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Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Laura Dean, the most popular girl in high school, was Frederica Riley's dream girl, but Freddy is learning she is not the best girlfriend, so she seeks help from a mysterious medium and advice columnists to help her through being a teenager in love.
2) Skim
Author
Language
English
Description
16-year-old "Skim" (Kimberly Keiko Cameron) is a not-slim would-be Wiccan goth who goes to a private girls' school. When her classmate Katie is dumped by her boyfriend, who then kills himself, the entire school goes into mourning overdrive. The popular clique starts a club to boost school spirit, but Skim sinks into an ever-deepening depression.
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Language
English
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"After sneaking out against her mother's wishes, Artie Irvin spots a massive wolf--then watches it don a bathrobe and transform into her mom. Thrilled to discover she comes from a line of werewolves, Artie asks her mom to share everything--including the story of Artie's late father. Her mom reluctantly agrees. And to help Artie figure out her wolflike abilities, she recruits some old family friends. Artie thrives in her new community and even develops...
Author
Series
Lumberjanes (Graphic novels) volume 4
Publisher
BOOM! Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
5) Goldie Vance
Author
Series
Goldie Vance volume 5
Publisher
BOOM!Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2016-
Language
English
Description
Move over Nancy, Harriet, & Veronica. There's a new sleuth on the block! Sixteen-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance lives at a Florida resort with her dad, who manages the place. Her mom, who divorced her dad years ago, works as a live mermaid at a club downtown. Goldie has an insatiable curiosity, which explains her dream to one day become the hotel's in-house detective. When Charles, the current detective, encounters a case he can't crack, he agrees...
Author
Series
Lumberjanes (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
"Friendship to the max! At Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's camp for hardcore lady-types, things are not what they seem. Three-eyed foxes. Secret caves. Anagrams. Luckily, Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five rad, butt-kicking best pals determined to have an awesome summer together-- and they're not gonna let a magical quest or an array of supernatural critters get in their way!" --
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pénélope Bagieu never thought she'd publish a graphic memoir. But when she dusted off her old diaries (no, really--this book is based on her actual diaries), she found cringe-worthy, hilarious, and heartbreaking stories begging to be drawn. In Layers, Bagieu reflects on her childhood and teen years with her characteristic wit and unflinching honesty. The result is fifteen short stories about friendship, love, grief, and those awkward first steps...
9) Delicates
Author
Series
Sheets volume 2
Language
English
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"Marjorie Glatt's life hasn't been the same ever since she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family's laundromat. Wendell, who died young and now must wander Earth as a ghost with nothing more than a sheet for a body, soon became one of Marjorie's only friends. But when Marjorie finally gets accepted by the popular kids at school, she begins to worry that if anyone learns about her secret ghost friends, she'll be labeled as "a freak who sees...
Author
Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Riri Williams steps boldly out of Tony Stark's shadow to forge her own future! When one of Spider-Man's old foes holds a group of world leaders hostage, Ironheart must step up her game. Luckily, Riri has a will of steel, a heart of iron and a new A.I. on her side! Unluckily, the search for a kidnapped friend will send her stumbling into an ancient power - and it's deadly! Plus, when Miles Morales goes missing, who better to search for him than his...
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books/Harper Alley
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"With the start of eighth grade, Jo March decides it's time to get serious about her writing and joins the school newspaper. But even with her new friend Freddie cheering her on, becoming a hard-hitting journalist is a lot harder than Jo imagined. That's not all that's tough. Jo and her sisters--Meg, Beth, and Amy--are getting used to a new normal at home, with their dad deployed overseas and their mom, a nurse, working overtime. What does it take...
12) On a sunbeam
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Adult Reads for International Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31st)
Medfield Cozy Reads for Teens - Mysterious and Magical
Medfield Sci-Fi Book Club Picks
Wayland Library Staff Picks - Graphic Novels
Medfield Cozy Reads for Teens - Mysterious and Magical
Medfield Sci-Fi Book Club Picks
Wayland Library Staff Picks - Graphic Novels
Description
In two interwoven timelines, a ragtag crew travels to the deepest reaches of space, rebuilding beautiful, broken structures to piece the past together; and two girls meet in boarding school and fall deeply in love, only to learn the pain of loss.
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Lois Lane and her friend Kristen want to promote their friendship video channel at the big neighborhood barbecue and bike race but when the fireworks go missing and a new girl takes up all of Kristen's attention, Lois tries to face her challenges and still celebrate the summer.
Author
Series
Lumberjanes (Graphic novels) volume 3
Publisher
BOOM! Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A "New York Times" best-selling series continues with Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley as they take on everything in the summer wilderness that goes bump in the night - from scary stories to magical portals that lead to a land untouched by time.
Author
Series
Three thieves volume 1
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
As an acrobat in a traveling circus, 14-year-old orphan Dessa Redd flies through the air with ease. Still, she is weighed down by troubling memories. But when her ragtag circus troupe pulls into the city of Kingsbridge, Dessa feels a tickle of hope. Maybe here in the royal city she will finally find her twin brother -- or the mysterious man who snatched him away when they were just children. Meanwhile, Topper, the circus juggler, recruits Dessa and...
Series
Lumberjanes (Graphic novels) volume 2
Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Five girls become instant best friends when they go to camp and discover there is a lot more to the summer than learning to how to paddle a canoe. Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types is not your average summer camp and Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley are not your average campers. Between the river monsters, magic, and myths, this summer is only just beginning!" --
17) Be prepared
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A misfit girl and her brother attend summer camp, where they struggle with primitive plumbing, snobby tentmates, and boys-versus-girls competitions.
Author
Series
Lumberjanes (Graphic novels) volume 8
Publisher
Boom! Box
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Excited to have Barney starting their first week at the camp, the Roanokes run over to the Zodiac cabin, only to find everyone turned to stone! Between strange shadows and Diane being back, it looks like April, Jo, Mal, Molly, and Ripley are going to have their hands full trying to find a cure for their friends ... as long as they don t look the wrong thing in the eye first.
Author
Series
Lumberjanes (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Jen and Rosie plan to take the Lumberjane scouts to see an amazing astronomical event. But their night of star-gazing is thrown off course when half of the Roanoke and Zodiac cabins sneak away into the night in search of aliens, leaving everyone else to deal with a gatecrashing goddess who throws the entire camp into a tizzy. Not to mention there's a nefarious kitten-napping and a super-secret crush to contend with!"
20) Hungry ghost
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Cary Library's Best Books of 2023 - For Teens
Medfield Self Discovery Stories for Teens - Graphic Novels
Watertown Summer Reading High School
Medfield Self Discovery Stories for Teens - Graphic Novels
Watertown Summer Reading High School
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After the sudden death of her father, sixteen-year-old Valerie Chu, who is hiding an eating disorder from her friends and family, reevaluates her life, her choices and her own body as she tries to find the strength to seek help.
Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all, thin. No one, not even her best friend Jordan, knows that she has been binging and purging for years. But when tragedy strikes, Val finds herself taking a good, hard look at...
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