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Noisemakers : 25 women who raised their voices & changed the world : a graphic collection from Kazoo.


"RH Graphic"--Back cover. Grow -- Eugenie Clark, the shark whisperer / by Maris Wicks -- Wangari Maathai, the tree planter / by Brittney Williams -- Mary Anning, the fossil hunter / by Little Corvus -- Caroline Herschel, the sky watcher / by Chan Chau -- Tinker -- Emily Warren Roebling, the bridge builder / by Kiku Hughes -- Raye Montague, the ship designer / by Xao Xiao -- Hedy Lamarr, the star inventor / by Sarah W. Searle -- Madam C. J. Walker, the radical entrepreneur / by K. L. Ricks -- Play -- Annie Londonderry, the globe-trotting cyclist / by Kat Leyh -- Maria Tallchief, the prima ballerina / by Weshoyot Alvitre -- Junko Tabei, the mountain climber / by MariNaomi -- Create -- Frida Kahlo, the passionate painter / by Naomi Franquiz -- Josephine Baker, the singing spy / by Alitha E. Martinez -- Mary Shelley, the storyteller / by Emil Ferris -- Julia Child, the lovable chef / by Lucy Knisley -- Maya Angelou, the soulful poet / by Shauna J. Grant -- Rally -- Kate Warne, the daring detective / by Molly Brooks -- Nellie Bly, the undercover reporter / by Jackie Roche -- Eleanor Roosevelt, the justice warrior / by Emily Flake -- Rosa Parks, the civil rights hero / by Ashley A. Woods -- Mother Jones, the rabble-rouser / art by Sophie Goldstein -- Explore -- Bessie Coleman, the high flier / by Shannon Wright -- Hallie Daggett, the forest protector / by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell -- Ida Lewis, the lighthouse keeper / by Rebecca Mock -- Jeanne Baret, the world explorer / by Lucy Bellwood. Junior Library Guild. Publishers Weekly Annex, February 2020. School Library Journal, April 2020. "Did anyone ever get anywhere by being quiet? To change anything, you have to make some noise! From the creators of the award-winning Kazoo magazine comes a look at the lives of 25 extraordinary women through the eyes of 25 extraordinary comic artists. In chapters titled Grow, Tinker, Play, Create, Rally, and Explore, you'll meet Eugenie Clark, who swam with sharks, Raye Montague, who revolutionized the design process for ships, Hedy Lamarr, a beautiful actress and brilliant inventor, Julia Child, a chef who wasn't afraid to make mistakes, Kate Warne, the first female detective, who saved the life of President-Elect Abraham Lincoln, and many more. In 25 distinct styles from some of the most exciting comic artists, Noisemakers is for everyone who is not afraid to use their voice and for those who could use a little boost"--From the publisher's web site.
Date Published:2020

