Aquarian DawnWhile protesting the Vietnam war in America, Ada forges friendships with other nonconformist youth: free spirited Stacey, a boisterous hippie, and Sal, a philosophical wanderlust. Soon she seeks independence from her mother, love on her own terms, as well as sexual autonomy. College provides Ada with opportunities for academic success, personal experimentation, and full independence, as well as heartbreak. Despite loss and grief over a decade, Ada's

their racial identities

her life starts to unravel: her father is frustrated that her grades are slipping

She lived in a kingdom

exuberant story from two award-winning creators that captures the essence and energy of what it means to be a boy

enraged and exhausted by the racism at her elite college

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a free Black woman who rose from slavery to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners in the colonial West Indies

and as free as they deserve to be

a competition to decide who will become the Night Brothers' successor and determine the future of magiciankind

making positive associations with the color of his skin

William Barber II

Take a deep breath