The Myths of Meritocracy
The Myths of Meritocracy
The Myths of Meritocracy
Insightful investigations…
The Myths of Meritocracy
Merit means next to nothing when navigating America’s education system, yet the idea of school being a meritocracy persists. This anthology compiles Gladwell’s most insightful investigations of what’s going wrong, from the failure of integration to the farce of college rankings. The truly inspirational anecdote among these otherwise sobering statistics is that Gladwell’s compelling stories have already contributed to significant systemic change.
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The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club)
The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club)
The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club)
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The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club)
“Once you start reading, be prepared, because you won’t want to stop.” —Oprah Winfrey OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • New York Times bestselling author Lara Love Hardin recounts her slide from soccer mom to opioid addict to jailhouse shot caller and her unlikely comeback as a highly successful ghostwriter in this harrowing, hilarious, no-holds-barred memo
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Comics & Graphic Novels

A Wrinkle in Time

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A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time

The world already knows Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, Calvin O'Keefe, and the three Mrs--Who, Whatsit, and Which--the memorable and wonderful characters who fight off a dark force and save our universe in the Newbery award-winning classic A Wrinkle in Time. But in 50 years of publication, the book has never been illustrated. Now, Hope Larson takes the classic s

Nimona

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Nimona
Nimona

One of the best graphic novels of our time has gotten a whimsical full-cast audiobook treatment. Stevenson shines not just for his distinctive art style but for his original storytelling and feminist slant.

Motel of the Mysteries

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Motel of the Mysteries
Motel of the Mysteries

A future archeologist finds the remnants of a mysterious ancient people—us—in a wry satire that is “a marvel of imagination and . . . wonderfully illustrated” (The New York Times).   It is the year 4022, and the entire ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in 1985. Howa

A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns

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A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns
A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns

Archie, a snarky genderqueer artist, is tired of people not understanding gender neutral pronouns. Tristan, a cisgender dude, is looking for an easy way to introduce gender neutral pronouns to his increasingly diverse workplace. The longtime best friends team up in this short and fun comic guide that explains what pronouns are, why they matter, and how to use them. They al

Flora

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Flora
Flora

Flora is the story of a young girl who lived in a faraway land called Amadivia. Years after her father remarried, Floras beauty caused her stepmother and stepsisters to despise her. One day, she met a handsome prince who fell in love with her. However, her jealous family devised an evil scheme to be rid of Flora and steal her happy ending. On discovering the truth, the pri

A Game for Swallows

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A Game for Swallows
A Game for Swallows

When Zeina was born, the civil war in Lebanon had been going on for six years, so it's just a normal part of life for her and her parents and little brother. The city of Beirut is cut in two, separated by bricks and sandbags and threatened by snipers and shelling. East Beirut is for Christians, and West Beirut is for Muslims. When Zeina's parents don't return one aftern

Poems to See By

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Poems to See By
Poems to See By

A fresh twist on 24 classic poems, these visual interpretations by comic artist Julian Peters will change the way you see the world. This stunning anthology of favorite poems visually interpreted by comic artist Julian Peters breathes new life into some of the greatest English-language poets of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These a

Dancing at the Pity Party

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Dancing at the Pity Party
Dancing at the Pity Party

Tyler Feder had just white-knuckled her way through her first year of college when her super cool mom was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. Now, with a decade of grief and nervous laughter under her belt, Tyler shares the story of that gut-wrenching, heart-pounding, extremely awkward time in her life—from her mom’s first oncology appointment to her funeral and shiva week t

A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities

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A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities
A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities

In this quick and easy guide to queer and trans identities, cartoonists Mady G and Jules Zuckerberg guide you through the basics of the LGBTQ+ world! Covering essential topics like sexuality, gender identity, coming out, and navigating relationships, this guide explains the spectrum of human experience through informative comics, interviews, worksheets, and imaginative exa

Help Us, Great Warrior! #1

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Help Us, Great Warrior! #1
Help Us, Great Warrior! #1

Based on Madeleine Flores' popular webcomic, Help Us! Great Warrior is about a very powerful Great Warrior (natch) who protects her village from evil-doers and looks great in her armor while doing it. Possessing great strength and even greater self-confidence, she's ready to kick some butts and save everyone, especially hunky guys.

Help Us, Great Warrior! #4

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Help Us, Great Warrior! #4
Help Us, Great Warrior! #4

The evil demon has got his filthy claws into the world, and it's up to Great Warrior to stop him. But what happens when her greatest secret is revealed?

Help Us, Great Warrior! #3

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Help Us, Great Warrior! #3
Help Us, Great Warrior! #3

While Leo and Hadiyah butt heads over Great Warrior's responsibility to the realm, the mystery behind why Great Warrior doesn't want to fight the demon currently threatening her world deepens.

Help Us, Great Warrior! #2

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Help Us, Great Warrior! #2
Help Us, Great Warrior! #2

The tiny and powerful Great Warrior has begun her quest to kick the ever-living butt out of the enemies of a defenseless little village, and no one saves villagers with style and RADNESS the way Great Warrior does!

Jonesy Vol. 3

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Jonesy Vol. 3
Jonesy Vol. 3

Jonesy has moved in with her mom, away from her issues in Plymouth! But she can't run forward...and before she knows it, her problems are gonna catch up! Collects issues #9-12.

I Remember Beirut

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I Remember Beirut
I Remember Beirut

Zeina Abirached, author of the award-winning graphic novel A Game for Swallows, returns with a powerful collection of wartime memories. Abirached was born in Lebanon in 1981. She grew up in Beirut as fighting between Christians and Muslims divided the city streets. Follow her past cars riddled with bullet holes, into taxi cabs that travel where buse

A Bag of Marbles

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A Bag of Marbles
A Bag of Marbles

In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father’s barbershop. This is the day that will change their lives forever. With the German occupation threatening their family's safety, the boys' parents decide Maurice and Joseph must disguise themselves and flee to their older brothers in the free zone.

DeadEndia

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DeadEndia
DeadEndia

From the creator of Netflix original series Dead End: Paranormal Park comes the graphic novel series that started it all!   “DeadEndia is immediately appealing with its colorful art, unique setting, and funny jokes, but I especially loved the complicated emotional arcs of the characters and the weird, spooky magic underlying everything!”<

Stage Dreams

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Stage Dreams
Stage Dreams

In this rollicking queer western adventure, acclaimed cartoonist Melanie Gillman (Stonewall Award Honor Book As the Crow Flies) puts readers in the saddle alongside Flor and Grace, a Latinx outlaw and a trans runaway, as they team up to thwart a Confederate plot in the New Mexico Territory. When Flor—also known as the notorious Ghost Hawk—robs the stagecoach th

Jonesy #1

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Jonesy #1
Jonesy #1

Jonesy is a self-described "cool dork" who spends her time making zines nobody reads, watching anime, and listening to riot grrrl bands and 1D simultaneously. But she has a secret nobody knows. She has the power to make people fall in love! Anyone. With anything. She's a cupid in plaid. With a Tumblr. There's only one catch - it doesn't work on herself. She's gonna have to

Jonesy #2

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Jonesy #2
Jonesy #2

Jonesy's plan to make two teens from opposite sides of the social strata fall in love has backfired spectacularly, leaving them happy as clams and ruining Jonesy's chance at attending the biggest show of the year!