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May 30, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Graphic Novel Spotlight: from the April 2014 issues of VOYA

May 30, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS   1 comments

I am always scouring looking for Graphic Novels. They are super popular at my library and since I don’t really read them, I’m not always sure what to buy. Thankfully, Amanda Foust and Jack Baur wrote a piece on Graphic Novels for the April issue of 2014. Here they highlight their favorite titles published between November 2012 and 2013 (pages 28 and 29).

Some of the graphic novels they recommend include:

Adventure Time
I have actually had a couple of teens recommend these to me, so I have recently purchased a few. Adventure Time is very popular show on The Cartoon Network.

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Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang
This title was on all of the best of lists for 2013 and was nominated for the National Book Award. They are two separate titles that work together as a whole.

March by John Lewis
Nonfiction graphic novels are continuing to grow in popularity, particularly biography and autobiographies. This title is a history lesson in the life of Congressman John Lewis and the march to end segregation. It is the first in a planned trilogy. March was featured on NPR in August of 2013.

Princeless by Jeremy Whitley
Locked in a tower, Princess Adrienne decides to rescue herself and to rescue her sisters from a similar fate. In addition to being a GN with empowering females,the princess and a majority of the supporting cast are African American, which we don’t see enough of in graphic novels.

Rust by Royden Lepp
Rust is drawn and illustrated with sepia toned art and it is really quite beautiful. Plus, there is a robot. I support all things with robots.

Filed under: Collection Development, Graphic Novels, VOYA

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About Karen Jensen, MLS

Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).

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  1. monir hossain says

    June 15, 2014 at 7:50 am

    Great write-up! Writing is a talent, and it must not be wasted. As with everything that we had been entrusted, we should

    let it grow and share it with the world.>

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