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Starfish by Lisa Fipps

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emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

3.0

I love the message of this and can unfortunately relate to a lot. But I didn’t like the verse format, and I found Ellie very unbelievable as an 11yo kid. It’s more a story for adults to understand and share with their kids because it’s clearly an adult voice. 
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Murder at Pirate's Cove by Josh Lanyon

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funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective

5.0

Through the Woods by E.M. Carroll

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

The art is beautiful and so creepy, and the stories are unsettling. But I kept turning back through the pages thinking I had missed some piece of the storylines. I understood that they were all a sort of deceptive jumpscare vibe with the endings, but I was more confused than spooked. 
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First Test by Tamora Pierce

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adventurous inspiring fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

My inner 12 year old sobbed reading this. So amazing to see the characters I grew up with come to life in a graphic novel! Content warning for depictions of giant spiders. 
First Test by Tamora Pierce

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adventurous inspiring
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex Sanchez

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

3.5

It’s not really what I usually like to read otherwise I’d rate it higher. I really appreciated the character development and the queer found family. I’m not personally into descriptive sex scenes mostly because they’re often thrown in without meaning much to the story and they end up jarring me out of the world, but these were really part of the flow. 
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The Baker & the Bard by Fern Haught

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Very cute friendship with queer characters and lovely art! Definitely middle grade, not YA, but the perfect soft and cozy story for an afternoon read. 
Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones by Ngozi Ukazu

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

1.5

I really wanted to like this because I love lighthearted queer graphic novels. But it was just so disorganized. I couldn’t follow who was who, I couldn’t follow the story, and it was corny past the point of being sweet.

Maybe it was formatted differently as a webcomic, but just like the first collection, it would’ve been so much better if the tweets at the back had been incorporated throughout. They gave humanity to each character and more of a backstory to each relationship, especially Jack and Bitty, whose relationship felt rushed and very surface level. I ended up flipping back and forth to read the tweets along with the main story, and that’s the only reason I was able to follow through. 

A lot of hockey talk, so if you’re indifferent to/know nothing about the sport, don’t expect to keep up. 

Nice to see loving, supportive families when people come out, and found family is always important. 
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