Showing 1–9 of 9 titles

• Audience: Older
• Genre: Graphic Novels
• Genre: Nonfiction

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  Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir

  By Robin Ha

  Ha shares her experience of a surprise move from South Korea to Alabama with her single mom. Feeling out of place in her new stepfamily and high school, she acclimates with the help of a comic-making class.

  • Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Autobiography
  • Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780062685100
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  Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War

  By Jessica Dee Humphreys, Michel Chikwanine, Claudia Dávila (Illustrator)

  Chikwanine chronicles the harrowing tale of his kidnapping at age five in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including the horrors of life as a child soldier. A graphic-novel biography.

  • Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2016
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781771381260
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  Dragon Hoops

  By Gene Luen Yang

  This graphic novel intertwines the history of basketball with the triumphs and tribulations of the athletes on the champion team at the high school where Yang teaches.

  • Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Autobiography
  • Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781626720794
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  Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

  By Jarrett J. Krosoczka

  This graphic memoir offers an intimate portrait of a young artist growing up in challenging circumstances, including his single mother's lifelong battle with drug addiction.

  • Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Autobiography
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780545902472
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  March: Book Three

  By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator)

  This third graphic novel in Congressman John Lewis' personal account of the Civil Rights Movement begins with the Birmingham church bombing and ends with the signing of the Voting Rights Act.

  • Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Social Sciences, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2017, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2017 (Medal Winner)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781603094023
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  Survivors of the Holocaust: True Stories of Six Extraordinary Children

  By Kath Shackleton (Editor), Zane Whittingham (Illustrator)

  A compelling collection of six little-known, true stories of child Holocaust survivors, told in graphic novel format.

  • Nonfiction, Graphic Novels
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781492688938
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  They Called Us Enemy

  By George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, Harmony Becker (Illustrator)

  A graphic memoir of a Japanese American family during the internment years in California.

  • Nonfiction, History, Graphic Novels, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781603094504
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  The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees

  By Don Brown

  This graphic novel account of the Syrian refugee crisis examines both the horror and the hope of the world's response.

  • Nonfiction, History, Graphic Novels, Refugees
  • Notable Children's Books 2019, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2019 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781328810151
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  Wait, What? A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up

  By Heather Corinna, Isabella Rotman (Illustrator)

  The founder of Scarleteen.com takes a head-on approach to discussing gender, sexuality, identities, and more.

  • Nonfiction, Graphic Novels
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781620106594