LibGuides: Roland Park Country School: Upper School Summer Reading

Assigned Summer Reading

Welcome to Roland Park Country School's Summer Reading LibGuide for Upper School students!

Upper School students will read one or two designated titles for their RPCS English classes, plus one book of their choosing from this LibGuide. Scroll down below the English titles to see covers, titles and descriptions for choice book options.
Find the titles required for English classes at RPCS in the table below. Reading guides are linked below many titles.
Respond to your choice book with one of the options listed in this reading response assignment. Your choice reading assignment is due at your first English class (9th, 10th, and 11th grade) or your first advisory meeting (12th grade).
Many of the choice titles on this LibGuide were recommended by RPCS Upper School students and are available through our SORA eBook and digital audio collection. Look for "available on SORA" in the details below each book.
The AP Course Summer Reading Assignments LibGuide provides information for the required summer work for RPCS's AP Courses in English, history, mathematics science, visual arts, world languages, and the Integrated Studies course, Honors Research Seminar: Profiles in Leadership.
Students taking courses at Bryn Mawr and Gilman should check the following links for additional requirements: Bryn Mawr School's Summer Reading and Gilman School's Summer Reading

Required Titles for English Classes at RPCS

English 9:

Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai (Available in SORA)

Click here for the reading guide for Escape from Aleppo

English 9 Honors:

Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai (Available in SORA)

Click here for the reading guide for Escape from Aleppo

Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (Available in SORA)

Click here for the reading guide for The Poet X

English 10:
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Click here for the reading guide for Wide Sargasso Sea

English 10 Honors:
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Click here for the reading guide for Wide Sargasso Sea

Trick Mirror (selected essays) by Jia Tolentino (Available in SORA)
Click here for the reading guide for Trick Mirror

English 11 at RPCS:

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (Available in SORA)
Click here for the reading guide for Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

12th Grade English Courses at RPCS:

Honors Research Seminar: Profiles in Leadership:

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, by John Carreyrou (Available in SORA)

Literature of the Caribbean:

In the Castle of My Skin by George Lamming (Available in SORA)

Representations of Madness in Literature and Film:

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (Available in SORA)

AP English Literature:
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (Available in SORA)
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson (Available in SORA)

