NCW Libraries

A "graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family's expectations"--

This book charts the author's experiences of growing up in a Christian household and community, realizing she's gay and her subsequent struggle to reconcile her faith with her sexuality.

"K tries to get through his days, but is beset by talking fish, absurd adults, flocks of destructive crows, and detention"-- Provided by publisher.

"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....

"A ... tapestry of interconnected narratives that together tell a life story, Monica is the new graphic novel from one of the most iconic storytellers of all time. This eponymous protagonist is a rag-to-riches character who, after being abandoned by her freewheelin' parents in childhood, succeeds in clawing her way to the top--only to lose it all in a stroke of bad luck. She lives out the rest of her days in search of her parents, encountering a cast...

"Gemma Hopper is obsessed with baseball but is too busy helping out at home and navigating the perils of friendship to try out for a team"--

"Lincoln Loud’s close friend Ronnie Anne and Bobby Santiago recently moved to Great Lakes City to live with their multi-generational family in an apartment building atop a bustling mercado. While Bobby helps his abuelo run the mercado, among other odd (really odd) jobs, Ronnie Anne skateboards through big city life with her friends. Living together with their mom, Maria, they are adapting from going to a family of three in Royal Woods to living...

"Ebo is alone. His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous journey to Europe, and a better life, the same journey their sister set out on months ago. But Ebo refuses to be left behind in Ghana. He sets out after Kwame and joins him on the quest to reach Europe. Ebo's epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the merciless sea. But with every...

"Andrea, a young indigenous Colombian woman, has returned to the land she calls home. She comes to mourn her child--and to capture evidence of the illegal mining that displaced her family"--

SAGA Book Two continues the action-packed education of Hazel, a child born to star-crossed parents from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war.