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Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"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."--Provided by publisher.
3) Sisters
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Language
English
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Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning companion to Smile!
Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but when a baby brother enters the picture and later, something doesn't seem right between their parents,...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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DEN - Happy Valentine's Day!
DEN - Kids + Teens: Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
Graphic Novels and the Art of Reading Backward
DEN - Kids + Teens: Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
Graphic Novels and the Art of Reading Backward
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Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, and falling in love. Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed--no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with love. But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks something in Val. Is it real love? Could this be her chance...
6) Miss Quinces
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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Baby-Sitters Club Read-Alikes (Graphic Novels)
DEN - Kids + Teens: Hispanic Heritage Month
DEN - Summer Books for Kids + Teens! 🌞
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DEN - Kids + Teens: Hispanic Heritage Month
DEN - Summer Books for Kids + Teens! 🌞
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"Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceañera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants. She can't imagine...
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Language
English
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"Life can be stressful for Nate Wright. At school, Mrs. Godfrey makes every day a nightmare. At home, he's stuck between Ellen, his incredibly annoying older sister, and Dad, perhaps the most clueless parent of all time. And don't get him started on Gina, the ultimate teacher's pet, or Artur, the unassuming exchange student who bests him at every turn. It's enough to make even a can-do kid like Nate scream: 'I CAN'T TAKE IT!'" -- publisher's web site....
Author
Series
Sunny side up volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In the mid-1970s Sunny Lewin is back, star of her personal show, facing the prospect of Middle School, and dealing with the problems of her somewhat dysfunctional family--in particular her older brother, Dale, who has been sent off to a military academy because of his delinquent behavior.
10) Hey, kiddo
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Language
English
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Description
"In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents -- two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through...
11) Bad Sister
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Meet Charise. She's energetic, helpful, a model pet owner and full of inventions. But she?s also a bad sister. When she goes too far and breaks little brother Daniel?s tooth, can she redeem herself? Is an accident really an accident if you could have stopped it? But most importantly... What does it mean to be a good sister?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"When you become that which you fear most, how do you carry on? Veth Brenatto doesn't have an exciting life, but she likes it that way. Unlike her childhood, it's safe. Predictable. And her husband and son love her almost as fiercely as she loves them. But Veth's cozy existence is turned on its head when she and her family are captured by raiders. In order to save them, Veth will commit an atrocity that will sever her from all that she loves-maybe...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
"A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life— perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn't always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes...
16) Allergic
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Hoping to adopt a pet to find a sense of belonging in her busy family, Maggie is disappointed to discover she is severely allergic to anything with fur and tries to find a pet to love anyway.
18) Karen's witch
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Karen Brewer's imagination gets the best of her when she decides that her neighbor, Mrs. Porter--who has wild gray hair, wears black robes, and has a garden full of mysterious herbs--must be a witch.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
It's going to be a great weekend! Karen has new roller skates and is a very good skater. She's looking forward to trying some new tricks. But, oh no! Karen falls down and has to go to the hospital. Her wrist is broken! Karen is determined to get everyone she knows -- plus someone famous -- to sign her cast. It isn't going to be easy, but she won't give up until the job is done.
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