Category Archives: Graphic novel

Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo

Posted on September 26, 2022 by susanh579

Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo. HarperAlley, 2022. 9780063056312 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: Fantasy, supernatural What did you like about the book?  As her final school year … Continue reading →

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Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan by Jason Shiga

Posted on September 20, 2022 by susanh579

Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan by Jason Shiga. Amulet Books, 2022. 9781419757792 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover graphic novel, choose-your-own-adventure What did you like about the book: Leviathan is a strange allegory delivered in … Continue reading →

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Trubble Town: The Why-Why’s Gone Bye-Bye by Stephan Pastis

Posted on September 18, 2022 by kyurenka

Trubble Town: The Why-Why’s Gone Bye-Bye by Stephan Pastis, Aladdin, 2022. 9781534496149 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book? Are you pro-log? That’s … Continue reading →

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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, adapted by Robert Venditti, illustrated by Olivia Stephens

Posted on September 17, 2022 by susanh579

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky: The Graphic Novel adapted by Robert Venditti, illustrated by Olivia Stephens, based on the novel by Kwame Mbalia. Disney Hyperion, 2022. 9781368072809 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) … Continue reading →

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Too Pig to Fail by Rob Harrell

Posted on September 13, 2022 by kyurenka

Too Pig to Fail by Rob Harrell, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2022. 9780593354209  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: Fantasy/Humor What did you like about the book? Batpig in … Continue reading →

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Garlic & the Witch by Bree Paulsen

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Garlic & the Witch by Bree Paulsen. Quill Tree Books, 2022. 9780062995117 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback graphic novel Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? A kind ‘ingredient witch’ named … Continue reading →

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The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat, illustrated by Joanna Cacao

Posted on September 10, 2022 by susanh579

The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat, illustrated by Joanna Cacao. Graphix, Scholastic, 2022. 9781338741308 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: ARC (publication date 9/6/22) graphic novel  Genre: Realistic fiction/memoir What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Lemon Bird Can Help! by Paulina Ganucheau

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Lemon Bird Can Help! by Paulina Ganucheau. RH Graphic, 2022. 9780593122679 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? Lemon Bird is just what it … Continue reading →

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Star Knights by Kay Davault

Posted on August 31, 2022 by susanh579

Star Knights by Kay Davault. RH Graphic, 2022. 9780593303658 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book?  Tad the frog and his friend the … Continue reading →

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Alte Zachen/Old Things by Ziggy Hanaor, illustrated by Benjamin Phillips

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Alte Zachen/Old Things by Ziggy Hanaor, illustrated by Benjamin Phillips. Cicada Books Ltd, 2022. 9781800660229 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Benji … Continue reading →

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