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• Taproot

  a Story About a Gardener and a Ghost

  Young, Keezy,

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  A gardener is haunted by ghosts--the friendly kind--in this sweet graphic novel. Hamal, a gardener, and his ghost love Blue realize that it is Hamal's gift for gardening that has summoned the interest of the spirit world.

• Cosmoknights. Volume 1

  Templer, Hannah

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  This fun space adventure graphic novel features Pan, a mechanic, and a group of knights who set out to rescue princesses from their forced romances.

• Bloom

  Panetta, Kevin,

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  Ari wants to move on from his family's bakery business for life in the big city. But then he meets Hector, an aspiring baker interviewing for his old job. As the two get to know, and love, each other, Ari must decide what his future holds. Bloom is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cheer Up!

  Love and Pompoms

  Frasier, Crystal

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  Cheers for this graphic novel that follows Annie, in search of extracurriculars, as she joins a cheer team with former friend Bebe, the head cheerleader, who is trans. The two navigate team dynamics, overprotective parents, and their growing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Be Ace

  a Memoir of Growing Up Asexual

  Burgess, Rebecca

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  If you've always been a little unsure of what the A in LGBTQIA stands for, you'll want to check out this graphic memoir of Rebecca, who shares her life and asexual identity.

• Stone Fruit

  Lai, Lee, 1993-

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  In this atmospheric graphic novel, queer couple Bron and Ray love to spend time with Ray's six-year-old niece. But those visits cease when they both take time away from each other to explore deeper relationships with their families of origin.

• The Times I Knew I Was Gay

  Crewes, Eleanor,

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  Crewes's graphic memoir explores a nuanced look at identity and the process of knowing and fully becoming onself. This journey is personal and unique to everyone, and for Crewes this encompassed everything from pop culture obsessions, self-denial,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Queer

  a Graphic History

  Barker, Meg-John, 1974-

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  Cartoonist Julia Scheele illustrates this comprehensive guide to queer history and theory from writer Meg-John Barker. Drawing on culture, psychology, biology, and history, it explains how our understanding of queer culture and theory has evolved.

• Chef's Kiss

  Melendez, Jarrett,

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  After college, English major and aspiring writer Ben is having trouble finding work. He stumbles into a restaurant job, complete with cooking competitions to test his skills and a crush on a sous chef to test his career ambitions. Flirty foodie fun.

• Mamo

  Milledge, Sas,

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  Orla is descended from a line of hedge witches. When grandmother Mamo passes, it is up to Orla and her mother Jo to discover how to quiet Mamo's spirit wreaking havoc over their village.

• Galaxy

  the Prettiest Star

  Axelrod, Jadzia

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  Taylor is just your average teenage boy basketball star, or appears to be to others. In actuality, she is Taelyr, an alien princess and survivor of intergalactic war. When Taelyr meets Kat, she no longer wants to hide her true self or her past, even…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Be Gay, Do Comics!

  Queer History, Memoir, and Satire From The Nib

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  What better way to explore the wide range of queer stories and experiences than an anthology? The webcomic website The Nib compiles dozens of LGBTQ comics in one fresh anthology of stories.

• The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for

  Bechdel, Alison, 1960-

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  You may know Alison Bechdel for the Bechdel test, a movie-judging criteria, or for her graphic memoir Fun Home, which got a Broadway adaptation. But Bechdel got her start in this delightful comic following a group of lesbian friends. It was recently…Read moreRead more of this annotation