This is not your typical graphic novel – it is a narrative non-fiction how-to book in the format of a graphic novel. This book moves on two engaging tracks at once: it follows a group of middle schoolers as they come together to form a cartoonists’ club, while also serving as a hands-on guide for young readers interested in making zines, graphic novels, and visual stories of their own. Makayla and Howard begin as friends who swap sketches and story ideas, often at the expense

Charlie struggles with anxiety - so much so that it sometimes makes him physically sick. When a school camping trip comes up, his worries about being away from home overwhelm him, and he ends up missing the event. Then his mom brings home Ralph, a rescue dog who is just as nervous and unsure as Charlie. Their first days together are rocky, but everything shifts when Ralph secretly trails Charlie to school, causing a commotion that unexpectedly opens the door to an agility cla

If you’ve ever dismissed graphic novels as mere child’s play, “Band Nerd” is here to prove you wrong. This isn’t a light-hearted story...

Gabby Torres is a 9-year-old conservationist and starts a social media page for the Sea Musketeers Club (with parental supervision of...

Though this isn’t a very ‘recent’ release, it is just the perfect time to share this book because the end of the school year often...

Verity Nelson – Very – is the student body president, a debate club nerd, first chair charinetist and can do more push-ups than anyone...

Thoroughly enjoying the audio book of the recently released “J vs K”– from bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft – while...

12-year-old Abby simply wants some time to relax with her friends, away from the constant noise and mess caused by her younger siblings....

If you are looking at reading a humorous graphic novel that is not only relatable for kids, but also one that can be read in one sitting,...

Kicking off my 2024 reading year with “𝗗𝘂𝗲𝗹”, a graphic novel. A deep dive into the choppy relationship between siblings and the love...

Milo and his family move into a new house. Milo’s mother has her hands full taking care of twin babies. One day she can’t find baby...

Now reading: “𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 + 𝗛𝘂𝗱: 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗿” – the latest from the Pumphrey brothers, a blend of prose and graphic-novel.

I am sure you read books on Halloween to your class, but wouldn’t it be amazing to have a book on the just-ended Hungry Ghost month? Remy...

Jason Reynolds. Period. No other words are needed.

Whether or not you teach media literacy, “𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻!” by Elise Gravel is not to be missed. With a...

Meet Steph, an eighth grader, an only child, and a budding artist. It’s that time of school when one must start applying for high school....

“𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲: 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺” is a thoroughly enjoyable memoir in the...

I have had poor eyesight from sixth grade but kept it a secret right upto eighth grade; so the connection with “𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝘆𝗲𝘀” was...

I was elated to finally get a copy of Debasmita Dasgupta’s “𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝟯”. Set in the format of a graphic novel, this book is...

I am definitely not a fan of sci-fi books or fantasy – I don’t think you’d find a single one on my feed! But hey, “𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮...