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Nimona
by Noelle Stevenson
A shapeshifting sidekick helps a villainous knight take on a powerful kingdom.
The graphic novel debut from rising star ND Stevenson, based on his beloved and critically acclaimed web comic, which Slate awarded its Cartoonist Studio Prize, calling it "a deadpan epic." Nemeses! ... (Goodreads)
Saga, Volume 2
by Brian K. Vaughan
An intergalactic adventure of two star-crossed lovers and their families.
Each issue of Saga is titled with a numerical Chapter, such as "Chapter 1" for the debut issue. Every six chapters comprise a story arc designated as a "Volume" and are reprinted as trade paperbacks. ... (Wikipedia)
This One Summer
by Mariko Tamaki
A poignant coming-of-age story about two teenage girls navigating growing up, family relationships, and the complexities of summer.
Rose has been coming to a cottage in Awago every summer and meeting her summer friend, Windy, as long as she can remember. , Rose is about eighteen months older than Windy and is the narrator of the ... (Wikipedia)
Anya's Ghost
by Vera Brosgol
A young girl's adventure of self-discovery, finding friendship with a mysterious ghost.
Annushka Borzakovskaya , (Anya) is a Russian émigré living in the United States with her mother and brother (Sasha). Unpopular at her New England , private school, Anya skips school and walks through ... (Wikipedia)
Saga, Volume 1
by Brian K. Vaughan
A young family from opposite sides of a galactic war fight to survive and protect their newborn child.
Each issue of Saga is titled with a numerical Chapter, such as "Chapter 1" for the debut issue. Every six chapters comprise a story arc designated as a "Volume" and are reprinted as trade paperbacks. ... (Wikipedia)
Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
by Noelle Stevenson
Five scouts go on a wild adventure filled with mythical creatures, friendship and empowerment.
Five best friends spending the summer at Lumberjane scout camp...defeating yetis, three-eyed wolves, and giant falcons...what’s not to love?! Friendship to the max! Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley ... (Barnes & Noble)
Saga, Volume 3
by Brian K. Vaughan
A family's epic adventure of survival in a dangerous and unpredictable universe.
The Eisner, Harvey, and Hugo Award-winning phenomenon continues, as new parents Marko and Alana travel to an alien world to visit their hero, while the family's pursuers finally close in on their ... (Barnes & Noble)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks
A collection of interviews recounting tales of the zombie apocalypse.
It has been nearly twenty years since the start of the apocalyptic worldwide pandemic known as the Zombie War, and about ten years since the war has ended in humanity's victory. The framing device ... (Wikipedia)
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
by Joe Hill
A family's mysterious journey of unlocking supernatural secrets, discovering their destiny.
This plot is presented in chronological order. During the American Revolution , a group of Rebels, hiding beneath the future Keyhouse, discover a portal to another dimension, the plains of Leng , ... (Wikipedia)
The Sculptor
by Scott McCloud
A young sculptor makes a deal with death to create extraordinary art, but the cost is his mortality.
26-year-old New York-based artist David Smith is dealing with a difficult life—his family is dead, his patron has abandoned him, and he is broke , —when Death greets him in the guise of his dead ... (Wikipedia)
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson
A group of people investigating a mysterious and haunted house, uncovering its secrets.
It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, the lighthearted ... (Goodreads)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
by Alvin Schwartz
Collection of tales of horror and the supernatural, to be shared with friends around a campfire.
This spooky addition to Alvin Schwartz's popular books on American folklore is filled with tales of eerie horror and dark revenge that will make you jump with fright. There is a story here for ... (Goodreads)
Locke & Key, Vol. 6: Alpha & Omega
by Joe Hill
The epic conclusion to the Locke family's battle against the supernatural forces that haunt their ancestral home.
The shadows have never been darker and the end has never been closer. Turn the key and open the last door; it's time to say goodbye. The final arc of New York Times bestselling Locke & Key comes to a ... (Goodreads)
Three Parts Dead
by Max Gladstone
A fantasy novel of magic, gods and legal wrangling in a world of gods and mortals.
A god has died, and it’s up to Tara, first-year associate in the international necromantic firm of Kelethres, Albrecht, and Ao, to bring Him back to life before His city falls apart. Her client is ... (Goodreads)
Sass & Sorcery
by Kurtis J. Wiebe
A fantasy adventure of a mischievous sorceress and a daring prince, facing a powerful enemy.
