MAUS

MAUS is another powerful Holocaust story; this time told in a graphic novel. The pictures help keep you intrigued in the story. This story is about heroes who show acts of kindness. We are introduced to Vladek as a happy man. We enter into his world with his family as the war arises. The story is emotional and the ending is sad and stark . I enjoyed this graphic novel and learned much about people during this time. You will enjoy this book and look forward to the sequel!

Author: Art Spiegelman

Spiegelman, A. (2002). Maus. New York, NY: Patheon.

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To Dance
"A Ballerina's Graphic Novel"

This book is about a young girl named Sienna, who has a strong passion for dancing. She was born in Puerto Rico, but moved to the New York as a child to pursue dance. Her parents were very supportive of her but showed it in different ways. Sienna's love for dance continued into her teenage years. She juggled both school and dance on a daily basis. Her family life became very difficult at times, as her parents argued constantly. Her parents would soon divorce and Sienna turned to dance to help her cope. Her love for dance was very strong and she performed in many different ballets. At age eighteen, Sienna had a terrible ankle injury and her dance career was put to rest. Instead of becoming miserable about her injury, Sienna moved on with her life and entered into college. In the end, Sienna still danced because it made her happy.


"To Dance" is a great book that identifies with a young girls life. The pictures throughout the book tell their own story and enhances the happiness and struggles Sienna faces.

Author: Siena Cherson Siegal
Artwork: Mark Siegal

Siegal, S. C. (2006). To Dance. New York, NY: Aladdin Paperbacks.

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Boxcar Children: Graphic Novel

By: Gertude Chandler Warner

This is a great graphic novel that has been based on the original Boxcar Children Novels. It illustrates the original adventure of Benny, Jessie, Violet and Henry. They find themselves homeless after their parents die in a car wrech, only to seek refuge in a boxcar they find in the woods. Henrey has to go in to town and work for a Doctor doing yard work and gardening. The adveture continues from there! Read on to find out what happens to Benny, Jessie, Violet and Henry.

Warner, G.C. (2009). The Boxcar Children: Graphic Novels. Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company.

Refresh Refresh

By:

Danica Novgorodoff, Benjamin Percy, James Ponsoldt

Josh, Cody, and Gordon

Click-Click

Refreshing mail

Longing for a response

Absent fathers

Fighting eachother, everyone over everything

Loosing loved ones

Josh, Cody, Gordon

headed for the same destiny

Novgorodoff, D., & Percy, Benjamin., & Ponsoldt, J. (2006). Refresh Refresh. New York: First Second.

Shutter Island

Author: Dennis Lehane and Chritian De Metter

Lehane, D & Metter, C. (2003). Shutter Island. Los Angeles, CA Tokyopop.

Reminiscent of the blockbuster movie staring Leonardo CiCaprio, Shutter island leaves you wanting more. The artwork is dark and alluring and the storyline is suspenseful and intriguing and beacons you to follow the main character, Andrew Laeddis on a journey of suspicion. Andrew is certain that there is something going on at Shutter Island and he is correct! Will Andrew get to the truth? Is there a conspiracy on Shutter Island? The twist at the end will surely answer all pressing questions and surprise the reader as well.

Bad Girls

Author: Steve Vance, Jennifer Graves, Christine Norrie and J. Bone

Bone. J, Graves, J, Norrie, C & Vance, S. (2003). Bad Girls. New York, NY. DC Comics.

DC Comics, Bad Girls is a humorous and exciting look at what happens when a high school "geek" gets his hands on a chemical formula that gives whoever drinks it superpowers. The twist in the story is that unfortunately, the mean popular girls at school get a hold of the formula and cause all kinds of havoc. For a fashionable, cool graphic novel, bad Girls is one to read.

Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone
Author: Mark Kneece

Kneece, M. (2008). Rod Serling's the twilight Zone: the Midnight Sun. New York, NY. Walker Publishing.

"You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the signpost up ahead- your next stop, the Twilight Zone"! Adapted for the graphic novel with permission from Rod Serlings wife, The Midnight Sun, dives into your imagination and takes you on a journey with a young woman that can't stand the heat during a time when the sun is about to envelop the Earth. The twist at the end is intriguing and right on track with the spirit of the Twilight Zone television series.

Twilight the Graphic Novel Volume 1
by Stephenie Meyer
art by: Young Kim

Meyer, S. (2010). Twilight:The graphic novel volume 1 New York, New York: Hachette Book Group.

If you liked Twilight and wanted a different way of seeing how the story was written you will love reading the graphic novel version. It is just like the book but the graphics are amazing and the way Stephenie Meyer was thinking about when she wrote the book. If you thought Twilight was too hard or to big of a book for you, this is the book for you to read. It is easy to read and a great read. Its a great interesting way of reading Twilight.

Twilight if you have not read it or seen the movie, in this version of the book is flying Forks to live with her father. She attends a new school where she meets Edward in a science class. He intrigues her. Upon becoming science partners Edward runs out of the room. He does not return to school for a few days. Is it Bella's fault? She goes to a party and meets Jacob who is an old friend from when she was little. They talk about legends on the Indian Reservation. Bella puts clues together and figures out what Edward really is. In order to find out what Edward is and how the relationship between Edward and Bella grows read this novel.

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Smile by Raina Telgemeier

Telgemeier, R. (2010).Smile. New York, New York: GRAPHIX.

Have you ever had braces? Have you ever tripped and fell down, hurting your teeth or lose and teeth? Well in Smile, Raina needs braces. She doesn't like her smile so she keeps her mouth closed. It is almost time for her to get braces, when she runs with her friends and falls. Knocking out her two front teeth. They try to put the two front teeth back in her mouth but the dentist told her the procedure did not work. Therefore she needs her braces on soon and for a longer period of time. There are many events that happen in this book about her teeth and what happens to them. will she smile again? read the book to find out what happens and how long she has to wear braces.

This is a great graphic novel. Its funny and easy to read as well as relate to. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read. The events in the book actually happened to the author.


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