Whatcomics 2022

Whatcomics 2022 Teen Poetry Anthology

Whatcomics 2022 Whatcomics is annual publication that showcases artwork of 6th – 12th graders in Whatcom County. Check out past issues and find out how to submit artwork under the Get Published tab at wcls.org/teens

Don’t Look Back

Don't Look Back by Achut Deng

Don’t Look Back As a very young child, Achut Deng walked alone across deserts and survived drought, refugee camps and violence brought on by war. Through it all the dream of reuniting with her family and loved ones kept her alive. This is her story.

The Agathas

The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow

The Agathas Two teens who couldn’t be more different team up to figure out how their once BFF, Brooke Donovan, died. A fast-paced mystery with high stakes and a whodunit to the very end.

Where the World Ends

Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean

Where the World Ends On a rocky outcrop in the Scottish Isles, a small group of boys and a few adults spend their summer gathering sea fowl and eggs. When no one picks them up on their scheduled date, the fabric of their bonds wears thin and their once peaceful existance soon dissolves into a … Read more

Gold Mountain

Gold Mountain by Betty G. Yee

Gold Mountain Working on the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the 1860’s was dangerous business, but it also meant getting enough money to get her dad out of prison. Tam Ling Fan disguises herself as a boy and travels to from China to California to try her luck, and hope that it doesn’t run … Read more

The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum

The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen Hoodie is funny. He’s also an Orthodox Jew living in a town that isn’t thrilled that he and his community have recently relocated there. An accidental friendship with a cool girl he meets who happens to be the mayor’s daughter starts to ramp up just as tempers and … Read more

Abuela, Don’t Forget Me

Abuela, Don't Forget Me by Rex Ogle

Abuela, Don’t Forget Me Though he lived with lots of violence and dysfunction in his family, Rex always had his abuela who for comfort, support and most of all, unconditional love. A true story about how Rex survived high school and how it only takes one person to help transform another’s life.