Author: Eileen Gonzalez

Sophie’s family expects her to be a great witch, but Sophie isn’t very good at magic and isn’t getting the support she needs to do better. When she befriends Lir, an amnesiac water dragon, Sophie sees in him a chance to finally improve her magic skills. But is she willing to jeopardize Lir’s future to secure her own?

Magic and blacksmithing are supposed to be two different disciplines. But when Greta, a blacksmith’s apprentice, finds a lost tea dragon, she finds herself becoming more and more involved in learning how to care for the beautiful creatures, how to make a good cup of tea, and how to be friends with Minette, who knows plenty about both dragons and tea.

Reporter Elena Abbott has already lost her husband to the occult. Now, she has a chance to destroy those dark forces, but she has to go through a virtual army of corrupt police officers and politicians to do it.

In 1887, intrepid reporter Nellie Bly got herself committed to the New York City Mental Health Hospital, an institution notorious for abusing its patients and imprisoning women who were not mentally ill at all. Her work drew attention to the way society ignores and mistreats both the mentally ill and women in general. She wrote a book about her experiences, which has now been adapted into graphic novel form.

Can’t forget this classic! Haruhi is attending the elite Ouran on a scholarship. When she breaks an expensive vase belonging to the school’s host club, she must pose as a boy and join said club to work off the debt. It’s a goofy, romantic, and occasionally touching saga about how the other half lives.

It took Lewis a while to figure out who he was, but now he is a happy adult and wishes to share the benefits of his hard-earned wisdom with his teen self — who doesn’t want to listen. Sometimes funny and sometimes painful, this memoir reflects on the difficulties trans teens face while reminding readers that it is entirely possible to survive those years and turn out okay.

In this beloved webcomic, Nimona is a shapeshifting henchman for the nefarious Lord Ballister Blackheart. The two of them plan to expose the local law enforcement agency as the real villains — but whose side will Nimona end up on when the chips are down?

James Moriarty, the professiorial foil to Sherlock Holmes, is one of literature’s most infamous criminals. This manga delves into his origins. Despite his family’s wealth and prestige, James has always hated the upper classes and resolves to do what he can to make the world better and fairer for those less fortunate. So where did it all go so wrong…?

Part of the Peapod Farm series, this adorable comic follows young Jen as she struggles to adjust to her new stepfamily and a move to the country. It takes her a while, but with a little effort, she might finally find a place for herself in this strange new world.

Joining the dairy science program at an agricultural high school may not have been the smartest decision city boy Yuugo Hachiken ever made. But he’s here now, and he’ll just have to make the best of it — and, with any luck, he’ll discover his true purpose in life in between chasing rebellious calves.

Ever thought classic literature would be better if the female characters got to kick a little butt? Adler is here for you. See Irene Adler, Jane Eyre, and Lady Havisham team up to stop Ayesha, who, along with the vampiric assassin Carmilla, threatens to bring down the entire British Empire.

Though this brightly colored, beautifully illustrated comic follows the general plot of Anne of Green Gables — the Cuthbert siblings adopt a spunky redheaded girl named Anne — it relocates the action to modern-day West Philadelphia, where Anne is determined to find adventure…and is surprised to find a family as well.

As conjoined twins, Isabel and Jane spent their entire lives together — until a surgeon’s attempt to separate them goes horribly wrong. Now Isabel must learn how to live alone for the first time, even as she is still haunted by her dead sister’s ghost.

All throughout elementary school, Francine and Maureen did everything together. But now, Francine is striking out on her own, exploring her own interests and developing her own style — and they don’t seem to leave room for Maureen. Can the girls remain as close and loving as before, or are they destined to go their separate ways?

This is THE comic to read about the bombing of Hiroshima. Nakasawa was just a kid when the attack happened. This autobiographical work, the first in a ten-part series, tells the story of how he survived and the effect the bombing had on his life and family.

Suzu is a newlywed who has just moved to Kure, a city in Hiroshima prefecture, to be with her family. But Kure is a shipbuilding city and therefore a target of Allied bombings. Suzu struggles to adjust to her new life and to the proximity of war in this affecting three-part series about the difficulties of trying to maintain a semblance of normalcy in wartime.

Ro is an artist in search of an inspiring getaway. She is immediately attracted to a broken-down old house with a dark history. Are the rumors that the place is haunted true? And if they are, what will the ghost think of Ro and her art?

There’s been something wrong with the town of Shudder-to-Think, Pennsylvania, for quite some time now. Teen troublemakers El and Octavia never thought they’d be the ones to investigate the strange happenings surrounding them, but circumstances have forced their hand and they now find themselves on a terrifying adventure that they may not survive.

In a world where nearly all mammals have gone extinct and the survivors can only come out at night, humanity’s fate rests in the hands of 10-year-old Elvie. She and her caretaker embark on a dangerous quest to find a cure for “sun sickness” and allow people to thrive once more!

After losing her mother, Willow struggles to cope with both school and her new home life, and she runs away from home. Out in the woods, she meets a tree spirit, Pilu, and determines to help Pilu find her way home. But will Willow’s own unresolved feelings get in the way of her mission and put both her and Pilu in danger?