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BKLYN BookMatch: YA Fiction Similar to books by Alice Oseman & Raina Telgemeir / Manga / Graphic novels

For teen readers looking books similar to those written by Alice Oseman and Raina Telgemeier, as well as manga and graphic novel titles. This list was created by a librarian with the Brooklyn Public Library for a reader. Would you like your own personalized list of reading suggestions? Visit BKLYN BookMatch here: bklynlibrary.org/bookmatch

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Bloom
Panetta, Kevin/ Ganucheau, Savanna (ILT)
Format: PRINTED MATL

Baked with love! Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band--if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and hot ovens. But while interviewing candidates for his replacement, Ari meets Hector, an easygoing guy who loves baking as much as Ari wants to escape it. As they become closer over batches of bread, love is ready to bloom...that is, if Ari doesn't ruin everything.

Check, Please! 1 : #Hockey
Ukazu, Ngozi
Format: PRINTED MATL

Y'all... I might not be ready for this. I may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. It's nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia! First of all? There's checking. And then, there is Jack... You see the problem.

Nothing can possibly go wrong
Prudence Shen & Faith Erin Hicks.
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The unlikely friendship between basketball team captain Charlie and robotics club president Nate is challenged when Nate declares war on the cheerleaders over funding that will either pay for new uniforms or a robotics competition.

Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare Vol. 1
Kamatani, Yuhki
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Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he is also terrified that he had been outed as gay. Just as he's contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own.

The backstagers. Rebels Without Applause Volume one, Rebels without applause
Tynion, James, IV, author.
Format: PRINTED MATL

When Jory transfers to an all-boys private high school, he's taken in by the only ones who don't treat him like a new kid, the lowly stage crew known as the Backstagers. Not only does he gain great, lifetime friends, Jory is also introduced to an entire magical world that lives beyond the curtain.