"RH Graphic"--Back cover. Grow -- Eugenie Clark, the shark whisperer / by Maris Wicks -- Wangari Maathai, the tree planter / by Brittney Williams -- Mary Anning, the fossil hunter / by Little Corvus -- Caroline Herschel, the sky watcher / by Chan Chau -- Tinker -- Emily Warren Roebling, the bridge builder / by Kiku Hughes -- Raye Montague, the ship designer / by Xao Xiao -- Hedy Lamarr, the star inventor / by Sarah W. Searle -- Madam C. J. Walker, the radical entrepreneur / by K. L. Ricks -- Play -- Annie Londonderry, the globe-trotting cyclist / by Kat Leyh -- Maria Tallchief, the prima ballerina / by Weshoyot Alvitre -- Junko Tabei, the mountain climber / by MariNaomi -- Create -- Frida Kahlo, the passionate painter / by Naomi Franquiz -- Josephine Baker, the singing spy / by Alitha E. Martinez -- Mary Shelley, the storyteller / by Emil Ferris -- Julia Child, the lovable chef / by Lucy Knisley -- Maya Angelou, the soulful poet / by Shauna J. Grant -- Rally -- Kate Warne, the daring detective / by Molly Brooks -- Nellie Bly, the undercover reporter / by Jackie Roche -- Eleanor Roosevelt, the justice warrior / by Emily Flake -- Rosa Parks, the civil rights hero / by Ashley A. Woods -- Mother Jones, the rabble-rouser / art by Sophie Goldstein -- Explore -- Bessie Coleman, the high flier / by Shannon Wright -- Hallie Daggett, the forest protector / by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell -- Ida Lewis, the lighthouse keeper / by Rebecca Mock -- Jeanne Baret, the world explorer / by Lucy Bellwood. Junior Library Guild. Publishers Weekly Annex, February 2020. School Library Journal, April 2020. "Did anyone ever get anywhere by being quiet? To change anything, you have to make some noise! From the creators of the award-winning Kazoo magazine comes a look at the lives of 25 extraordinary women through the eyes of 25 extraordinary comic artists. In chapters titled Grow, Tinker, Play, Create, Rally, and Explore, you'll meet Eugenie Clark, who swam with sharks, Raye Montague, who revolutionized the design process for ships, Hedy Lamarr, a beautiful actress and brilliant inventor, Julia Child, a chef who wasn't afraid to make mistakes, Kate Warne, the first female detective, who saved the life of President-Elect Abraham Lincoln, and many more. In 25 distinct styles from some of the most exciting comic artists, Noisemakers is for everyone who is not afraid to use their voice and for those who could use a little boost"--From the publisher's web site.

Date Published:2020

Komi can't communicate. Volume 23 /

Oda, Tomohito, 1991-


"Rated T, Teen. Parental advisory: Komi Can't Communicate is rated T for Teen and is recommended for ages 13 and up"--Colophon. Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. Translation of: Komi-san wa komyushō desu. "It's Valentine's Day again, and Itan High is a chocolatsravaganza! While most of the students are giving out goodies to celebrate friendships, Komi and Manbagi have a different goal--Tadano's heart! But do either of them have the courage to actually tell him that...?"--Back cover.
Date Published:2023

"Rated T, Teen. Parental advisory: Komi Can't Communicate is rated T for Teen and is recommended for ages 13 and up"--Colophon. Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. Translation of: Komi-san wa komyushō desu. "It's Valentine's Day again, and Itan High is a chocolatsravaganza! While most of the students are giving out goodies to celebrate friendships, Komi and Manbagi have a different goal--Tadano's heart! But do either of them have the courage to actually tell him that...?"--Back cover.

Date Published:2023

Komi can't communicate. Volume 27 /

Oda, Tomohito, 1991-


"Rated T, Teen. Parental advisory: Komi Can't Communicate is rated T for Teen and is recommended for ages 13 and up. This v. contains crude humor and suggestive themes"--Colophon. Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. Translation of: Komi-san wa komyushō desu. "Kami's cell phone meets its watery doom at the bottom of the bathtub, but disaster is averted when her dad helps her get a fancy new smartphone. Now she has all kinds of apps to let her connect with her friends and even help her make new ones! There's only one problem--how do they work?"--Back cover.
Date Published:2023

"Rated T, Teen. Parental advisory: Komi Can't Communicate is rated T for Teen and is recommended for ages 13 and up. This v. contains crude humor and suggestive themes"--Colophon. Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. Translation of: Komi-san wa komyushō desu. "Kami's cell phone meets its watery doom at the bottom of the bathtub, but disaster is averted when her dad helps her get a fancy new smartphone. Now she has all kinds of apps to let her connect with her friends and even help her make new ones! There's only one problem--how do they work?"--Back cover.

