American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang My rating: 4 of 5 stars Publisher: First Second Books 2006 YA, graphic novel Second-generation child to Chinese immigrants, Jin wants to fit in at school. He perms his hair to look more like the blond curly-haired boys in his class. While Jin’s story is playing out, another… Continue reading Book Review: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Lumberjanes #1 by Noelle Stevenson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Publisher: Boom Box!, imprint of Boom Studios graphic novel, YA Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five friends at a summer camp for Hardcore Lady Types. They do the things one does at summer scout camp: learn about plants, earn badges… and fight… Continue reading Book Review: Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson
Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm My rating: 5 of 5 stars Publisher: Graphix graphic novel, memoir, middle grade Thanks to Graphix and Edelweiss for an advanced copy of Sunny Side Up. Ever since I heard The Yarn, a podcast by Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp all about the development of this title, I… Continue reading Book Review: Sunny Side Up by Jennifer Holm
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson My rating: 4 of 5 stars “My name is Kamala Kahn. And I’m here to take out the trash.” Kamala is a pretty kick ass character. Like so many teenage girls, she is struggling with anonymity from her overbearing, traditional family and what face to… Continue reading Book Review: Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson
Smile by Raina Telgemeier My rating: 5 of 5 stars Publisher: Graphix (Scholastic) middle grade graphic novel memoir Will Eisner winner This was my first Telgemeier title and it certainly won’t be my last. I loved hearing her on The Yarn podcast and immediately wanted to check out her work. Smile is based on Telgemeier’s… Continue reading Book Review: Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke My rating: 4 of 5 stars Publisher: First Second Books 2nd in the series middle grade science fiction Though this second in the series didn’t have quite the polish as the first in the series (what second book ever does?), Hatke still does a great job continuing… Continue reading Book Review: Legends of Zita, Book 2 by Ben Hatke
Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke My rating: 5 of 5 stars Zita the Spacegirl, #1 by Ben Hatke First Second Books graphic novel, middle grade science fiction There are two ways of getting home; and one of them is to stay there. The other is to walk round the whole world till we come… Continue reading Book Review: Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
