Surrealist Landscapes
Brimming with dreamy and nightmarish moments, these titles are a fillip for our imaginations.
Black-Authored Graphic Novels
Whether you prefer fast-paced action or funny slice-of-life, realistic fiction or sci-fi, these teen and middle grade graphic novels by Black authors have something for everyone!
Action-Packed Teen Manga
Love a good fight scene or a harrowing adventure? From psychic middle schoolers, to demon hunters, to anthropomorphized human cells, these teen manga titles are full of blood-pumping action to warm you up this winter!
Graphic Sports Novels
In this selection of fiction and nonfiction graphic sports novels, teens will be able to feel the excitement of the games and catch a glimpse of the personal lives of the athletes.
Camping and Summer Camp
Here is a list of books to help you learn—or imagine—what your camping or summer camp experiences may be like. Happy camping!
Memoirs of Pittsburgh
In these memoirs we as readers can immerse ourselves in the lives of real people who are looking back on the Pittsburghs of their past and revealing how these personal versions of our city have shaped and changed them.
The Witch Boy
“The Witch Boy” is a wonderful middle grade graphic novel about being true to yourself. In thirteen-year-old Aster’s family, all the girls are raised to be witches while boys grow up to be shapeshifters, and anyone who dares cross those lines is exiled. The trouble is, Aster is a boy and he would rather be a witch.
Can’t Wait for More WandaVision?
As you wait for more exciting revelations, why not check out some of the comics storylines that helped inspire the show? Published in 1982, Avengers: Vision and the Scarlet Witch begins … Continued
African American Identity & Everyday Life: Books for Middle School
The following stories present African American teens as leading characters. Teens in grades 6-8 can gain confidence and joy in seeing themselves and those around them in these books.
My Top Five LGBTQIA Reads of 2020*
Check out one librarian’s top five LGBTQIA reads for 2020.