The latest reviews of comics, anime, superheroes, manga, and more for the K-12 audience from School Library Journal en-us http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/community/Graphic+Novels/47069.html?nid=3259 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/info/260304.html Terms of Use. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:24:20 MST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6704268.html?nid=3259 Primary and Elementary BERNER, Rotraut Susanne Definitely Not for Little Ones: Some Very Grimm Fairy-Tale Comics tr. from German by Shelley Tanaka. illus. by author. unpaged. CIP. Groundwood 2009. Tr $18.95. ISBN 978-0-88899-957-3 . LC C2009-901069-0. Gr 3-6–This odd collection of cartoon fairy tales may have trouble finding an audience. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6696868.html?nid=3259 I can barely hold back the flood of reviews coming from the Interesting Reader Society! I thought that school might slow them down, but no ... not the case with this bunch. You'll find some new favorites and few familiar names, like Mary Pearson (Adoration of Jenna Fox) and librarian Patrick Jones, with his fifth novel The Tear Collector. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:21:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6685843.html?nid=3259 Elementary and Middle School APPIGNANESI, Richard , adapt. King Lear illus. by Ilya. ISBN 978-0-8109-4222-6 . LC number unavailable. APPIGNANESI, Richard . Much Ado About Nothing illus. by Emma Vieceli. CIP. ISBN 978-0-8109-4323-0 . LC 2009005872. ea vol: 208p. (Manga Shakespeare Series). Abrams/Amulet 2009. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6667692.html?nid=3259 Elementary and Middle School DUMAS, Alexandre . The Three Musketeers . vol. 1. ISBN 978-1-59961-594-3 . DUMAS, Alexandre . High Treason . vol. 2. ISBN 978-1-59961-595-0 . DUMAS, Alexandre . The Iron Mask . vol 3. ISBN 978-1-59961-596-7 . DUMAS, Alexandre . The Man In the Iron Mask . vol. 4. ISBN 978-1-59961-597-4 . Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6655913.html?nid=3259 Comics, they’re not just on paper any more. Over the past few years, webcomics have emerged as an important new medium and an inexpensive way to expand your library’s collection far beyond its physical boundaries. Most people think of webcomics as four-panel gag strips such as the library-themed Unshelved, but the medium is much broader than that. Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6654848.html?nid=3259 Elementary APPIGNANESI, Richard , adapt. Othello illus. by Ryuta Osada. 207p. (Manga Shakespeare Series). Abrams/Amulet 2009. pap. $10.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-8350-2 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7 Up–Osada has populated his version of Othello with a bestiary of part-animal, part-monster characters with third eyes; second sets of arms, wings, and tattoos; and sadomasochistic or infernal ove... Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6641310.html?nid=3259 Elementary and Middle School AOKI, Ume . Sunshine Sketch . vol. 2. tr. from Japanese by Satsuki Yamashita. 116p. (Sunshine Sketch). Yen Pr. 2008. pap. $10.99. ISBN 978-0-7595-2902-1 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7–10—This quaint, softhearted tale presents small snapshots of four students attending a high school for the arts in Japan and of their lives as seemingly simple events stre... Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6634681.html?nid=3259 Artists, publishers, educators, and librarians recenty came together in New York to share their insights on graphic novels at Fordham University’s first Graphica in Education conference. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6625219.html?nid=3259 Elementary and Middle School ARIWARA, Yura . Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo . vol. 1. adapt. & tr. from Japanese by Gemma Collinge. illus. by Mahiro Maeda. 224p. Del Rey . 2008. pap. $10.95. ISBN 978-0-345-50520-0 . LC number unavailable. Gr 8 Up—Ariwara gives Alexander Dumas's classic novel of adventure and intrigue a unique sci-fi/gothic angle. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6611756.html?nid=3259 Elementary and Middle School ASHIHARA, Hinako . Sand Chronicles . vol. 1. tr. from Japanese by Kinami Watabe. illus. by author. unpaged. (Shojo Beat Manga Series). glossary. Viz Media . 2008. pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-1-4215-1477-2 . LC number unavailable. Gr 8 Up—After her parents' divorce, 12-year-old Ann and her mother move from Tokyo to the country to live with her grandmother. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6610512.html?nid=3259 While recently working in an elementary school, a very excited media specialist rushed up to me. “I hear you’re teaching a class about graphic novels,” she said. “That’s great, because these days my kids can’t get enough of them. Let me show you some of the titles they’re inhaling. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6610511.html?nid=3259 Who says reading a book has to be painful? Evidently, that’s what most high school students who are doing research must think. If you need proof, just look at the grimaces as they search for a title to satisfy an assignment. These kids are in distress—and you can’t really blame them. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6607048.html?nid=3259 If your students need a little push to get excited about reading and writing, tell them about the Iron Man Visits Your Library contest, which invites K-8 students to write about or illustrate their favorite superhero or come up with one of their own. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:37:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6590832.html?nid=3259 Elementary and Middle School AKIRA, Shouko . Monkey High! vol. 1. tr. from Japanese by Mai Ihara. illus. by author. 184p. Viz Media 2008. pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-1-4215-1518-2 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7 Up–Haruna sees the students in her new school, with their cliques and power struggles, as acting like monkeys on a mountain. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6574353.html?nid=3259 Elementary and Middle School CAMMUSO, Frank . Knights of the Lunch Table Bk. #1. 144p. (The Dodgeball Chronicles). CIP. Scholastic/Graphix July 2008. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-439-90322-6 . LC 2007037480. Gr 4-8–Arthurian legend gets an update for young readers in this outstanding graphic novel. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6563091.html?nid=3259 If you’re still defending the importance of graphic novels in your media center, take heart. The New York City Department of Education has launched a major campaign to embrace graphic novels as a valuable reading and learning tool for libraries and classrooms. Wed, 21 May 2008 14:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6556473.html?nid=3259 Elementary and Middle School APPIGNANESI, Richard , adapt. A Midsummer Night’s Dream . illus. by Kate Brown. 207p. (Manga Shakespeare Series). CIP. Abrams/Amulet June 2008. pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-9475-1 . LC 2007028315. Gr 7 Up–Shakespeare’s classic play is retold with a significant effort by the publisher to preserve the language and tone of the original. Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6555567.html?nid=3259 You’ve written a number of well-received children’s picture books and novels. Why did you create a series of high-interest, low-vocabulary comics aimed at urban kids? In the mid-’90s, I started volunteering in the Grand Rapids Public Schools [in Michigan]. And I also volunteered at our community college, doing literacy stuff with VISTA volunteers, and they all told me the same... Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6537039.html?nid=3259 Elementary and Middle School BILGREY, Marc , et al. Ghouls Gone Wild! No. 1. illus. by Mr. Exes, et al. unpaged. (Tales from the Crypt Series). Papercutz 2007. Tr $12.95. ISBN 978-1-59707-083-6 ; pap. $7.95. ISBN 978-1-59707-082-9 . LC number unavailable. Gr 6 Up–“Tales from the Crypt” returns to comic-book format after almost 50 years. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6536654.html?nid=3259 What a difference a decade makes. After years of fighting for shelf space in libraries and classrooms, graphic novels have finally become an acceptable alternative to their prose-packed counterparts—and kids can’t seem to get enough of them. For that matter, neither can grown-ups. In 2006, U. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST