Graphic Pride!

Don't miss out on these great middle grade graphic novels from fantastic queer creators! Tune in online as we welcome MAI KOBABE and SWATI "LUCKY" SRIKUMAR, author-illustrators of Opting Out, and JUAN E. ZAMBRANO, author-illustrator of Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain. From magical adventures to the struggles of middle school, there's something for every young reader!

About the books:

Opting Out by MAI KOBABE and SWATI "LUCKY" SRIKUMAR

Saachi and her best friend Lyla are storytellers. But as seventh grade starts, everything is changing. Suddenly, everyone cares about crushes and Lyla seems more interested in hanging out with her new boyfriend than in writing and drawing—but Saachi's not interested in any of that boy/girl stuff. Why can't things just stay the way they were?

Saachi also doesn't love all the ways her body is changing. What if she doesn't feel like a girl—or like a boy, either? In a world where there is so much either/or, Saachi is going to need to find her own options . . . and create her own story.

Pacheco and the Witch of the Mountain by JUAN E. ZAMBRANO

Pacheco's biggest dream is to practice magic! There's just one problem: commoners, and especially boys, aren't allowed to learn witchcraft. 

However, once his family’s fishing business begins to suffer, Pacheco is certain that magic will solve their problems. He meets Doris, a grumpy old witch, and decides to become her apprentice.

As he enters the world of magic, he finds himself caught up in the rules and schemes of a new society and surrounded by magical creatures in need of protection. Pacheco will have to dig deep to muster the courage—and magic—to defend his future.

Friday, June 19th at 6pm EST via Crowdcast!