Tag Archives: graphic novel

Hidden

Posted on April 27, 2015 by AnEducationInBooks

A historical graphic novel, Hidden, explores how one French Jewish girl was hidden during World War II. Dounia’s story encompasses the discrimination at school once she started wearing the Star of David, and the capture of her parents by the Nazis. Luckily, Dounia’s neighbours … Continue reading →

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El Deafo

Posted on February 18, 2015 by AnEducationInBooks

At first I was a little shocked at the title. Then I read El Deafo, Cece Bell‘s graphic novel/memoir of her childhood: how she became deaf and how she felt about it growing up. Bell shows us the many friends and a pseudo-friend, … Continue reading →

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The Shadow Hero

Posted on February 13, 2015 by AnEducationInBooks

He chooses to restore law and order rather than rule an empire. He has a spirit shadow that follows him. His skin turns bright pink when wet. He is impervious to bullets. He is GREEN TURTLE.  Before he was a superhero, … Continue reading →

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Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey

Posted on December 10, 2014 by AnEducationInBooks

After reading The White Darkness, my interest in Antarctic exploration was piqued. Nick Bertozzi’s Shackleton tells and shows the amazing true story of Ernest Shackleton and his men, all of whom survived the expedition. A myriad of problems stood in their way: … Continue reading →

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Jane, The Fox & Me

Posted on August 21, 2014 by AnEducationInBooks

Jane, The Fox & Me, a beautiful graphic novel looks much like a picture book, both with its size and its style of illustrations. Hélène, a middle schooler in Montreal, Quebec, is suddenly outcast by her friends, and she believes the graffiti … Continue reading →

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Bluffton

Posted on October 21, 2013 by AnEducationInBooks

Matt Phelan‘s graphic novel is a rare history of vaudeville for children. Set in Muskegon and Bluffton, Michigan in the early 1900s, it shows all of the main acts while still focusing on friendships and the angst of growing up. … Continue reading →

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The Silence of Our Friends: The Civil Rights Struggle Was Never Black and White

Posted on June 1, 2012 by AnEducationInBooks

Two families in Houston, Texas, 1968, struggle through civil rights issues that permeate their communities. Larry and his family are black, and suffer false accusations, a targeted hit-and-run-accident and humiliations of segregation. Jack and his family struggle through changing perceptions … Continue reading →

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American Born Chinese

Posted on March 2, 2012 by AnEducationInBooks

American Born Chinese, a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, comprises three stories featuring Jin, the only Chinese-American at his school, the fabled Monkey King, and Chin-kee, the horrible Chinese cousin. The three threads are woven together near the end … Continue reading →

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