Here at the library, we have so many great manga and graphic novel titles that it can be hard to decide what to read next! Here are some suggestions for your Summer Book Bingo reading:
Those Who Helped Us by Seattle-born Ken Mochizuki (author) and Kiku Hughes (illustrator, Displacement), blends a fiction and nonfiction Japanese American story about the internment of World War II. Eleven-year-old Sumiko Tanaka’s world is turned upside down when her family is incarcerated in Minidoka. Together with her seventeen-year-old sister, Yuri, they struggle to adapt to their new lives imprisoned in the desert.
In Kat Leyh’s Thirsty Mermaids, three drunk mermaids cast a spell on themselves to become humans, but they can’t remember how to change themselves back. Stuck in their land-dwelling forms, they begin to live as humans with the help of a local bartender, tackling mundane challenges like finding jobs and paying rent.
In Satoko and Nada by Yupechika, a Japanese student named Satoko and a Saudi Arabian woman named Nadaare become roommates in the United States. Told mostly from Satoko’s point of view, the manga details Satoko’s learning about Nada’s culture through episodic yonkoma (four panel strip) format.
Our Colors is written by Gengoroh Tagame, known for My Brother’s Husband. At first, Sora pretends to be straight by dating his friend, Nao. This all changes when he meets an openly gay coffee shop owner, Mr. Amamiya, who becomes his friend and mentor.
Monzusu’s My Brain Is Different offers some much needed manga representation of ADHD with this essay anthology following the true stories of nine people, including the author.
These are just some of the books of the over thirty we selected! Click here for the full list.
~Posted by Lauren N.
For more ideas for books to meet your Summer Book Bingo challenge, follow our Shelf Talk #BookBingoNW2023 series or check the hashtag #BookBingoNW2023 on social media. Book bingo is presented in partnership with Seattle Arts & Lectures.
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