Graphic Novles
Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller by Joseph Lambert
In this graphic novel, Annie Sullivan comes from the Perkins Institution for the Blind to work with Helen Keller, a blind and deaf girl with no way of communicating. Helen is wild and savage, trapped in a silent dark world. Annie, however, is no shrinking violet, and is determined to get through to Helen, despite the interference of Helen's parents.
In this graphic novel, Annie Sullivan comes from the Perkins Institution for the Blind to work with Helen Keller, a blind and deaf girl with no way of communicating. Helen is wild and savage, trapped in a silent dark world. Annie, however, is no shrinking violet, and is determined to get through to Helen, despite the interference of Helen's parents.
Around the World by Matt Phelan
In 1884 Thomas Stevens circled the world on a bicycle. In 1889, Nellie Blye tried to do it in less than 80 days. In 1895 Joshua Slocum became the first person to sail around the world alone. This graphic novel shows the amazing adventures these three went on as they attempted to circle the world.
In 1884 Thomas Stevens circled the world on a bicycle. In 1889, Nellie Blye tried to do it in less than 80 days. In 1895 Joshua Slocum became the first person to sail around the world alone. This graphic novel shows the amazing adventures these three went on as they attempted to circle the world.
Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
Penelope "Peppi" Torres is the new kid at school, which is hard enough, but making even harder is Peppi's social anxiety! She joins the art club where she finds like-minded friends, but soon her club is in a competition with the science club for a table at the club fair. Making it even harder is Peppi's kind of awkward friendship with Jamie, a member of the science club, who Peppi may have pushed on the first day of school when he was tyring to be nice to her. Good choice if you're a fan of Raina Telgemeier!
Penelope "Peppi" Torres is the new kid at school, which is hard enough, but making even harder is Peppi's social anxiety! She joins the art club where she finds like-minded friends, but soon her club is in a competition with the science club for a table at the club fair. Making it even harder is Peppi's kind of awkward friendship with Jamie, a member of the science club, who Peppi may have pushed on the first day of school when he was tyring to be nice to her. Good choice if you're a fan of Raina Telgemeier!
Drowned City : Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans by Don Brown
A graphic novel account of the Hurricane Katrina disaster in November of 2005, when the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, and surrounding areas were flooded and more than fourteen hundred people lost their lives.
A graphic novel account of the Hurricane Katrina disaster in November of 2005, when the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, and surrounding areas were flooded and more than fourteen hundred people lost their lives.
Jane, the Fox & Me by Fanny Britt
Helene used to be friends with a group of girls at schools. But now they all make fun of her, calling her fat. Helene has no one now. She finds comfort in reading Jane Eyre. Jane had no on either, but she was still smart and capable. The final straw comes when Helene is humiliated in front of everyone on a school trip. Not even Jane Eyre is enough anymore.
Helene used to be friends with a group of girls at schools. But now they all make fun of her, calling her fat. Helene has no one now. She finds comfort in reading Jane Eyre. Jane had no on either, but she was still smart and capable. The final straw comes when Helene is humiliated in front of everyone on a school trip. Not even Jane Eyre is enough anymore.