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• Boys Weekend

  Lubchansky, Mattie,

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  Newly-out trans artist's assistant Sammie is invited to an old friend's bachelor weekend in El Campo, a hedonistic wonderland of a city floating in the Atlantic Ocean's international waters--think Las Vegas with even fewer rules. Though they have…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If You'll Have Me

  Eunnie (Graphic novel author),

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  Momo Gardner is the kind of friend who's always ready to lend a helping hand. PG, on the other hand, is a bit of a lone wolf, despite her reputation for being a flirt and a player. An unexpected meet-cute brings the two together, kicking off the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shadow Life

  Goto, Hiromi, 1966-

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  When Kumiko's well-meaning adult daughters place her in an assisted living home, the seventy-six-year-old widow gives it a try, but it's not where she wants to be. She goes on the lam and finds a cozy bachelor apartment, keeping the location secret…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Magic Fish

  Trung, Le Nguyen

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  Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tié̂n still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tié̂n, he doesn't even…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Taproot

  a Story About a Gardener and a Ghost

  Young, Keezy

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  Blue has been living as a ghost for a year when he meets Hamal, a beautiful and sweet gardener who has the ability to see and communicate with spirits. Together, their friendship develops into something more, but being a ghost, Blue can never truly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Across a Field of Starlight

  Delliquanti, Blue

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  Lu and Fassen are from different worlds and separate solar systems. But there's something that keeps them in each other's orbit. Something they don't want to let go of. When the war of Fassen's world invades Lu's peaceful home, they find themselves…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mimosa

  Bongiovanni, Archie

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  Best friends and chosen family Chris, Elise, Jo, and Alex work hard to keep themselves afloat. Their regular brunches hold them together even as the rest of their lives threaten to fall apart. In an effort to avoid being the oldest gays at the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mooncakes

  Walker, Suzanne (Suzanne Wakeen),

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  Nova Huang knows more about magic than your average teen witch. She works at her grandmothers' bookshop, where she helps them loan out spell books and investigate any supernatural occurrences in their New England town. One fateful night, she follows…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Spellbound

  a Graphic Memoir

  Som, Bishakh, 1968-

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  The exquisite graphic novel memoir by a transgender artist, explores the concept of identity by inviting the reader to view the author moving through life as she would have us see her, that is, as she sees herself. Framed with a candid…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Giant Days

  Extra Credit. Volume One

  Allison, John, 1976-

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  Head back to school with Esther, Susan, and Daisy in this collection of shorts and bonus material from Eisner-nominated series Giant Days. Featuring "universally beloved" terror Desmond Fishmen, the magic of London at Christmastime, off-beat music…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On a Sunbeam

  Walden, Tillie, 1996-

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  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.

• The Prince and the Dressmaker

  Wang, Jen, 1984-

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  Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride--or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia--the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Check, Please! Book 1, #Hockey!

  Ukazu, Ngozi

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  I might not be ready for this. I may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. It's nothing like…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fun Home

  a Family Tragicomic

  Bechdel, Alison, 1960-

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  A memoir done in the form of a graphic novel by a cult favorite comic artist offers a darkly funny family portrait that details her relationship with her father--a funeral home director, high school English teacher, and closeted homosexual.

• Gender Queer

  Kobabe, Maia

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  Maia's intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heartstopper. Volume 1

  Oseman, Alice

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  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 doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• As the Crow Flies

  Gillman, Melanie,

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  Charlie Lamonte is thirteen years old, queer, black, and questioning what was once a firm belief in God. So naturally, she's spending a week of her summer vacation stuck at an all-white Christian youth backpacking camp. As the journey wears on and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Welcome to St. Hell

  My Trans Teen Misadventure

  Hancox, Lewis, 1989-

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  Lewis has a few things to say to his younger teen self. He knows she hates her body. He knows she's confused about who to snog. He knows she's really a he and will ultimately realize this. But she's going to go through a whole lot of mess (some of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gaysians

  Curato, Mike

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  When AJ moves to Seattle in the early aughts, he's ready to reinvent himself as a gay Asian man--but his dreams hit reality fast with no friends, no job, and an apartment so far out, "not even lesbians live there." Then a spilled drink at a bar…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Les Normaux. Volume One

  Janssen, Janine,

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  Sébastien recently moved to supernatural Paris hoping to get away from his troubles at home and live a peaceful life learning magic. But what are you going to do when the really hot vampire you made out with last night to forget your troubles turns…Read moreRead more of this annotation