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Hardcover

Steam

by Shaenon K. Garrity · illustrated by Emily Holden

$14.74 / copy at 25+ copies As low as $12.25 at 1,000+Your best volume price

Hardcover · 208 pages Margaret K. McElderry Books · 2026

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Steam

A genius humanoid escapes the university lab where she was made and gets a job at a local coffee shop in this “hilarious...excellent” (School Library Journal, starred review) young adult graphic novel perfect for fans of Giant Days and Heartstopper.

Ruby is a genius humanoid who was grown in a secret lab at the local university, created to solve science’s greatest problems. But Ruby suspects she can’t fulfill her function while trapped inside, so she breaks out.

Now living among humans, Ruby attempts to lie low and fit in as a barista at the university coffeehouse, Inkcap. Working there gives her plenty of opportunity to figure out what problems people need solving. And as far as she can tell, most humans’ biggest problem is struggling to find happiness. And what makes them happy? Love! So, Ruby uses her superpowered brain to play cupid.

As Ruby sets to work pairing up the staff and regulars at Inkcap, she feels more and more human herself: she’s got a community now, maybe even a crush. But the lab believes she’s dangerous, and it wants her back. When pursuing her own happiness leads Ruby straight into a trap, she’ll need her new motley crew of coffeehouse friends to save her from the scientist who only want to use her.

The book, Steam [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781534495869 in Hardcover by Shaenon K. Garrity may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.

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Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Author
Shaenon K. Garrity
Format
Hardcover
Published
Feb 3, 2026
ISBN-13
9781534495869
ISBN-10
153449586X
Pages
208
Illustrator
Emily Holden
Carton quantity
26 copies
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