Book Review
Space Junk
Two young people wonder whether to board the last shuttles from their doomed planet in the graphic novel "Space Junk". In a dystopian universe where worlds are abandoned after being stripped of resources, Faith and Hoshi await their turn...
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All Our Ordinary Stories
A Canadian woman learns about her family’s past in the excellent graphic memoir "All Our Ordinary Stories". Wong’s mother had a stroke in 2014, prompting a deeper investigation into the family history. Through conversations,...
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The Worst Journey in the World
"The Worst Journey in the World" is a graphic novel adaptation of Apsley Cherry-Garrard’s memoir about an ill-fated voyage to Antarctica. In 1910, Cherry-Garrard signed on as assistant zoologist on Robert F. Scott’s mission to...
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Between Two Sounds
Joonas Sildre’s graphic biography "Between Two Sounds" is about Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s lifelong quest to break new ground. In 1939, Pärt discovered an old, broken piano in his family’s new apartment. He developed his...
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Witchcraft
A single witch’s story serves as the entry point for a history of the practice in Lindsay Squire’s graphic novel "Witchcraft". Biddy Early, called Ireland’s most famous witch, practices her craft during the nineteenth century,...
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Deja Ross Speaks to Freaks
A seventh grader meets monsters while traveling with her family in Lisa Naffziger’s graphic novel "Deja Ross Speaks to Freaks". While on vacation with her family in Texas, Deja is excited to enter the territory of an infamous monster,...
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Story of the Everything, the Nothing, and Other Strange Stories
"Story of the Everything, the Nothing, and Other Strange Stories" is Gyula Gábor Tóth’s unusual and whimsical collection of illustrated fables. Made up of interactive, silly, and thought-provoking tales, the book includes entries...
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Faceless and the Family
A former gang member seeks a new start in the surreal science fiction graphic novel "Faceless and the Family". On the Hand Planet, a former gang member, Faceless, has been in hiding for ten years, ever since he decided to quit being a...