Date Published:2023

Youth group

Morris, Jordan (Comedy writer),


"Kay's new friends pray together... and slay together"--Front cover. Booklist starred, May 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), June 2024. Kirkus Review, May 2024. Publishers Weekly, April 2024. School Library Journal, July 2024. "When Kay reluctantly agreed to join the youth group at Stone Mission Church in Orange County California, she expected the Jesus talk and the dorky singalongs and the colorful posters about dodging temptation. What she didn't expect was to stumble on her youth group leaders, Meg and Cortland, in the middle of a real-deal exorcism. Turns out they're both soldiers in a secret organization of demon hunters in a war that's heating up, and even if Kay wanted to stay on the sidelines, she doesn't have a choice--she's a 'Blight,' a human who demons can't possess, and apparently that's made her a target. Will Kay find her place in a world that's so much more God-fearing and monster-fighting than what she's used to? Will the Stone Mission youth group find common cause with their badass peers of other faiths? Or will a pack of small-time demons use Blights like Kay as the key to starting some real big trouble?"--Amazon.
Date Published:2024

"Kay's new friends pray together... and slay together"--Front cover. Booklist starred, May 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), June 2024. Kirkus Review, May 2024. Publishers Weekly, April 2024. School Library Journal, July 2024. "When Kay reluctantly agreed to join the youth group at Stone Mission Church in Orange County California, she expected the Jesus talk and the dorky singalongs and the colorful posters about dodging temptation. What she didn't expect was to stumble on her youth group leaders, Meg and Cortland, in the middle of a real-deal exorcism. Turns out they're both soldiers in a secret organization of demon hunters in a war that's heating up, and even if Kay wanted to stay on the sidelines, she doesn't have a choice--she's a 'Blight,' a human who demons can't possess, and apparently that's made her a target. Will Kay find her place in a world that's so much more God-fearing and monster-fighting than what she's used to? Will the Stone Mission youth group find common cause with their badass peers of other faiths? Or will a pack of small-time demons use Blights like Kay as the key to starting some real big trouble?"--Amazon.

Date Published:2024

Writing in color : fourteen writers on the lessons we've learned

Dao, Julie C.,


"A compilation of essays written by published children's book authors, all of whom are people of color, about what it takes to publish a book. The anthology is split in two parts: in the first, authors focus on craft-based advice, providing tips for how writers on how to write a book; in the second, authors discuss the writing journey, their paths to publication, and the trials they have had to overcome specifically as people of color"--
Date Published:2023

"A compilation of essays written by published children's book authors, all of whom are people of color, about what it takes to publish a book. The anthology is split in two parts: in the first, authors focus on craft-based advice, providing tips for how writers on how to write a book; in the second, authors discuss the writing journey, their paths to publication, and the trials they have had to overcome specifically as people of color"--

Date Published:2023

Wild dreamers

Engle, Margarita,


Booklist, March 2024. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, February 2024. Publishers Weekly Annex, March 2024. School Library Journal, June 2024. Told in alternating voices, determined to make a difference and heal from their troubled pasts, teens Ana and Leandro fight to protect California wildlife and the endangered puma.
Date Published:2025

Why is everybody yelling? : growing up in my immigrant family

Russo, Marisabina,


"Farrar, Straus and Giroux." Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2021. Horn Book Starred, November 2021. Kirkus Review, September 2021. School Library Journal, October 2021. "It's 1950s New York, and Marisabina Russo is being raised Catholic and attending a Catholic school that she loves--but when she finds out that she's Jewish by blood, and that her family members are Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, her childhood is thrown into turmoil. To make matters more complicated, her father is out of the picture, her mother is ambitious and demanding, and her older half-brothers have troubles, too. Following the author's young life into the tumultuous, liberating 1960s, this . . . graphic-novel memoir explores the childhood burdens of memory and guilt, and Marisabina's struggle and success in forming an identity entirely her own"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

"Farrar, Straus and Giroux." Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2021. Horn Book Starred, November 2021. Kirkus Review, September 2021. School Library Journal, October 2021. "It's 1950s New York, and Marisabina Russo is being raised Catholic and attending a Catholic school that she loves--but when she finds out that she's Jewish by blood, and that her family members are Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, her childhood is thrown into turmoil. To make matters more complicated, her father is out of the picture, her mother is ambitious and demanding, and her older half-brothers have troubles, too. Following the author's young life into the tumultuous, liberating 1960s, this . . . graphic-novel memoir explores the childhood burdens of memory and guilt, and Marisabina's struggle and success in forming an identity entirely her own"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

Where to start : a survival guide to anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges


The nation's leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to helping those living with mental illness provides clear, honest, jargon-free information for anyone struggling emotionally and looking for help.
Date Published:2023

