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First Second Books First Second Books publishes great books that are comics on the inside. First Second is all about publishing great books!

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Adventures in Cartooning; Alan's War; A.L.I.E.E.E.N.; The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard; American Born Chinese; Americus; Anya's Ghost; Astronaut Academy; Baby's in Black; Bake Sale; Ball Peen Hammer; The Black Diamond Detective Agency; Bloody Chester; Booth; Bourbon Island 1730; Brain Camp; Broxo; Cat Burglar Black; City of Spies; The Color of Ear

th; Dawn Land; Deogratias; Drawing Words and Writing Pictures; The Eternal Smile; The Fate of the Artist; Feynman; Foiled; Friends With Boys; Garage Band; Giants Beware!; Gus & His Gang; Jerusalem; Journey Into Mohawk Country; Kampung Boy; Kaput & Zosky; Klezmer; Koko Be Good; Laika; Level Up; Lewis & Clark; Life Sucks; Little Vampire; Lost Colony; Marathon; Missouri Boy; The Moon Moth; Mush!; Notes for a War Story; Nursery Rhyme Comics; Olympians; Orcs; The Photographer; Prime Baby; Prince of Persia; The Professor's Daughter; Refresh, Refresh; Relish; Resistance; Robot Dreams; Sailor Twain; Same Difference; Sardine in Outer Space; The Silence of Our Friends; Slow Storm; Stuffed!; Sumo; Three Shadows; Tiny Tyrant; Tune; The Unsinkable Walker Bean; Vampire Loves; The Zabime Sisters; Zahra's Paradise; and Zita the Spacegirl

In celebration of the Suri's Dragon coming out next week, we're giving away an entire collection of Jo Rioux's fantasy g...
16/11/2024

In celebration of the Suri's Dragon coming out next week, we're giving away an entire collection of Jo Rioux's fantasy graphic novel series Cat's Cradle! Go enter for a chance to win all 3 books by 11/21. https://bit.ly/40RvONs

LEAP is out now from our friends at Roaring Brook Press! You won't want to miss Simina Popescu's coming-of-age tale foll...
15/11/2024

LEAP is out now from our friends at Roaring Brook Press! You won't want to miss Simina Popescu's coming-of-age tale following two dancers at a conservative performing arts school—exploring friendship, first love, and what it means to fall out of step with your own dreams 🩰 https://bit.ly/3SK1S1i

"This book left a paw print on my heart!” —Faith Erin Hicks, author of Ride OnFrom the author of HORSE TROUBLE comes a p...
12/11/2024

"This book left a paw print on my heart!” —Faith Erin Hicks, author of Ride On

From the author of HORSE TROUBLE comes a paw-some new tale of human's best friend. DOG TROUBLE is on sale now!

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Happy book birthday to 's hopeful and transformative novel, LEAP! 🩰 It's on sale today from our friends at Roaring Brook...
12/11/2024

Happy book birthday to 's hopeful and transformative novel, LEAP! 🩰 It's on sale today from our friends at Roaring Brook Press.

Happy book birthday to The Books of Clash Volume 4: Legendary Legends of Legendarious Achievery! Continuing the epic gra...
05/11/2024

Happy book birthday to The Books of Clash Volume 4: Legendary Legends of Legendarious Achievery! Continuing the epic graphic novel series set in the world of Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, Gene Luen Yang pens an offbeat and action-packed tale that turns the fantasy-adventure genre on its head!

Get ready for Election Day with our World Citizen Comics series! This bold line of nonfiction graphic novels is designed...
02/11/2024

Get ready for Election Day with our World Citizen Comics series! This bold line of nonfiction graphic novels is designed to educate, entertain, and empower the citizens of tomorrow.

It's time to gear up for a new month of releases! Which are you bumping to the top of your TBR list?🎈The Books of Clash ...
01/11/2024

It's time to gear up for a new month of releases! Which are you bumping to the top of your TBR list?

🎈The Books of Clash Volume 4: Legendary Legends of Legendarious Achievery
🎈Leap by Simina Popescu (published by Roaring Brook Press)
🎈Cat's Cradle: Suri's Dragon by Jo Rioux

Happy Halloween! We'll be spending today curled up with ' hilarious and dark novel of demon fighting and church youth gr...
31/10/2024

Happy Halloween! We'll be spending today curled up with ' hilarious and dark novel of demon fighting and church youth groups 📖

Looking for a truly terrifying read to get in the Halloween spirit? Look no further than E.M. Carroll's chilling A GUEST...
30/10/2024

Looking for a truly terrifying read to get in the Halloween spirit? Look no further than E.M. Carroll's chilling A GUEST IN THE HOUSE, a haunting adult graphic novel following a young newlywed who realizes there’s a dark mystery surrounding her new husband's previous wife.

DOG TROUBLE is out today!! 🐶🐕 Don't miss this next heartwarming book from Kristin Varner, creator of HORSE TROUBLE.
29/10/2024

DOG TROUBLE is out today!! 🐶🐕 Don't miss this next heartwarming book from Kristin Varner, creator of HORSE TROUBLE.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 🤝 The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. YOUTH GROUP is a darkly funny book full of demon fighting...
28/10/2024

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 🤝 The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. YOUTH GROUP is a darkly funny book full of demon fighting and 90's camp, and even better? It's available now!