Young Adult Fiction

19 Love Songs by David Levithan
Call Number: 808.8 LEV
ISBN: 9781984848635
Publication Date: 2020-01-07
(Available in SORA) The New York Times bestselling author of Every Day, Someday, and Two Boys Kissing is back with a short story collection about love--perfect for Valentine's Day or year-round reading!
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds; Brendan Kiely
Call Number: J FIC REY
ISBN: 9781481463331
Publication Date: 2015-09-29
(Available on SORA) When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints.
All Out: the No-Longer-Secret Stories of Kick-Ass Queer Teens by Saundra Mitchell
Call Number: SS ALL
ISBN: 9781335470454
Publication Date: 2018-02-27
(Available in SORA) Take a journey through time and genres to discover stories where queer teens live, love and shape the world around them.
All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban
Call Number: J FIC URB
ISBN: 9780062908216
Publication Date: 2020-03-17
(Available in SORA) A thrilling debut, reminiscent of new fan favorites like One of Us Is Lying and the beloved classics by Agatha Christie, that will leave readers guessing until the explosive ending.
Anna K: a love story by Jenny Lee
Call Number: J FIC LEE
ISBN: 9781250236432
Publication Date: 2020-03-03
(Available on SORA) Told from multiple viewpoints, while seventeen-year-old Anna K seems above the typical problems of her Manhattan friends and siblings, finding love with a notorious playboy changes everything.
The Assassin Game by Kirsty McKay
Call Number: J FIC MCK
ISBN: 9781492632757
Publication Date: 2016-08-02
(Available in SORA) "At Cate's isolated boarding school, Killer Game is a tradition. Only a select few are invited to play. They must avoid being killed by a series of thrilling pranks, and identify the murderer. But this time, it's different: the game stops feeling fake and starts getting dangerous and Cate's the next target. Can they find the culprit ... before it's too late?"
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne Collins
Call Number: J FIC COL
ISBN: 9781338635171
Publication Date: 2020-05-19
(Available in SORA) Ambition will fuel him.
Competition will drive him.
But power has its price.
The Best Lies by Sarah Lyu
Call Number: J FIC LYU
ISBN: 9781481498838
Publication Date: 2019-07-02
Told in alternating timelines, this twisted psychological thriller explores the dark side of obsessive friendship.
Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown
ISBN: 9781250309853
Publication Date: 2020-01-14
(Available in SORA) Heavily autobiographical and infused with magical realism, Black Girl Unlimited fearlessly explores the intersections of poverty, sexual violence, depression, racism, and sexism—all through the arc of a transcendent coming-of-age story for fans of Renee Watson's Piecing Me Together and Ibi Zoboi's American Street.
Butterfly Yellow by Thanhhà Lai
Call Number: J FIC LAI
ISBN: 9780062229212
Publication Date: 2019-09-03
(Available on SORA) "In the final days of the Vietnam War, Hang takes her little brother, Linh, to the airport, determined to find a way to safety in America. In a split second, Linh is ripped from her arms, and Hang is left behind in the war-torn country. Six years later, Hang has made the brutal journey from Vietnam and is now in Texas as a refugee. She doesn't know how she will find the little brother who was taken from her until she meets LeeRoy, a city boy with big rodeo dreams, who decides to help her. Hang is overjoyed when she reunites with Linh. But when she realizes he doesn't remember her, their family, or Vietnam, her heart is crushed. Though the distance between them feels farther than ever, Hang has come so far that she will do anything to bridge the gap"--OCLC.
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Call Number: J FIC ADE
ISBN: 9781250170972
Publication Date: 2018-03-06
(Available in SORA) With five starred reviews, Tomi Adeyemi’s West African-inspired fantasy debut, and instant #1 New York Times Bestseller, conjures a world of magic and danger, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sabaa Tahir.
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Call Number: J FIC ACE
ISBN: 9780062882769
Publication Date: 2020-05-05
(Available in SORA) In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.
A Death-Struck Year by Makiia Lucier
ISBN: 9780544541184
Publication Date: 2016-01-05
(Available in SORA) Riveting and well-researched, A Death-Struck Year is based on the real-life pandemic considered the most devastating in recorded world history. Readers will be captured by the suspenseful storytelling and the lingering questions of: what would I do for a neighbor? At what risk to myself?
Dig by A. S. King
Call Number: FIC KIN
ISBN: 9781101994917
Publication Date: 2019-03-26
(Available in SORA) "Only a generation removed from being simple Pennsylvania potato farmers, Gottfried and Marla Hemmings managed to trade digging spuds for developing subdivisions and now sit atop a seven-figure bank account, wealth they've declined to pass on to their adult children or their teenage grand children. Now the five teenagers are lost in a tangled maze of family secrets. One of the teens sells pot; one has cancer; all are estranged from the family. As they come together for Easter dinner, will they be able to find their ways back to each other?"--OCLC.
The Diviners by Libba Bray
Call Number: FIC BRA
ISBN: 9780316126106
Publication Date: 2013-12-03
(Available in SORA) Seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill is thrilled when she is exiled from small-town Ohio to New York City in 1926, even when a rash of occult-based murders thrusts Evie and her uncle, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult, into the thick of the investigation.
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Call Number: J FIC IRE
ISBN: 9780062570604
Publication Date: 2018-04-03
(Available in SORA) At once provocative, terrifying, and darkly subversive, Dread Nation is Justina Ireland's stunning vision of an America both foreign and familiar—a country on the brink, at the explosive crossroads where race, humanity, and survival meet.
Dry by Neal Shusterman; Jarrod Shusterman
Call Number: J FIC SHU
ISBN: 9781481481960
Publication Date: 2018-10-02
