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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 2008
In the rush to convince everyone that "comics aren't just for kids," K-12 level graphic novels seemed to drop off industry radar. Then publishers woke up. Kids reading comics grow into teens and adults reading comics-and, because comics are a wonderful tool for literacy, just reading, period. So 2006 and 2007 were banner years for children's graphic novels. Gor...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2008
Building upon the foundation of "Getting Graphic! Using Graphic Novels to Promote Literacy with Preteens and Teens" (Linworth, 2003), Gorman has developed a companion guide to childrens titles. Approximately 110 individual citations are organized into three sections. Comic Fiction includes 69 annotations: 41 are stand-alone or first titles in a series and 28 are multiple-volume graphic novels. Ten series annotations also include a brief description of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
