Graphic Novels
Graphic novels for kids are making a come-back, big time. They’re lauded for appealing to multiple intelligences at once, bringing art and words together, and capturing the imagination of young readers. Our collection includes stories about superheroes, science fiction adventures, re-imagined classics like Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, original works and Manga (popular Japanese style). The Library houses collections in the youth, teen and adult departments. Also, each department’s nonfiction collections contain comic strip collections, such as Calvin and Hobbes (J/741.5/WAT) and history titles, such as Gettysburg Graphic (J/973.7349/BUT).
Here are some of our favorites from the youth Graphic Novel collection.
Popular Graphic Novels
by Bobbi Weiss (J/GN/DISNEY) |
by Emmanuel Guibert (J/GN/GUIBERT) |
Babymouse: Queen of the World (v. 1) by Jennifer Holm (J/GN/HOLM) |
Tigerstar & Sasha: Into the Woods (v. 1) by Erin Hunter (J/GN/HUNTER) |
The Best of Pokemon Adventures (Yellow) by Hidenori Kusaka(J/GN/POKEMON) |
by Marvel Comics (various authors) (J/GN/SPIDER-MAN) |
Clone Wars Adventures: The Way of the Jedi (v. 1) by W. Haden Blackman (J/GN/STAR WARS) |
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Millenium Puzzle (v. 1) by Kazuki Takahashi (J/GN/TAKAHASHI) |
Adventures of TinTin (volume 1) by Herge (J/GN/TINTIN) |
New and Awesome
by Frank Cammuso (J/GN/CAMMUSO) |
by Shannon Hale (J/GN/HALE) |
Amulet: the Stonekeeper (v. 1) by Kazu Kibuishi (J/GN/KIBUISHI) |
by Jason Kruse (J/GN/KRUSE) |
by Scott Morse (J/GN/MORSE) |
by David Petersen (J/GN/PETERSEN) |
by John Porcellino (J/GN/PORCELLINO) |
Owly: The Way Home & the Bittersweet Summer (v. 1) by Andy Runton (J/GN/RUNTON) |
by Ken-ichi Sakura (J/GN/SAKURA) |
Classics/Popular Kid Books Turned Graphic Novels
The Baby-sitters Club: The Truth about Stacey Adapted from the work of Ann Martin (J/GN/BABYSITTERS) |
by Stefan Petrucha (J/GN/BEOWULF) |
by Beth Bracken (J/GN/CINDERELLA) |
Adapted from the work of Brian Jacques (J/GN/JACQUES) |
Hardy Boys: The Ocean of Osyria (v. 1) Adapted from the work of Franklin Dixon (J/GN/LOBDELL) |
Nancy Drew, Girl Detective: The Demon of River Heights (v 1) Adapted from the work of Carolyn Keene (J/GN/PETRUCHA) |
Adapted from the work of Robert Louis Stevenson (J/GN/STEVENSON) |
*Title suitable for older children (grades 5 and up).
