Arcadia Public Library

Description

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. This edition features beautiful two-color artwork.

Now streaming on Netflix!

Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who

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2) The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel

Author

Knox Ostertag, Molly

Publisher

Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2021

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first love.

Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mom, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her great group of friends...who don't understand Morgan at all. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that...

3) Renegades

Author

Meyer, Marissa

Series

Renegades volume 1

Pub. Date

2017.

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 25

Language

English

Formats

Description

The Renegades are human, but with extraordinary abilities. They emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone... except the villains they once overthrew. Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and is on a mission for vengeance. Adrian is a Renegade boy who believes in justice-- and in Nova. But Nova's allegiance is to...

4) Archenemies

Author

Meyer, Marissa

Series

Renegades volume 2

Pub. Date

2018.

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 20

Language

English

Formats

Description

As Nova, Adrian, and the rest of their crew face escalating crime in Gatlon City, covert weapons and conflicting missions have Nova and Adrian questioning not only their beliefs about justice, but also their feelings for each other.

5) Catwoman: Soulstealer

Author

Maas, Sarah J

Series

DC icons volume 3

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14

Language

English

Formats

Description

"Selina Kyle's coming-of-age-story as she claws her way to the top of Gotham City's criminal underbelly and becomes Catwoman"--

6) Supernova

Author

Meyer, Marissa

Series

Renegades volume 3

Pub. Date

2019.

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 24

Language

English

Formats

Description

"All's fair in love and anarchy... Supernova, the epic conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer's thrilling Renegades Trilogy finds Nova and Adrian struggling to keep their secret identities concealed while the battle rages on between their alter egos, their allies, and their greatest fears come to life. Secrets, lies, and betrayals are revealed as anarchy once again threatens to reclaim Gatlon City."--

7) Batman: Nightwalker

Author

Lu, Marie

Series

DC icons volume 2

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11

Language

English

Formats

Description

Children's Awards: National Book Award for Young People's Literature

The Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City, and Bruce Wayne is next on their list ... Bruce will walk the dark line between trust and betrayal as the Nightwalkers circle closer.

8) The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian

Author

Alexie, Sherman

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

Appears on list

Formats

Description

From the Publisher: The book that launched Sherman Alexie onto the YA market is now available in a deluxe collector's edition! Beautifully designed with a gifty new look that includes a foil-stamped, die-cut slipcase and 4-color interior art, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike. In his nationally acclaimed, semi-autobiographical YA debut, author Sherman Alexie tells the heartbreaking, hilarious, and beautifully written story of...

9) Heartstopper, Volume 4

Author

Oseman, Alice

Series

Heartstopper

Publisher

Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2022

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

eBook, Kindle, Teen Graphic Nove

The fourth volume in the wonderfully sweet Heartstopper series, featuring gorgeous two-color artwork.

Now streaming on Netflix!

Charlie and Nick's relationship has been going really well, and Charlie thinks he's ready to say those three little words: I love you.

Nick feels the same way, but he's got a lot on his mind — especially the thought of coming out to his dad and the fact that Charlie might have

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10) Harley Quinn: breaking glass : a graphic novel

Author

Tamaki, Mariko

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Formats

Description

"With just five dollars and a knapsack to her name, fifteen-year-old Harleen Quinzel is sent to live in Gotham City. She's not worried, though--she's battled a lot of hard situations as a kid, and knows her determination and outspokenness will carry her through life in the most dangerous city in the world. And when Gotham's finest drag queen, Mama, takes her in, it seems like Harley has finally found a place to grow into her most "true true" with...

11) Stitches: a memoir

Author

Small, David

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

Finalist for the 2009 National Book Award and finalist for two 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards: the prize-winning children's author depicts a childhood from hell in this searing yet redemptive graphic memoir. One day David Small awoke from a supposedly harmless operation to discover that he had been transformed into a virtual mute. A vocal cord removed, his throat slashed and stitched together like a bloody boot, the fourteen-year-old boy had...

12) Himawari House

Author

Becker, Harmony

Pub. Date

2021

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle, MANGA

Description

eBook, Kindle, Teen Graphic Nove

Winner of the 2023 Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Fiction Literature
Winner of the 2022 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature
A 2021 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year
A 2021 School Library Best Books of the Year

A young adult graphic novel about three foreign exchange students and the pleasures, and difficulties, of adjusting to living in Japan.
Living in a new country is no walk in the

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13) Flamer

Author

Curato, Mike

Pub. Date

2020

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

"It's the summer between middle school and high school, and Aiden Navarro is away at camp. Everyone's going through changes--but for Aiden, the stakes feel higher. As he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can't stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance."--Page [4] of cover.

14) This One Summer

Author

Tamaki, Jillian

Publisher

First Second

Pub. Date

2014

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

A New York Times bestseller
A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book
A 2015 Michael L. Printz Honor Book
An Eisner Award Winner
Every summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. It's their getaway, their refuge. Rosie's friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had. But this summer is different. Rose's mom and dad won't stop fighting, and when Rose and Windy seek a distraction from

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15) Attack on Titan, Volume 1

Author

Isayama, Hajime

Series

Attack on Titan

Publisher

Kodansha USA Publishing LLC

Pub. Date

2015

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

In this post-apocalytpic sci-fi story, humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the Titans. Little is known about where they came from or why they are bent on consuming mankind. Seemingly unintelligent, they have roamed the world for years, killing everyone they see. For the past century, what's left of man has hidden in a giant, three-walled city. People believe their 100-meter-high walls will protect them from the Titans,...

16) I was their American dream: a graphic memoir

Author

Gharib, Malaka

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

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