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"There is so much about this story to love, and I'm better for having read it." —Sequential TartTrust us: THE SWEETNESS ...
27/10/2024

"There is so much about this story to love, and I'm better for having read it." —Sequential Tart

Trust us: THE SWEETNESS BETWEEN US is unlike any vampire novel you've ever read 🧛‍♀️

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Tis the PUMPKIN HEADS season! Now is the perfect time to reread, or discover for the first time, Rainbow Rowell and Fait...
26/10/2024

Tis the PUMPKIN HEADS season! Now is the perfect time to reread, or discover for the first time, Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks' instant classic 🎃

There's no better time than the Halloween season to reread (or discover!) 's wonderful and haunting THINGS IN THE BASEME...
25/10/2024

There's no better time than the Halloween season to reread (or discover!) 's wonderful and haunting THINGS IN THE BASEMENT 👻

It was supposed to just be normal—but when Milo is sent by his mother to fetch a sock from the basement of the historic home they've moved into, Milo finds a door in the back that he's never seen before. Turns out that the basement of his house is enormous. In fact, there is a whole world down there!

24/10/2024

"Earnest, expertly executed storytelling . . . A heartfelt story of staying grounded while shooting for stardom.” —Kirkus Reviews

Don't miss CRUSH, and 's follow-up to JUNIOR HIGH, out now 💕

If your little boos prefer more cute and less spook, FITZ AND CLEO have your back! Follow the adventures of two best fri...
23/10/2024

If your little boos prefer more cute and less spook, FITZ AND CLEO have your back! Follow the adventures of two best friend ghost siblings (and their mischievous cat Mister Boo) in this early reader graphic novel series 👻👻🐈‍⬛

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Get ready for an exciting new batch of books, readers, because it's book birthday time! 🎈📚✨⭐The Sweetness Between Us by ...
22/10/2024

Get ready for an exciting new batch of books, readers, because it's book birthday time! 🎈📚✨

⭐The Sweetness Between Us by Sarah Winifred Searle
⭐History Comics: The Prohibition Era: America's War on Alcohol by Jason Viola and Roger Langridge
⭐Science Comics: Human Spaceflight: Rockets and Rivalry by Andy Hirsch
⭐Swing by Audrey Meeker, colors by Sarah Davidson (published by Feiwel & Friends)

🚀 In this exciting science filled graphic novel, follow the story of how the race to the moon became international teamw...
21/10/2024

🚀 In this exciting science filled graphic novel, follow the story of how the race to the moon became international teamwork in orbit, and find out how to travel at 17,500 mph, take a shower with no water, and go to the bathroom when there’s no gravity. When it comes to human spaceflight, the sky is not the limit!

SCIENCE COMICS: HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT is out tomorrow!! https://bit.ly/4hbdt3W

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"Earnest, expertly executed storytelling . . . A heartfelt story of staying grounded while shooting for stardom.” —Kirkus Reviews Don't miss CRUSH, @teganandsara and @tilliewalden's follow-up to JUNIOR HIGH, out now 💕

"A blinding light of a tale about a boy who fights to become himself." - Jason Reynolds WEIRDO is out September 17th from Tony Weaver, Jr., with art from Jes & Cin Wibowo, and available now for preorder 💛

Dan & Jason are serving up some delicious pancakes...Blue, Barry, and Pancakes, that is! 😉🥞 Don't miss the latest installment in this hilarious series, available now! https://bit.ly/3x7Xb9u After a series of wacky mishaps, Blue, Barry, and Pancakes find themselves inside a Roller Duck Ball stadium. Forced to compete in this nonsensical yet highly popular sport, the gang discovers a natural talent for the game. Soon enough, they find themselves hurtling towards athletic stardom! As endorsement deals and branded merchandise offers pile up, will our heroes be able to stay humble and hold onto their friendship? Or will the pressures of fame and success tear them apart?!

Everyone say thank you to Simina Popescu for these sneak peeks of the main characters from their stunning coming of age graphic novel🎀 Leap isn't out until November 12, but you can preorder from our friends at Roaring Brook Press: https://bit.ly/3SK1S1i

If you fold 1,000 paper stars, you will be granted one wish ⭐ Don't miss Susie Yi's heartfelt and incredibly moving middle grade graphic novel, available now from our friends at Roaring Brook Press. https://bit.ly/3G8zP4M

Watch Faith Erin Hicks draw Alix and Ezra from HOCKEY GIRL LOVES DRAMA BOY in our latest #SketchSchool! Faith's latest irresistable rom-com is out now 🏒♥️🎭 https://bit.ly/3PgjWgO

Let's go to #SketchSchool with @@patnlewis! Get a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of his collaboration with @johngreenart and @drhastingsfunnies, AGENTS OF S.U.I.T., on sale now!

Get ready for the American-Born Chinese @disneyplus series! Grab a copy of the new tie-in edition of @GeneLuenYang's award-winning and bestselling graphic novel at the link in bio!

Presenting the Agents of S.U.I.T. series official trailer! Tune in to meet everyone's favorite sewer-sleuthing agents Mango and Brash's wacky coworkers. From Cilantro the Chameleon to super-spy Badger duo Bongo and Marsha, these agents are ready to go on their very own adventures in this brand new Gatorverse series.

School is way more fun when it's #SketchSchool! Join creator @thewesmolebash as he takes us behind the scenes of TRAVIS DAVENTHORPE FOR THE WIN Travis Daventhorpe may be a genius, but he’s always struggled to make friends. After his attempt to befriend new kid Juniper Reyes results in an epic fail, Travis takes his sentient flying robot, Travbot, out for a ride. But when Travbot malfunctions, the two take a nosedive into the woods. There, they discover a legendary sword, a wizard from another dimension, and a mysterious prophecy: Travis Daventhorpe is destined to save the multiverse!

From debut author @thewesmolebash comes TRAVIS DAVENTHORPE FOR THE WIN, a new pun-filled, geeky, sci-fi adventure series! Join Travis as he dodges bullies, forges friendships, and perfects his science fair project...all while trying to fulfill his magical destiny 💫 Preorder your copy: https://bit.ly/3Zq93NP

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