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The American Library Association's Best Graphic Novels for Adults reading list highlights the best graphic novels for adults and raises voices of diverse comics creators.
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Dreamin' Sun volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Shimana Kameko feels out of place in her own home. Her mother is dead and her father and step-mom only seem to care about Kameko's six-month-old baby brother. When Kameko decides to skip school and runs away to a nearby park, she stumbles upon a mysterious man in a kimono. The stranger, Fujiwara Taiga, offers Kameko a place to stay ... on three conditions. The first condition is that Kameko must tell him why she ran away from home. The second is...
Author
Series
Stranger things graphic novels volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"When Will Byers finds himself in the Upside Down, an impossible dark parody of his own world, he's understandably frightened. But that's nothing compared with the fear that takes hold when he realizes what's in that world with him"--
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Series
Dreamin' Sun volume 3
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When Shimana runs off into a rainstorm, the last person she expects comes to her rescue: Zen! When he gets a fever the next day, Shimana feels responsible and offers to nurse him back to health. While caring for him, she learns that he's been hiding something from her--but that's not the only surprise he has in store for her. Zen's got a confession to make and it's getting harder and harder for him to keep it under wraps.
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Series
Dreamin' Sun volume 2
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"When Shimana fails to work up the courage to ask Asashi out on a date, she decides it is time to get a makeover as part of her self-improvement plan. But when she calls Asashi to come check out her new look, he's too preoccupied with his own crush to pick up the phone. Is her transformation all for nothing? And what are those weird heart palpitations Zen's getting every time he looks at Shimana? It's a full house of unrequited love and self-discovery...
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Series
Dreamin' Sun volume 4
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Zen's finally confessed his feelings to Shimana! Unfortunately, while she wants to help him pursue his dreams, she doesn't feel the same way about him. Shimana's got her own unreturned feelings to deal with, because she's crushing on the landlord, who treats her just like a child. Determined to get closer, Shimana gets a hold of his high school yearbook--and makes some surprising discoveries"--Page 4 of cover.
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Series
Something is killing the children volume 3
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"As the House of Slaughter arrives to clean up the situation by any means necessary, Erica will find that the true threat to those around her isn't who - or what - she ever expected. And the cost of saving the day may be too high for anyone to pay..."--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Something is killing the children volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When children begin to go missing in the town of Archer's Peak, all hope seems lost until a mysterious woman arrives to reveal that terrifying creatures are behind the chaos - and that she alone will destroy them, no matter the cost. IT'S THE MONSTERS WHO SHOULD BE AFRAID. When the children of Archer's Peak -- a sleepy town in the heart of America -- begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. Most children never return, but the ones that do...
Pub. Date
2019-
Language
English
Description
"When Will Byers finds himself in the Upside Down, an impossible dark parody of his own world, he's understandably frightened. But that's nothing compared with the fear that takes hold when he realizes what's in that world with him!" Based on Will's unseen journey during season 1 of hit Netflix show Stranger Things.--
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Series
Rez dog detective agency volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
This summer, Tasembo just wants to chill. But that's not an option when it's a scorching day on the Reservation and the Ice Cream Man is a no-show. In an attempt to impress his crush by solving the mystery, Tasembo joins forces with his neighbor, Nuseka, and his dog, Billy Jack, to take on their first case as the Rez Dog Detectives. With twists around every corner, this case won't crack itself, but when you combine Nuseka's brains, Billy Jack's loyalty,...
12) Neverlanders
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When Bee and her group of fellow runaways meets a Lost Boy who takes them to Neverland, they discover that the land is actually a war zone under seige by pirates who will stop at nothing to steal the land's magic, and Bee and her friends are all that stand in their way.
13) Mega Princess
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Max has the powers of every princess ever... too bad she just wants to be a detective. Budding detective or princess in training? These are just a few of the questions Princess Maxine Titan must ask herself on her tenth birthday. See, turning ten is the very important day when every princess meets her very own fairy godmother and receives a special gift. When Max is bestowed with the powers of every princess in the known universe she longs to...
Author
Series
Asadora! volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In 2020, a large creature rampages through Tokyo, destroying everything in its path. In 1959, Asa Asada, a spunky young girl from a huge family in Nagoya, is kidnapped for ransom--and not a soul notices. When a typhoon hits Nagoya, Asa and her kidnapper must work together to survive. But there's more to her kidnapper and this storm than meets the eye. Asa reluctantly agrees to accompany Yone to an audition at an entertainment agency. However, before...
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Series
Asadora! volume 5
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A deadly typhoon, a mysterious creature and a girl who won't quit. In 2020, a large creature rampages through Tokyo, destroying everything in its path. In 1959, Asa Asada, a spunky young girl from a huge family in Nagoya, is kidnapped for ransom--and not a soul notices. When a typhoon hits Nagoya, Asa and her kidnapper must work together to survive. But there's more to her kidnapper and this storm than meets the eye. In 2020, a large creature rampages...
16) Dreamin' sun: 6
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
LOVE ON THE LINE When the landlord reconnects with his old flame, Shimana's anxiety about their relationship skyrockets. It's not long before their relationship is on the line and she's thinking about moving out of the house. Is this the end for them?!
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A graphic novel adaptation of the hit books that inspired the Netflix film! Sherlock Holmes' brilliant, strong-willed younger sister takes center stage in this delightfully drawn graphic novel based on Nancy Springer's bestselling mystery series.
14-year-old Enola Holmes wakes on her birthday to discover that her mother has disappeared from the family's country manor, leaving only a collection of flowers and a coded message book. With Sherlock and...
Author
Series
Asadora! volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"A deadly typhoon, a mysterious creature and a girl who won't quit. In 2020, a large creature rampages through Tokyo, destroying everything in its path. In 1959, Asa Asada, a spunky young girl from a huge family in Nagoya, is kidnapped for ransom--and not a soul notices. When a typhoon hits Nagoya, Asa and her kidnapper must work together to survive. But there's more to her kidnapper and this storm than meets the eye. When Asa's mother goes into labor...
20) Trespassers
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Language
English
Description
Gabby Woods loves a mystery, but is breaking into an abandoned lake house going too far to uncover the truth?
Thirteen-year-old Gabby Woods is looking forward to another summer vacation at her family's lake house, even though she would rather bury herself in a mystery novel than make new friends. But soon Gabby befriends Paige, a snarky kid from Chicago, and they get caught up in a local mystery: the sudden disappearance of a glamorous couple and...
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