For teens in grades 6 and up

This month, we’re reading I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki:

17-year-old Mandy, daughter of Starfire, is NOT like her mother. Starfire is gorgeous, tall, sparkly, and a hero. Mandy is NOT a sparkly superhero. Mandy has no powers, is a kid who dyes her hair black and hates everyone but her best friend Lincoln. To Starfire, who is from another planet, Mandy seems like some distant angry light years away moon. And it’s possible Mandy is even more distant lately, ever since she walked out on her SATs. Everyone thinks Mandy needs to go to college, but Mandy has other plans — moving to France.

But then everything changes when she gets partnered with Claire for a school project. Mandy likes Claire. A lot. How do you become the person you’re supposed to be when you don’t know what that is? How do you become the person you’re supposed to be when the only thing you’re sure of is what you’re not? When someone from Starfire’s past arrives, Mandy must make a choice- give up before the battle has even begun, or step into the unknown and risk everything to save her mom.

The book is available to download for free with your library card on Hoopla, and is also available in hard copy format for pickup at the Teen Services desk.

Graphic Novel Book Club will meet in the Youth Services Program Room.

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Contact Maddi: mranieri@minlib.net | 781-475-5735