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Lauryn Bhavnani
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Queer, Disabled, baby librarian loves to horde books! Chicago is my home 💚🏌🏽‍♀️💚 Mina & Hina are my 2 cats 🐈 She/Her

𓂃⊹ ִֶָ I have sleepy bitch diease 𓂃⊹ ִֶָ


#Narcolepsy #idiopathichypersomnia
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November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Its #invisibledisabilities awareness week!

Idiopathic Hypersomnia for me is being sleep deprived everyday. Sleeping all day is fun but sometimes it feels like I'm sleeping my life away.
#sleepy #calicocat #calico
ALT: Hina laying in a blue giant pet bed. her head is on the edge while she looks up at the camera
October 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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HAPPY #WorldNarcolepsyDay !! 🥳

I'm diagnosed with sleepy bitch disease, Idiopathic Hypersomnia! It causes me to sleep around 10+ hours daily. Combined with sleep inertia, memory issues, automatic behavior, etc. it makes for a fun condition 😂😭

#sleep #SleepPeeps #hypersomnia #sleepdisorder
Two calico cats cuddled together. Mina is on the right leaning into Hina, her legs being stretched across her daughter. the hashtag world narcolepsy day is on the bottom of the photo with black text over a white background. In the background, there is a frame of green yellow lights
September 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Happy #caturday!! Im glad Hina isn't a typical teenager and loves to snuggle with her mom (Mina)😍😍💚💚💚

#calico #cats #sleeping #sleep #rest
Two female calicos, lying on a blue and green avocado blanket in a windowsill. Mina is lying on her side curled up in the shrimp position with one paw outstretched. hina is curled into a loaf position with her tail wrapped around her leg. Her head is nuzzled into her mom's neck. outside the window, you can see a bush grass and the sidewalk Two female calicos, lying on a blue and green avocado blanket in a windowsill. Mina is lying on her side curled up in the shrimp position with one paw outstretched. hina is curled into a loaf position with her tail wrapped around her leg. Her head is nuzzled into her mom's neck. outside the window, you can see a bush grass and the side of a building
August 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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11. Brielle and Bear by Salomey Doku 3/3

A lot of the side plots needed more explanation. I didn't like the montage of hangouts that could've been whole pages. At the end they're only "friends". It was a disappointing read for a "romance" graphic. Hopefully the second book is better.
Cover art. In the middle is the title of the graphic, "Brielle and Bear, Once Upon a Time" the text, "Brielle" is in a pink font while "Bear" is blue. Below the text are the main characters centered behind the author's name on a blue banner. Bear has his back to Brielle and is wearing a red and white varsity jacket with blue jeans. In his back pocket is a red rose. Brielle is back to Bear and wearing a yellow checked dress with a yellow scarf. She also has on a pink cardigan while holding pink books. She is black with vitiligo and heterochromia eyes, blue left brown right. Her curly hair has a blue streak in it on her left side. Behind them are silhouettes of the other main characters.
August 9, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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11. Brielle and Bear by Salomey Doku 2/?

Main characters have disabilities and background characters are diverse. But the story doesn't feel diverse. I got characters mixed up a LOT. Hairstyles change every chapter and everyone has the same body type/similar hair styles.
Cover art. In the middle is the title of the graphic, "Brielle and Bear, Once Upon a Time" the text, "Brielle" is in a pink font while "Bear" is blue. Below the text are the main characters centered behind the author's name on a blue banner. Bear has his back to Brielle and is wearing a red and white varsity jacket with blue jeans. In his back pocket is a red rose. Brielle is back to Bear and wearing a yellow checked dress with a yellow scarf. She also has on a pink cardigan while holding pink books. She is black with vitiligo and heterochromia eyes, blue left brown right. Her curly hair has a blue streak in it on her left side. Behind them are silhouettes of the other main characters.
August 9, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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11. Brielle and Bear by Salomey Doku 3/?

A lot of the side plots needed more explanation. I didn't like the montage of hangouts that could've been whole pages. At the end they're only "friends". It was a disappointing read for a "romance" graphic. Hopefully the second book is better.
Cover art. In the middle is the title of the graphic, "Brielle and Bear, Once Upon a Time" the text, "Brielle" is in a pink font while "Bear" is blue. Below the text are the main characters centered behind the author's name on a blue banner. Bear has his back to Brielle and is wearing a red and white varsity jacket with blue jeans. In his back pocket is a red rose. Brielle is back to Bear and wearing a yellow checked dress with a yellow scarf. She also has on a pink cardigan while holding pink books. She is black with vitiligo and heterochromia eyes, blue left brown right. Her curly hair has a blue streak in it on her left side. Behind them are silhouettes of the other main characters.
August 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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11. Brielle and Bear by Salomey Doku 1/?

