ALTE ZACHEN / OLD THINGS
Nominated for several awards including the prestigious Carnegie Medal for Illustration Award 2023A beautifully illustrated and presented...
Young Adult
IT'S MY WHOLE LIFE: CHARLOTTE SALOMON: AN ARTIST IN HIDING DURING WORLD WAR II
Written by Wider, Susan
"It's my whole life" are the words Charlotte Salomon is said to have used to describe a series of thirteen hundred paintings she created between 1940 and 1942 while in hiding from the Nazis.
HENRY HAMLET'S HEART
Written by Wilde, Rhiannon
This smart and charming queer YA rom-com about falling for your best friend will win the hearts of fans of Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli. Henry Hamlet doesn't know what he wants after school ends. It's his last semester of high school, and all he's sure of is his uncanny ability to make situations awkward. Luckily, he can always hide behind his enigmatic best friend, Len.
CASTE (ADAPTED FOR YOUNG ADULTS)
Written by Wilkerson, Isabel
In this young adult adaptation of the Oprah Book Club selection and New York Times bestselling nonfiction work, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson explores the unspoken hierarchies that divide us across lines of race and class.
BERLINERS
Written by Stamper, Vesper
A riveting story about the rivalry between two brothers living on opposite sides of the Berlin wall during its construction in the 1960s, and how their complicated legacy and dreams of greatness will determine their ultimate fate. A city divided. A family fractured. Two brothers caught between past and present.
HOW TO SUCCEED IN WITCHCRAFT
Written by Brophy, Aislinn
A talented witch competes for a prestigious scholarship at her cutthroat high school in this contemporary fantasy for fans of Never Have I Ever and Sabrina the Teen Witch. "The perfect witchy read" --BuzzFeed Magically brilliant, academically perfect, chronically overcommitted-- Shay Johnson has all the makings of a successful wit
NUBIA: THE AWAKENING
Written by Haynes, Clarence A
From beloved actor and producer Omar Epps and writer Clarence A. Haynes comes the biggest epic fantasy of the year. A powerful saga of three teens, the children of refugees from a fallen African utopia, who must navigate their newfound powers in a climate-ravaged New York City.
SCATTER OF LIGHT
Written by Lo, Malinda
"Full of yearning, ponderances about art and what it means to be an artist, and self-revelation, A Scatter of Light has a simmering intensity that makes it hard to put down."--NPR An Instant New York Times Bestseller Last Night at the Telegraph Club author Malinda Lo returns to the Bay Area with another masterful queer coming-of-age story, this
MAYBE AN ARTIST, A GRAPHIC MEMOIR
Written by Montague, Liz
A heartfelt and funny graphic novel memoir from one of the first Black female cartoonists to be published in the New Yorker, when she was just 22 years old. When Liz Montague was a senior in college, she wrote to the New Yorker, asking them why they didn't publish more inclusive comics. The New Yorker wrote back asking if she could recommend any.
HEARTSTOPPER: VOLUME 4: A GRAPHIC NOVEL: VOLUME 4
Written by Oseman, Alice
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.
HEARTSTOPPER: VOLUME 3: A GRAPHIC NOVEL (HEARTSTOPPER #3): VOLUME 3
Written by Oseman, Alice
The third volume in the poignant and sweet Heartstopper series, featuring beautiful two-color artwork!Now streaming on Netflix!