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3 Great Graphic Novels for Kids

Posted on June 16, 2018 by

This weekend is the A2CAF, the Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival, which I used to love helping out with back when it was still Kids Read Comics.  Naturally, I’m at work at my regular library rather than there right now, … Continue reading →

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2 More Cybils Middle Grade Graphic Novel Finalists

Posted on April 16, 2018 by

Here are two more of the Cybils Middle Grade Graphic Novel finalists. Coming back to write these reviews reminds me that I still haven’t read the only one I couldn’t get from my own library – Suee and the Shadow.  … Continue reading →

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3 Cybils MG Graphic Novel Finalists

Posted on April 13, 2018 by

Here are three of the Cybils elementary/middle grade graphic novel finalists.  It’s always good to read what the other Cybils panelists came up with! Real Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham. First Second, 2017. Newbery-honor winning (and personal favorite) … Continue reading →

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3 Fun Graphic Novels for Kids

Posted on April 14, 2017 by

Here are a handful of fun graphic novels my kids (mostly both the 7 and the 12 year old) and I have read and enjoyed recently. Space Dumplins by Craig Thompson. Scholastic, 2015. True confession: this is one my love … Continue reading →

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Lowriders in Space

Posted on March 29, 2017 by

One more late addition to Latin@ week!  Lowriders to the Center of the Earth was a Cybils finalist this year, and I thought I’d read this first Lowriders book while waiting for the second to arrive at my library. Lowriders … Continue reading →

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Little Robot

Posted on September 2, 2016 by

I finally made it to Ben Hatke’s last graphic novel – just in time for his next one, Mighty Jack, to come out on September 6. Little Robot by Ben Hatke. First Second, 2015 This nearly wordless graphic novel follows … Continue reading →

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Diversity on the Shelf – June Update

Posted on July 8, 2016 by

#DiversityontheShelf Challenge Update – 4 #ownvoices book, 3 more diverse reads, for kids, teens & grown-ups. Continue reading →

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Cybils Countdown – MG Graphic Novel Finalists

Posted on February 10, 2016 by

Here’s me trying hard to have read all the Cybils finalists before the winners are announced February 14.  I’m failing in most every category – somehow life never just lets me sit down and read the way I’d like it … Continue reading →

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Scratch9: Cat of Nine Worlds

Posted on November 18, 2015 by

Taking a quick break from my own middle grade speculative fiction Cybils reading to talk about the book I nominated for the elementary/middle grade graphic novel category. Scratch9: Cat of Nine Worlds by Rob M. Worley and Joshua Buchanan.    … Continue reading →

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Roller Girl

Posted on October 22, 2015 by

Here’s a Cybils-nominated graphic novel that I really enjoyed. Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson. Dial Books, 2015. It’s the summer before middle school, and Astrid is just about to learn what a bumpy ride that will be.  After watching a … Continue reading →

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