Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
Embrace your natural self with Frizzy, a beautiful, award-winning middle grade graphic novel by Claribel Ortega and Rose Bousamra. Centering on Marlene’s journey to stop straightening her hair and love her gorgeous curls, this relatable story explores cultural beauty standards and self-acceptance.
Classic literature meets contemporary city life in Anne of West Philly! This modern graphic novel adaptation reimagines Anne Shirley as a spirited, creative foster teen adjusting to life in Philadelphia. Featuring diverse characters, relatable themes, and beautiful visual storytelling.
Eric Gansworth shatters and reclaims a painful slur in Apple (Skin to the Core), a heartbreaking memoir-in-verse. Chronologically tracking his youth on the Tuscarora Nation Reservation, Gansworth confronts the dark history of government boarding schools alongside the struggles of poverty and identity.
What if luck was the only thing that saved humanity from World War III? In Fallout, master storyteller Steve Sheinkin pulls back the Iron Curtain to deliver a thrilling, history of the Cold War, espionage, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, George Takei was a four-year-old boy imprisoned in an American concentration camp. They Called Us Enemy is a stunning, graphic memoir that chronicles his childhood under legalized racism. Beautifully illustrated and emotionally gripping, this accessible historical masterpiece.