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Tag Archives: teen graphic novels
2+2 Cybils Graphic Novel Finalists
Here are reviews of four more outstanding 2021 Cybils Graphic Novel finalists – Cranky Chicken by Katherine Battersby, The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor, Cheer Up!: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Fraiser, and Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney and Robyn Smyth. Continue reading
Asian-American Graphic Novels 2020-2021
Here are all the Asian-American graphic novels published in the last two years I could find. Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Books, Graphic Novel, Lists, Middle Grade, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Asian-American, graphic novels, teen graphic novels, youth graphic novels
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Superman 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
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Realistic, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Asian-American, Basketball, Chinese-American, graphic memoir, graphic novels, sports, Superman, teen graphic novels
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Graphic 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 et al., Guts by Raina Telgemeier, and Best Friends by Shannon Hale. Continue reading
Guest 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 he’d read and … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Books, Graphic Novel, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged adult graphic novels, graphic novels, guest posts, hoopla, teen graphic novels
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Pumpkinheads 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 there, which hopefully you’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Graphic Novel, Romance, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Faith Erin Hicks, Nebraska, Rainbow Rowell, teen graphic novels, teen romance
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They 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 read it. I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Graphic Novel, nonfiction, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged #OwnVoices, Asian-American, George Takei, graphic memoir, teen graphic novels, world war ii
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Rebel 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 tearing up the award and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged historical fantasy, LGBTQ, teen fantasy, teen graphic novels
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Spinning 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. Tillie Walden tells first-hand her … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Graphic Novel, Realistic, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged LGBTQ, memoir, teen graphic novels
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Yvain: 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 impresses with the sheer range of his … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged teen fantasy, teen graphic novels, teen historical fiction
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