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Losing the Girl by Marinaomi , 269 pages. Graphic Universe (Lerner), 2018. $18.  Language: R (5 swears); Mature Content: R (sex, pregnancy); Violence: PG-13. BUYING ADVISORY: HS – NOT RECOMMENDED AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW This graphic novel is written in four parts, each from the perspective of four classmates trying to navigate the awkward world of teen dating. Nigel wants to date Emily, but Emily is more interested in Ben. Ben doesn’t have much in common with Emily, but he goes out with her anyway. They awkwardly have sex and Emily gets pregnant. Emily encourages Paula not to break up with Darren, even though he doesn’t treat her well. On the periphery is the story of a missing classmate and speculation about what may have happened to her. The cover suggests a sci-fi story. The four main characters look like aliens on the cover, but the alien theme is very much in the background. Each chapter has a different illustration style which is creatively interesting, but for me it felt disjo...

Legacy by Jessica Blank , 228 pages. G. P. Putnam (Penguin), 2018. $17.99.  Language: R (118 swears; 82 uses of the “f” word ; at least thirty scenes of drug usage, sex, police brutality, drug usage, brutality in general, self harm.); Mature Content: R; Violence: R. BUYING ADVISORY:  HS – NOT RECOMMENDED AUDIENCE APPEAL:  LOW In Tacoma Washington, right after teaching Alison how to drink with style, Andy drives off with his friends for a night of fun. The kind of fun he never returns from. Alison, her mom and dad deal with it by falling apart. Alison compensates by having sex with all of her older, now deceased, brother’s friends and then wonders why everyone at her school thinks she is a slut. Along the way she finds a boyfriend. He has dropped out of college and his great inspiration is a guy named Dirtrat. After getting kicked out of their respective homes Dirtrat advises them to join a sit in to protest the cutting of old growth trees.  ...

The Fallout by Glasko Klein (89 pages) and Deserted by Israel Keats (97 pages).  HI/LO.  Darby Creek, 2018.  $8 (paperback) Content: G (threats ony) BUYING ADVISORY:  MS – NOT RECOMMENDED AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW Two titles from the Attack on Earth series.  Alien ships are hovering over key cities around the world.  What do they want and will anyone survive? These books just don’t work. There is nothing actually alien about them.  Instead, the teenaged main characters just avoided being round up by the government operatives and are stumbling around trying to figure out what to do.  Nothing particularly interesting here. Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS

Schmuck the Buck : Santa’s Jewish Reindeer ,  illustrated by Karina Shor PICTURE BOOK EXO Books 2018 $12 9780997590296 NOT RECOMMENDED  AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW  Schmuck the Buck was bullied in Junior High, (his name is Larry, but the nickname stuck). Living at the North Pole he is employed by Santa’s Workshop. One year Santa's deliveries don't include any batteries, and Schmuck knows just what to do! Too irreverent for children, the illustrations are bawdy and the text is designed for an adult reader, this isn’t a children’s book. Perhaps a Hanukkah gift for someone? Lisa Librarian