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Spring 2014 Graphic Novels for Teens: Mix and Match
Sometimes a season’s graphic novel releases seem to fall into some sort of a theme, but this is not that year. We have slice-of-life drama, teenage wastelands, a trek across the Antarctic, and crazy...
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Q&A: Meet the Creator of Ms. Marvel, the First Female American-Muslim Superhero
Variant cover of Ms. Marvel/Marvel Teenager Kamala Khan argues with her parents about why she can’t go to parties, slogs through her homework, and is unsure of herself just like any typical New Jersey...
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How Diverse are Comics and Graphic Novels?
When it comes to diversity, it often seems like comics and graphic novels exist in two parallel universes: Superhero comics and everything else. While the first has a long way to go in terms of...
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Neil Gaiman at Carnegie Hall: Finding “Truth” in Caves and Comics
Thousands turned up for Neil Gaiman’s highly anticipated performance at Carnegie Hall on June 27. The evening was touted as a “multimedia storytelling event” and showcased the prolific author’s...
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The Debut: SLJTeen Chats with Cartoonist Mimi Pond, ‘Over Easy’
Hard core fans of The Simpsons may recognize Mimi Pond’s name—she wrote the first full-length broadcast episode, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” in 1989. Pond has been a professional cartoonist...
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Miley Cyrus, Teen Titans, and Dust Bunnies | Graphic Novel News
Bluewater’s “Fame” series, which has already covered David Beckham, Britney Spears, and Justin Bieber, now turns its attention to Miley Cyrus. DC Comics is preparing to launch the beloved Teen Titans...
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Resources for Teaching Graphic Novels in the Classroom
Feature article: Teaching With Graphic Novels Good stuff: ten great graphic novels for schools; online resources; information about publishers; and other recommended reading. Ten Great Graphic...
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Teaching With Graphic Novels
Illustration by Gareth Hinds Resources for Teaching Graphic Novels in the Classroom Ten great graphic novels for schools; online resources; publishers’ lesson plans and teaching support; and other...
View ArticleGraphic Novels a ‘Gateway to Adult Literacy,’ Claims Study
The following article was published online in the past week. It appears in the new issue of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice. Title A Survey of Graphic Novel Collection and Use in...
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10 Frequently Challenged Graphic Novels | Banned Books Week
Also read: Teaching with Graphic Novels Graphic Novels Resources for the Classroom Comics Censorship, from ‘Gay’ Batman to Sendak’s Mickey Banned Books Week (September 21–27) is celebrating graphic...
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Comics Censorship, from ‘Gay’ Batman to Sendak’s Mickey | Banned Books Week
Also read: 10 Frequently Challenged Graphic Novels Teaching with Graphic Novels Graphic Novels Resources for the Classroom These days, comics challenges usually take the form of an individual trying...
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Neil Gaiman Chats with SLJ About His Reimagined “Hansel and Gretel” | Up Close
Photo by Kimberly Butler This had been a prolific year for Neil Gaiman—across several mediums. Among the works he has published in 2014 are a picture book (Chu’s First Day) illustrated by Adam Rex, a...
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Comics in Schools and Libraries | New York Comic Con 2014
Attendees enjoying “cosplay.” All media courtesy of Rocco Staino Librarians and educators were well represented among the 150,000 enthusiasts at last week’s (October 9-12) Comic Con in New York City...
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Manga Makes a Comeback
For a while, manga dominated the graphic novel scene, especially for teen readers. From the late 1990s to the mid-2000s, popular series such as Naruto and Bleach topped the graphic novel best-seller...
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Graphic Novel Reading Lists Now Available from ALSC
Three new graphic novel reading lists intended for children from kindergarten through eighth grade have been released by the Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC), a division of the...
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SLJ Chats with Cece Bell About her Graphic Novel Memoir ‘El Deafo’| Up Close
With ample humor and a keen sensitivity to the emotional melodrama of early adolescence, Cece Bell’s graphic novel memoir, El Deafo (Abrams, 2014), offers a window into growing up deaf in 1970s...
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“This One Summer” Takes Home Canada’s Governor General Award
Illustrator Jillian Tamaki (left) and author Mariko Tamaki. Jillian Tamaki recently took home Canada’s prestigious Governor General Award for Illustration in an English Language Children’s Book...
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SLJ’s Top 10 Graphic Novels 2014
Often, the “Good Comics for Kids” bloggers have lively debates about the best graphic novels of the year. The choices were easy for 2014, and our picks were nearly unanimous. We chose four superhero...
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Spring 2015 Graphic Novels for Teens: Ayn Rand and the Badass Princesses
Fantasy and reality collide in this spring’s teen graphic novels when a group of amusement-park princesses gang up to fight some bad guys in Part-Time Princesses and thousands of gamers get trapped...
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The 2015 Youth Media Awards: A Crossover Year for Diversity
Illustrations by Lee White See also Winds Of Change at the YMAs | An ALA Midwinter Comic (by Lisa Nowlain) The announcement of the Youth Media Awards—the “Oscars” of children’s and young adult (YA)...
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