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Honor Girl

Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir by Maggie Thrash Maggie Thrash is not afraid to bring on the awkward in her graphic memoir, Honor Girl.  There is so much angst here, as there should be when you have a fifteen year … Continue reading

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Anya’s Ghost

Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol What teenager couldn’t use a little help with high school? When Anya finds herself with a ghostly pal, she is not exactly thrilled, but when her ghost seems to have all the answers, how can … Continue reading

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Smile

Smile by Raina Telgemeier In sixth grade, Raina is not looking forward to getting braces. But then a freak accident turns what was going to be a routine procedure into an ongoing dental hell.  And so, Raina’s journey through middle … Continue reading

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Drama

Drama by Raina Telgemeier Drama is aptly named.  Perhaps, most obviously because the bulk of the book centers around a drama production and almost certainly because the love lives of tweens involved are filled with drama.  But the real drama is … Continue reading

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Owly, Vol. 1: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer

Owly, Vol. 1: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer by Andy Runton I’m smitten with Owly!  Themes of friendship and kindness, adorable illustrations and a unique use of text make this a winner. Owly is incredibly interesting to me … Continue reading

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Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust

Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust by Loic Dauvillier, Illustrations by Marc Lizano, Ink by Greg Salsedo A little girl wakes in the night and finds her grandmother is still up.  She asks if her grandmother has had a … Continue reading

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Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute

Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute by Jarrett J. Krosoczka I think at one point or another every kid has wondered about the school lunch ladies. What do they do when they’re not dishing up cardboard textured pizza or drippy … Continue reading

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Roller Girl

Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson This book is wildly, painfully cool.  It has the power to make you feel excited and giddy and like strapping on roller skates and getting to it.  Evidently, this is not an uncommon reaction, even … Continue reading

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Binky the Space Cat

Binky the Space Cat (A Binky Adventure) by Ashley Spires Binky the Space Cat is a perfect for readers making the transition to chapter books, whatever their age! Lots of beginning readers become used to using pictures to help them … Continue reading

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El Deafo

El Deafo by Cece Bell I used to teach a unit on memoirs and autobiographies to third graders and while I had some pretty great books for my reading groups, none of them could have touched the excellence that is El … Continue reading

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