Graphic Novels
Child Soldier : When Boys and Girls are Used in War by Jessica Dee Humphreys
Michel Chikwanine's remembers his time in a rebel militia, his escape and his efforts to make a new life for himself and his family in Canada.
El Deafo by Cece Bell
Cece used to go to a school where everyone was deaf. Now she's in public school, and is embarrassed of her giant Phonic Ear hanging from her neck that will help her hear the teacher. How will she ever make friends? Good choice if you're a fan of Raina Telgemeier!
Cece used to go to a school where everyone was deaf. Now she's in public school, and is embarrassed of her giant Phonic Ear hanging from her neck that will help her hear the teacher. How will she ever make friends? Good choice if you're a fan of Raina Telgemeier!
One Dead Spy : The Life, Times, and Last Words of Nathan Hale, America's Most Famous Spy by Nathan Hale
Retells the history of the author's namesake, an officer and spy for the American rebels during the Revolutionary War, revealing facts about Nathan Hale's earlier days at Yale and his unlucky experiences as an military officer. Start of a series
Retells the history of the author's namesake, an officer and spy for the American rebels during the Revolutionary War, revealing facts about Nathan Hale's earlier days at Yale and his unlucky experiences as an military officer. Start of a series
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
Twelve-year-old Astrid has always done everything with her best friend Nicole. So when Astrid signs up for roller derby camp, she assumes Nicole will too. But Nicole signs up for dance camp with a new friend instead, and so begins the toughest summer of Astrid's life. -From Goodreads.com
Good choice if you're a fan of Raina Telgemeier!
Twelve-year-old Astrid has always done everything with her best friend Nicole. So when Astrid signs up for roller derby camp, she assumes Nicole will too. But Nicole signs up for dance camp with a new friend instead, and so begins the toughest summer of Astrid's life. -From Goodreads.com
Good choice if you're a fan of Raina Telgemeier!
The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan
It's 1937, and Kansas is in the middle of the Dust Bowl: it hasn't rained in years. Jack is beginning to wonder if he isn't starting to have "dust dementia," the strange illness the people in town are talking about. That would explain why he thinks he saw a strange man in his neighbor's barn, whose face is made of rain. |