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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
by Marjane Satrapi
A New York Times Notable BookA Time Magazine “Best Comix of the Year”A San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times Best-sellerWise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw t...(more)

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Blankets

By Craig Thompson
At 592 pages, Blankets may well be the single largest graphic novel ever published without being ser...

The Glass Castle: A Memoir

By Jeannette Walls
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The Lost Boy: A Foster Chil...

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Daughter of the Saints: Gro...

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