jewish children, separated from their parents, who escaped the horrors of the Holocaust.

• The Secret of the Ravens

  Cacao, Joanna,

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  Twin siblings Elliot and Liza only have each other. Their parents are gone. Desperate to escape the vagabond cycle that they're trapped in, the answer to their plight seemingly appears when they stumble upon a Raven Quest--magical tasks offered by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stars in Their Eyes

  Walton, Jessica,

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  Maisie is on her way to her first fancon and she can't wait to meet her idol, an action star who had an above-the-knee amputation, just like Maisie. But then she meets Ollie. After spending the day together, Maisie notices feelings for Ollie that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Two Tribes

  Bowen Cohen, Emily,

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  Mia makes a plan to use the gifts from her bat mitzvah to take a bus to Oklahoma--without telling her mom--to visit her dad and find the connection to her Muscogee side she knows is just as important as her Jewish side.

• Wildfire

  Bard, Breena,

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  Emotional and inspiring, Wildfire shows readers that healing from tragedy can take many forms and demonstrates what it means to take action in the face of climate change--and how that action can be different for each of us.

• Bomb

  Graphic Novel : the Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

  Sheinkin, Steve,

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  Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos.

• Belle of the Ball

  Costa, Mari,

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  High-school senior and notorious wallflower Hawkins finally works up the courage to remove her mascot mask and ask out her longtime crush: Regina Moreno, head cheerleader, academic overachiever, and all-around popular girl. There's only one teensy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Project Nought

  Furedi, Chelsey,

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  Ren Mittal's last memory in the year 1996 is getting on a bus. When he wakes up in 2122, he finds that tech conglomerate Chronotech sponsors a time-travel program to help students in 2122 learn what history was really like. When he crosses paths…Read moreRead more of this annotation