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Author
Pub. Date
2022
Description
"A graphic memoir for teens about the author's efforts to overcome her social anxiety by learning improv comedy. Alex has crippling social anxiety. All day long, she is trapped in a web of negative thoughts and paralyzing fear. To pull herself free of this endless cycle, Alex does something truly terrifying: she signs up for an improv comedy class. By forcing herself to play silly games and act out ridiculous scenes, Alex confronts the unbearable...
1422) Heartstopper
Author
Series
Heartstopper volume 1
Pub. Date
2019-
Description
"Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love." -- Description taken from volume 1.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Appears on list
Description
A haunting coming of age novel told in a series of letters to an unknown correspondent reveals the life of Charlie, a freshman in high school who is a wallflower, shy and introspective, and very intelligent, it's a story of what it's like to grow up in high school, tracing a course through uncharted territory in the world of first dates, family dramas and new friends.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing out a diary, getting a trendy look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and much more. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be. Seventh grade has split her friends into rival factions: TEAM LINNEA and the girls who fall in love and TEAM BAO and the girls who NEVER fall in love. Linnea has a BOYFRIEND, Bao hates everything related to...
Author
Series
Komi can't communicate volume 9
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation. Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve! Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends. Valentine's Day is a total minefield for people with communication disorders,...
1426) Love's in sight!: 5
Author
Series
Love's in sight! volume 5
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Love blooms between a tough delinquent boy and a spunky girl with a vision impairment! Morio Kurokawa is the toughest-looking tough guy around. Yukiko Akaza is a self-possessed girl with a vision impairment attending a school for the blind. The whole city fears Morio, but Yukiko sees the real him--he's a soft sweetheart who's just searching for his place in the world! Yukiko is continuing to adapt well to her part-time job when she bumps into Kurisu,...
1427) Heartstopper: 2
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Nick y Charlie son mejores amigos. Nick sabe que Charlie es gay, y Charlie está seguro de que Nick no lo es. Pero los caminos del amor pueden ser sorprendentes, y Nick está descubriendo muchas cosas sobre sus amigos, su familia... y sobre sí mismo.
"Nick and Charlie are best friends, but one kiss has changed everything. In the aftermath, Charlie is sure that Nick isn't interested, but Nick is more confused than ever. Love works in surprising ways,...
Author
Series
Komi can't communicate volume 12
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi&;s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends. Exam season has crash-landed on the students of Itan High, and when they're not getting kicked out of the library for exceeding the...
Series
Pub. Date
2020, ©2016.
Description
"Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends... It's time for the school trip to Kyoto, and even though Komi has never been on one before, she's not worried. After all, she'll have...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"A year and a half after the summer that changed her life, Maggie Thrash wishes she could change it all back. She's trapped in a dark depression and flunking eleventh grade, befuddling her patrician mother while going unnoticed by her father, a workaholic federal judge. The only thing Maggie cares about is her cat, Tommi--who then disappears somewhere in the walls of her cavernous house. So her search begins--but Maggie's not even really sure what...
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"It's election season at Itan High, and one of Komi's classmates is running for school president! But according to school rules, Kiyoko Isagi needs to select a campaign representative, and the chilly perfectionist doesn't have anyone she feels comfortable asking. Luckily, Komi and friends have some good ideas for solving her problem"--Back cover.
1432) Upstaged
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Best friends Ivy and Ash arrive for a third summer at arts camp, [where] Ash struggles to tell Ivy about ... developing feelings for her"--
1434) Girl on fire
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
From New York Times bestselling author and 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Alicia Keys comes a new authentic and poignant coming-of-age young adult graphic novel, about finding the strength within when your whole world changes in an instant. Lolo Wright always thought she was just a regular fourteen-year-old dealing with regular family drama: her brother, James, is struggling with his studies; her dad's business constantly teeters on the edge...
Author
Series
Komi can't communicate volume 11
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation. Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve! Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends. It's spring break, the Komi family is ready for adventure and a recently...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve! Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends ... Komi's friendship quest just hit its first major obstacle--the green-eyed monster! Tadano and a girl named Onemine have been hanging...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Komi is starting her second year of high school, and she's feeling a bit melancholy that all the good times of the previous year are now behind her. How can anything else compare? But when Komi runs into a girl in her new class with outrageous fashion sense crying in the bathroom, she's able to put all her wonderful friend-making experience to good use and reach out to another person in need."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Komi can't communicate volume 6
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends... Komi and her friends had an eventful cultural festival, so Najimi suggests that they all go to karaoke to finish off the day with...
Author
Series
Komi can't communicate volume 7
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation. Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve! With the whole student body keeping their distance and Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond her reach. Najimi's sudden declaration of a Christmas Eve party at Komi's house sends the friends...