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Classic Backlist & Readalikes for Kids
In the comic book industry, individual creators—writers, illustrators, inkers, letterers, colorists, and everyone else involved in bringing new, immersive art to life—can become popular celebrities with a single commercial success or major award recognition. Many well-known creators have their own fandoms who will stand in line for hours at signings; overflow large conference rooms at […]
Graphic Medicine for Kids & Teens
The term graphic medicine was coined by Dr. Ian Williams—comics artist, physician, and editor of graphicmedicine.org—to “denote the role that comics can play in the study and delivery of healthcare.”
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Historical Fact or Fiction?
With American politics in the throes of a divisive election and a never-ending, unprecedented news cycle, intense focus has been given to every new development for at least fifteen minutes.
You’re Not Alone in Feeling Alone
“Honestly, I think learning loss is the least of our worries. It’s essential to give them space to talk about how they are feeling. If things are falling apart, we have to take care of them rather than push on with a lesson.” —”In This Together: School Librarians Help Address Learning Loss, Upheaval,” SLJ It’s […]
Review: Samurai 8: Tale of Hachimaru Volume 1
The new title by the creator of Naruto heads to the stars with sci-fi and samurai.
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Review: Smash! Exploring the Mysteries of the Universe with the Large Hadron Collider
Smash! Exploring the Mysteries of the Universe with the Large Hadron Collider Written by Sara Latta, Illustrated by Jeff Weigel Teen Graphic Universe, Jan 2017 ISBN: 978-1-5124-3070-7 72 pgs, $11.99USD When the Large Hadron Collider was first built, the public imagination went wild with concerns about antimatter and black holes destroying the world. But these […]
Review: Juana and the Dragonewt’s Seven Kingdoms Volume 1
Nid, a young adult dragonewt, finds a creature that can only be a thought-to-be-extinct Muernandes, or human, seemingly hatching from an egg. Feeling responsible for the girl, Juana, he decides to try to take her to the place she calls home, a land far to the north of the dragonewt kingdoms. They start on a […]
Review: ‘The Stone Man Mysteries Book One: Stone Cold’
The Stone Man Mysteries Book 1: Stone Cold Written by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple Art by Orion Zangara Lerner Publishing Teen Craig McGowan, a teen with no prospects in 1930s Edinburgh, Scotland, goes to the roof of a local church to end it all. He is stopped by Silex, a demon trapped on the […]
My Love Story!! Volume 1
Takeo Goda is a GIANT guy with a GIANT heart. Too bad the girls don’t want him! (They want his good-looking best friend, Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Yamato from a harasser on the train, his […]
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