Book Themes: Graphic Novels #1

If you have kids that would rather read books with pictures graphic novels are perfect for them! Check out these wonderful titles that can be found at your local library or neighborhood bookstore.

Reviews courtesy of the Johnson County Library


The Eternity Code

The Graphic Novel

Colfer, Eoin

After Artemis uses stolen fairy technology to create a powerful microcomputer and it is snatched by a dangerous American businessman, Artemis, Juliet, Mulch, and the fairies join forces to try to retrieve it.

Speak

The Graphic Novel

Anderson, Laurie Halse

"Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless--an outcast--because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her.

The Clique

A Graphic Novel

Harrison, Lisi

Claire Lyons is the new girl at Octavian Country Day School, an exclusive private school in Westchester County, New York. But Claire is totally unprepared for the social (and fashion) demands of her new classmates. To make matters worse, Claire's family is living in the guesthouse of one Massie Block, the queen supreme of her new school! And Massie couldn't be less thrilled with the new squatter on her family's estate. Does Claire have what it takes to go toe-to-toe with the "it" girl in her school?

Mary Anne Saves the Day

A Graphic Novel

Telgemeier, Raina

When a fight breaks out among the members of the Baby-sitters Club, timid Mary Anne finds herself becoming more assertive as a baby sitter and in her relationships with her father and friends.

Blue Bloods

The Graphic Novel

Venditti, Robert

Select teenagers from some of New York City's wealthiest and most socially prominent families learn a startling secret about their bloodlines.

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