Where the heart should be

Crossan, Sarah,


During the Great Irish Famine, sixteen-year-old scullery maid Nell falls in love with the wealthy landlord's nephew.
Date Published:2025

Where have all the birds gone : nature in crisis

Hirsch, Rebecca E.,


Junior Library Guild. In the face of rapidly declining bird populations, read about the vast impacts birds have on ecosystems, food systems, and our mental health and what we can do to protect them.
Date Published:2022

When we ride : a novel

Ogle, Rex,


Diego Benevides works hard. His single mother encourages him to stay focused on school, on getting into college, on getting out of their crumbling neighborhood. That's why she gave him her car. Diego's best friend, Lawson, needs a ride--because Lawson is dealing. As long as Diego's not carrying, not selling, it's cool. It's just weed. But when Lawson starts carrying powder and pills and worse, their friendship is tested and their lives are threatened. As the lines between dealer and driver blur, everything Diego has worked for is jeopardized, and he faces a deadly reckoning with the choices he and his best friend have made. Award-winning memoirist and poet Rex Ogle's searing first novel-in-verse is an unforgettable story of the power and price of loyalty.
Date Published:2025

Diego Benevides works hard. His single mother encourages him to stay focused on school, on getting into college, on getting out of their crumbling neighborhood. That's why she gave him her car. Diego's best friend, Lawson, needs a ride--because Lawson is dealing. As long as Diego's not carrying, not selling, it's cool. It's just weed. But when Lawson starts carrying powder and pills and worse, their friendship is tested and their lives are threatened. As the lines between dealer and driver blur, everything Diego has worked for is jeopardized, and he faces a deadly reckoning with the choices he and his best friend have made. Award-winning memoirist and poet Rex Ogle's searing first novel-in-verse is an unforgettable story of the power and price of loyalty.

Date Published:2025

We must not forget : Holocaust stories of survival and resistance

Hopkinson, Deborah,


Booklist starred, February2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), February2021. Horn Book, March2021. Kirkus Starred, December2020. School Library Journal, February2021. "As World War II raged, millions of young Jewish people were caught up in the horrors of the Nazis' Final Solution. Many readers know of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi state's genocidal campaign against European Jews and others of so-called 'inferior' races. Yet so many of the individual stories remain buried in time. Of those who endured the Holocaust, some were caught by the Nazis and sent to concentration camps, some hid right under Hitler's nose, some were separated from their parents, some chose to fight back. Against all odds, some survived. They all have stories that must be told. In this . . . researched . . . narrative nonfiction for upper middle-grade readers, [the author] allows the voices of Holocaust survivors to live on the page, recalling their persecution, survival, and resistance. Focusing on testimonies across Germany, the Netherlands, France, and Poland, [she] paints a . . . diverse portrait of the Jewish youth experience in Europe under the shadow of the Third Reich"--Provided by.
Date Published:2021

Booklist starred, February2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), February2021. Horn Book, March2021. Kirkus Starred, December2020. School Library Journal, February2021. "As World War II raged, millions of young Jewish people were caught up in the horrors of the Nazis' Final Solution. Many readers know of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi state's genocidal campaign against European Jews and others of so-called 'inferior' races. Yet so many of the individual stories remain buried in time. Of those who endured the Holocaust, some were caught by the Nazis and sent to concentration camps, some hid right under Hitler's nose, some were separated from their parents, some chose to fight back. Against all odds, some survived. They all have stories that must be told. In this . . . researched . . . narrative nonfiction for upper middle-grade readers, [the author] allows the voices of Holocaust survivors to live on the page, recalling their persecution, survival, and resistance. Focusing on testimonies across Germany, the Netherlands, France, and Poland, [she] paints a . . . diverse portrait of the Jewish youth experience in Europe under the shadow of the Third Reich"--Provided by.

