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The Eisner Award nominations aimed at kids and teens are a varied bunch, from Vera Brosgol's Be Prepared! to Chad Sell's The Cardboard Kingdom.

Few statements are as compelling as “It happened to me.” These powerful graphic novels convey that message. 

These books bring history to life with dramatic personal stories, including vignettes of 1960s Iraq and a tour of fire-devastated California in 2017. 

This month’s column kicks off with some breaking news: Graphic novel publisher First Second Books is launching a line of History Comics.

School Library Journal (SLJ) has launched a new monthly column, all about graphic novels. “Stellar Panels” will be penned by Brigid Alverson, editor of “Good Comics for Kids.”

The author's new graphic novel, about a black student enrolling in a predominantly white private school, tells powerful truths about racism and alienation with humor and heart.

A new app and database from YALSA lets users access nearly 4,000 YA titles, plus awards, a new children's imprint, and more in NewsBites.

“Give a kid a cardboard box….” You’ll often hear parents quip that their child was more interested in the box rather than the new toy. And I know when my groceries are delivered in cardboard boxes, my kids beg me to keep it around. It becomes a house, a bus, and anything their imagination allows. Chad Sell and his many collaborators use this concept to create a rich story about a group of neighborhood kids that allows their imagination and ours to soar.