The cover is adorable and I love romance! Sadly, I wish I read a blurb for this graphic! 🙁 I thought it was a LGBT romance! I could be wrong though as character bios in the back don't have genders or pronouns.
Cover art. In the middle is the title of the graphic, "Brielle and Bear, Once Upon a Time" the text, "Brielle" is in a pink font while "Bear" is blue. Below the text are the main characters centered behind the author's name on a blue banner. Bear has his back to Brielle and is wearing a red and white varsity jacket with blue jeans. In his back pocket is a red rose. Brielle is back to Bear and wearing a yellow checked dress with a yellow scarf. She also has on a pink cardigan while holding pink books. She is black with vitiligo and heterochromia eyes, blue left brown right. Her curly hair has a blue streak in it on her left side. Behind them are silhouettes of the other main characters.
August 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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11. Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens

NOTE: This graphic is shelved under Teen or Elementary, works for either!

Cute art and an amazing storyline! Queer coming of age with 8th grade woes/not fitting in at school, family ties, etc. through the paranormal world of werewolves and vampires!
The cover of "Artie and the wolf moon" at the topic is the text, "artie and the wolf moon" in red coloring with a white accent to make it pop. Behind the title is a full moon in the sky. Below the title is the text, " A heartfelt, magical family drama you can really sink your teeth into. Nilah Magruder, M.F.K" the middle of the cover is Artie's running body facing the right but with her head turned facing the reader. Her eyes are red and she has her black hair tied up into a bun. She is wearing a jean jacket with patches on it and a purple dress. Her legs are covered by 2 black wolves running beside her with red eyes. At the bottom of the cover is the author's name in red coloring.
August 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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10. Tigers Tongue by Olivia Stephens

Picked up because of the pretty cover! Sadly, the art drops in quality. It was easy to mix up characters and the tiger was drawn oddly. The plot was lackluster as well. It had potential to be great if the story got fleshed out more, and the art was clearer.
Cover art of "The Tigers Tongue" showcases the kingdom in the background with an angry mob at the end of the kingdom stairs. The top half of the cover is more orange-ish/red-ish to showcase the fire torches people are holding. There is a white break under the mob. Under this is one of the main characters, Kelindi. She has black long braids a white tank top. Her blue eye is glowing. She is on the bottom center of the cover. On the left center is the white tiger with a blue eye glowing to match Kelindi. Behind them are people celebrating and dancing. At the top center of the book is the title in a more pointed font. It is white with the "O" in the word "tongue" being orange. To the left of "tiger" is the people who worked on the comics, "Olivia Stephens, Diansakhu Banton-Perry, Bex Glendining, Joamette Gil" in orange
August 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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9. Topside by J.N Monk and Harry Bogosian

From the creators of the webcomic "Starhammer". I loved the characters and the art for this graphic novel 😍 I wish there was more information about Jo's underground world before going Topside. An ok read for teens looking for sci-fi or fans of "Starhammer"
Cover art of the graphic Topside. The title is at the top in a yellow font in all caps. below the title are people in space suits some are covered by a light blue planet. The main character is in the center looking towards the reader. Jo has a black afro with googles, a red bandana and a white shirt. To her right is the main antagonist he has round glasses and an more rounded afro. To Jo's right is the second antagonist who has more of a curly bob. To the bottom left of Jo is a Shark robot who is another main character. To the bottom right is the second main character and has a girly bob with small square glasses her body is cut off by her son. Her son is bottom right and is a light purple with a short curly afro his entire body is covered. behind the main cast are grey pipes. all the characters have a light purple-ish hue.
August 9, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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8. HoverGirls by Geneva Bowers

