autobiographical comics

"Set between New Jersey and Seoul, this coming-of-age story follows the author as she goes to South Korea, where she realizes something that changes her perspective on her family, her heritage and herself"--Provided by publisher.

"Told through the lens of meaningful food and meals, this graphic memoir chronicles the author's [life], beginning with his childhood immigration to America, where food takes on new meaning as he and his family search for belonging, for happiness and for the American dream"--Provided by publisher.

In graphic novel format, looks at the life of Suneel Ram who was born with a degenerative disease called Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

"Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--Provided by publisher.

"A love letter to those who dream of being fashionable but consider their weight as an obstacle, this uplifting comic essay by a plus-sized author chronicles her own journey with body positivity and learning to love herself as she is"--Provided by publisher.

" Criswell segues . . . from a framing story sharing their own history to the biographical sketches focused on 10 . . . queer people"--Booklist.

"Survivor Amy Rose recounts her upbringing in an abusive cult which forbade independent learning, and how she discovered books in a secret library that opened up her world and inspired her to escape"--Provided by publisher.

"Growing up, Rebecca assumes sex is just a scary new thing they will 'grow into' as they gets older, but when they leaves school, starts working, and does grow up, they starts to wonder why they doesn't want to have sex with other people. In this . . . graphic memoir, we follow Rebecca as they navigate a culture obsessed with sex - from being bullied at school and trying to fit in with friends, to forcing themself into relationships and experiencing anxiety and OCD - before coming to understand and embrace their asexual identity"--Provided by publisher.

In 1953, Gen has become a talented artist and has fallen in love for the first time. In spite of the continuing heartbreak involved in living in post-bomb Hiroshima, Gen finds the inspiration to move to Tokyo to pursue his art.

". . . graphic memoir of Bechdel's lifelong love affair with exercise, set against a [humorous] chronicle of fitness fads in our times"--Provided by publisher.