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All Booked Up
Windsor Library's Newsletter for Readers
July 2025
| | Ryan McCarthy is a cartoonist and author that has created a multi-part graphic novel series called Tamashi, a story about a girl lost in a new world called the Ancient Land. The Tamashi series includes many themes concerning living with special needs, as Ryan is an advocate for awareness for people with special needs, including but not limited to autism and Asperger's. Come join Ryan at the Windsor Public Library as he shares how the graphic novel series came to be and how he incorporated his own life experiences into this work. An overview on how to write and draw the design for a graphic novel will be discussed on Saturday, August 2 at 11:00 AM. No registration required. Please call the Reference Desk with any questions at 860-285-1918. | | |
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Hey Kiddo by Jarrett Kroscoczka
Narrated by author, Jeanne Birdsall, Richard Ferrone, Jenna Lania.
Length: 2 hours and 50 minutes
The powerful, unforgettable graphic memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents. A National Book Award Finalist! In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery—Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents—two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through with raising children until Jarrett came along. Jarrett goes through his childhood trying to make his non-normal life as normal as possible, finding a way to express himself through drawing even as so little is being said to him about what's going on. Only as a teenager can Jarrett begin to piece together the truth of his family, reckoning with his mother and tracking down his father. Hey, Kiddo is a profoundly important memoir about growing up in a family grappling with addiction, and finding the art that helps you survive.
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Y, the Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan
Y: The Last Man, one of the most critically acclaimed, best-selling comic books series of the last decade, is that rare example of a page-turner that is at once humorous, socially relevant and endlessly surprising. Written by Brian K. Vaughan (Lost, Pride Of Baghdad, Ex Machina) and with art by Pia Guerra, this is the saga of Yorick Brown-the only human survivor of a planet-wide plague that instantly kills every mammal possessing a Y chromosome. Accompanied by a mysterious government agent, a brilliant young geneticist and his pet monkey, Ampersand, Yorick travels the world in search of his lost love and the answer to why he's the last man on earth. Originally it aired on Hulu but it may have since been removed.
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Dancing Dogs: Stories by Jon Katz
No one brings to life the remarkable bond between humans and their dogs like New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz. Katz shares sixteen stories: In the title story, a housekeeper loses her job, but discovers her four-legged "children" have some toe-tapping talents that just may get the whole family back on its feet. In "Puppy Commando," a shy grade-school outcast forges an instant connection with a beagle puppy she meets at a shelter--and risks everything to keep him. "Gracie's Last Walk" features a woman who must find a way to say goodbye to her beloved golden retriever--but ends up saying hello to someone unexpected. "The Dog Who Kept Men Away" shows that not all humans pass the "sniff" test when it comes to canines. And in "Guardian Angel," a widower going through a painful transition finds the greatest comfort in the unlikeliest of sources--a funny-looking pug named Gus.
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See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Barrett Bloom is hoping college will be a fresh start, but when school begins on September 21st, everything goes wrong. Humiliated by the know-it-all in her physics class, she botches her interview for the college paper. At a party that night she accidentally sets a frat on fire. Locked out of the dorm by her roommate, Barrett falls asleep in the common room. The next morning it's September 21st. Again. And after a confrontation with Miles, the guy from Physics 101, she learns he's been trapped for months. After her attempts to fix her timeline fail, they work together to find a way out. As they start falling for each other, what happens to their developing relationship if they finally make it to tomorrow?
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Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined by David F. Walker
This graphic novel reimagines the controversial Mark Twain classic, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, placing the enslaved Black man Jim as the story's central figure. It follows Jim, an enslaved man on a journey towards freedom, and his sidekick, Huck, in the antebellum South.
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A Guest in The House by E.M. Carroll
The story starts with Abby, recently married and trying to fit into her new role as second wife and step-mother. Between the themes of grief, belonging, and identity, we're also thrown into a mystery. How did Sheila, the first wife, actually die? Is the husband to blame, or is something more sinister at play? With gorgeous visuals, twists at every turn, and a bombshell ending that inspires a re-read (or two) "A Guest in the House" is one gothic-inspired thriller you'll not want to miss!
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Void Rivals vol. 1 by Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici
Taking place in the Transformers Universe, this volume contains the first 6 issues of the new Energon Universe run. While not directly effecting the original characters you may (or may not) know, this series is a great start for long time Transformers fans and non-fans looking a good read by some incredibly talented writers. The story focuses on pilot Darak and his rival Solila, who crash on a desolate planet. These two enemies must find a way to escape together and in doing so, they wind up uncovering not only a shared past, but their respective people's darkest secrets.
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