Alters

Alters is a comic first published in 2016, written by Paul Jenkins and illustrated by Leila Leiz. Set in modern day America, battles between good and evil are at an impasse. Additionally, Alters have begun appearing. No one knows if they are mutants or something else,...

Ada Twist, Scientist

Ada Marie Twist is named after two of the many influential (and often underappreciated) women of science whose curiosity led to incredible discoveries. The Marie comes from Marie Curie, whose discovery of the elements polonium and radium led to the invention of...

Ms. Marvel

Kamala Khan is the fictional superheroine in the Marvel Comics series, Ms. Marvel, which debuted in its current format in 2015. Khan, who is a Pakistani-American, is the first Muslim character to headline in her own comic book. She originally appeared in Issue #14 of...

The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi wrote and illustrated The Name Jar in 2001. It relays the story of Unhei, a young girl from Korea whose family moved to America. On her first day of school, Unhei’s fellow classmates fail to pronounce her name. They continue to make fun of it,...

Persepolis

Persepolis is a graphic memoir written and illustrated by Marjane Satrapi. It is the story of Marjane’s coming of age during and after the Iranian Revolution of 1978 and the Iran-Iraq war. The title comes from the name for a historic Iranian city which was once...

The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler

Tyke Tiler is a fictional girl from Gene Kemp’s 1977 novel, The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler. A daring and energetic twelve-year-old, Tyke is always at the centre of trouble. Fighting in class, stealing watches, and finding sheep skeletons are not unusual...

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