Donutella Hamachi and the Library Avengers

From drag sensation and star of RuPaul's Drag Race Kim Chi and the acclaimed author of the K-Pop Confidential books comes a contemporary superhero series about a community coming together, fabulously, to save a local library.

For twelve-year-old Korean immigrant Jae Han, the library is more than a place to check out books. It's a safe space to work on his comic book featuring drag superhero Donutella Hamachi, play video games to improve his English, and befriend other outcast kids sheltering among the stacks. When the mayor announces plans to demolish the building and pave a mall parking lot, Jae Han pleads with his friend the librarian to intervene. But even if the mayor doesn't shutter the library, Ms. Henny reveals, a funding deficit will. Called to action, Jae Han rallies his ragtag group of friends to halt the destruction of their haven. Can they--with help from the sparkling Donutella Hamachi--unite long enough to defeat the slime-shooting blobfish enveloping screaming citizens in goo (i.e., ace a fundraising campaign)? Filled with diabolical plots and empowerment aplenty, this lively foray into the heart of a town's darkness, sprinkled through with hilarious graphic panels, will delight superhero fans, comic book creators, and anyone who has felt outside the mainstream--and perfectly at home in a library.

Author: Kim Chi,Stephan Lee
Publisher: Walker Books Us
Published: 09/05/2025
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781536236705
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/02/2025
Booklist 09/01/2025

About the Author
Stephan Lee is the author of the K-Pop Confidential books and the young adult romance Paris in a Heartbeat. He currently works in content at Netflix and was formerly an entertainment journalist for Entertainment Weekly and Bustle. He lives in Los Angeles.

Kim Chi is a Korean American drag queen, artist, entrepreneur, and television personality best known for competing on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Kim Chi lives in Los Angeles.

Utomaru is a Tokyo-based illustrator, art director, and graphic designer whose credits include character design on Muteking the Dancing Hero, a reboot of a classic anime series, and illustrating the Kitty Sweet Tooth graphic novel series. She studied graphic design at Tama Art University, and her main influences are cartoons by Fleischer Studios and Tex Avery and movie posters from the 1960s to the 1980s as well as American and Japanese comics and animation.