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Review: The Crossover
In 2015, Kwame Alexander “picked up” a Newbery award for his groundbreaking title, The Crossover. The book had everything in it. Verse, basketball action, heart and soul. It was really no wonder it was chosen for the most esteemed award in children’s literature. But I wondered how this title would look as a graphic novel.
Middle School. The Worst Years of My Life.
Esther Keller looks at five graphic novels about navigating the highs and lows of middle school.
Review: Survivors of the Holocaust: True Stories of Six Extraordinary Children
My reading has been a bit morbid this summer. I finally finished the adaptation of Anne Frank’s Diary. I’ve read 2 accounts of the Japanese Internment. I’m in middle of a story about Nazi Saboteurs and to round it all out, I picked up another graphic novel about the Holocaust.
Review: Anne Frank’s Diary: A Graphic Adaptation
Anne Frank's Diary is just one person's account of the Holocaust, but it's an account that many people can relate to.
Review: ‘Rocket to the Moon’
This summer, I’ve been enjoying reading the plethora of literature about space, space travel, and of course the famed 1969 Moon Landing. I’ve read picture books and chapter books, but one of my favorite reads, I haven’t yet shared with any of them!
Review: They Called Us Enemy
I have been looking forward to the publication of this graphic novel for a very long time. It did not disappoint in the least bit.
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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
Interview: George O’Connor
Esther Keller talks to George O'Connor as his Olympians series draws to a close.
Coming Attractions: Graphic Novels at Book Expo 2019
NYC Book Expo 2019 has come to a close. And while it ran for 3 days, piggybacked by Book Con, at the Jacob Javitz center in NYC, I was only able to attend 1 day. I would have surely enjoyed another day, and would have probably seen so much more, but I thoroughly enjoyed my time there and came home with piles of books to read.