Date Published:2021

Viva Lola Espinoza

Ceron, Ella,


Junior Library Guild. Book smart teen Lola's summer plans are derailed when she is sent to live with her grandmother in Mexico City and learns a family secret that changes her life forever.
Date Published:2023

Up in smoke

Brooks, Nick, 1989-


Two DC teens, Cooper and Monique, investigate the murder of a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally while trying to clear the name of their friend Jason, who has been wrongfully accused.
Date Published:2025

The universe : the big bang, black holes, and blue whales

Wood, Matthew Brenden,


School Library Journal, September2020. "Embark on an . . . journey that starts with the Big Bang and takes you all the way to the end of the universe . . . take a look billions of years into the past and discover the mind-bending early moments of the universe, the rise of the first stars, and the formation of the earliest galaxies. Explore the birth our sun and solar system and the formation of the only place in the universe known to support life: the earth. Finally, we'll zoom billions of years into the future to learn about the death of the sun, a colossal collision of galaxies, and even the fate of the universe itself"--Google Books.
Date Published:2021

School Library Journal, September2020. "Embark on an . . . journey that starts with the Big Bang and takes you all the way to the end of the universe . . . take a look billions of years into the past and discover the mind-bending early moments of the universe, the rise of the first stars, and the formation of the earliest galaxies. Explore the birth our sun and solar system and the formation of the only place in the universe known to support life: the earth. Finally, we'll zoom billions of years into the future to learn about the death of the sun, a colossal collision of galaxies, and even the fate of the universe itself"--Google Books.

Date Published:2021

Unequal : a story of America

Dyson, Michael Eric,


Mary Church Terrell fights back against segregation -- Ida B. Wells exposes America's lynching epidemic -- Buck Franklin bears witness to the destruction of Black Wall Street -- Ned Cobb confronts racial inequality on the job -- Ossian Sweet breaks through the color line to find a home in Detroit -- Pauli Murray discovers the key to ending segregation in schools -- Daisy Myers integrates the white suburbs -- Malcolm X launches a struggle against police brutality -- Fannie Lou Hamer takes back the right to vote -- James Meredith integrates the University of Mississippi -- Martin Luther King Jr. and Memphis's sanitation workers protest for equal pay -- John Carlos and Tommie Smith raise a fist for Black pride -- Ruth Batson uncovers segregation in Boston -- Michelle Alexander confronts the new Jim Crow -- Catherine Flowers, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Barack Obama expose America's crisis of environmental racism -- Yusuf Salaam battles racial profiling -- Stacey Abrams leads the fight against voter suppression -- Dr. Susan Moore calls out America's unequal health care -- The Black Lives Matter movement opens the latest battle for racial equality -- Nikole Hannah-Jones taps into the power of history. Booklist, May 2022. Kirkus Starred, March 2022. Library Media Connection starred, May 2022. Pub Weekly, April 2022. School Library Journal starred, May 2022. "Interconnected stories present a picture of racial inequality in America, showing systemic discrimination in all areas of society and showing the unbroken line of Black resistance to this inequality"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

Mary Church Terrell fights back against segregation -- Ida B. Wells exposes America's lynching epidemic -- Buck Franklin bears witness to the destruction of Black Wall Street -- Ned Cobb confronts racial inequality on the job -- Ossian Sweet breaks through the color line to find a home in Detroit -- Pauli Murray discovers the key to ending segregation in schools -- Daisy Myers integrates the white suburbs -- Malcolm X launches a struggle against police brutality -- Fannie Lou Hamer takes back the right to vote -- James Meredith integrates the University of Mississippi -- Martin Luther King Jr. and Memphis's sanitation workers protest for equal pay -- John Carlos and Tommie Smith raise a fist for Black pride -- Ruth Batson uncovers segregation in Boston -- Michelle Alexander confronts the new Jim Crow -- Catherine Flowers, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Barack Obama expose America's crisis of environmental racism -- Yusuf Salaam battles racial profiling -- Stacey Abrams leads the fight against voter suppression -- Dr. Susan Moore calls out America's unequal health care -- The Black Lives Matter movement opens the latest battle for racial equality -- Nikole Hannah-Jones taps into the power of history. Booklist, May 2022. Kirkus Starred, March 2022. Library Media Connection starred, May 2022. Pub Weekly, April 2022. School Library Journal starred, May 2022. "Interconnected stories present a picture of racial inequality in America, showing systemic discrimination in all areas of society and showing the unbroken line of Black resistance to this inequality"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2022

