Our Stories Carried Us Here
By: Julie Vang
4.24
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
A bold and unconventional collection of first-person stories told and illustrated by immigrants and…
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1. The Talk
By: Darrin Bell
4.65
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
2. 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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- biography
- memoir
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
"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
3. 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
- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
"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
4. 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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- biography
- memoir
- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
"But now that I am finally leaving, I see everything through rose-colored glasses"-Robin Ha, Almost American Girl
5. Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting
By: Kindra Neely
3.99
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
This searing graphic memoir portrays gun violence through a fresh lens, giving it urgency, humanity… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
6. 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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- biography
- memoir
- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- comics
- nonfiction
7. If They Come for Us
By: Fatimah Asghar
4.24
Format: 100 pages, Paperback
Poet and co-creator of the Emmy-nominated web series "Brown Girls" captures the experience of being… read more
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- nonfiction
"Do all survivors carry villian inside them?"-Fatimah Asghar, If They Come for Us
"I didn't know I need to worry about them until they were gone."-Fatimah Asghar, If They Come for Us
"Every year I manage to live on this earth I collect more questions than answers."-Fatimah Asghar, If They Come for Us
"Every year I managed to live on this earth I collect more questions than answers."-Fatimah Asghar, If They Come for Us
8. 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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- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- middle grade
"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
9. Juliet Takes a Breath: The Graphic Novel
By: Gabby Rivera
4.07
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
A NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATION OF THE BESTSELLING BOOK! Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bron… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
10. Borders
By: Thomas King
3.93
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A stunning graphic-novel adaptation based on the work of one of Canada’s most revered and bestselli… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
11. 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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- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- muslims
- middle grade
- comics
"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?
12. Paying the Land
By: Joe Sacco
4.34
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The Dene have lived in the vast Mackenzie River Valley since time immemorial, by their account. To … read more
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- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
13. 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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- biography
- memoir
- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
14. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
By: Tommie Smith
4.46
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
15. I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir
By: Malaka Gharib
4.09
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
One part Mari Andrew, one part Marjane Satrapi, I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir is a t… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
16. ¡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
- comics
- middle grade
17. 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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- biography
- memoir
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- comics
- nonfiction
18. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed
By: Dashka Slater
4.30
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more
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- nonfiction
19. Brooms
By: Jasmine Walls
4.23
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Publ… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
20. Fine: A Comic About Gender
By: Rhea Ewing
4.28
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
Washington Post • 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2022 A vibrant and informative debut with “great doc… read more
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- memoir
- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
"Gender affects everybody, so whether you're trans or not, gender is fucking you up. -Jac, 2013"-Rhea Ewing, Fine: A Comic About Gender
21. It Won't Always Be Like This
By: Malaka Gharib
4.03
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
An intimate graphic memoir about an American girl growing up with her Egyptian father's new family,… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
22. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776: The Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novels #8)
By: Lauren Tarshis
4.16
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A gripping graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the American Revolut… read more
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- graphic novels
- middle grade
23. This Book Won't Burn
By: Samira Ahmed
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more
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"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn
24. The Legend of Auntie Po
By: Shing Yin Khor
4.06
Format: 290 pages, None
Part historical fiction, part magical realism, and 100 percent adventure. Thirteen-year-old Mei rei… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
25. History Comics: The National Parks: Preserving America's Wild Places
By: Falynn Koch
3.99
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Let this graphic novel be your time machine―experience history like never before! Our past is only … read more
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- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- comics
- nonfiction
26. How to They/Them: A Visual Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity
By: Stuart Getty
4.43
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Ever wonder what nonbinary or gender nonconforming really mean? And how the heck do you use they/th… read more
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- graphic novels
- nonfiction
27. Unhappy Camper
By: Lily LaMotte
3.90
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed creators of Measuring Up, author Lily LaMotte and illustrators Ann Xu and Sunmi,… read more
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- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
28. Woman, Life, Freedom
By: Marjane Satrapi
4.49
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
An urgent, groundbreaking and visually stunning new collection of graphic story-telling about the p… read more
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- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
29. Belonging in America and Mexico (Our Stories Carried Us Here)
By: Daniel Zuniga Gonzalez
3.67
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
A beautifully illustrated graphic novel that explores what it means to belong in Mexico and in Amer… read more
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- graphic novels
- nonfiction
30. Our Stories Carried Us Here
By: Julie Vang
4.24
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
A bold and unconventional collection of first-person stories told and illustrated by immigrants and… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- graphic novels comics
- graphic novels
- muslims
- middle grade
- anthologies
- short stories
- nonfiction
- comics
31. K Is in Trouble (K Is in Trouble #1)
By: Gary Clement
3.77
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A boy named K must navigate a world of outrageously unkind adults in this hysterical, Kafkaesque mi… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
- middle grade
