The Library of Memories (a Graphic Novel) - Paperback

by Barbara Perez Marquez (Author), Lissy Marlin (Illustrator)

In this breathtaking middle grade graphic novel full of magic and mystery, bestselling creators Barbara Perez Marquez and Lissy Marlin ink a story that explores the power of memories. Perfect for fans of Pixar's Inside Out and The Moth Keeper.

Copenhagen arrived at the library one day with little memory of who she is, and she's been stuck here ever since. She takes to helping preserve the library alongside the wise mechanical creatures who tend to its care, but the longer she stays, the more she forgets. Unless she can find her memories, Copenhagen will cease to remember everything that makes her who she is.

But the library has been losing magic for quite some time, and with it, all the memories it holds. To save this wondrous place from ruin, Copenhagen will have to journey deeper into the library than she's ever ventured before, even if what she finds shatters everything she thought she knew.

"Lissy Marlin has the rare gift of turning imagination into something you can see." --Neil Patrick Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The Magic Misfits

"Ambitious, vibrant." --Lee Knox Ostertag, New York Times bestselling creator of The Girl from the Sea

Author Biography

Barbara Perez Marquez is an Eisner-nominated, award-winning and bestselling queer writer. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, she now lives in the USA. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and writes short and long-form fiction, usually using coming-of-age and LGBTQIA+ themes. Her work was first featured in a student collection in the 7th grade, which inspired her desire to become a writer. She invites you to find her online at mustachebabs.com

Lissy Marlin is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling illustrator from the Dominican Republic with a simple mission: To bring a little bit of magic to everyday life, one piece of art at a time! Her work ranges from character design for animation and toys to children's book illustration for middle grade novels and, most recently, sequential art. With comics, she hopes to bring stories to life full of color and whimsy. She invites you to find her online at lissymarlin.com