Author: Eileen Gonzalez

Fairy tales are very important to Tien. They are what allow him, a Vietnamese American, to bond with his mother, a Vietnamese immigrant with limited English and an entirely different worldview. Can they also help Tien come out to his parents? Will they accept him if he does?

In this delightful, award-winning graphic novel, Princess Sadie is locked in a tower and is ultimately rescued by another princess, Amira. Together, they must combine their unique talents to save the day. Along the way, they discover that their disparate personalities fit together into a whole, perfect romance.

Leah and Hannah are two earthlings in love. But with Earth becoming less hospitable by the day, one — and only one — of them is able to leave the planet for the safety of space. Separated by unfathomable distances and obstacles, can Hannah and Leah find their way back to each other?

Meet Sojourner “Jo” Mullein, the newest Green Lantern. She has been assigned to investigate a gruesome murder in the City Enduring, where emotions have been suppressed and no crimes have been committed for centuries. What she finds will shatter the City Enduring’s peaceful image and force its government to realize that their way of preventing unrest does more harm than good.

With her complete and utter lack of musical talent, Kahoko never had a chance of joining her school’s prestigious music competition or matching wits with the handsome boys who participate in it. Then a fairy gives her a magic violin, and suddenly Kahoko stands a very real chance of winning — but is victory worth the price?

Cici’s grandmother is about to turn seventy, and Cici wants nothing more than to celebrate with her. The problem: Cici is in America, and her grandmother still lives in Taiwan. The only way Cici can afford a plane ticket from Taiwan to Seattle is to enter — and win — a kid’s cooking contest. But will the judges appreciate her Taiwanese dishes?

Kamiya Seizaburo wants nothing more than to train as a warrior and avenge his family. The hitch? He’s really a girl disguised as a boy so that Okita Soji, a renowned swordsman, will teach her all he knows! But it’s not long before Soji discovers her secret — and then what?

Hana and Kenichi are thrown together on a single, safe island after their families — and much of the rest of 19th-century East Asia — are destroyed by an unknown attacker. Despite their mutual distrust, they must work together if they are to survive and keep their new home safe.

The cheerleaders are the most popular girls at Christina and Megan’s middle school — so naturally, they want to join! But cheerleading is no picnic, especially when you’re the only non-white kids in school. Christina and Megan will have to figure out if popularity is worth more than their friendship.

This comic is so cute I can’t even. Annie has no interest in being a cheerleader, but if she wants a shot at a college scholarship, she needs an extracurricular. Bebe is the squad’s rising star and a trans girl whose parents don’t fully support her transition. Can they both find acceptance, love, and support as part of their high school cheer team?

Ehwa grew up socially isolated thanks to snobbish villagers who shunned her single mother. As a result, Ehwa doubts she will ever find love. It isn’t until her mother takes a second chance on love that Ehwa starts to think there might be someone out there for her, too. The Color of Earth is the first of a trilogy.

Being yourself is no easy task when you don’t fit into any of society’s neat boxes. Prince found that out at an early age, when she wasn’t “feminine” enough to fit in with the girls and not “masculine” enough to fit in with the boys. Only with the wisdom of maturity (and the help of the punk community) was she able to confidently make a place for herself in a world that constantly told her she didn’t belong anywhere.

Tonatiuh turns to an ancient format — a pre-Columbian-style codex — to tell the story of Juan, an undocumented young man fighting for better pay and working conditions. Though the risks of speaking up are great, the consequences of staying silent are far worse.

Based on the DC Comics heroine, Unearthed follows a young Jessica Cruz as she struggles to hide the fact that she is undocumented from her friends. But after her father is arrested, she will have to learn — with help from school friend John Stewart — how to stand up for those who need her. Stunning artwork and emotional storytelling really set this book apart.

The Banks women are exceptional thieves and have been for half a century. Now, they are faced with the possibility of a score so enticing that it will take three generations to pull off the ultimate heist!

The husband-and-wife team of Tobin and Coover bring us the best, most adorable thief in the world: Bandette, an ingenious teenager who, with the help of her dog and her friends, can steal anything. But can she outwit an assassin determined to eliminate her? (Of course she can, but please read to find out how!)

Picking up where the second season of Star Trek: Discovery left off, this series sees Spock trying to rejoin Starfleet in order to prevent treaty negotiations between the Federation and the Klingons from falling apart.

Ever wanted to see the completion of that original five-year mission? Of course you have! This multipart series has the crew confronting not just the usual set of bizarre aliens, but also their own uncertainty about going home and what the end of their mission will bring.

Elise and Dagmar would have sworn that they were happy with their lives and relationships — until they met, and love bloomed. As the women’s affair grows, Elise begins to realize that she may not like the path she has chosen after all.

In 1963, Hazel and Mari meet at a bingo hall. It’s love at first sight, but their elders forbid the romance, and Mari is sent away to get married. Decades later, after they have had families of their own and watched them grow up, pure chance enables the women to find one another and give their love a second chance to shine.