Being brave sometimes means trying something new. It can be exciting and interesting, but it can also be nerve-wracking, and a little scary too! Ernestine is beyond excited when she is invited to go camping with her Aunt Jackie and cousin…
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Graphic Novels
Fiction and non-fiction novels paired with comic illustrations in a bound format.
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Edmonton Public Library
23 items
- There are lots of different types of fish—some fish breathe air, some fly. All are amazing, but the best of all is the fish you have at home. Something’s Fishy explores the common goldfish and uses science, art, and comedy to create an…
- Welcome to the astounding Kingdom of Wakanda, home of the Black Panther! Learn about the many heroes of this country, including T'Challa, his brilliant sister Shuri, and the fierce Dora Milaje warriors that protect Wakanda from the rest of…
- The neighbourhood of Alabaster Shadows is... strange. Carter and Polly move to the new housing development with their parents, and things just don't seem quite right. There's a leak in the cellar that seems to hang in mid-air, the adults…
- A collection of short stories and poems for readers of all ages that celebrate being a young Black boy, in a vein similar to Jon Scieskca's Guys Read books. Biographies and works listed are included for each author. This is a fantastic…
- Heartbreaking, poignant, and thought-provoking, Illegal is the story of Ebo, a young boy who loses and finds his family members during his harrowing journey across the Sahara Desert, through the dangerous streets of Tripoli to Italy. While…
- Robbie Reynolds is a genius. When Robbie finds himself in need of funds to support his top-secret project, he decides he'll set up a lemonade stand, but not just any lemonade stand. Robbie creates The Automatista, which will concoct the…
- Twin sisters Maureen and Francine are headed to the sixth Grade. The twins do everything together, until Francine ends up in several classes, and even lunch period, without Maureen. Maureen has a difficult time adjusting and finds herself…
- Informative, educational, and engaging, Growing Up Great! is an easy-to-read, age-appropriate book designed to help boys understand their changing bodies. The book uses simple, clear, non-judgmental language that focuses on self-respect…
- Join five friends, Malia, Rico, Max, Sam, and Alexis, as they explore their unique experiences with growing up. Topics include changing bodies, sex, puberty, relationships, consent, and all the questions you don't want to ask, but would…
- When Stars Are Scattered is a look at day-to-day life in a Kenyan refugee camp through the eyes of Omar, and his little brother Hassan. Days are often the same in Dadaab, the refugee camp where Omar and Hassan live. There's never enough…
- Tom Token is the first Black student to ever be accepted into the exclusive St. Ivory Academy of Magic, a historically white wizarding school. To say this book is tongue in cheek would be an understatement. Everything from the character's…
- If Black Panther and Star Wars had a baby, it would be something like The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda. Slave-turned-hero T'Challa remembers nothing of his past, or how he arrived in this place, but many believe him to be the legendary…
- Alfonso Jones is excited to play Hamlet in a hip-hop version of the Shakespearean classic at his school. While out buying his first suit, he is murdered. Alfonso wakes up in the afterlife to find himself on a ghost train full of other…
- T'Challa is missing, there is a giant space bug in Wakanda, and Wakanda needs a Black Panther. If Shuri doesn't want to get roped into being the next Black Panther it's up to her to find her wayward brother, defend Wakanda's borders, and…
- It's 1946, and the Ku Klux Klan is alive and well in Metropolis, and every person who doesn't look exactly like them, is a target. The Lee's, Doctor Lee and his children Tommy and Roberta, have just moved from Chinatown to Downtown…
- A graphic novel about Spiderman and the Dora Milaje might not seem like a natural pairing, but as one of the Dora puts it, Spiderman is "the one Anansi blessed." A disgraced former Dora Milaje turned villain is in the US and has stumbled…
- Growing up poor and Black in the 1980s was tough, so Joel Christian Gill was tougher. Constantly having to fight to defend himself, and others Gill worked hard to break the cycle of violence and to learn to fight with not just his fists. …
- The March Trilogy (March: Book One; March: Book Two; March: Book Three) is a raw and beautiful story of civil rights, sacrifice, struggle, and hope told in a three-part graphic novel series. March is the memoir of Congressman John Lewis…
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