Archive for the ‘Graphic Novels’ Category
The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007
Fiction
ISBN-10: 0316013684
240 pages
National Book Award Winner
Synopsis
Told from the first person narrative of Arnold Spirit, aka Junior, the story chronicles a year in his life as a Spokan Indian from Wellpinit, WA, as he bravely decides to go to a high school outside of the reservation in a neighboring White town. Forced to overcome his insecurities as an ethnic outsider and his handicaps and speech impediments having been born with water on the brain, Junior discovers that choosing hope and pursuing his dreams will be the most difficult thing he’s ever done. …
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The Invention of Hugo Cabaret
Scholastic Press, 2007
Historical Fiction
ISBN:0439813786
544 pages
National Book Award Winner
Synopsis
Both of his parents have died, so Hugo Cabaret lives with his uncle inside of the clock room at the train station in London. He’s inherited his father’s ability to tinker with toys and anything that has working gears, parts, and pieces. Before the fire, his father happened upon a mechanical man that was calibrated to draw or write something as part of a magic act. …
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Amulet Books, 2008
Fiction<
ISBN-10: 0810994739
224 pages
Synopsis
Who can keep secrets when there’s an older brother there to tell everyone? Greg Heffley has gone through something disastrous over his summer vacation that he wants no one to know about. Now that the school year has started, he has to navigate the pressures and difficulties of middle school, a bully of an older brother, a tattletale younger brother, and a big secret he fights desperately to keep. …
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Abrams Books For Young Readers, 2007
Fiction
ISBN: 0810993139
224 pages
Synopsis
Greg Heffley is just another average middle-schooler. All he wants is to be popular and have girls like him. However, a younger and older brother, well-meaning parents, and nerdy friends often get in the way of those quests. Told from the first person in ‘diary’ format, this hybrid between a traditional fiction book and a graphic novel takes a look into the life of a middle-school boy and brings the humor to the surface. I recommend this book to readers 8-13, and boys will find it most engaging. …
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