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Tag: nonfiction graphic novels

January 31, 2023 by Esther Keller

2023 ALA Youth Media Awards

A list of graphic novels that won in the 2023 ALA Youth Media Awards

July 29, 2021 by Johanna

The Secrets of Chocolate | Review

The Secrets of Chocolateby Franckie AlarconNBM Publishing, $19.99 Subtitled A Gourmand’s Trip Through a Top Chef’s Atelier, The Secrets of Chocolate is a delicious book. The author spent a year back in 2013 working with and observing chocolate chef Jacques Genin’s creations. (The chef clearly establishes early on that he is not a chocolatier, as […]

June 26, 2020 by Johanna

Review: ‘Quick and Easy Guides’ From Limerence Press

Today Johanna looks at three sex education comics that take an inclusive approach and are appropriate for older teens and adults.

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Review: ‘Rocket to the Moon’

August 7, 2019 by Esther Keller

This summer, I’ve been enjoying reading the plethora of literature about space, space travel, and of course the famed 1969 Moon Landing. I’ve read picture books and chapter books, but one of my favorite reads, I haven’t yet shared with any of them!

Review: They Called Us Enemy

July 25, 2019 by Esther Keller

I have been looking forward to the publication of this graphic novel for a very long time. It did not disappoint in the least bit.

Review: Obama: The Historic Election of America’s 44th President

April 21, 2013 by Brigid Alverson

This slick biography of President Barack Obama is more inspirational than informational, presenting a smoothed-out view of his rise to the Oval Office. Obama: The Historic Election of America’s 44th President By Agnieszka Biskup Illustrated by Seitu Hayden Capstone Press Let me start by saying that this is a biographical graphic novel that is clearly […]

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YALSA Hub Challenge: Trinity

April 3, 2013 by Robin Brenner

Our fourth title from the YALSA Hub Reading Challenge is Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm. Fetter-Vorm has found a solid career in creating nonfiction graphic novels with the publisher Hill & Wang, including the forthcoming Cartoon Introduction to World Civilization and a history of the Civil War. Trinity was highlighted as […]

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