(Available on SORA)A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive. The drought--or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it--has been going on for a while now. Everyone's lives have become an endless list of don'ts: don't water the lawn, don't fill up your pool, don't take long showers. Until the taps run dry. Suddenly, Alyssa's quiet suburban street spirals into a warzone of desperation; neighbors and families turned against each other on the hunt for water. And when her parents don't return and her life--and the life of her brother--is threatened, Alyssa has to make impossible choices if she's going to survive.
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Call Number: J FIC TAH
ISBN: 9781595148049
Publication Date: 2016-02-09
(Available in SORA) "Laia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire's greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution"--Provided by publisher.
Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone
Call Number: J FIC STO
ISBN: 9781484705278
Publication Date: 2015-06-16
"A thoughtful romance with a strong message about self-acceptance, [this] sensitive novel boasts strong characterizations and conflicts that many teens will relate to. Eminently readable." -Booklist
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Call Number: J FIC CAL
ISBN: 9780062820259
Publication Date: 2020-05-05
Felix Love, a transgender seventeen-year-old, attempts to get revenge by catfishing his anonymous bully, but lands in a quasi-love triangle with his former enemy and his best friend.
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott; Mikki Daughtry (As told to); Tobias Iaconis (As told to)
Call Number: J FIC LIP
ISBN: 9781534451568
Publication Date: 2019-02-05
(Available on SORA) Seventeen-year-olds Stella and Will, both suffering from cystic fibrosis, realize the only way to stay alive is to stay apart, but their love for each other is slowly pushing the boundaries of physical and emotional safety.
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
ISBN: 9780399160318
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
(Available in SORA) From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray comes a gripping, extraordinary portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship.
Frankly in Love by David Yoon
ISBN: 9781984812209
Publication Date: 2019-09-10
(Available in SORA) Two friends. One fake dating scheme. What could possibly go wrong?
Girl Gone Viral by Arvin Ahmadi
ISBN: 9780425289907
Publication Date: 2019-05-21
(Available in SORA) Tense, twisty, and oh-so-timely, Girl Gone Viral is the perfect thriller for the virtual reality era. Don’t start this book unless you can finish in one sitting.
The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
ISBN: 9781547600144
Publication Date: 2020-02-04
In this smart, heart-warming YA debut perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, two teens find love when their lives are uprooted for their parents' involvement in a NASA mission to Mars.
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
Call Number: J FIC SAN
ISBN: 9781524700515
Publication Date: 2019-03-05
(Available in SORA) This poignant but often laugh-out-loud funny contemporary YA book is about losing a sister and finding yourself amid the pressures, expectations, and stereotypes of growing up in a Mexican American home.
Incendiary by Zoraida Cordova
Call Number: FIC COR
ISBN: 9781368023801
Publication Date: 2020-04-28
Set in a lushly drawn world inspired by Inquisition Spain, Zoraida Córdova's hotly anticipated new fantasy is an epic tale of love and revenge perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Sarah J. Maas.
Lovely, Dark, and Deep by Justina Chen
Call Number: J FIC CHE
ISBN: 9781338134063
Publication Date: 2018-07-31
(Available in SORA) "Teenager Viola Li and her sister Roz are selling bean buns at a science fiction gathering in Seattle when she suddenly collapses--she wakes up in the hospital to find that somehow she has developed an extreme case of photosensitivity (so bad that even ordinary lights can cause blisters), and somehow, in her senior year of high school, she has to craft a new life that will still include journalism school, activism, and the new guy who caught her as she fell"--Provided by publisher.
The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson
Call Number: J FIC LAW
ISBN: 9780593118498
Publication Date: 2020-04-07
For fans of Thirteen Reasons Why, This Is How It Ends, and All the Bright Places, comes a new novel about life after. How do you put yourself back together when it seems like you've lost it all?
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Call Number: J FIC DIM
ISBN: 9781770864863
Publication Date: 2017-09-01
(Available in SORA) "The indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream. In this dark world, Frenchie and his companions struggle to survive as they make their way up north to the old lands. For now, survival means staying hidden... but what they don't know is that one of them holds the secret to defeating the marrow thieves"--Back cover.
Most Likely by Sarah Watson
Call Number: J FIC WAT
ISBN: 9780316454834
Publication Date: 2020-03-10
From the creator of the hit TV series The Bold Type comes an empowering and heartfelt novel about a future female president's senior year of high school.
Not the Girls You're Looking For by Aminah Mae Safi
ISBN: 9781250308863
Publication Date: 2019-06-11
(Available in SORA) Debut author Aminah Mae Safi's honest and smart young adult novel is about how easy it can be to hurt those around you even if—especially if—you love them.
Odd One Out by Nic Stone
ISBN: 9781101939543
Publication Date: 2018-10-09
(Available in SORA) From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes an honest and touching depiction of friendship, first love, and everything in between. Perfect for fans of Love, Simon and What If It's Us.
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Call Number: J FIC THO
ISBN: 9780062498564
Publication Date: 2019-02-05
(Available on SORA) As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time-- and has massive shoes to fill. She's been labeled a hoodlum at school, and the fridge at home is empty after her mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral -- for all the wrong reasons. Portrayed by the media as a menace, Bri makes a choice-- and becomes the very thing the public has made her out to be. The odds are stacked against her, and freedom of speech isn't always free. -- adapted from jacket
