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Friends with Boys
I’d been hearing good buzz about this teen graphic novel since before it was published last year, and finally actually checked it out. Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks. Maggie is the youngest of...
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The PLAIN Janes & Janes in Love
This is a two-book graphic novel series that I’d been meaning to read since they came out in 2007. It’s written by the author of Odd Duck, and published by the sadly now defunct Minx Books, which...
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March
March. Book 1. by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. Top Shelf, 2013. African-American Senator John Lewis tells the first part of the story of his life, including his childhood and his...
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Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff. First Second, 2013. Constantinople, 1807. Lieutenant Erdemoglu Selim first meets Delilah Dirk in prison, when he takes her official interview....
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Starling
Starling by Sage Stossel. InkLit, 2013. Amy was recruited as an official superhero – Starling – shortly after she knocked out a would-be kidnapper with electricity from her fists. While it was a great...
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Zeus: King of the Gods
Apologies for the day off yesterday – my daughter had her preschool graduation ceremony, which was both adorable and completely threw off normal routines. Much like young children in general, come to...
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The Shadow Hero
I’m tagging in at the very end of the More Diverse Universe that Aarti over at Booklust is hosting. Looking closely at the rules, I realized that none of the books with diverse characters that I...
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2014 Cybils Graphic Novels for YA Finalists
There were six finalists this year in the Cybils Graphic Novels for Young Adults category. One of them I’d already read – Shadow Hero, by Gene Luen Yang. Two of them I was unable to find through my...
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This One Summer
I’m reviewing this one separately from the other Caldecott winners (see Caldecotts Part 1 and Part 2) because it’s neither a picture book nor appropriate for younger teens. I had been looking forward...
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Nimona and Lumberjanes
Is there a universe where I could read everything I want to that sounds good? Can I live there, please? It took me longer than I wished to get to these (and many other titles) because there’s so much...
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Cybils Teen Graphic Novel Finalists
The last of my series reading selections from the 2015 Cybils finalists – here are the others: Cybils Teen Spec Fic Finalists Cybils Countdown – Easy Reader Finalists Cybils Countdown – Picture Book...
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March Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. Top Shelf, 2016. This is the third and final book in Congressman John Lewis’s graphic memoir about his time in the Civil Rights Movement,...
View ArticleYvain: the Knight of the Lion
Yvain: the Knight of the Lion by M.T. Anderson, based on the epic by Chrétien de Troyes. Illustrated by Andrea Offerman. Candlewick, 2017. I enjoy a good medieval story, and M.T. Anderson always...
View ArticleSpinning by Tillie Walden
This was one of the Cybils teen graphic novel finalists. (Although my son read and enjoyed the winner, Spill Zone, I ran out of time to read it myself.) Spinning by Tillie Walden. First Second, 2017....
View ArticleRebel Girls and Gowns: YA Graphic Novels
Continuing with the graphic novels, here are some aimed at teens (or at least, from the teen section of the library.) Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang. First Second Books, 2018. This book was...
View ArticleThey Called Us Enemy by George Takei et al
Star Trek actor turned activist George Takei shares the moving story of his life before his acting career in this graphic memoir. It’s been getting a lot of deservedly good press, and I knew I had to...
View ArticlePumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks
Was there ever a better match for a romantic teen graphic novel than Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks? This one is already nominated for the Cybils, but I am sure there are other great titles out...
View ArticleGuest Post: Graphic Novels for Adults & Teens on Hoopla
A couple weeks ago, when I shared the list of graphic novels for kids on hoopla that I put together here on Facebook, my friend Adi started commenting with more and more titles of graphic novels that...
View ArticleGraphic Novels: This Place, Guts, Best Friends
Here's my #CybilsReadDown Reckoning, plus reviews of three don't-miss graphic novels (one YA, two middle grade) - This Place:150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sonny Assu, and Brandon Mitchell...
View ArticleSuperman Smashes the Klan and Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
Here are two recent books by perennial favorite Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese and The Shadow Hero, among many others. Continue reading →
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