March 7, 2025
In an alternate 1899, farm boy Solomon Hunt leaves home to seek his fortune, only to stumble into the adventure of a lifetime when he rescues a young genius showman from captivity in a sideshow. Together, the duo flees across Empire of America, performing for a living while evading a group of vicious pursuers. As the latter close in and vile secrets are revealed, the ragtag troupe reaches little Hollywood, California, where they present an explosive, groundbreaking performance intended to save them all. Robin Hood, move over. This fun, enthralling tale is the new gold standard for a merry […]
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
High school senior Andrew Perrault finds refuge in the twisted fairytales he writes for Thomas Rye, the boy with perpetually ink-stained hands and hair like autumn leaves. Thomas, who creates macabre sketches of the monsters in Andrew’s wicked stories. But something strange is going on with Thomas. His abusive parents have mysteriously vanished, and he arrives at school with blood on his sleeve. Andrew follows Thomas into the off-limits forest one night and catches him fighting a nightmarish monster. Thomas’s drawings have come to life and are killing anyone close to him. To make sure no one else dies, the […]
March 7, 2025
Poor choices land four delinquent teens in summertime mandatory community service. Deemed good-for-nothing by those who judge, they label themselves The Nothing Club. The fast-paced and energetic novel is told from 15-year-old Grady’s humorous, often self-deprecating and sometimes insightful perspective. Anyone who likes an adventure story frequently interrupted by long diatribes about spirituality and religion, will enjoy this novel. Personally, I question trying to meld two very different approaches: the fast-paced, well-written, rollicking adventures of a group of disparate teens, and random, dragged-out, touchy-feely dialogues about everything from zodiac signs and Christianity to indigenous spirituality and meditation. It felt, […]
January 3, 2025
Crawford “Craw” Cope has anger issues. Or so they say. When Craw is sentenced to community service for hitting his father in the head with a baseball bat, he accepts his punishment without objection, knowing he’s actually lucky. If he weren’t the son of a famous former baseball player, he’d probably have gotten it a lot worse. So, Craw keeps his mouth shut and takes what life gives him. Like always. But when he arrives at community service, he meets Hannah Flores, a punk rock enthusiast trapped in the Ozarks with zero filter. As Craw navigates his own explosive home […]
January 3, 2025
After a first episode of psychosis lands him a stay in a psychiatric hospital, all 16-year-old Kai Lum wants to do is reclaim his life. But now that he’s back home, everything is different. He has medications to take, his dad is always hovering and everyone at school keeps staring at him. Kai’s determined not to let any of that distract him from proving he can make it as a chef. But finding his new normal is harder than Kai expects. His medications have side effects he doesn’t know how to control. His dad pushes him to accept more clinical […]
January 3, 2025
What if you discovered that the whole concept of a gender binary is an illusion? While many people identify as men or women, that is not all there is. The idea that all humans fall into one of two gender categories is largely a construct created by those who benefit from that belief. The reality is that gender is naturally diverse, falling inside and outside of those boxes, and more expansive ideas of gender have always existed. This book taps historical evidence, ancient poetry, ancient burial sites and more. I can honestly say this book opened my eyes to […]
January 3, 2025
Chest binding: using a garment that flattens the chest for a more masculine or androgynous look.
Overview: https://www.parents.com/kids/health/what-parents-need-to-know-about-binder-safety/
A graphic guide to chest binding with real-life stories and research-backed advice from bestselling Gender Queer author Maia Kobab and University of Michigan professor Sarah Peitzmeier. It is both a practical resource for trans and nonbinary folks and an engaging and perspective-broadening read for anyone interested in what it means to be on a journey of expressing one’s gender. This book is short but packed with important information about how to bind safely and take care of one’s body. One of […]
A graphic guide to chest binding with real-life stories and research-backed advice from bestselling Gender Queer author Maia Kobab and University of Michigan professor Sarah Peitzmeier. It is both a practical resource for trans and nonbinary folks and an engaging and perspective-broadening read for anyone interested in what it means to be on a journey of expressing one’s gender. This book is short but packed with important information about how to bind safely and take care of one’s body. One of […]
November 1, 2024
If you can’t trust your parents, who can you trust? Cameron and Lewis Larsen are identical twins living normal, suburban lives … until their mom and dad kill two uninvited guests at a neighborhood barbecue and then disappear. Following cryptic instructions their parents left behind, the twins make their way to a small hotel in Edinburgh. Too conspicuous as twins, they hide by pretending to be one person, each gathering clues on alternate days. The closer they get to the truth, only one thing is clear: Someone is following them. Will they uncover their parents’ secrets before their own is […]
November 1, 2024
Jordan and Nathan couldn’t be more different, but when order and chaos collide, opposites attract. Jordan is a bit of an oddball at school. He likes rules, routine, old sci-fi novels, and is often the victim of his bully’s torment. When new student Nathan joins the school, he wears down Jordan’s walls and, with his love, empowers Jordan to stand up for himself. Nathan’s parents are going through a divorce, and at a new school in a new city Jordan provides him with the stability he can’t find at home. Through their friendship and eventually their romance, Jordan embraces his […]