Funny graphic with a lot of anime/magical girl references to find. The art is really cute and works well with the story. A must read if you're a fan of “Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl" by Kiana Khansmith
Cover art of HoverGirls by Geneva Bowers. The cover features the two main characters surrounded by bubbles of water. The main character Kim wears a blue colored magical girl dress while looking at the reader. She is doing a peace sign pose while holding up a water heart with the other hand. Jalissa is behind her cousin, back towards the reader looking over her shoulder at her cousin. She has a white shirt, a red beanie and a red jacket tied around her waist. Both characters have blue eyes. At the top of the cover is the text, “Hover Girls” in a blue/red coloring with “Geneva Bowers” under it in only the red coloring. The main character, Aika, looks at the audience with an annoying look on her face. She is wearing a yellow and blue magical girl dress with wings. Aika is also holding a blue and yellow star staff with wings coming out of it as well. Her hair is yellow stars at the top fading into long black dreads. Behind her are Zira, Hoshi, Eclipse, and Lady DeVoid. Zira has a purple beanie with buttons on it. They have on a purple shirt with a white bunny on the center and white sleeves. She has a olive green skirt with black braids and glasses, with her shoes being covered by Aika. Hoshi is in their normal form, a yellow star with two sets of wings and a halo. They are in the middle of Eclipse and Zira. Eclipse is on the left of Hoshi. He wears a white suit with purple accents. He is holding a wand in his right hand and looking at the audience. One of his eyes is covered by a black mask. In the back center is Lady DeVoid, she has purplish grey skin, bright pink hair, two horns and devil wings. Her horns are decorated with silver jewelry. She is wearing a black dress with the bottom half of her being covered by Hoshi. She also has a silver necklace with a pink round gem in the center. At the top center of the art is the title of the show in a white-ish coloring. The title reads, "I don’t want to be a magical girl" with a little star and a blue gem in the center.
August 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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7. We Could Be Magic by Marissa Meyer and illustrated by
Joelle Murray 2/2

Diverse cast and shows the struggles of being a cast performer or model while being Black/POC/fat. A cozy mixed-race romance that showcases working a sh*tty summer job as a high schooler while still having a fun summer! 🤣😭
Cover art of the book "We Could Be Magic" The cover shows the main characters looking at each other while running through the Sommerland Park. The title is at the top and centered in a curvy font. It is colored pastel yellow and has fireworks behind it. At the bottom center is the text, “1 New York Times- Bestselling Author SPACE Marissa Meyer SPACE Art by Joelle Murray". The text “#1 New York Times- Bestselling Author” is white. The text, “Marissa Meyer” is a light pink. The text, “Art by Joelle Murray” is a light blue.
August 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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6. We Could Be Magic by Marissa Meyer and illustrated by
Joelle Murray 1/2

NOTE: Author is not Black BUT the illustrator is! The main character is Black and fat. The author not being Black or POC does show in the writing though.
Cover art of the book "We Could Be Magic" The cover shows the main characters looking at each other while running through the Sommerland Park. The title is at the top and centered in a curvy font. It is colored pastel yellow and has fireworks behind it. At the bottom center is the text, “1 New York Times- Bestselling Author SPACE Marissa Meyer SPACE Art by Joelle Murray". The text “#1 New York Times- Bestselling Author” is white. The text, “Marissa Meyer” is a light pink. The text, “Art by Joelle Murray” is a light blue.
August 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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5. Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs

LOVEDDD this graphic!! Perfect paranormal love story for teens! The art is gorgeous, the story is funny, and it perfectly captures wanting to fit in during high school. I hope that this becomes a series because it deserves more books!
Ghost Roast cover art. It features the main character as the central focus of the cover. Chelsea stands semi-turned facing the reader while her body is towards her dad, Oliver, and Russell. (Other characters in the book). The characters are all in a cemetery with the book having more muted lavender coloring to it. In the top right corner is the title, Ghost Roast, in a wavy-ish font in a darker lavender color. In the bottom right corner are the authors and artist names, "Shawnelle Gibbs, Shawnee Gibbs, Emily Cannon".
August 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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4. You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex Sánchez 3/3

I loved this comic! I didn't know it was a DC comic when I picked it up, so that was a fun surprise. It is a great queer love story that features Black superheroes. An HBO series announced around 2022, but there is no new news on development 😭.
Cover of the graphic novel, "You Brought Me the Ocean" by Alex Sanchez. It features the main characters holding hands about to kiss. In between them is the book's title in a white and green gradient. In the bottom left corner is the author's name. In the bottom right corner is the illustrator’s name, Julie Maroh
August 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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4. You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex Sánchez 2/?

