Mariko Tamaki
1) Skim
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Lexile measure
GN 540L
Physical Desc
141 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Skim" (Kimberly Keiko Cameron) is a not-slim would-be Wiccan goth who goes to a private girls' school. When her classmate Katie is dumped by her boyfriend, who then kills himself, the entire school goes into mourning overdrive. The popular clique stars a club to boost school spirit, but Skim sinks into an ever-deepening depression.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
GN 300L
Physical Desc
317 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Rose and her parents have been going to Awago Beach since she was a little girl. It's her summer getaway, her refuge. Her friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had, completing her summer family. But this summer is different. Rose's mom and dad won't stop fighting, and Rose and Windy have gotten tangled up in a tragedy-in-the-making in the small town of Awago Beach. It's a summer of secrets and heartache, and it's a good...
3) Cold
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of a boy who died--and a girl who wants to know why. Todd Mayer is dead. Now he's some sort of ghost, hovering over his body, which has just been found in the town park, naked and frozen in the snow. As detectives investigate Todd's homicide, talking to the very people who are responsible for how he died, Todd replays the events that lead him to his end in the park. Georgia didn't know Todd. But she can't stop thinking about him....
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
135 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Over the years, there have been countless magical creatures spotted at Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types: mermaids, moon mice, griffins, Cloudies-you name it, the campers have seen it! But there's only one group of Lumberjanes equipped to catalog all the strange happenings at the camp: Roanoke cabin. Jo, April, Molly, Mal, Ripley, and Barney are working to earn their BEAST trophy, which is an epic...
Author
Publisher
MDLC Studio
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In this contemporary retelling of Anne of Green Gables, Anne Shirley, a queer, half-Japanese disco superfan, moves to a town that seems too small for her big personality and where she becomes embroiled in a series of dramatic and unfortunate events.
In this modern reimagining of Anne of Green Gables, Anne is an ABBA-loving singer/actor/writer of disco-operas, queer, Japanese-American who longs to be understood for her artistic genius. Recently relocated...
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Ink
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
HL 430L
Physical Desc
201 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"With just five dollars and a knapsack to her name, fifteen-year-old Harleen Quinzel is sent to live in Gotham City. She's not worried, though--she's battled a lot of hard situations as a kid, and knows her determination and outspokenness will carry her through life in the most dangerous city in the world. And when Gotham's finest drag queen, Mama, takes her in, it seems like Harley has finally found a place to grow into her most 'true true' with...
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
166 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Mandy, who dyes her hair black and hates almost everyone, is not like her mother, the tall, sparkly alien superhero Starfire, so when someone from Starfire's past arrives, Mandy must make a choice about who she is and if she should risk everything to save her mom.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 230L
Physical Desc
289 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Laura Dean, the most popular girl in high school, was Frederica Riley's dream girl: charming, confident, and SO cute. There's just one problem: Laura Dean is maybe not the greatest girlfriend. Reeling from her latest break up, Freddy's best friend, Doodle, introduces her to the Seek-Her, a mysterious medium, who leaves Freddy some cryptic parting words: break up with her. But Laura Dean keeps coming back, and as their relationship spirals further...
Author
Series
Lumberjanes volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
239 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types. The five scouts of Roanoke cabin--Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley--love their summers at camp. They get to hang out with their best friends, earn Lumberjane scout badges, annoy their no-nonsense counselor Jen. and go on supernatural adventures. That last one? A pretty normal occurrence at Miss Qiunzella's, where the woods contain endless mysteries. Today...
Author
Series
Lumberjanes volume 3
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Ripley comes across an abandoned egg, she's determined to take care of it until the parent comes back. Unfortunately, her plan is quickly foiled by egg poachers, who steal the egg for their own collection" --
11) Roaming
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
433 pages : chielfy color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Spring Break, 2009: Five days, three friends, and one big city. Over the course of a much-anticipated trip to New York, an unexpected fling blossoms between casual acquaintances and throws a long-term friendship off-balance. Emotional tensions vibrate wildly against the resplendently illustrated backdrop of the city, capturing a spontaneous queer romance in all of its fledgling glory. Slick attention to the details of a bustling, intimidating metropolis...
Author
Series
Lumberjanes volume 4
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
vii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Is Harvey Dent back to save Gotham City? Two-Face has at all times been considered as Batman's most tragic villain. If solely Harvey Dent hadn't been scarred by acid, he might have continued his good work as D.A. in Gotham City and been Batman's biggest ally and good friend...proper? Or has Batman prolonged Harvey Dent an excessive amount of grace in his a number of makes an attempt at reform? He'll query himself as Harvey Dent is free as soon as...
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's the Girl of Steel as you've never seen her before, when Caldecott Honor-winning writer Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer) teams with Eisner Award-nominated artist Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer) for a coming-of-age tale in SUPERGIRL: BEING SUPER. Kara Danvers isn't any different than any other teenager in her hometown. Problems with school. Problems with boys. Problems with friends. But while growing pains shake up Kara's world, a series of earth-shaking...
Author
Series
Lumberjanes volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
183 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types. The five scouts of Roanoke cabin--Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley--love their summers at camp. They get to hang out with their best friends, earn Lumberjane scout badges, annoy their no-nonsense counselor Jen ... and go on supernatural adventures. That last one? A pretty normal occurrence at Miss Qiunzella's, where the woods contain endless mysteries....
16) Haven's secret
Author
Series
Powers volume 1
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Ellie McFadden has intuitive gifts. She can sense what other living things are feeling. She can even talk to animals! Too bad she cant connect with her twin sister, Parker. Parker McFadden has kinetic gifts. She can cause shocks to the earth and produce heat energy that explodes from her body like fire, especially when she is angry. The sisters arent aware of the legacy they inherited from their mother until, on their thirteenth birthday, two mysterious...
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A broad and varied collection of creative pieces resulting from a collaborative experiment: forty-four creators responded to a creative prompt provided by a co-contributor"--
"Book advocate Colby Sharp presents more than forty beloved, award-winning, diverse and bestselling authors and illustrators in a creative challenge! Colby Sharp invited more than forty authors and illustrators to provide story starters for each other; photos, drawings, poems,...
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Old Hob, Slash, and their crew are a force to be reckoned with, and when someone close to the group is kidnapped, the Mutanimals end up on an adventure more wild and dangerous than they could ever have imagined. Then, the Turtles return from Burnow Island to find unimaginble tragedy. As the family struggles to cope, an enraged Foot Clan prepares its revenge. Meanwhile, Casey prepares for a final showdown with Hun as the Purple Dragons run amok, and...