October’s New YA Comics and Nonfiction Releases

‘Simply Pear’ is a combination of modern products and apps that promise to cure your ailments. Gail is struggling with school and art while dealing with deep anxiety and decides to give it a try. But no matter how strict my plans are, things just don’t seem to work.

But help may come in unexpected ways. Aiden needs a friend to help him with his part-time job, so he turns to Gail for advice. There’s no way this will alleviate Gale’s anxiety, right? Wrong. It’s possible.

This looks like fun, and the color scheme and art style suggest just that.

The time is Korea in the 1980s. The story begins with Taeborum about to arrive. It is a grand celebration celebrating the first full moon of the year. However, Tae Hee is not interested in celebrating. She wants to spend as much time as possible with her boyfriend while avoiding her father. She is also keen on playing music at Masked Dance Club.

But Tae Hee’s grandma and her grandma’s friends aren’t going to miss it. They drag Tae-hee, her boyfriend, and the members of the dance club to a farm in the countryside to celebrate Tae Boreum. The plan is to entertain the possibility of ghosts and ghosts wandering the place.

Tae Hee isn’t thrilled to be there. She’s also not thrilled that her boyfriend doesn’t say “I love you.” And she’s probably not thrilled that her friend is acting weird right now either. As the moon approaches, will she and the rest of the crew on this unexpected adventure be changed forever?

This is compared to Huda Fa Are You and pumpkin heads.

This Korean manga about Dani is the perfect read for book geeks. She is an avid reader and is well versed in every metaphor imaginable.

Dani was sucked into an imaginary world that she never imagined. However, unlike the tropes she knows, she is not made the main character. She’s a supporting character and knows the best course of action is to stay out of the way of the story. However, as she does so, she discovers something terrible. It gives Dani her first real friend who supports her through all the twists and turns in her new (fictional?) life.

In this work of graphic nonfiction, readers learn about the life of Raymond Santana, one of the wrongly accused Central Park Five.

When he was just 14 years old, Raymond and four of his friends were accused of raping a jogger in Central Park. It would be life-changing for all of them. This memoir tells Raymond’s story of growing up, the moments that led to his arrest and sentencing, and his incredible fight for justice. Released from prison in 2002, he spent the rest of his life defending the rights of the wrongfully accused and imprisoned.

Hana is 15 years old and is bored with life in Japan. It’s so…normal.

But when she rescued a crow near her home, that same day she was visited by someone who offered her something special. She was invited to attend Benten Esoteric Buddhism School, the most prestigious magic school in the country. She jumped at the chance.

At first everything is perfect. Hana found her place and quickly made friends. Except that something is haunting Benten-sama’s temple and people are being attacked. It’s as if the school is cursed. Now Hana and her new best friend must figure out what’s going on to save the school and themselves.

I’m looking for a similar manga this summer atmosphere? You’re going to dig this.

Rhiannon lives with her aunt in a trailer park populated mostly by elderly people. Rhiannon doesn’t see her children very often, but every summer she spends time with her best friend, Kit.

But this year, their friendship seems to be on the rocks since the beginning of their visit. It also doesn’t help that there’s a new girl in the park named Elizabeth. Although she is cool and confident, while Leah is not, Elizabeth is also a bit of a troublemaker.

Elizabeth also acquires a secret that threatens to destroy the once strong friendship between Leah and Kit.

The book is a fun exploration of Black history written by a young TikTok creator who has built a loyal following with his series highlighting all things Black history.

Cassidy focuses on 12 figures from Black history across a variety of disciplines to highlight the role Black people have played in shaping America’s past, present, and future.

Talk about books that are ostensibly about history but are relevant today. Mr. Faibisch’s book examines where and how posters were used by Hitler and the Nazis to convince people that Jews were subhuman during World War II. It helps young readers understand the power of propaganda by explaining where and how persuasive and harmful messages can be effectively expressed visually.

This seems like the perfect book to pair with What The Fact?: Finding Truth in All The Noise by Dr. Seema Yasmin.