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"When Kristen Radtke was in her twenties, she learned that, as her father was growing up, he would crawl onto his roof in rural Wisconsin and send signals out on his ham radio. Those CQ calls were his attempt to reach somebody--anybody--who would respond. In Seek You, Radtke uses this image as her jumping off point into a piercing exploration of loneliness and the ways in which we attempt to feel closer to one another. She looks at the very real current...
22) Drama
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Graphix/Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon Over Mississippi, she's a terrible singer. Instead she's the set designer for the stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much about carpentry, ticket sales are down, and the crew members are having trouble working together? Not to mention the onstage...
25) Habibi
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Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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"Sprawling across an epic landscape of deserts, harems, and modern industrial clutter, Habibi tells the tale of Dodola and Zam, refugee child slaves bound to each other by chance, by circumstance, and by the love that grows between them. We follow them as their lives unfold together and apart; as they struggle to make a place for themselves in a world (not unlike our own) fueled by fear, lust, and greed; and as they discover the extraordinary depth--...
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Legend (Lu: Graphic novels) volume 3
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G.P. Putnam' s Sons
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Teens June, a military prodigy born into wealth, and Day, a criminal from the slums, are brought together and face plague, war, and a powerful, common enemy.
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Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"If you're from the neighborhood, you surely know ARIOL, the little blue donkey with round glasses. He's fulfilling his greatest dream today: being invited to Petula's, the young cow he's secretly in love with. But the obstacles are mounting! Petula's dad, a fearsome bull from the South, and Petula's big brother, a sixteen-year-old calf raised by his mother, do their best to run interference. Will Ariol make it to Petula's room, at the end of the...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Every morning A wakes in a different person's body, in a different person's life, learning over the years to never get too attached, until he wakes up in the body of Justin and falls in love with Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon.
29) In
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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2021.
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English
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"Nick, a young illustrator, can't connect with people. Whether it's the barista down the street, his own family, or Wren, an oncologist whose life becomes painfully tangled with his, Nick can't shake the feeling that there is some hidden realm of human interaction beyond his reach. He staggers through meaningless conversations and haunts lookalike vacuous coffee shops in the hope that he will find it there. But it isn't until Nick learns to stop performing...
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Ariol volume 5
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Papercutz
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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"All of Ariol's friends know that he has a big crush on Petula, but no one seems to notice that Bizbilla has her sights on Ariol, including Ariol! While she's waited in the . . . er, wings hoping Ariol will notice her, this sweet little fly has been cooking up a plan. Mister Cantharide, Bizbilla's dad, is an ophthalmologist. An ophthalmologist is the eye doctor. Ariol wears glasses. And it seems he has an appointment coming up! Bizbilla is all abuzz...
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Cassandra : animal psychic volume 1
Cassandra animal psychic volume 1
Cassandra animal psychic volume 1
Cassandra animal psychic volume 1
Cassandra animal psychic volume 1
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Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Fourteen-year-old Cassandra uses her abilities to seek a new home for a dog whose owner is moving to a retirement home, but matching Garrett with a new owner is challenging.
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I want to be a wall volume 2
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022-
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English
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Yuriko, an asexual woman, agrees to take a husband to satisfy her parents--which is how she finds herself tying the knot with Gakurouta, a gay man in love with his childhood friend with his own family circumstances. And so begins the tale of their marriage of convenience.
33) Holy Hannah
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Uncivilized Books
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2019.
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English
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"Hannah, a successful tech entrepreneur, decides to drop out of society and create a new social app, 'Know Me.' She's invited to test the app on a small religious community, the Church of Love and Devotion. The results go way beyond any intended consequences as lines separating the self, technology, and belief become blurred and lead to religious cult indoctrination. Loosely inspired by the life of the notorious Jim Jones and updated for the social...
34) Gravity's pull
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Life on Earth (Graphic Universe) volume 2
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Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
Description
Claudia Jones has returned to Blithedale High School, but rumors about her possible alien abduction persist as everyone begins to feel the strange effects of her presence.
35) Operatic
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Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"About to graduate from middle school, Charlie is preoccupied with a crush, Emile, and the absence of Luka, a boy in her class, who has not come to school in days. In Mr. P's music class, she hears the songs of opera singer Maria Callas and falls in love with opera. Maria's story helps Charlie navigate her own world."--
37) Wilson
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English
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Presents the graphic tale of an opinionated middle-aged loner whose inability to connect with anyone but his dog compels him to seek human companionship, an effort complicated by the discovery of a teenage daughter he never knew.
38) Honey lemon soda
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Series
Honey lemon soda volume 5
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023-
Language
English
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Middle school left Uka Ishimori with nothing but scars--to the point where she's forgotten how to laugh or cry or even say "hello." But a chance reencounter with a boy with lemon-colored hair invigorates her, giving her hope that maybe, just maybe, life can be that much sweeter if she finally reaches out for help.
39) My love mix-up!
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Series
My love mix-up! volume 9
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]-
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English
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"Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she's written the name of another boy - Ida - on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!" -- Cover.
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Fruits basket another volume 4
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2018-
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English
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"Sawa Mitoma, a nervous, skittish girl who prefers minimal human interaction, has just started high school, and it's already not going well... until she meets the 'it' boys -- the 'prince-like' Mutsuki and the sharp-tongued Hajime. But little does she know, they're Sohmas?! It's Fruits Basket ... again!" -- Back cover of volume 1.
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