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Graphic Novel Review: Once Upon a Time Machine, reviewed by Karen D
Book Reviews, Fairy Tales, Graphic Novels, Once Upon a Time Machine
|Once Upon a Time Machine edited by Andrew Carl, Chris Stevens, and Jason Rodriguez NetGalley Graphic Novel Anthology Oct. 2012 Book Jacket Summary Fairy tales have fueled our dreams and fired our imaginations for centuries. Step inside a time machine built by a collection of today’s finest storytellers, and enter a range of futures where […]
Top 10: Middle Grade Fiction, Graphically Speaking
Artemis Fowl, Babymouse, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dork Diaries, Graphic Novels, Lunch Lady, MG Lit, Middle Grade Fiction, Nerds, Origami Yoda, Reader's Advisory, Top 10s, Tween
|If your job description is anything close to what I’ve seen, you get to fill in the blanks for the nebulous population known as the “tweens”- that 10-12 year old scary time where they can’t quite fit in with the teenagers because they’re “little” kids but they want to DO everything the teenagers do, from […]
5 GNs for Halloween Scares by Karen D
Book Reviews, Booklists, Collection Development, Graphic Novels, Halloween
|5 Great Graphic Novels for Halloween Scares Ghost Huntby Shiho Inada PARTNERS IN FEAR The decrepit building was condemned long ago, but every time the owners try to tear it down, “accidents” start to happen–people get hurt, sometimes even killed. Mai Taniyama and her classmates have heard the rumors that the creepy old high school […]
Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel 267 pages Graphic Novel 2010 Book Jacket Summary A page-turning adventure of a boy’s journey to the land of ghosts and back.Imagine Garth Hale’s surprise when he’s accidentally zapped to the spirit world by Frank Gallows, a washed-out ghost wrangler. Suddenly Garth finds he has powers the ghosts don’t have, and […]
Buffy, off the screen and on to the page: seasons 8 and 9 (guest post by Maria Selke)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Comic Books, Graphic Novels, The Sunnydale Project
|Buffy the Vampire Slayer appeared on TV for 7 seasons, but that is not the end of the story. In a unique twist, Joss Whedon continued the story of the Buffy verse in comic book seasons. So far there has been a season 8 and 9. They are released as serial comics and then compiled […]
Make way for Claudette the giant slayer in this delightful, fantastical adventure! Claudette’s fondest wish is to slay a giant. But her village is so safe and quiet! What’s a future giant slayer to do? With her best friend Marie (an aspiring princess), and her brother Gaston (a pastry-chef-to-be), Claudette embarks on a super-secret quest to […]
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