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Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey
Growing up on the Aegean Coast, Ozge loved the sea and imagined a life of adventure while her parents and society demanded predictability. Her dad expected Ozge, like her sister, to become an engineer. She tried to hear her own voice over his and the religious and militaristic tensions of Turkey and the conflicts between secularism and fundamentalism. Could she be a scuba diver like Jacques Cousteau? A stage actress? Would it be possible to please everyone including herself? In her unpredictable and funny graphic memoir, Ozge recounts her story using inventive collages, weaving together images of the sea, politics, science, and friendship. -
Giant Days (vol. 1)
Susan, Esther, and Daisy started at university three weeks ago and became fast friends. Now, away from home for the first time, all three want to reinvent themselves. But in the face of handwringing boys, “personal experimentation,” influenza, mystery-mold, nu-chauvinism, and the willful, unwanted intrusion of “academia,” they may be lucky just to make it to spring alive. Going off to university is always a time of change and growth, but for Esther, Susan, and Daisy, things are about to get a little weird. -
The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded
Mathematician and pioneer of computer science, Alan Turing, cracked the Enigma Code aiding in WWII's conclusion. Persecuted for his sexual orientation, his life comes to a catastrophic end.- Nonfiction, Graphic Novel, Biography
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2017, Rainbow Book List - Graphic Novels 2017
- ISBN: 9781419718939
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Lumberjanes Volume 3: A Terrible Plan
During a free day at camp, Jo, April, and Ripley try to earn as many badges as possible, while Mal and Molly's picnic date turns into a journey to a parallel dimension when the Bear Woman shows up.- Fantasy, Graphic Novel
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2017, Rainbow Book List - Graphic Novels 2017
- ISBN: 9781608868032
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Ms. Marvel vol. 4: Last Days
From the moment Kamala put on her costume, she's been challenged. But nothing has prepared her for this: the last days of the Marvel Universe. Lucky she's got the help of Carol "Captain Marvel" Danvers! Between teaming up with her personal hero to rescue her brother and trying to keep her city from falling into an all-out frenzy, Kamala has barely had time to come to terms with the fact that the world is literally collapsing around her. But the truth will catch up to her, and soon. When the world is about to end, do you still keep fighting? Kamala knows the answer. Let's do this, Jersey City.