The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees
By: Don Brown
4.07
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Don Brown’s critically acclaimed, full-color nonfiction graphic novels The Grea…
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1. Zahra's Paradise
By: Khalil Bendib , Amir , Khalil , Amir Soltani , Amir Khalil
3.00
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Set in the aftermath of Iran's fraudulent elections of 2009, Zahra's Paradise is the fictional stor… read more
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- politics
- comics
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2. I Am Alfonso Jones
By: John Jennings , Stacey Robinson , None
3.32
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Alfonso Jones can't wait to play the role of Hamlet in his school's hip-hop rendition of the classi… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
3. The Great American Dust Bowl
By: Don Brown
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A speck of dust is a tiny thing. In fact, five of them could fit into the period at the end of this… read more
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4. Illegal: A graphic novel telling one boy's epic journey to Europe
By: Eoin Colfer , Andrew Donkin , Giovanni Rigano
4.25
Format: 432 pages,
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5. Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case
By: Chris Crowe
3.37
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
The kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till is famous as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. Emm… read more
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6. Okay for Now
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.20
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Midwesterner Gary D. Schmidt won Newbery Honor awards for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boysand… read more
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7. Escape from Syria
By: Jackie Roche , None
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A graphic story of intense current events. From the pen of former Lebanon Star reporter Samya Kulla… read more
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8. Inside Out & Back Again
By: Thanhhà Lại
3.92
Format: 594 pages, Hardcover
For all the ten years of her life, Ha has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of… read more
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9. Seeking Refuge
By: Kathryn Shoemaker , None
4.33
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
In this follow-up to the successful Goodbye Marianne, Irene Watts explores what it is like for a yo… read more
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10. Poppies of Iraq
By: Lewis Trondheim , Brigitte Findakly
4.57
Format: 140 pages, Hardcover
A personal account of an Iraqi childhood Poppies of Iraqis Brigitte Findakly's nuanced tender chron… read more
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11. A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.29
Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
This book covers the things I was forced to leave out of "A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume O… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- war
12. Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
By: Dale A. Jenkins
4.30
Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition
WAS THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR INEVITABLE? It’s November 1941. Japan and the US are te… read more
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- politics
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"During the Fireside Chats, half the country tuned in on their radios, and it was said that on hot summer nights when people had their windows open, one could walk through the residential downtown of …"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
"Roosevelt was a genius at mass communications, and his speechwriters deferred to his reviews of their drafts, not so much because he was the president, but because when a text required the perfect wo…"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
"In 1941, as the United States faced the threat of another horrific war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was leading the nation from a wheelchair. Struck down by polio at age thirty-nine, he rehabilit…"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
"Back in Washington, alone in the late afternoon of December 7, a chastened Franklin Roosevelt considered the situation. He may have wondered how things had gone so terribly wrong. But what might ha…"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
13. Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
By: K.G.E. Konkel
4.32
Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition
The Second World War was fought not only on the front lines but also in secrets, some of which have… read more
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"The terrified men did not move. Then Nadia Fedin did something instinctive; she drew her Nagant revolver and fired three short bursts into the head of the nearest soldier. Stepan Ivanovich’s skull bu…"-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
"Outside, beyond the vast red bricked labyrinth of Kremlin walls, a humid night ensnarled the Soviet capital in its spell. Yet here in the womb-like private cinema Josef Stalin sat, eyes transfixed on…"-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
"Fedin laughed outright, a grim, calculating gesture as hard and unfeeling as cold steel. “Twenty million Russians have been slaughtered by the Fascists in the last six years..... Always remember this…"-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
"They came for him near midnight, seven hard-faced men arriving simultaneously in a matching set of Zis 101s, the black-lacquered saloon car so shamelessly modeled on the American Buick Roadmaster, an…"-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
14. They Called Us Enemy
By: George Takei
4.42
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
A graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within Americ… read more
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- history
- historical
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"The wheel of democracy turns slowly."-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy
"Shame is a cruel thing. It should rest on the perpetrators but they don't carry it the way the victims do."-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy
"Our Democracy is a Participatory Democracy. Existentially it's dependent on people who cherish the shinning, highest ideals of our Democracy and actively engage in the political process."-George Takei, They Called Us Enemy
15. Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction
By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy.… read more
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- graphic novels comics
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"I AM WHO I AM IN SPITE OF MY MOTHER, BUT I ALSO AM WHO I AM BECAUSE OF HER."-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction
"I NOW KNOW WHAT JOE MEANT WHEN HE ALWAYS SAID THAT HIS PARENTS WOULD'VE LOVED ME."-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction
"I AM NOW LIVING OUT MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS OF MAKING A LIVING AS AN AUTHOR AND AN ARTIST, BUT IT IS A GREATER TRIUMPH FOR ME TO HAVE CREATED A STABLE, LOVING HOME WITH MY WIFE."-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction
"When you're a kid and a teen, you're not in control of your circumstances. But the beautiful thing about growing up is that you get to create your own reality and your own family. That family might b…"-Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction
16. Almost American Girl
By: Robin Ha
4.22
Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition
A teen graphic novel memoir about a Korean-born, non-English-speaking girl who is abruptly transpla… read more
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"But now that I am finally leaving, I see everything through rose-colored glasses"-Robin Ha, Almost American Girl
17. Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust
By: Neal Shusterman
4.14
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award winner Neal Shusterman presents a graphic novel exploring the Holocaust through… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
18. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam
By: Thien Pham
4.29
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more
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19. Displacement
By: Kiku Hughes
4.29
Format: 283 pages, Paperback
A teenager is pulled back in time to witness her grandmother's experiences in World War II-era Japa… read more
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"A memory is too powerful a weapon."-Kiku Hughes, Displacement
"But when a community comes together to demand more, when we do not let trauma stay obscured but bring it up to the surface and remember it together, we can make sure it is not repeated."-Kiku Hughes, Displacement
20. Huda F Cares?
By: Huda Fahmy
4.21
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more
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"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?
"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?
21. Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American
By: Laura Gao
4.24
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, La… read more
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22. I Am Still Alive
By: Kate Alice Marshall
3.87
Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition
After Jess is alone. Her cabin has burned to the ground. She knows if she doesn’t act fast, the co… read more
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"Fire is warmth and food and clean water, but it’s hard and time-consuming, and people die because they spend all their time making the fire and no time finding water or building a shelter."-Kate Alice Marshall, I Am Still Alive
"I look at the wall where those first words - SMART, NOT STRONG - have been joined by dozens more. Pay attention to the wind. Steep drop west of the snag. Say something out loud at least once a day. R…"-Kate Alice Marshall, I Am Still Alive
23. We Are Not Strangers: A Graphic Novel
By: Josh Tuininga
4.35
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by a true story, this graphic novel follows a Jewish immigrant’s efforts to help his Japan… read more
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24. Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria
By: Muhammad Najem
4.56
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A teenage boy risks his life to tell the truth in this gripping graphic memoir by youth activist Mu… read more
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- history
- historical
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- war
- middle grade
- comics
- nonfiction
25. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights
By: Mikki Kendall
4.12
Format: 200 pages, None
A bold and gripping graphic history of the fight for women's rights The ongoing struggle for wom… read more
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- history
- graphic novels comics
- historical
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26. ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico
By: Christine Suggs
4.10
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
"An absolutely heartwarming and vibrant story of belonging, family, and the meaning of home. This b… read more
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- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
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- middle grade
27. Sunshine: A Graphic Novel
By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
4.55
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoc… read more
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- teen
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- comics
- nonfiction
28. Only If You Dare: 13 Stories of Darkness and Doom
By: Josh Allen
3.78
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Thirteen chilling short stories to keep you up at night--but only if you dare. You never know wh… read more
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- middle grade
29. Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story
By: Sarah Myer
4.40
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Eisner Award Nomination: Best Publication for Teens "A beautiful, courageous book.” Gene Luen Y… read more
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- comics
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30. Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust
By: Don Brown
4.31
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A gripping nonfiction graphic novel that follows the stories of Jewish children, separated from the… read more
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- graphic novels comics
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- war
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31. The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees
By: Don Brown
4.07
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Don Brown’s critically acclaimed, full-color nonfiction graphic novels The Grea… read more
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