NOTE: "Julie wanted to depict someone with Hopi Descent, and Alex had the perfect personal reference" The team appeared to have done their research. Unsure who they based the other characters on though! Jake and his family’s depictions were ok!
Cover of the graphic novel, "You Brought Me the Ocean" by Alex Sanchez. It features the main characters holding hands about to kiss. In between them is the book's title in a white and green gradient. In the bottom left corner is the author's name. In the bottom right corner is the illustrator’s name, Julie Maroh
August 9, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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4. You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex Sánchez

NOTE: The author and the illustrator are not Black. The main character is Black, and the love interest is Asian. A side character, Mrs.Archer, is Native American. Thoughts continued in next skeet - 1/?
Cover of the graphic novel, "You Brought Me the Ocean" by Alex Sanchez. It features the main characters holding hands about to kiss. In between them is the books title in a white and green gradient. In the left bottom corner is the authors name. In the right bottom corner is the illustrators name, Julie Maroh
August 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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It's International Cat Day so cat tax time! *jazz hands*

#InternationalCatDay #Cat #Calico #Kitty
Two calico cats laying smushed face to face on a grey blanket in the window. The sun is beaming down on them. outside the window is grass. Two calico cats looking at the camera. Mina is out of focus and Hina is in focus. in the background is a calendar and a pusheen tapestry Two calico cats looking at the camera. Hina is out of focus and Mina is in focus. in the background is a calendar and a pusheen tapestry
August 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Upcoming graphics cont.:

3. On Starlit Shores by Bex Glendining

Alex Wilson's has to visit her childhood home for the first time in years after her grandmother passes away. With her friend Grim in tow they start to find out the mysteries of Alex's past. Fantasy that tackles grief? Sign me up!
Cover of the graphic novel On Starlit Shores. Top right corner has a quote text, " "On Starlit Shores depicts grief with grace, tenderness and moments of joy..." - Jasmine Walls author of Brooms." The middle left of the cover is a picture of Alex crying stars. In her hair are stars and a crescent moon. The middle of the cover below the picture of Alex is the title of the novel in a rounded font, its colored white with little pink and yellow stars. Behind the title is a lighthouse shining out and the ocean crashing on rocks. Bottom left corner is text that says, " A graphic novel by Bex Glendining"
July 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Upcoming graphic novels cont. :

2: Flip by Ngozi Ukazu

Chi-Chi Ekeh finds herself body switching with her crush Flip Henderson, after he rejects her senior promposal ask. Excited to see how this graphic tackles race, self-love, and high-school suffering! (or school suffering in general LOL...)
Cover of book FLIP by Ngozi Ukazu. At the top is the text, "New York times bestselling author of Check, Please!" Under it is "Ngozi Ukazu" in a light blue and dark blue coloring. It shows the main character Chi-Chi holding a mask of the character Flip. There are multicolored lines in the background. In the left corner is the title "FLIP" with text under it saying "Seeing herself through her crush's eyes..."
July 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Starting this thread with graphics that are releasing soon!

1. Nubia: Too Real by L.L. McKinney and illustrated by Robyn Smith

We read Nubia: Real One, for class and I LOVED IT. I started vibrating out of excitement hearing about a sequel coming in September. The art is gorgeous and the story 💯💯
Cover of nubia a real one. nubia sits facing for hints, cross, sitting in a red wonder woman shirt with jeans with silver arm gauntlets.Her nails arw painted blue with little stars on them. the title font is also in purple. Cover of nubia too real nubia is wearing more of a red dress what her silver arm gauntlets the background has what seems to be the Amazonains temple in the background
July 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Hina has been sounding sadder than usual since yesterday and just figured out there's a tiny fly in the house 🤦🏾‍♀️ shes sad because shes been trying to catch it! lol sad baby tax added

#cats #cat
Hina laying on a pink folded blanket, shes in focus of the camera so nothing else is visible Hina laying on a pink folded blanket, shes in focus of the camera so nothing else is visible
July 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Yesterday, Hina came up to me asking for pets for the second time EVER since adopting her 🥺 I love how she's slowing opening up Mina does not like hand pets BUT she loves being feather dusted for pets which is very cute

Double loaf pic for the vibes
fresh baked double loaf from Hina and Mina. both are laying curled on a grey carpet with a blue avocado blanket peaking out in the left corner
March 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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🥺🥺🥹🥹 my babies make me so happy, it almost makes me tear up knowing that if I didn't adopt them they might have been separated!
Two calico cats laying on a grey couch. a small grey blanket can be seen under them and a pillow is off center to the right. both have their eyes closed while they snuggle together. Mina has her legs over Hina Two calico cats laying on a grey couch. a small grey blanket can be seen under them and a pillow is off center to the right. both have their eyes closed while they snuggle together.
March 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM