Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro

A mad young coach gathers soccer players from across the country to compete in a series of bizarre challenges in a high-tech colosseum he calls Blue Lock.  Gr. 10+  

Furysong by Rosaria Munda

(Aurelian cycle, 3) Fighting for their lives as well as each other, Annie and Lee must save their home from being burnt to the ground by dragonfire, while Griff faces execution and Delo must decide between his family or surrendering to his conscience. Gr. 8+  

Look Back by Tatsuki Fujimoto

The overly confident Fujino and the shut-in Kyomoto couldn’t be more different, but a love of drawing manga brings these two small-town girls together. Grade 9+   

Maybe an Artist: a Graphic Memoir by Liz Montague

One of the first Black female cartoonists to be published in the New Yorker offers this brilliant, laugh-out-loud memoir in which she shares the events in her life that led to her success. Grade 7+

A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

The summer of 2013 in the Bay is a momentous one for eighteen-year-old Aria Tang West, for the working-class queer community she finds herself in, and for her artist grandmother.   Grade 7+

The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: Tips & Tricks: Over 100 Essential Techniques to Sharpen Your Skills by Christopher Hart

Delves deep into the specifics of drawing anime characters and scenes and explores every aspect of anime forms. Entirely new tutorials include instruction on drawing hands and feet in different gestures or positions, arranging characters within the action, and creating nuanced expressions.   Grade 9+