We’ve just gotten some cool new graphic novels in!   Be sure to check them out on the new books display!

Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal breaks new ground with a fascinating and somewhat confused superheroine, Kamala Khan.   Follow her adventures as she figures out what it’s like suddenly becoming a superhero while trying to remain true to your identity.

Another unlikely superheroine is El Deafo.   Young Cece Bell relays her experience wearing the Phonic Ear, an awkwardly large hearing aid, and how she finds her way trying to fit in with her friends in school.  El Deafo is her imaginary alter ego that she uses to confront stereotypes of deaf individuals.

In The Shadow Hero, author of Avatar, Gene Yang takes on the first Asian American superhero, Green Turtle, and tells his backstory as an unlikely and unwilling superhero whose mother trains him for his first superhero gig.

And last but not least, in Tomboy, Liz Prince shares the autobiographical story of her life growing up as a non-girly girl, who just wants to break away from stereotypes and find acceptance for who she is.  (That theme sound familiar on this list of books?)  A great graphic novel and a great read–highly recommended.