The unboxing of a Black girl

ShanteÌ, Angela,


Booklist, May 2024. Library Journal Starred, September 2024. School Library Journal starred, May 2024. "Set in New York City in the '90s, Angela ShanteÌ's poems and stories paint a mosaic of childhood that is shaped by the past and reverberates into the present. As ShanteÌ navigates the city through memory, this timeless book illuminates the places where Black girls are nurtured or boxed in, through stories and poems about expectations, exploitation, love, loss, and self-realization. Her poems center on pivotal moments of Black childhood, using footnotes that encourage you to listen to songs, watch movies, and even learn how to play Spades to further contextualize and celebrate Black culture in every aspect of life. But even with Black joy, life ain't no crystal stair. Between fond memories, ShanteÌ also explores the dark corners of childhood by showing us the ways adultification, misogynoir, and sexual assault can impact girlhood. Every piece in this memoir invites you to unpack the past--to find and transcend the expectations and boxes the world puts Black girls in"--Jacket flap.
Date Published:2024

Booklist, May 2024. Library Journal Starred, September 2024. School Library Journal starred, May 2024. "Set in New York City in the '90s, Angela ShanteÌ's poems and stories paint a mosaic of childhood that is shaped by the past and reverberates into the present. As ShanteÌ navigates the city through memory, this timeless book illuminates the places where Black girls are nurtured or boxed in, through stories and poems about expectations, exploitation, love, loss, and self-realization. Her poems center on pivotal moments of Black childhood, using footnotes that encourage you to listen to songs, watch movies, and even learn how to play Spades to further contextualize and celebrate Black culture in every aspect of life. But even with Black joy, life ain't no crystal stair. Between fond memories, ShanteÌ also explores the dark corners of childhood by showing us the ways adultification, misogynoir, and sexual assault can impact girlhood. Every piece in this memoir invites you to unpack the past--to find and transcend the expectations and boxes the world puts Black girls in"--Jacket flap.

Date Published:2024

To kill a mockingbird

Lee, Harper,


1995 HarperCollins Edition: "35th anniversary edition." 2010 Harper Edition: "50th anniversary edition." 2025 Harper Edition: "1st Harper collector's edition." Scout Finch, the young daughter of a local attorney in the Deep South during the 1930s, tells of her father's defense of an African-American man charged with the rape of a white girl.
Date Published:2025

To kill a mockingbird : a graphic novel

Lee, Harper,


Graphic novel adaptation of Harper Lee's To kill a mockingbird. Booklist, October 2018. Library Journal web only, October 2018. Publishers Weekly, September 2018. School Library Journal, December 2018. Scout Finch, the young daughter of a local attorney in the Deep South during the 1930s, tells of her father's defense of an African-American man charged with the rape of a white girl.
Date Published:2018

This thing of ours

Joseph, Frederick (Activist),


Booklist, April 2025. Kirkus Starred, March 2025. School Library Journal, April 2025. "Ossie Brown's entire future is in jeopardy when a torn ACL ends his promising basketball career. Now Ossie . . . must navigate his new place in the social and academic ecosystems of his affluent, predominantly white school. When a Black teacher encourages him to join her highly regarded writing program, Ossie begins to find a new purpose . . . Everything changes when some students' viral 'anti-woke' video puts the teacher's job, the writing program, and even Ossie's friends' safety at risk--and Ossie must find his true voice"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, April 2025. Kirkus Starred, March 2025. School Library Journal, April 2025. "Ossie Brown's entire future is in jeopardy when a torn ACL ends his promising basketball career. Now Ossie . . . must navigate his new place in the social and academic ecosystems of his affluent, predominantly white school. When a Black teacher encourages him to join her highly regarded writing program, Ossie begins to find a new purpose . . . Everything changes when some students' viral 'anti-woke' video puts the teacher's job, the writing program, and even Ossie's friends' safety at risk--and Ossie must find his true voice"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025