(W) Shannon Hale, Dean Hale (A/CA) Victoria Ying
Princess Nubia loves her mothers, their home on Themyscira, and all of her Amazon aunties. But she?s still lonely sometimes. It?s hard being the only kid on an island full of adults! She just wishes that things could be different. And then, one morning, things are different. There?s a stranger sharing her bedroom?and the interloper, Diana, insists that it?s her room! And their parents think they?re both just being pests?they?ve always shared a room. What is happening? Could it be that wishing into Hera?s Ear on the night of the solstice worked? Will Nubia get to keep this strange new sister? Does she even want to?
(W/A/CA) Victoria Ying
A young adult graphic novel about Valerie, a girl who is hiding an eating disorder from her friends and family and is forced to reevaluate her own self-image after her life is turned upside down.
Sixteen-year-old Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all thin. No one, not even her best friend Jordan, suspects that she has been binging and purging for years. But Valerie's life, and priorities, are upended when her father dies abruptly. At home, she abandons her ED patterns as she tries to comfort her mother and little brother.
Val begins to reevaluate her life, her choices, and her own body. She realizes that the path to happiness might lead her away from her hometown and her mother's toxic projections. But first she must apologize to Jordan and find the strength to seek help.
This beautiful and heart-wrenching young adult graphic novel takes a look at eating disorders, family dynamics, and, ultimately, a journey to self-love.