The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

Tokuda-Hall, M. (2020). The Mermaid, the witch, and the sea. Somerville, MA: Candlewick. ISBN: 9781536204315 (hardcover) Genre: Fantasy / Format: Prose novel Reading level / Interest Level: Grades 9-12 (source: Booklist Online) Plot Summary: This fantasy of pirates, magic, and queer romance takes place in a world of islands, where a colonial Empire has been

Otaku USA

Gnam, Jr., C.A. (Editorial Director) & Macias, P. (Editor in Chief). (2020, April). Otaku USA 13(4). McLean, VA: Sovereign Media Company Genre: Pop culture / Format: Magazine Reading level / Interest Level: ages 13 and up (based on ratings of the anime and manga reviewed in the magazine) Magazine Summary: Otaku USA is a magazine

Pose

Murphy, R. (Creator/Writer/Director), Falchuk, B. (Creator/Writer), and Canals, S. (Creator/Writer). (2018, June 3). Pilot [Television series episode]. In L. Eyrich (Producer), Pose. Century Cit, CA: FX Network. Rating: TV MA Genre: drama / Format: TV series Plot Summary: Pose is set in 1980s New York City amid the house ball scene. Balls were costume party/dance/runway

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Feige, K. (Producer), Pascal, A. (Producer), & Watts, J. (Director). (2019). Spider-Man: Far from home. Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures. Rating: PG-13 Genre: superhero action / Format: movie Plot Summary: In the aftermath of the events of the Infinity War, the world’s population is trying to adjust to the return of half their number after

On a Sunbeam

Walden, T. (2018). On a sunbeam. New York: First Second. ISBN: 9781250178138 Genre: Science fiction/fantasy / Format: Graphic Novel Awards: Hugo Award Nominee for Best Graphic Story (2019), Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel/Comics (2018), Lambda Literary Award Nominee for LGBTQ Graphic Novels (2019), Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Nominee for Best Digital Comic (2017), Dragon Award

Sleepless, Vol. 1

Vaughn, S., del Duca, L. (Artist), Sallah, A. (Colorist), & Bennett, D. (Letterer). (2018). Sleepless, Volume 1. Portland, OR: Image Comics. ISBN: 9781534306844 (paperback) Genre: Fantasy / Format: Graphic novel Reading level / Interest Level: Ages 13 and up (source SLJ) Plot Summary: This book collects the first six issues of ongoing comic Sleepless, set

Check, Please!

Ukazu, N. (2018). Check, please! Book 1: #Hockey. New York: First Second. ISBN: 9781250177964 (paperback) Genre: Sports story/romance / Format: Graphic novel Awards: Harvey Awards Nominee for Digital Book of the Year (2018), William C. Morris YA Debut Award Nominee (2019), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Graphic Novels & Comics (2018), NPR’s 100 Favorite  Comics and Graphic

They Called Us Enemy

Takei, G., Eisinger, J., Scott, S., & Becker, H. (2019). They called us enemy. Marietta, GA: Top Shelf. ISBN 978-1-60309-450-4 Genre: Memoir / Format: Graphic novel Awards: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for Young Adult Literature (2020); Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Graphic Novels & Comics (2019) Reading level/ Interest level: Grade 7 and above

Queen of the Sea

Meconis, D. (2019). Queen of the sea. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. ISBN: 9781536204988 (hardcover) Genre: Historical fiction / Format: Graphic novel Awards: Great Graphic Novels for Teens list (2020), Junior Library Guild Selection (2020), SLJ Best Books of the Year list (2019) Reading level: Lexile 720 (source teachingbooks.net) Interest Level: Ages 9-12 (according to SLJ

Jackpot

Stone, N. (2019). Jackpot. New York: Crown Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 9781984829627 (hardcover); ASIN: B07N5HN2VD (ebook) Genre: Realistic fiction/romance / Format: Prose novel Reading level: Lexile 670 (source: teachingbooks.net) Interest Level: Grades 8-12 (source: Booklist Online) Plot Summary: Jackpot is told mostly from the point of view of Rico, a seventeen-year-old girl who, at