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Author
Series
Pretty face volume 6
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In this final volume, Natsuo and Nozomi finally meet, and the battle is on for Rando's affections. Rando finally meets Rina's real twin sister, and the return of Yuna may end Rando's womanhood. But when the bandages are removed, will Rando's lose his chance with Rina?
Author
Publisher
Random House Graphic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"How do you find the answers to all the questions you have about yourself, about your identity, and about your body? Let's Talk About It provides a comprehensive, thoughtful, well-researched graphic novel guide to everything you need to know. Covering relationships, friendships, gender, sexuality, anatomy, body image, safe sex, sexting, jealousy, rejection, sex education, and more, Let's Talk About It is the go-to handbook for everyone."-- cover page...
Author
Publisher
Zest Books
Pub. Date
©2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Eschewing female stereotypes throughout her early years and failing to gain acceptance on the boys' baseball team, Liz learns to embrace her own views on gender as she comes of age, in an anecdotal graphic novel memoir.
Author
Publisher
Limerence Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Covering essential topics like sexuality, gender identity, coming out, and navigating relationships, this guide explains the spectrum of human experience through informative comics, interviews, worksheets, and imaginative examples. A great starting point for anyone curious about queer and trans life, and helpful for those already on their own journeys!"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Lion Forge, LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In Gender Queer, Maia Kobabe has crafted an intensely cathartic autobiography about eir path to identifying as nonbinary and asexual, and coming out to eir family and society. By addressing questions about gender identity what if means and how to think about it the story also doubles as a much-needed, useful, and touching guide.
Author
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"An essential comic-book journey from the creators of Queer: A Graphic History that will change the way you think about gender. Is masculinity 'toxic?' Why are public toilets such a political issue? How has feminism changed the available gender roles - and for whom? Why might we all benefit from challenging binary thinking about sex/gender? In this unique illustrated guide, Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele travel through our shifting understandings...
7) Crossplay
Author
Publisher
Iron Circus Comics
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Close friends and new acquaintances at an anime convention confront their crushes, challenge their hang-ups, and question their once-comfortable identities in this erotic graphic novel about discovering who you re meant to be and who you re truly meant to love."-- book jacket flap.
Author
Series
Wandering son volume 2
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"In the second volume of Shimura Takako's superb coming-of-age story, our transgendered protagonists, Shuichi and Yoshino, have entered the sixth grade. Shuichi spends a precious gift of cash from his grandmother on a special present for himself, a purchase that triggers a chain of events in which his sister Maho learns his secret, and Shuichi inadvertently steals the heart of a boy Maho in interested in"--Publisher's web site.
9) Flocks
Author
Publisher
Secret Acres
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"L. Nichols, a trans man, artist, engineer and father of two, was born in rural Louisiana, assigned female and raised by conservative Christians. Flocks is his memoir of that childhood, and of his family, friends and community, the flocks of Flocks, that shaped and re-shaped him. L. s irresistibly charming drawings demonstrate what makes Flocks so special: L. s boundless empathy."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Wandering son volume 1
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Shuichi Nitori and his new friend Yoshino Takatsuki have happy homes, loving families, and are well-liked by their classmates. But they share a secret that further complicates a time of life that is awkward for anyone: Shuichi is a boy who wants to be a girl, and Yoshino is a girl who wants to be a boy.
11) Apsara engine
Author
Publisher
The Feminist Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In trans illustrator Bishakh Som's debut work of fiction, questions of gender, the body, and existential conformity are explored over the course of eight speculative and graphic short stories"--
Author
Publisher
Street Noise Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The meticulous artwork of transgender artist Bishakh Som gives us the rare opportunity to see the world through another lens. The exquisite graphic novel memoir by a transgender artist, explores the concept of identity by inviting the reader to view the author moving through life as she would have us see her, that is, as she sees herself. Framed with a candid autobiographical narrative, this book gives us the opportunity to enter into the author's...
Series
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Tasuku is starting to feel at home at the drop-in center--just in time for him to help a younger student who also hangs out there. Misora Shuji likes to wear girls' clothing but is unsure about their gender identity. Will Tasuku's guidance offer Shuji some clarity or just make things harder?"-- cover page 4.
Series
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Tchaiko has always been an enigma, but when he goes to visit his partner in the hospital, his story is finally revealed. Meanwhile, Saki's biggest secret is thrust out in the open--despite her desperate attempts to keep it under wraps. The emotional final volume of Yuhki Kamatani's tale of gender, sexuality, and self discovery!"-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
Iron Circus Comics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Charlie Lamonte is thirteen years old, queer, black, and questioning what was once a firm belief in God. So naturally, she's spending a week of her summer vacation stuck at an all-white Christian youth backpacking camp. As the journey wears on and the rhetoric wears thin, she can't help but poke holes in the pious obliviousness of this storied sanctuary with little regard for people like herself -- or her fellow camper Sydney."-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"What begins as an affectionate reminiscence of Mannie Murphy's 1990s teenage infatuation with the late actor River Phoenix--specifically his role in Gus Van Sant's classic film, My Own Private Idaho--slowly transforms into a remarkable, sprawling account of the city of Portland and state of Oregon's long and shameful history of white nationalism. Told in the style of an illustrated diary, with we, blue ink washes, the form reveals the author to be...
19) Girl haven
Author
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Three years ago, Ash's mom, Kristin, left home and never came back. Now, Ash lives in the house where Kristin grew up. All of her things are there. Her old room, her old clothes, and the shed where she spent her childhood creating a fantasy world called Koretris. Ash knows all about Koretris: how it's a haven for girls, with no men or boys allowed, and filled with fanciful landscapes and creatures. When Ash's friends decide to try going to Koretris...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"After a terrible political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee to stay alive and assume new identities, Hanna and Grayce. Desperation and chance lead them to the Communion of Blue, an order of magical women who spin the threads of reality to their will. As the twins learn more about the Communion, and themselves, they begin to hatch a plan to avenge their family and retake their royal home. While Hawke wants to return to his old...
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