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Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In expanding the story of Kim and her friends, the authors pay tribute to Black sisterhood through portraits of shared, yet deeply personal experiences of Black hair care. From self-care to spilling the tea at an hours-long salon appointment to healing family rifts, the stories are brought to life through beautifully drawn characters and different color palettes reflecting the mood in each story."--Amazon.com.
2) Girl on fire
Author
Publisher
Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
From New York Times bestselling author and 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Alicia Keys comes a new authentic and poignant coming-of-age young adult graphic novel, about finding the strength within when your whole world changes in an instant. Lolo Wright always thought she was just a regular fourteen-year-old dealing with regular family drama: her brother, James, is struggling with his studies; her dad's business constantly teeters on the edge...
Author
Series
Publisher
Archaia, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Follow the journey of two young adults, Joshua and Claire, each individually shaped by the day the sky went dark, but drawn to each other because of it. Coming of age in this new landscape, they will be forced to confront and challenge notions of identity, guilt, and survival as the darkness grows around them. When fear threatens to envelop all hope they have left, the two discover that love, family, and finding the true light in a world seemingly...
4) Eve
Author
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
A young girl, Eve, raised in a virtual reality, embarks on a deadly cross-country quest to save her father... and the dying planet. She's accompanied by Wexler, her robotic caretaker and protector, sheathed in her favorite teddy bear.
5) Safe passage
Author
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An epic journey across the South Side of Chicago for Darius, his little sister Cissy, and his best friend Booger as they set out to find an armored truck that has lost a payload of cash"--
6) Devour
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams The Art of Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Devour tells the story of the Turner family, who move to Alabama to care for their ailing matriarch, Vassie, when she begins suffering from dementia. But Vassie isn't just any old lady; she's the last of a line of powerful root women who have been caring for the community since her ancestors were first captured and enslaved by white plantation owners. Patsy, the eldest daughter in the family, is immediately suspicious; the locals' fear and superstition...
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"A seasoned cartoonist of epic proportions, Brandon-Croft carves out space for Black women's perspectives in her nationally syndicated strip ... Brandon-Croft appraises popular opinion through nine distinct women in constant dialogue. From diets to daycare to debt to the dreaded microaggressions of everyday racism, no issue is off-limits. This remarkable and unapologetically funny career retrospective holds a mirror up to the ways society has changed...
Author
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Avery Aldridge was a decorated soldier during World War II; now he's just an ordinary young Black man busy providing for his family. But he's haunted by the wounds of war, and after a run-in awakens latent abilities, he'll discover he's anything but ordinary. But between flashbacks, ever-emerging and frightening powers, and a seemingly kind doctor with unclear motives, will Avery be able to make sense of his newfound abilities and what's been done...
Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In all the Marvel-Verse, few young minds are more brilliant than that of teen genius Riri Williams! Inspired by Tony Stark, Riri built her own invincible suit of armor--but she soon stepped out of Stark's shadow to forge her own future as the heroic Ironheart! Can Riri combine her studies at M.I.T. with her extracurricular activities--by which we mean taking down super-villains like the acoustic menace Clash? Plus: Ironheart shares an adventure with...
Author
Publisher
Valiant Entertainment
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
What is the cost of freedom? Fugitive. Guardian. Hero? Livewire has been on the run from the authorities for months for shutting down the entire North American electrical grid in an effort to protect people gifted with powers. Now, a shocking off to go public from a renowned local politician will threaten to pull her into a political spotlight.
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