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Just Between Us: A Graphic Novel
Author: Adeline Kon
Description:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this gorgeous debut graphic novel, a teenage girl tries to fall back in love with figure skating without falling for her competition. Lydia Chen knows how good she is on the ice. Technically perfect, she’s been the one to beat since her debut years ago. Except now, something is missing in her performances—a spark that’s been gone for a while. Between the constant training, appealing to sponsors to fund her, and the pressure to perform, Lydia’s passion for skating has disappeared.
When her rival Elaine Yee starts training at the same rink, Lydia’s struck by the emotion in Elaine’s routines and unwillingly finds herself getting closer to her as they compete for a spot in the Olympics. As the tension between them comes to a head, Lydia’s about to find out how a competitor can become an ally and figure out how to feel alive on the ice again in this tender, compelling, and beautifully illustrated debut graphic novel.
Summer Seasonal Readathon
Dates: July 10th - July 14th
Join us in Discord for a laid-back readathon!
The Rules: Read as much or as little as possible, mood read or use the bingo card linked below. Books should have queer representation and/or be written by a BIPOC author.
BINGO CARD PROMPTS
- Read a book set at the beach
- Read a book where the character completes a bucket list
- Read a novella
- Read a book that starts with 'J'
- Attend reading sprints
- Read a book featuring ice cream
- Read a book published in July
- Read a book with disability/neurodivergent representation
- Read a book on your summer TBR
- Read a book with your favorite color on the cover
- Read a graphic novel, comic, or manga
- Read a book set during the summer
- Read a romance book
- Read a middle grade book
- Have a summer treat
- Write a book review
Recommendations
Disability & Neurodivergent Representation
- Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun (ADHD)
- Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White (Autism)
- How to Become a Planet by Nicole Melleby (anxiety & depression)
- Someone to Daydream About by Sydney Langford (deaf FMC, MMC w/ ADHD, dysgraphia & dyslexia)
Graphic Novels
- Magical Boy by The Kao
- The Chromatic Fantasy by H.A.
- Homebody by Theo Parish
- This One Summer by Mariko & Jillian Tamaki
Manga
- Blue Flag by KAITO
- Dinosaur Sanctuary by Itaru Kinoshita
- Confessions of a Shy Baker by Masaomi Ito (CW: Dieting, calorie counting)
- Cat + Gamer by Wataru Nadatani
Summer (Beach) Reads
- Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter
- The House of Now and Then by Edward Underhill
- The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters
- If You Change Your Mind by Robby Weber
- Our Way Back to Always by Nina Moreno
Books starting with 'J'
- Just As You Are by Cameron Kellogg
- Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
- Just Between Us by Adeline Kon
- Joy, to the World by Lisa Bunker, Kai Shappley
- Junior High by Tegan & Sara
Books Published in July
- Buried Feelings by Kit Rosewater (July 7, 2026)
- Heartstopper: Volume Six by Alice Oseman (July 2026)
- Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter (July 23, 2020)
Middle Grade Books
- The Beautiful Something Else by Alder Van Otterloo
- The House of Sunrise Lagoon series by Nicole Melleby
- Glitch Girl! by Rainie Oet
- Dear Mothman by Robin Gow
Novellas
- Finna by Nino Cipri
- Peter Darling by Austin Chant
- Read Between the Lines by Bee Medina
- Loading... The Machine Child by T.T. Wadden
Romance Books
- The Next Chapter by Cameron Kellogg
- And They Were Roommates by Page Powars
- Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon
- The Broposal by Sonido Reyes