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Drawn to Justice: Graphic Novels and the Power of Social Action

Fight hate, make art, and build community with these graphic novels, based on true stories, that depict the importance of fighting for justice in whatever ways we can. For Eddie Ahn, author of Advocate, becoming an environmental justice lawyer…
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Healing and Resistance

In the face of direct oppression and attack on vulnerable communities throughout our nation’s history, especially from the current administration, this moment demands all aspects of resistance: self-nourishment, community healing, and defiance…
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Finding Your Place in Middle Grade

How does a middle schooler learn to fit in? In Lisa Moore Ramée’s The Everybody Experiment, Kylie takes a scientific approach to “become mature” by doing what everybody else does, while Ming Lee from Arree Chung’s latest graphic novel,…
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Pages and Pictures from Early Reader to Middle Grade

The only thing better than an awesome story? An awesome story with pictures, perfect for early readers and middle graders! Follow along with Stella & Marigold as they explore secrets involving blankets, a terrible storm, and two brave children…
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All Bodies All Selves

As we face increasing attacks on our bodily autonomy from our federal and state governments, these books provide essential resources and narratives that approach the topic with acuity and compassion. Award-winning author Zetta Elliott reflects…
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Follow Your Heart to Graphic Novels

Whether in a comic panel or at a panel discussion, these earnest graphic novel stories are here to remind us to stay true to ourselves, our beliefs, and our passions! Follow Huda Fahmy’s exhilarating and chaotic family vacation to Disney World,…
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Creators’ Collective Action

Amidst current challenges like book bans in schools and libraries across the country, record numbers of legal restrictions on the human rights of immigrants and trans people, especially trans youth, in our community, creators play a crucial…