The eponymous "Rat Queens" are a rambunctious party of adventurers in a medieval fantasy setting. They comprise the rockabilly elven mage Hannah, the hipster dwarven warrior Violet who shaved her ... (Wikipedia)
The Ballad of Black Tom
by Victor LaValle
A retelling of Lovecraft's "The Horror at Red Hook" from the perspective of a black man in 1920s New York City.
People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there. Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father's head, from Harlem to ... (Goodreads)
Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max
by Noelle Stevenson
The Lumberjanes are back with more adventures, mysteries, and supernatural creatures to face. This time, they must save their camp from a mysterious force.
What a mystery! Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley are not your average campers, and Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady-Types is not your average summer camp. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Vicious
by V.E. Schwab
Two former friends, locked in a cycle of revenge, use their superpowers to manipulate and destroy each other.
Victor and Eli begin as college roommates and discover that near-death experiences, under the right conditions, can create superhuman abilities. When Victor tries to create his abilities, things go ... (Wikipedia)
Seconds
by Bryan Lee O'Malley
A woman's journey of self-improvement, with the help of a mysterious restaurant with magical powers.
Katie is the founding owner of a popular restaurant named Seconds. Katie inhabits a room in Seconds and is woken up one night by a mysterious, white-haired girl named Lis, who gives Katie a notepad, ... (Wikipedia)
A Monster Calls
by Patrick Ness
A young boy's journey of self-discovery, coming to terms with his mother's terminal illness.
Thirteen-year-old Conor O'Malley awakens from the same nightmare he has been experiencing for the past few months, "the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming". At seven minutes after ... (Wikipedia)
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
by Holly Black
A girl's battle to survive amidst the dangers of a vampire-filled world.
Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass ... (Goodreads)
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
A young boy's journey through a graveyard, learning the secrets of the dead.
The story begins as the man Jack murders most of the members of a family (later revealed to be the Dorian family) except for the toddler upstairs. Unknown to him, the toddler has climbed out of his ... (Wikipedia)
Annihilation
by Jeff VanderMeer
A team of four women venture into a mysterious, surreal landscape in search of answers.
A team of four women cross the border into an uninhabited area known as "Area X", an unspecified coastal location that has been closed to the public for three decades. The group consists of a ... (Wikipedia)
The Yellow Wall-Paper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
A woman's descent into madness due to oppressive social expectations.
A woman and her husband rent a summer house, but what should be a restful getaway turns into a suffocating psychological battle. This chilling account of postpartum depression and a husband's ... (Goodreads)
Prince of the Elves
by Kazu Kibuishi
The third book in the Amulet series. Emily and Navin must journey to the lost city of Cielis to save their mother and defeat the Elf King.
THE ENEMY GROWS STRONGER... Emily survived the chaos of the Guardian Academy, but Max Griffin has stolen the Mother Stone. With it, the Elf King forges new Amulets that will give him the power to ... (Goodreads)
The Doll's House
by Neil Gaiman
A dark fantasy exploring the cruelty and power of fairy tales, and the consequences of secrets.
As part of a manhood ritual, an old man in the desert tells a younger man an ancient story, detailing the tragic love between Dream and Queen Nada. Fearing the consequences of loving an immortal, ... (Wikipedia)
All My Friends Are Dead
by Avery Monsen
A lighthearted exploration of death, in the context of the animal kingdom.
"Laugh out loud funny, and a tiny bit disturbing. In other words, perfect.", - The Huffington Post An amusing and captivating tale that's a delightful primer for laughing at the inevitable: If you're ... (Goodreads)
Call Me By Your Name
by André Aciman
A tender story of first love, exploring the complexities of identity, sexuality and desire.
The narrator, Elio Perlman , recalls the events of the summer of about 1987, when he was seventeen and living with his parents in Italy . Each summer, his parents would take in a doctoral student as ... (Wikipedia)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
by Catherynne M. Valente
A young girl embarks on an adventure across a magical land, learning lessons about the power of stories.
Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind ... (Goodreads)
The Girl with All the Gifts
by M.R. Carey
A post-apocalyptic world where a young girl holds the key to humanity's survival.
Twenty years ago humanity was infected by a variant of the fungus native to South America called Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, which led to the Breakdown - the end of civilization as it was before. ... (Wikipedia)
