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Review: InvestiGators
'Kitten Construction Company' creator John Patrick Green sends two goofy gators off to solve a mystery in his new book, InvestiGators.
Review: White Bird
R.J. Palacio's 'White Bird' needs to be read, says Esther Keller, and it's a natural pick for fans of her novel 'Wonder'
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Girlish
Some readers may argue that there are other valid ways to look at femininity, and this title doesn’t acknowledge differing viewpoints, nor does it deny them. A good addition for libraries needing a book that speaks to femininity and strength
Top 10 Graphic Novels | 2018
This year’s list of the 10 best graphic novels for young people proves how the format has blossomed in recent years.
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After Life: Ways We Think About Death
A welcome selection for most collections, especially those in need of bibliotherapy titles for middle schoolers.
Review: Fruit Ninjas
When I took out my review copy and started to leaf through this book, my colleague called out to me “That’s a great game!” I’m not much of a gamer, nor are my kids, so I hadn’t heard of it, nor did I know it’s in production for a movie. I already knew that this […]
Review: Illegal
Eoin Colfer is well-known for his many novels for middle-grade readers. His Artemis Fowl series, about a teenage criminal mastermind, has been popular for well over ten years and was adapted into a graphic novel. More recently, Colfer has set out to write an original graphic novel. Illegal By Eoin Colfer. Andrew Donkin. Giovanni Rigano […]
Review: Be Prepared
You can’t really peg Vera Brosgol to one type of book; she has such a variety of titles on her resume. While Anya’s Ghost has been a staple in my library’s graphic novel collection for a few years, her newest full-length graphic novel doesn’t fall into the same genre. Rather, librarians, booksellers, and teachers might […]