Sonya Sones’ What My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know is an easily accessible story of a lovable nerd experiencing his first relationship and its accompanying issues. It tells the story of Robin Murphy, an awkward artist who happens to land a popular girlfriend. When she is dropped by her friends for dating ‘the’ Murphy, they must make [...]
Evolution, Me, & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande attacks the controversial arguments surrounding religion in schools from a new perspective. Mena, Brande’s protagonist, starts the school year having been kicked out of her church group. When none of her former friends will speak to her, Mena finds refuge in science class with a [...]
The Afterlife by Gary Soto grabs the reluctant reader in the first few pages with the story of Chuy who is stabbed, dies, and becomes the ghostly protagonist of this compelling story. As Chuy struggles to find the significance of his life and watches his family come to terms with his violent end, he [...]
The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) tells the story of teen twins Sophie and Josh who discover that a San Francisco bookstore owner, Nick Flemming, is really Nicholas Flamel, a nearly 700 year old alchemist who created the elixir of life. His enemy, Dr. John Dee, steals the Codex, an ancient book containing the secrets [...]
Using Graphic Novels in the Classroom: If you want to know more about graphic novels and how they might fit into your curriculum and classroom, check out this great guide written by Jeff Smith, author of the Bone series on the Graphix site. Posted by Cori Ashley
The Arrival, the newest book by Shaun Tan, tells the the familiar story of an immigrant in an intriguing new way. Conveyed entirely in detailed drawings which look like sepia-toned, worn photographs, this book feels like paging through an old photo album without the aid of captions or notes. We follow the immigrant as he [...]
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