DONUTELLA HAMACHI AND THE LIBRARY AVENGERS

When the town’s library faces demolition, who will save the day? None other than Donutella Hamachi!

Donutella is a sweets-and-makeup-inspired drag superhero of a comic book created by 12-year-old Korean immigrant Jae Han Kim. At school, Jae Han’s bullied by a group of jocks. At home, Jae Han’s parents dismiss his passion for drawing while heaping praise on his athletic older brother. But the tween has a diverse, close-knit group of friends, fellow misfits who take refuge at the library and hone their creative talents. When the mayor announces that the library will be razed to make room for a shopping mall, Jae Han deputizes his friends as the Library Avengers to save the day. While the storyline is fueled by power-hungry businessmen, unfair parental expectations, and corrupt politicians, the creative kids—and their vivid imaginations—keep the pace light and lively. The pages of girl-inspired comics of Donutella are hilarious and help Jae Han process each serious situation with outrageous solutions. Co-authors Chi—star of RuPaul’s Drag Race—and Lee sensitively explore themes of identity (in particular, Jae Han’s love of fashion and beauty, which his parents don’t understand) while celebrating a loving community as it speaks truth to power.

Filled with sparkle and creativity, a tale of youngsters rallying to do what’s right.