Permanent Record by Mary H. K. Choi
ISBN: 9781534445970
Publication Date: 2019-09-03
From the New York Times bestselling author of Emergency Contact, which Rainbow Rowell called “smart and funny,” comes an unforgettable new romance about how social media influences relationships every day.
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Call Number: J FIC ZOB
ISBN: 9780062564047
Publication Date: 2018-09-18
(Available in SORA) Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street.
The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
Call Number: J FIC DES
ISBN: 9780062933621
Publication Date: 2019-06-04
(Available on SORA) From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen comes a big-hearted, sweeping novel about a girl who reconnects with a part of her family she hasn't seen since she was a little girl--and falls in love, all over the course of a magical summer.
Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate
Call Number: J FIC RED
ISBN: 9781419723483
Publication Date: 2017-04-04
(Available in SORA) A chance encounter tangles the lives of seven high school students, each resisting the allure of one of the seven deadly sins, and each telling their story from their seven distinct points of view.
Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby
Call Number: J FIC RUB
ISBN: 9780062317643
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
(Available on SORA) From the author of Printz Medal winner Bone Gap comes the unforgettable story of two young women--one living, one dead--dealing with loss, desire, and the fragility of the American dream during WWII.
This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura
ISBN: 9780062473448
Publication Date: 2019-06-04
For fans of Jenny Han, Morgan Matson, and Sandhya Menon, critically acclaimed author Misa Sugiura delivers a richly crafted contemporary YA novel about family, community, and the importance of writing your own history.
Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
Call Number: J FIC BLA
ISBN: 9780062385444
Publication Date: 2018-04-03
(Available in SORA) On an island where a set of triplets are born in every generation, three sisters, all equal heirs to the crown and possessor of magic, must now fight for the title in a game of life or death.
Tradition by Brendan Kiely
Call Number: J FIC KIE
ISBN: 9781481480352
Publication Date: 2019-05-07
(Available in SORA) From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Brendan Kiely, a stunning novel that explores the insidious nature of tradition at a prestigious boarding school.
Unscripted by Nicole Kronzer
Call Number: J FIC KON
ISBN: 9781419740848
Publication Date: 2020-04-21
"Kronzer deftly combines what it means to be a female in comedy with a story of contemporary resonance that evokes the #MeToo movement." — Booklist
Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson; Ellen Hagan; Renée Watson
ISBN: 9781547600083
Publication Date: 2019-02-12
(Available in SORA) Jasmine and Chelsea are best friends on a mission--they're sick of the way women are treated even at their progressive NYC high school, so they decide to start a Women's Rights Club. They post their work online--poems, essays, videos of Chelsea performing her poetry, and Jasmine's response to the racial microaggressions she experiences--and soon they go viral. But with such positive support, the club is also targeted by trolls. When things escalate in real life, the principal shuts the club down. Not willing to be silenced, Jasmine and Chelsea will risk everything for their voices--and those of other young women--to be heard.
We Are Okay by Nina Lacour
Call Number: J FIC LAC
ISBN: 9780525425892
Publication Date: 2017-02-14
(Available in SORA) "After leaving her life behind to go to college in New York, Marin must face the truth about the tragedy that happened in the final weeks of summer when her friend Mabel comes to visit."--OCLC.
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Call Number: J Fic Mej
ISBN: 9780062691316
Publication Date: 2019-02-26
(Available in SORA) In this daring and romantic fantasy debut perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and Latinx authors Zoraida Córdova and Anna-Marie McLemore, society wife-in-training Dani has a great awakening after being recruited by rebel spies and falling for her biggest rival.
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
Call Number: J FIC MEN
ISBN: 9781481478694
Publication Date: 2018-05-22
(Available in SORA) The rom-com everyone’s talking about! Eleanor & Park meets Bollywood in this hilarious and heartfelt novel about two Indian-American teens whose parents conspire to arrange their marriage.
Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker
Call Number: J FIC PAR
ISBN: 9780525707516
Publication Date: 2019-09-24
(Available in SORA) "17-year-old Morgan is a black teen triumphantly figuring out her identity when her conservative town deems depression as a lack of faith, and blackness as something to be politely ignored"--
Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez
Call Number: J FIC IBA
ISBN: 9781624148019
Publication Date: 2020-01-07
A lush tapestry of magic, romance, and revolución, drawing inspiration from Bolivian politics and history.
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli; Aisha Saeed
Call Number: J FIC ALB
ISBN: 9780062937049
Publication Date: 2020-02-04
( Available on SORA) "Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate--as long as he's behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let's face it, speaking at all to almost anyone), Jamie's a choke artist. There's no way he'd ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes . . . until he meets Maya. Maya Rehman's having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing--with some awkward dude she hardly knows--is beyond her. Going door to isn't exactly glamorous, but maybe it's not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer--and so are Maya and Jamie"--Dust jacket.
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
Call Number: J FIC PER
ISBN: 9781250233868
Publication Date: 2019-04-02
(Available in SORA) This elegant young adult novel captures the immigrant experience for one Indian-American family with humor and heart. Told in alternating teen voices across three generations, You Bring the Distant Near explores sisterhood, first loves, friendship, and the inheritance of culture--for better or worse.

Adult Fiction

American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
Call Number: FIC WIL
ISBN: 9780812998955
Publication Date: 2019-02-12
Marie Mitchell, an FBI agent whose career has become stagnated, is given an opportunity to join a task force aimed at undermining Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary president of Burkina Faso whose communist ideology has made him a target for American intervention.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
Call Number: FIC JAM
ISBN: 9780735220188
Publication Date: 2020-02-04
In the first novel in Marlon James's Dark Star trilogy, myth, fantasy, and history come together to explore what happens when a mercenary is hired to find a missing child.
Days of Distraction by Alexandra Chang
ISBN: 9780062951809
Publication Date: 2020-03-31
A wry, tender portrait of a young woman—finally free to decide her own path, but unsure if she knows herself well enough to choose wisely—from a captivating new literary voice.
Death Is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa; Leri Price (Translator)
ISBN: 9781250251077
Publication Date: 2019-12-03
Khaled Khalifa’s Death Is Hard Work is the new novel from the greatest chronicler of Syria’s ongoing and catastrophic civil war: a tale of three ordinary people facing down the stuff of nightmares armed with little more than simple determination.
Dominicana by Angie Cruz
ISBN: 9781250205933
Publication Date: 2019-09-03
(Available in SORA) In bright, musical prose that reflects the energy of New York City, Angie Cruz's Dominicana is a vital portrait of the immigrant experience and the timeless coming-of-age story of a young woman finding her voice in the world.
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Call Number: FIC PAT
ISBN: 9780062963673
Publication Date: 2019-09-24
Ann Patchett, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth, delivers her most powerful novel to date: a richly moving story that explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go.
Famous Adopted People by Alice Stephens
Call Number: FIC STE
ISBN: 9781944700744
Publication Date: 2018-10-16
"Stephens' darkly comic, sharply irreverent, undeniably wise 'Great Adoption Novel' is an unexpectedly timely, not-to-be-missed, epic wild ride." --Booklist, *Starred Review*
The Farm by Joanne Ramos
Call Number: FIC RAM
ISBN: 9781984853752
Publication Date: 2019-05-07
Gripping, provocative, heartbreaking, The Farm pushes to the extremes our thinking on motherhood, money, and merit and raises crucial questions about the trade-offs women will make to fortify their futures and the futures of those they love.
Flowers of Mold by Janet Hong (Translator); Ha Seong-nan
ISBN: 9781940953960
Publication Date: 2019-04-23
In ten captivating, unnerving stories, Flowers of Mold presents a range of ordinary individuals--male and female, young and old--who have found themselves left behind by an increasingly urbanized and fragmented world. The latest in the trend of brilliant female Korean authors to appear in English, Ha cuts like a surgeon, and even the most mundane objects become menacing and unfamiliar under her scalpel.
The Grave on the Wall by Brandon Shimoda
ISBN: 9780872867901
Publication Date: 2019-07-30
Award-winning poet Brandon Shimoda has crafted a lyrical portrait of his paternal grandfather, Midori Shimoda, whose life--child migrant, talented photographer, suspected enemy alien and spy, desert wanderer, American citizen--mirrors the arc of Japanese America in the twentieth century. In a series of pilgrimages, Shimoda records the search to find his grandfather, and unfolds, in the process, a moving elegy on memory and forgetting.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Call Number: FIC ATW
ISBN: 9780385490818
Publication Date: 1998-03-16
An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss.
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick by Zora Neale Hurston
ISBN: 9780062915795
Publication Date: 2020-01-14
(Available in SORA) From one of the greatest writers of our time--the author of Barracoon and Their Eyes Were Watching God--a collection of remarkable stories, including eight "lost" Harlem Renaissance tales now available to a wide audience for the first time.
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang
Call Number: FIC ZHA
ISBN: 9780525537205
Publication Date: 2020-04-07
An electric debut novel set against the twilight of the American gold rush, two siblings are on the run in an unforgiving landscape—trying not just to survive but to find a home.
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
ISBN: 9780358213260
Publication Date: 2019-10-22
(Available in SORA) This stunning debut collection unerring charts the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations. In stories that travel from India to America and back again, Lahiri speaks with universal eloquence to everyone who has ever felt like a foreigner.
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
ISBN: 9781565129764
Publication Date: 2010-01-12
In this extraordinary novel, the voices of all four sisters--Minerva, Patria, María Teresa, and the survivor, Dedé--speak across the decades to tell their own stories, from secret crushes to gunrunning, and to describe the everyday horrors of life under Trujillo’s rule. Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarez’s imagination, the martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage and love, and the human costs of political oppression.
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Call Number: FIC NG
ISBN: 9780735224292
Publication Date: 2017-09-12
(Available in SORA) From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende; Nick Caistor (Translator); Amanda Hopkinson (Translator)
Call Number: FIC ALL
ISBN: 9781984820150
Publication Date: 2020-01-21
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The House of the Spirits, this epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents follows two young people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a place to call home.
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez; Gabriel García Márquez
Call Number: FIC MAR
ISBN: 9780307389732
Publication Date: 2007-10-05
(Available in SORA) This shining and heartbreaking novel may be one of the greatest love stories ever told.” --The New York Times Book Review
The Magical Language of Others by Ej Koh
ISBN: 9781947793385
Publication Date: 2020-01-07
A tale of deep bonds to family, place, language—of hard-won selfhood told by a singular, incandescent voice.
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Call Number: FIC MOR
ISBN: 9780525620785
Publication Date: 2020-06-30
From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes a reimagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, a story about an isolated mansion in 1950s Mexico—and the brave socialite drawn to its treacherous secrets.
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Call Number: FIC RUS
ISBN: 9780062941503
Publication Date: 2020-03-10
Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet naïve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer.
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Call Number: FIC WHI
ISBN: 9780385537070
Publication Date: 2019-07-16
(Available in SORA) WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE, in this bravura follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida.
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
Call Number: FIC ERD
ISBN: 9780062671189
Publication Date: 2020-03-03
(Available in SORA) In the Night Watchman, Louise Erdrich creates a fictional world populated with memorable characters who are forced to grapple with the worst and best impulses of human nature. Illuminating the loves and lives, the desires and ambitions of these characters with compassion, wit, and intelligence, The Night Watchman is a majestic work of fiction from this revered cultural treasure.
Normal People by Sally Rooney
ISBN: 9781984822178
Publication Date: 2019-04-16
NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships” (People) from the author of Conversations with Friends, “a master of the literary page-turner” (J. Courtney Sullivan).
Oligarchy by Scarlett Thomas
ISBN: 9781640093065
Publication Date: 2020-01-14
(Available in SORA) From the author of The Seed Collectors comes a darkly comic take on power, privilege, and the pressure put on young women to fit in--and be thin--at their all-girls boarding school.
The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland
ISBN: 9780142001820
Publication Date: 2002-12-31
Set against the glorious backdrops of Rome, Florence, Genoa, and Naples, inhabited by historical characters such as Galileo and Cosimo de' Medici II, and filled with rich details about life as a seventeenth-century painter, Vreeland creates an inspiring story about one woman's lifelong struggle to reconcile career and family, passion and genius.
Run Me to Earth by Paul Yoon
Call Number: FIC YOO
ISBN: 9781501154041
Publication Date: 2020-01-28
From award-winning author Paul Yoon comes a beautiful, aching novel about three kids orphaned in 1960s Laos—and how their destinies are entwined across decades.
Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
ISBN: 9780525511298
Publication Date: 2019-04-02
(Available in SORA) NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • Latinas of Indigenous descent living in the American West take center stage in this haunting debut story collection—a powerful meditation on friendship, mothers and daughters, and the deep-rooted truths of our homelands.
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
Call Number: FIC WAR
ISBN: 9781608196265
Publication Date: 2012-04-24
Jesmyn Ward, two-time National Book Award winner and author of Sing, Unburied, Sing, delivers a gritty but tender novel about family and poverty in the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Call Number: FIC TAR
ISBN: 9781400031702
Publication Date: 2004-04-13
Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality their lives are changed profoundly and forever, and they discover how hard it can be to truly live and how easy it is to kill.
Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
ISBN: 9780374272081
Publication Date: 2020-03-03
Sharks in the Time of Saviors is a groundbreaking debut novel that folds the legends of Hawaiian gods into an engrossing family saga; a story of exile and the pursuit of salvation from Kawai Strong Washburn.
Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata; Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator)
ISBN: 9780679761044
Publication Date: 1996-01-30
Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata’s Snow Country is widely considered to be the writer’s masterpiece: a powerful tale of wasted love set amid the desolate beauty of western Japan.
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
Call Number: FIC KIN
ISBN: 9780062684738
Publication Date: 2019-10-15
The New York Times bestselling author and recipient of numerous literary awards returns with a timely novel that interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval.
The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang
Call Number: FIC CHA
ISBN: 9781328745538
Publication Date: 2017-06-06
For fans of Crazy Rich Asians: Meet the Wangs, the unforgettable immigrant family whose spectacular fall from glorious riches to (still name-brand) rags brings them together in a way money never could.
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Call Number: FIC COA
ISBN: 9780399590597
Publication Date: 2019-09-24
(Available in SORA) #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • From the National Book Award–winning author of Between the World and Me, a boldly conjured debut novel about a magical gift, a devastating loss, and an underground war for freedom.
We Ride upon Sticks by Quan Barry
ISBN: 9781524748098
Publication Date: 2020-03-03
(Available in SORA) Set in the coastal town of Danvers, Massachusetts, where the accusations began that led to the 1692 witch trials, We Ride Upon Sticks follows the 1989 Danvers High School Falcons field hockey team, who will do anything to make it to the state finals—even if it means tapping into some devilishly dark powers.
The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner
ISBN: 9781250179760
Publication Date: 2020-03-03
"Rosner’s exquisite, heart-rending debut novel is proof that there’s always going to be room for another story about World War II....This is an absolutely beautiful and necessary novel, full of heartbreak but also hope, about the bond between mother and daughter, and the sacrifices made for love." —The New York Times

Poetry

An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo
Call Number: 811 HAR
ISBN: 9780393358483
Publication Date: 2020-08-18
(Available in SORA)
Brown by Kevin Young
ISBN: 9781524711146
Publication Date: 2020-03-03
(Available in SORA) James Brown. John Brown's raid. Brown v. the Topeka Board of Ed. The prizewinning author of Blue Laws meditates on all things "brown" in this powerful new collection--now in paperback.
Build Yourself a Boat by Felix Camonghne
Call Number: 811 CAM
ISBN: 9781608466115
Publication Date: 2019-04-23
This is about what grows through the wreckage. This is an anthem of survival and a look at what might come after. A view of what floats and what, ultimately, sustains.
Build Yourself a Boat redefines the language of collective and individual trauma through lyric and memory.
Invasive Species by Marwa Helal
Call Number: 811 HEL
ISBN: 9781937658939
Publication Date: 2019-01-08
In Invasive species, Marwa Helal's searing politically charged poems touch on our collective humanity and build new pathways for empathy, etching themselves into memory. This work centers on urgent themes in our cultural landscape, creating space for unseen victims of discriminatory foreign (read: immigration) policy: migrants, refugees--the displaced.
Lima :: Limón by Natalie Scenters-Zapico
Call Number: 811 SCE
ISBN: 9781556595318
Publication Date: 2019-05-14
In her striking second collection, Natalie Scenters-Zapico sets her unflinching gaze once again on the borders of things. Lima:: Lim n illuminates both the sweet and the sour of the immigrant experience, of life as a woman in the U.S. and Mexico, and of the politics of the present day.
Monument by Natasha Trethewey
Call Number: 811 TRE
ISBN: 9780358118237
Publication Date: 2019-11-05
As a whole, Monument casts new light on the trauma of our national wounds, our shared history. This is a poet’s remarkable labor to source evidence, persistence, and strength from the past in order to change the very foundation of the vocabulary we use to speak about race, gender, and our collective future.
A Portrait of the Self As Nation by Marilyn Chin
Call Number: 811 CHI
ISBN: 9780393358162
Publication Date: 2020-07-28
Spanning thirty years of dazzling work—from luminous early love lyrics to often-anthologized Asian American identity anthems, from political and subversive hybrid forms to feminist manifestos—A Portrait of the Self as Nation is a selection from one of America’s most original and vital voices. Marilyn Chin’s passionate, polyphonic poetry is deeply engaged with the complexities of cultural assimilation, feminism, and the Asian American experience; she spins precise, beautiful metaphors as she illuminates hard-hitting truths.
Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz
Call Number: 811 DIA
ISBN: 9781644450147
Publication Date: 2020-03-03
Postcolonial Love Poem is an anthem of desire against erasure. Natalie Diaz’s brilliant second collection demands that every body carried in its pages—bodies of language, land, rivers, suffering brothers, enemies, and lovers—be touched and held as beloveds. Through these poems, the wounds inflicted by America onto an indigenous people are allowed to bloom pleasure and tenderness: “Let me call my anxiety, desire, then. / Let me call it, a garden.”
Rain Scald by Tacey M. Atsitty
Call Number: 811 ATS
ISBN: 9780826358677
Publication Date: 2018-02-15
In this innovative debut collection, Tacey M. Atsitty employs traditional, lyric, and experimental verse to create an intricate landscape she invites readers to explore. Presented in three sections, Ts yi', Gorge Dweller, and T hee', the poems negotiate between belief and doubt, self and family, and interior and exterior landscapes.
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé by Morgan Parker
Call Number: 811 PAR
ISBN: 9781941040539
Publication Date: 2017-02-14
"This singular poetry collection is a dynamic meditation on the experience of, and societal narratives surrounding, contemporary black womanhood. . . . These exquisite poems defy categorization." —The New Yorker

