March 7, 2025
When Carlos was 19, his mother decided to leave her life in El Salvador for a new start in the United States. Unwilling to let his mother go alone, Carlos joined her on the journey north. During their trip through Mexico and into the US, they experienced the risks and fear countless people from Central American countries have faced while migrating to different lands. Ten years later, Carlos shared these memories with his cousin, cartoonist Ernesto Saade. The result is this thoughtful graphic work that goes beyond headlines and statistics to provide a powerful individual account of migration. You’ve […]
March 7, 2025
In this captivating debut YA graphic novel, two 8th-grade best friends become more than friends, which is great till entering high school complicates matters. Faced with early mornings, bullies and homework, Amber and Nico cling to each other, neglecting their friends. Then a sleepover literally turns into a dream. Will they ever want to wake up? First off, there’s no sex in this novel. It reads like a middle-grade story in which two friends with crushes on one another end up daring to confess romantic interest, which leads to a little kissing and hugging. Meanwhile, the reader gets to […]
March 1, 2024
Your ancestors have called us to help you.” “I think y’all have the wrong number.” Damon Quinn just wants to get through his senior year unscathed. His mom struggles with alcohol and is barely coping with the day-to-day. Marcus and his cronies at school are forever causing Damon trouble. The new girl, Journey, won’t mind her own business. To make matters worse, now a mysterious crow is following him everywhere. After he is seized by a waking dream in the middle of a busy street, Damon is forced to confront his mom with some hard questions: Why haven’t I met […]
January 5, 2024
Ignacio “Iggy” Garcia is an Ohio-born Colombian-American teen whose world is spun around when he bumps into Marisol at school. As he stresses over how to get Marisol to like him, his grandfather comes to the rescue. The thing is, not only is his abuelito dead, but he also gives terrible love advice. This is the story of Iggy searching for his place in his family, school, community and country. The novel challenges assumptions about Latino-American identity while reaffirming belief in the hope that all young people represent. Quirkiness aside, this graphic novel has a lot to offer aside […]
November 3, 2023
Newly sober, Curtis searches for healing in the ancient cultural practices of his Tłı̨chǫ Dine grandfather. But will the Little People answer his call? We’re back in Fort Smith. Benny the Bank is a dealmaker and obstacle to the people’s progress and healing. Addiction runs rampant and Benny is the bootlegger, keeping a steady supply flowing to all of Curtis’s loved ones. Nevertheless, Curtis returns, sober and intent on carrying on his grandfather’s legacy as a healer. Does Curtis have what it takes to rid the town of their poison? Is he alone in his quest? Will the man who […]
August 4, 2023
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” Muhammad Ali, one of the most revered―and controversial―figures of the 20th Century, immortalized those words with the beauty, strength and originality of his boxing style. Now, his epic story is retold in this striking graphic novel. Messenger showcases exactly why Ali became celebrated worldwide as “The Greatest.” Boxer, philanthropist and activist Muhammad Ali was one of the most photographed―and photogenic―figures in the history of sports. He demanded to be looked at and seen, and this epic captures his meteoric rise from Cassius Clay to Olympian and heavyweight champion of the world with […]
July 7, 2023
Thien’s first memory isn’t a sight or a sound. It’s the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It’s the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam. After the Pham family arrives at a refugee camp in Thailand, they struggle to survive. Things don’t get much easier once they resettle in California. And through each chapter of their lives, food takes on a new meaning. Strawberries come to signify struggle as Thien’s mom and dad look for work. Potato chips are an indulgence that brings Thien so much joy that they […]
July 7, 2023
What does the perfect song sound like? Normally, Malcolm Kid wouldn’t give this type of question the time of day. As a straight-B student with a heart of copper, he is far more concerned with overcoming mediocrity than he is with achieving perfection. But that all changes when he stumbles across the LK-2000—a strange keyboard cursed with the soul of an old jazz musician. Malcolm soon learns that the only way to free this musician’s soul is by performing the perfect song. With much hesitation, and the help of a lifelong friend, Malcolm embarks on a musical journey across the […]
April 7, 2023
This honest, engrossing graphic memoir tells the story of professional athlete and activist Akim Aliu’s incredible life as a hockey prodigy in Canada. Akim Aliu — also known as “Dreamer” — is a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic racism at every turn. Dreamer tells Akim’s incredible story, from being the only black child in his Ukrainian community, to his family struggling to make ends meet while living in Toronto, to confronting the racist violence he often experienced both on and off the ice. This is a gut-wrenching and riveting […]
January 6, 2023
From the artist of Marvel Comics’ daredevil Marco Checchetto, comes a thrilling new adventure! Where were you when the cloud arrived? Where were you when the world changed forever? Where were you when people started dying? It’s at the limits between science fiction, action and horror. This graphic novel is gritty, with zombies and hard choices, heartbreak and tortured, war-weary characters. Note that there’s some language and graphic violence–if it was a movie, it’d be hard to escape an R rating, or a “not for people under 17.” Up to you, but consider yourself warned. A mysterious cloud spreads across […]