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Baddawi
Ahmed is a boy living in a refugee camp in Lebanon and just one of many that had to flee his Palestinian homeland during the war. His circumstances do not keep him from dreaming of opportunities or returning home. The story of Ahmed is one that is relevant in today's world but takes place in 1948.
- Nonfiction
- Get Graphic: Graphic Novels
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9781935982401
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The Complete Persepolis
This is the tale of Marjane Satrapi growing up during the extremist Islamic revolution in Iran during the 1970s/1980s, her move to Austria in early adolescence, and her time moving back to Iran, before finally settling in Europe again as a young woman.
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El Deafo
Bell shares the story of a childhood illness (meningitis) that would render her deaf. She focuses on the struggles and insecurities of starting school and making friends.
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Feynman
Get to know perhaps the most famous personality of nuclear physics: the bongo-playing, safe-cracking, defiantly curious Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman in this meticulously researched graphic biography.
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Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas
Primatologists Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Birute Galdikas were all connected by their teacher Louis Leakey and their drive to understand primates and how they impact all human-kind.
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Sisters
In this non-fiction sequel to the blockbuster Smile, Telgemeier focuses on her often tense relationship with her younger sister, Amara. In a series of increasingly wacky adventures involving a road trip, a missing snake, a horrifying family reunion, and more, Raina and Amara fight, bicker, and generally make life difficult for each other, before realizing just how important sisterhood is.
- Nonfiction
- Get Graphic: Graphic Novels
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780545540605
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Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History
A collection of stories about little known men in African-American history who, despite their life challenges, made great contributions.