Category Archives: Graphic novel

Cranky Chicken: Crankosaurus by Katherine Battersby

Cranky Chicken: Crankosaurus by Katherine Battersby. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2023. 9781665914550 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book? Five chapters starring Cranky Chicken … Continue reading

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Every Day by David Levithan, illustrated by Dion Mbd

Every Day by David Levithan,  illustrated by Dion Mbd. RH Graphic, 2023. 9780593428986 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: Speculative fiction, romance What did you like about the book?  Dion … Continue reading

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School Trip by Jerry Craft

School Trip by Jerry Craft. Quill Tree Books, 2023. 9780062885548 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? No longer the “New Kid” … Continue reading

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Big Nate: Move It or Lose It! by Lincoln Peirce

Big Nate: Move It or Lose It! by Lincoln Peirce. Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2023. 9781524881290 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback graphic novel Genre: Humor What did you like about the book? Oh my … Continue reading

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A Visit to Moscow adapted by Anna Olswanger from a story by Rabbi Rafael Grossman, illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg

A Visit to Moscow adapted by Anna Olswanger from a story by Rabbi Rafael Grossman, illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg. West Margin Press, 2022. 9781513128733 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: Historical … Continue reading

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Four Eyes by Rex Ogle, illustrated by Dave Valenza

Four Eyes by Rex Ogle,  illustrated by Dave Valenza. Scholastic, 2023. 9781338574968 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: ARC (publication date 5/2/23) graphic novel Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? … Continue reading

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Garvey’s Choice: The Graphic Novel by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Theodore Taylor, III

Garvey’s Choice: The Graphic Novel by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Theodore Taylor, III. Wordsong,  2023. 9781662660085 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5  Format: Paperback graphic novel Genre:  Realistic fiction  What did you like about the … Continue reading

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Tig and Lily: Tiger Trouble by Dan Thompson

Tig and Lily: Tiger Trouble by Dan Thompson. Random House, 2023. 9780593486283  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Graphic novel What did you like about the book? In this cute, funny and adorable (early reader?) … Continue reading

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The Mighty Bite by Nathan Hale

The Mighty Bite by Nathan Hale. Amulet, 2023. 9781419765537 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: fantasy What did you like about the book? Bite is a prehistoric creature, a trilobite.  … Continue reading

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Fox Point’s Own Gemma Hopper by Brie Spangler

Fox Point’s Own Gemma Hopper by Brie Spangler. RH Graphic, 2023. 9780593428498 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: Realistic fiction/sports What did you like about the book? Gemma is having a … Continue reading

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