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Non-fiction

The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
Call Number: 364.15 Sla
ISBN: 9780374303235
Publication Date: 2017-10-17
(Available in SORA) One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever.
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Call Number: BIO OBA
ISBN: 9781524763138
Publication Date: 2018-11-13
(Available in SORA) An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
Becoming a Man by P. Carl
ISBN: 9781982105099
Publication Date: 2020-01-28
“A memoir that is jolting, honest, passionate, and beautifully written” (Claudia Rankine), Becoming a Man explores one man’s gender transition amid a pivotal political moment in America.
Blindspot by Mahzarin R. Banaji; Anthony G. Greenwald
ISBN: 9780345528438
Publication Date: 2016-08-16
“Accessible and authoritative . . . While we may not have much power to eradicate our own prejudices, we can counteract them. The first step is to turn a hidden bias into a visible one. . . . What if we’re not the magnanimous people we think we are?”—The Washington Post
The Bold World by Jodie Patterson
ISBN: 9780399179037
Publication Date: 2020-02-11
Inspired by her transgender son, activist Jodie Patterson explores identity, gender, race, and authenticity to tell the real-life story of a family’s history and transformation.
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Call Number: 791.45 Noa
ISBN: 9780399588198
Publication Date: 2019-02-12
(Available in SORA) #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.
Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston; James D. Houston
ISBN: 9781328742117
Publication Date: 2017-07-11
During World War II a community called Manzanar was created in the high mountain desert country of California. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese Americans. Among them was the Wakatsuki family, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the belongings they could carry. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, who was seven years old when she arrived at Manzanar in 1942, recalls life in the camp through the eyes of the child she was.
Fight of the Century by Michael Chabon (Editor)
ISBN: 9781501190407
Publication Date: 2020-01-21
These powerful stories, along with essays from Neil Gaiman, Meg Wolitzer, Salman Rushdie, Ann Patchett, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Louise Erdrich, George Saunders, and many more, remind us that the issues the ACLU has engaged over the past one hundred years remain as vital as ever today, and that we can never take our liberties for granted.
Here for It by R. Eric Thomas
ISBN: 9780525621034
Publication Date: 2020-02-18
Here for It will resonate deeply and joyfully with everyone who has ever felt pushed to the margins, struggled with self-acceptance, or wished to shine more brightly in a dark world. Stay here for it—the future may surprise you.
I'm Still Here by Austin Channing Brown
Call Number: 305.896 BRO
ISBN: 9781524760854
Publication Date: 2018-05-15
(Available in SORA) From a powerful new voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female in middle-class white America.
I Have the Right To by Chessy Prout; Jenn Abelson (As told to)
Call Number: 362.88 PRO
ISBN: 9781534414433
Publication Date: 2018-03-06
"The numbers are staggering: nearly one in five girls ages fourteen to seventeen have been the victim of a sexual assault or attempted sexual assault. This is the true story of one of those girls . . . This memoir is more than an account of a horrific event. It takes a magnifying glass to the institutions that turn a blind eye to such behavior and a society that blames victims rather than perpetrators"--Dust jacket.
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) by Bryan Stevenson
Call Number: BIO STE
ISBN: 9780525580034
Publication Date: 2018-09-18
(Available in SORA) "Bryan Stevenson details from his personal experience his many challenges and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate, especially on behalf of America's most marginalized people"--Provided by publisher.
Lady Tigers in the Concrete Jungle by Dibs Baer
ISBN: 9781643130651
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
A rousing and empowering story of dedication and overcoming all odds, featuring the tough and unforgettable athletes of the champion Lady Tigers softball team.
Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
ISBN: 9781984820365
Publication Date: 2020-02-25
A ruthlessly honest, emotionally charged, and utterly original exploration of Asian American consciousness and the struggle to be human.
The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates
ISBN: 9781250257727
Publication Date: 2021-01-12
Melinda Gates has dedicated her life to achieving transformational improvements in the health and prosperity of families, communities, and societies. Core to her work is empowering women and girls to help them realize their full potential.
Navigate Your Stars by Jesmyn Ward; Gina Triplett (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781982131326
Publication Date: 2020-04-07
A revelatory, uplifting, and gorgeously illustrated meditation on dedication, hard work, and the power of perseverance from the beloved, New York Times bestselling, and two-time National Book Award–winning Jesmyn Ward.
One Person, No Vote by Carol Anderson; Tonya Bolden
Call Number: 324.6 AND
ISBN: 9781547601073
Publication Date: 2019-09-17
"[A young reader's adaptation that] chronicles . . . the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The author explains how voter suppression works, from photo ID requirements to gerrymandering to poll closures. And with vivid characters, she explores the resistance: the organizing, activism, and court battles to restore the basic right to vote to all Americans as the nation gears up for the 2020 presidential election season"--Provided by publisher.
Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz
ISBN: 9781616209131
Publication Date: 2019-10-29
In this searing memoir, Jaquira Díaz writes fiercely and eloquently of her challenging girlhood and triumphant coming of age.
A Queer History of the United States for Young People by Michael Bronski; Richie Chevat (Adapted by)
Call Number: 306.76 CHE
ISBN: 9780807056127
Publication Date: 2019-06-11
Chronicles the history of homosexuality in the United States from the Puritans through the twentieth century, examining the role of gays, lesbians, bisexual, and transgendered individuals in shaping American culture.
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
Call Number: 363.17 MOO
ISBN: 9781492649359
Publication Date: 2017-04-18
As World War I raged across the globe, hundreds of young women toiled away at the radium-dial factories, where they painted clock faces with a mysterious new substance called radium. Assured by their bosses that the luminous material was safe, the women themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered from head to toe with the glowing dust. With such a coveted job, these "shining girls" were considered the luckiest alive -- until they began to fall mysteriously ill.
Reaching for the Moon by Katherine Johnson
ISBN: 9781534440838
Publication Date: 2019-07-02
(Available in SORA) The author shares her life excelling in math as a young girl and her eventual career as a NASA mathematician. Explores her work on the Apollo 11 mission.
Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt
ISBN: 9780316338905
Publication Date: 2017-01-17
The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space.
She Said by Jodi Kantor; Megan Twohey
Call Number: 305.42 KAN
ISBN: 9780525560340
Publication Date: 2019-09-10
The authors share the story of their investigation into the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment and abuse case, including its consequences for the #MeToo movement.
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh
ISBN: 9781620402788
Publication Date: 2014-10-14
Recounting memorable episodes from "Bart the Genius" to "Homer3," Singh brings alive intriguing and meaningful mathematical concepts—ranging from the mathematics of pi and the paradox of infinity to the origin of numbers and the most profound outstanding problems that haunt today's generation of mathematicians.
The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison
ISBN: 9780525562795
Publication Date: 2020-01-14
(Available in SORA) Here is Toni Morrison in her own words: a rich gathering of her most important essays and speeches, spanning four decades. An essential collection from an essential writer, The Source of Self-Regard shines with the literary elegance, intellectual prowess, spiritual depth, and moral compass that have made Toni Morrison our most cherished and enduring voice.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds; Ibram X. Kendi
Call Number: 305.8 REY
ISBN: 9780316453691
Publication Date: 2020-03-10
(Available in SORA) A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism--and antiracism--in America.
This is NOT a history book.
This is a book about the here and now.
A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.
A book about race.
A Team of Their Own by Seth Berkman
ISBN: 9781335005533
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
The inspiring, unlikely story of the American, Canadian, South Korean and even North Korean women who joined together to form Korea's first Olympic ice hockey team.
Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom
ISBN: 9781620974360
Publication Date: 2019-01-08
As featured by The Daily Show, NPR, PBS, CBC, Time, VIBE, Entertainment Weekly, Well-Read Black Girl, and Chris Hayes, "incisive, witty, and provocative essays" (Publishers Weekly) by one of the "most bracing thinkers on race, gender, and capitalism of our time" (Rebecca Traister)
Very, Very, Very Dreadful by Albert Marrin
Call Number: 614.5 MAR
ISBN: 9781101931462
Publication Date: 2018-01-09
(Available in SORA) From National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin comes a fascinating look at the history and science of the deadly 1918 flu pandemic - and the chances for another worldwide pandemic.
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby
ISBN: 9781101912195
Publication Date: 2017-05-30
“The second book of essays from this frank and madly funny blogger.... A sidesplitting polemicist for the most awful situations.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times, Summer Reading Pick
We Are Not yet Equal by Carol Anderson; Tonya Bolden
Call Number: 323.1196 AND
ISBN: 9781547602520
Publication Date: 2019-10-29
(Available on SORA) “[A]n accessible narrative form, showing young people through pivotal historical events the ways in which white rage has been able to effectively undermine black-led social movements for equality and justice.” — Starred review, Kirkus Reviews
What the Eyes Don't See by Mona Hanna-Attisha
Call Number: 615.9 HAN
ISBN: 9780399590856
Publication Date: 2019-02-05
(Available in SORA) Mona Hanna-Attisha recounts the story about how she, and a team of researchers, parents, friends, and community leaders in Flint, Michigan fought the government to expose the truth about lead contamination in the towns water supply.
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo; Michael Eric Dyson (Foreword by)
Call Number: 305.8 DIA
ISBN: 9780807047415
Publication Date: 2018-06-26
(Available in SORA) The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.
Wolfpack by Abby Wambach
Call Number: 155.3 WAM
ISBN: 9781250217707
Publication Date: 2019-04-09
(Available in SORA) Wambach delivers eight new rules to help women change the landscape of their lives and world.
A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
ISBN: 9780735225312
Publication Date: 2020-03-24
(Available in SORA) A never-before-told story of Virginia Hall, the American spy who changed the course of World War II, from the author of Clementine. “Excellent…This book is as riveting as any thriller, and as hard to put down.” -- The New York Times Book Review

