BARRINGTON NEW TEEN GRAPHIC NOVELS - DECEMBER 2023

1) Run and hide: how Jewish youth escaped the Holocaust

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"A...nonfiction graphic novel that follows the stories of Jewish children, separated from their parents, who escaped the horrors of the Holocaust"--

2) Cross My Heart and Never Lie

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Dåsnes, Nora

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"Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing out a diary, getting a trendy look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and much more. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be. Seventh grade has split her friends into rival factions: TEAM LINNEA and the girls who fall in love and TEAM BAO and the girls who NEVER fall in love. Linnea has a BOYFRIEND, Bao hates everything related to...

3) Enlightened

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Ediriweera, Sachi

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Book, Graphic Novel

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"A fictionalized biography of the life of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha, the progenitor of Buddhism"--

4) Huda F Cares

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Fahmy, Huda

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Book, eBook, Graphic Novel, Kindle

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This summer's exercise in Fahmy family sisterly bonding involves a trip to Disney World--which seems like it is headed for disaster when Huda gets into a fight with a boy making fun of her hijab.

5) Superman: the harvests of youth

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Grace, Sina

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eComic, Graphic Novel

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As teenager Clark Kent and his friends grieve the death of a classmate, Smallville's latest threat pushes Clark to grapple with life's biggest questions in order to become the hero his town needs.

6) Hockey girl loves drama boy

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Hicks, Faith Erin

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Book, Graphic Novel

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"It should have been a night of triumph for Alix's hockey team. But her mean teammate Lindsay decided to start up with her usual rude comments and today Alix, who usually tries to control her anger, let it finally run free. Alix lashes out and before she knows it, her coach is dragging her off Lindsay, and the invitation to the Canada National Women's U18 Team's summer camp is on the line. She needs to learn how to control this anger, and she is sure...

7) Be That Way

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Larson, Hope

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Book, eBook, Graphic Novel, Kindle

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Sixteen-year-old Christine keeps a journal of an eventful year of her life in mid-90s Asheville, North Carolina, which she records through prose and illustration. --

8) Mall Goth

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Leth, Kate

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Book, Graphic Novel

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"Set in the early 2000s, Mall Goth is a coming-of-age story about Goth Liv Holme, who has to navigate growing up amidst moving, starting at a new school, and the dissolution of her parents' marriage"--

9) Lore Olympus: Vol. 5

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Smythe, Rachel

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Book, Graphic Novel

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"It is Persephone's birthday, and she receives the ultimate gift: Hades confesses his desire for her, leading to their first kiss. But that doesn't necessarily make things easier for the goddess of spring, who is still in over her head in gossip-driven Olympus. Persephone feels intense guilt over the official breakup between Hades and Minthe, she is struggling to find her footing in her fast-paced job, and--worst of all--the shades of her past are...

10) Clementine: Vol. 2

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Walden, Tillie

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"Clementine and her new friends are rescued by an island community led by an enigmatic doctor called Miss Morro, but just as Clementine's scars are finally beginning to heal, she discovers dark secrets that threaten to tear her new life apart. Can Miss Morro be trusted? What about the rest of the islanders? And just how far will Clementine go to protect the ones she loves?"--