Graphic Novels/Comics/Manga

Heartstopper Volume Two is a heartwarming LGBTQ+ graphic novel that beautifully captures the journey of two best friends, Nick and Charlie, as they navigate their feelings and discover themselves. With its relatable characters, engaging storytelling, and important themes of friendship, loyalty, and mental illness, this book is a must-read for anyone seeking a heartwarming and inclusive story. It is a celebration of love and acceptance that will leave you feeling uplifted and inspired. Whether you are part of the LGBTQ+ community or not, this book will touch your heart and remind you of the power of true friendship and love. Get ready to be swept away by this beautiful story that will stay with you long after you turn the last page.

If you've ever felt like high school was a unique blend of chaos and creativity, "Likewise" will resonate with you. Ariel Schrag gifts us with unfiltered access into her adolescent world, navigating heartache, identity, and growth through visually compelling storytelling. Revel in the authentic bemusement and the birth of a new creative perspective inspired by James Joyce. Each frame of this graphic novel serves as a profound echo of teenage sincerity that's both raw and disarmingly humorous.

This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative--like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it--but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book:PicturesWordsStories about things that happened to meStories about things that happened to other people because of meEight billion dollars*Stories about dogsThe secret to eternal happiness**These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!

5: You learn that boys and girls fall in love. Incredible!13: When will your parents learn? Not in front of your friends.36: A dream came true, but it feels different than you thought.45: Do you like yourself as you are?75: You learn to unlearn things. Can you still do a somersault?86: Everything can be different in every moment. How does our perception of the world change in the course of a lifetime? When Heike Faller's niece was born she began to wonder what we learn in life, and how we can talk about what we have learnt with those we love. And so she began to ask everyone she met, what did you learn in life? Out of the answers of children's writers and refugees, teenagers and artists, mothers and friends, came 99 that those who have had a difficult time appreciate the good moments more. That those who have had it easy find it harder getting old. That a lot of getting old is about accepting boundaries. And of course, as one 94 year old said to her, 'sometimes I feel like that little girl I once was, and I wonder if I have learned anything at all.' A bestseller in Germany, HUNDRED is a book given by children to grandparents and the other way around, for christenings and Mother's days, significant birthdays and times of celebration. With every age beautifully illustrated by Valerio Vidali, Hundred cannot simply be read because, like life itself, it must be experienced.