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Graceling
This rich graphic novel adaptation should delight existing fans of the Graceling realm and attract many new ones. Highly recommended for all YA graphic novel collections.
Imaginary
With Shovel as narrator, familiar middle grade topics (death of a parent, friends-turned-enemies, bullying), become completely unique and fresh. Tender, laced with sly humor, and full of complex emotion, this novel explores the line between unpredictable reality and controlled imagination. Highly recommended for all youth collections.
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Angelina Ballerina at Ballet School
Children will relate to Angelina’s experience of excitement, disappointment, and recovery, but there’s nothing groundbreaking here; purchase where “Angelina Ballerina” books are popular.
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Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix
For a straightforward narrative biography, look elsewhere, but those who enjoyed the style and rhythm of Chris Raschka’s Charlie Parker Played Be-Bop and are ready for a more in-depth biography will find this a rich and rewarding read.
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Yummy: A History of Desserts
As Peri muses dreamily, “You ever just think about cake?” Great British Baking Show fans, as well as those who love to eat, bake, and share desserts, will devour this sweet treat of a nonfiction graphic novel.
Bright Star
Morales shares her love for the borderlands, shows the pain the border wall inflicts, and presents an invitation to learn more. Recommended for all collections.
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Werewolf? There Wolf!
Readers familiar with the original tale will appreciate this upending of traditional events; recommended for collections where Deborah Underwood’s Reading Beauty and Interstellar Cinderella are popular.
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Passport
A rare peek behind the curtain into life as the daughter of U.S. intelligence officers, this is a story full of secrets that expertly unfold one by one. Highly recommended for teen graphic novel collections.
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I Am Not Starfire
Filled with coming-of-age themes such as first crushes (and kisses), identity building, and fear of failure, this comic deserves a place on every teen graphic novel shelf alongside contemporary classics like Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona.
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