Manga or Graphic Novel
Here are some suggestions for your Summer Book Bingo NW 2023 category: Manga or Graphic Novel. Annotations from NoveList, unless otherwise attributed.
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Eve
In a not-so-distant future, Earth’s ice caps have melted, unleashing a deadly disease that wipes out the majority of the human population, and a young Black girl named Eve has awakened from a cryogenic sleep in a secured bunker to find she is humanity’s last hope. (Booklist)
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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Graveneye
Isla lives along in a large mansion deep in the woods. Her house has seen its share of blood horror, and the depths of the human soul. Isla has hired the young Marie to help her keep the big house tidy, but Marie brings demons of her own into Isla's domain. Cursed with sentience, it is destined to observe the terrors that lurk inside each and everyone of us.
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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Thirsty Mermaids
After drunkenly transforming themselves into humans to party on dry land, three merfolk wake up to discover they're trapped when they can't undo the magic, and are forced to adapt while looking for a way to break the spell. (Publisher’s Weekly)
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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Those Who Helped Us
In this blend of fiction and nonfiction, two young Japanese American sisters try to make sense of a world where their government imprisons them in World War II concentration camps while some of their friends and neighbors come to their aid.
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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My Brain Is Different
In this manga essay anthology, follow the true stories of nine people (including the illustrator) navigating life with developmental disorders and disabilities. This intimate manga anthology is about the struggles and successes of individuals learning to navigate daily life with a developmental disorder.
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: All copies in use
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Giant Spider & Me
A young girl named Nagi and a giant spider make an unusual pair in this post-apocalyptic story, but living in the mountains is lonely, and they’ve managed to find each other. Join them in their strangely sweet domestic bliss as they spend their days sharing tea and throwing picnics, proving that love (and delicious food) can bring together even the most unlikely of friends.
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation
Don't miss this full-color xianxia fantasy manhua from China about two powerful men who are drawn to each other through war and across lifetimes!
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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The Girl From the Other Side
In a land split into two realms, the Outside, where beasts roam that can curse with a touch, and the Inside, where humans live in safety, a girl and a beast, who should never have met, share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances.
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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My Wandering Warrior Existence
After attending a friend’s wedding, Nagata Kabi decides she wants one of her own. That’s not the only thing she wants—she longs to love and be loved. But she has three major problems: she has no partner, no dating experience, and her only sexual encounters are limited to a lesbian escort service. With the help of a photoshoot, a dating app, and more, the author embarks on a journey to seek the love and happiness she so desperately desires.
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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I Think Our Son Is Gay
Mom Tomoko and her two beloved sons Hiroki and Yuri go about their everyday lives--going to school, making dinner, doing homework, etc. But now that Hiroki's in his first year of high school, his thoughts are turning ever so slightly to sex and romance and his mom can't help but notice his slips of the tongue when he's talking about who he likes. Supportive Tomoko has an inkling Hiroki might be gay, but she's going to let him figure it out for himself.
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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