Sunny

Matsumoto, T. (2011). Sunny. San Francisco, CA: VIZ Media. ISBN 978-1421555256; hard cover; $22.99. Sunny is a clubhouse. It’s a portal to other worlds. It’s a place to get away. More specifically, Sunny is a broken-down car parked outside the Japanese foster home where this seinen manga series is set. The kids at the foster …

Aya

Abouet, M., & Oubrerie, C. (2007). Aya. Montreal: Drawn & Quarterly. ISBN 9781897299418; hard cover; $19.95. It’s no use – Adjoua and Bintou will never be able to convince Aya to sneak out with them to the maquis to meet boys. Aya is always too busy with homework, and besides, she has other plans for …

Akata Witch

Okorafor, N. (2011). Akata witch. New York: Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-01196-4; hard cover; $17.99. “We embrace those things that make us unique or odd. For only in these things can we locate and then develop our most individual abilities.” – Akata Witch, by Nnedi Okorafor Why has Sunny always been so good at sneaking around like …