YA Graphic Novels by Black Authors and Illustrators: Books and eBooks Available for Curbside Pickup and in Hoopla and OverDriveLike this list

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• Octavia E. Butler's Kindred

  a Graphic Novel Adaptation

  Butler, Octavia E.

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  "Octavia E. Butler's bestselling literary science-fiction masterpiece, Kindred, now in graphic novel format. More than 35 years after its release, Kindred continues to draw in new readers with its deep exploration of the violence and loss of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Octavia E. Butler's Kindred: Graphic Novel Adaptation by John Jennings - eBook 2017

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  "Octavia E. Butler's bestselling literary science-fiction masterpiece, Kindred, now in graphic novel format. More than 35 years after its release, Kindred continues to draw in new readers with its deep exploration of the violence and loss of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower

  Duffy, Damian,

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  "The follow-up to Kindred, the #1 bestseller, comes Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking dystopian novel In this graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower, by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the award-winning team behind the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Monster

  a Graphic Novel

  Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014

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  "A stunning graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers's New York Times bestseller Monster. A coming-of-age story about Steve Harmon, a teenager awaiting trial for a murder and robbery. As Steve acclimates to juvenile detention and goes to trial,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Monster

  Sims, Guy A.

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  "A stunning graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers's New York Times bestseller Monster. A coming-of-age story about Steve Harmon, a teenager awaiting trial for a murder and robbery. As Steve acclimates to juvenile detention and goes to trial,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Alfonso Jones

  Medina, Tony

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  "The ghost of fifteen-year-old Alfonso Jones travels in a New York subway car full of the living and the dead, watching his family and friends fight for justice after he is killed by an off-duty police officer while buying a suit in a Midtown…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shuri. 1, The Search for Black Panther

  Okorafor, Nnedi,

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• African-American Classics

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  "Twenty-three stories and poems by America's earliest black authors, illustrated by contemporary black artists including: authors, Langston Hughes [et al.]; adaptations, Alex Simmons, Christopher Priest, Mat Johnson; illustrators, Afua Richardson."

• Incognegro: Renaissance

  Johnson, Mat

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  "A page-turning thriller of racial divide, Incognegro: Renaissance explores segregation, secrets and self-image as our race-bending protagonist penetrates a world where he feels stranger than ever before."

• Incognegro: A Graphic Mystery by Johnson, Mat. eBook - 2018

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  " In the early 20th Century, when lynchings were commonplace throughout the American South, a few courageous reporters from the North risked their lives to expose these atrocities. They were African-American men who, due to their light skin color,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Incognegro: Renaisance by Johnson, Mat. eBook - 2018

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  "A page-turning thriller of racial divide, Incognegro: Renaissance explores segregation, secrets and self-image as our race-bending protagonist penetrates a world where he feels stranger than ever before." Instantly available in Hoopla.

• March. Book One

  Lewis, John, 1940 February 21-

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  "March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• March, Book One

  Lewis, John

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  "March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• March. Book Two

  Lewis, John, 1940 February 21-

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  "A first-hand graphic novel account of the John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights continues to cover his involvement in Freedom Rides and the 1963 March on Washington."

• March, Book Two

  Lewis, John

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  "A first-hand graphic novel account of the John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights continues to cover his involvement in Freedom Rides and the 1963 March on Washington."

• March. Book Three

  Lewis, John, 1940 February 21-

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  "The only hope for lasting change is to give voice to the millions of Americans silenced by voter suppression: "One Man, One Vote." To carry out their nonviolent revolution, Lewis and an army of young activists launch a series of innovative…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• March, Book Three

  Lewis, John

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  "The only hope for lasting change is to give voice to the millions of Americans silenced by voter suppression: "One Man, One Vote." To carry out their nonviolent revolution, Lewis and an army of young activists launch a series of innovative…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hip Hop Family Tree. 1, 1970s-1981

  Piskor, Ed

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  "The lore of the early days of hip hop has become the stuff of myth, so what better way to document this fascinating, epic true story than in another great American mythological medium, the comic book? From exciting young talent and self-proclaimed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 1, (1970s-1981) by Piskor, Ed. eBook - 2013

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  "The lore of the early days of hip hop has become the stuff of myth, so what better way to document this fascinating, epic true story than in another great American mythological medium, the comic book? From exciting young talent and self-proclaimed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 2 (1981-1983) by Piskor, Ed. eBook - 2014

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  "Book 2 covers the early years of 1981-1983, when Hip Hop makes its big transition from the parks and rec rooms to downtown clubs and vinyl records." - Instantly available in Hoopla.