Graphic Novels

Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists by Mikki Kendall; Anna D'Amico
Call Number: 323.3 KEN
ISBN: 9780399581793
Publication Date: 2019-11-05
A bold and gripping graphic history of the fight for women's rights
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780312384487
Publication Date: 2008-12-23
“Like Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye and Laurence Yep's Dragonwings, this novel explores the impact of the American dream on those outside the dominant culture in a finely wrought story that is an effective combination of humor and drama.” —School Library Journal, starred review
Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Kim; Ryan Estrada; Ko Ko (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781945820427
Publication Date: 2020-05-19
In BANNED BOOK CLUB, Hyun Sook shares a dramatic true story of political division, fear-mongering, anti-intellectualism, the death of democratic institutions, and the relentless rebellion of reading.
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
Call Number: BIO BUI
ISBN: 9781419718779
Publication Date: 2017-03-07
In graphic novel format, Thi Bui describes her family's experiences as they immigrate to the United States from their war-torn home in Vietnam.
Brazen by Pénélope Bagieu (Illustrator)
Call Number: 741.5 BAG
ISBN: 9781626728691
Publication Date: 2018-03-06
Throughout history and across the globe, one characteristic connects the daring women of Brazen: their indomitable spirit.
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
ISBN: 9780618871711
Publication Date: 2007-06-05
In this groundbreaking, bestselling graphic memoir, Alison Bechdel charts her fraught relationship with her late father. In her hands, personal history becomes a work of amazing subtlety and power, written with controlled force and enlivened with humor, rich literary allusion, and heartbreaking detail.
Gender Queer: a Memoir by Maia Kobabe
ISBN: 9781549304002
Publication Date: 2019-05-28
2020 ALA Alex Award Winner
2020 Stonewall — Israel Fishman Non-fiction Award Honor Book
I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib
ISBN: 9780525575115
Publication Date: 2019-04-30
“[A] high-spirited graphical memoir . . . Gharib’s wisdom about the power and limits of racial identity is evident in the way she draws.”—NPR
Photographic by Isabel Quintero; Zeke Peña (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781947440005
Publication Date: 2018-03-06
"Mixing original illustrations, first-person prose, and lyrical interludes with gorgeous reproductions of photographer Graciela Iturbide’s work, Quintero and Peña patiently reveal their subject’s many angles, producing a “kaleidoscopic unraveling” of the artists… Teens will come away with an evolved sense of how to look at a creator’s life and work and how to think critically about art as a process.
Speak: the Graphic Novel by Emily Carroll (Illustrator); Laurie Halse Anderson
Call Number: 741.5 AND
ISBN: 9780374300289
Publication Date: 2018-02-06
The critically acclaimed, award-winning, modern classic Speak is now a stunning graphic novel.
Tomboy by Liz Prince (Illustrator)
Call Number: BIO PRI
ISBN: 9781936976553
Publication Date: 2014-08-01
A graphic novel memoir of American comics creator Liz Prince, focusing on how she felt she did not fit in with the girls or the boys.