Graphic Novels

Skim By Tamaki, Mariko and Tamaki, Jillian (Book )

Annotation:An excellent graphic novel, full of teenage angst, love, suicide, death, lesbian and gay identity, growth and development. Skim is a great character, and the Tamaki cousins are fantastic.

Bone: [Vol. 5], Rock Jaw Master of the Eastern Border By Smith, Jeff (Book )

Annotation:The adventure continues; it is good. There is a great scene about Moby Dick in this one. They meet Roque Ja while they try to take the baby rat creature (Bartleby) back. And there's more.

Robot Dreams By Varon, Sara (Book )

Annotation:Almost wordless, this graphic novel is about friendship and loss. Very sweet, super quick read. Dog goes to the library to get instruction manuals and travel books. How perfect.

Bone: [Vol. 4], the Dragonslayer By Smith, Jeff (Book )

Annotation:And the saga continues again. Phoney Bone up to his old tricks, manipulating and scheming to get back to Boneville - and as a rich Bone. Thorn finds out more about her heritage; grandma goes missing. Smiley Bone & Fone Bone help a lost rat creature baby. The dragons are rising; the conflict begins.

Good as Lily By Kim, Derek Kirk (Book )

Annotation:A really great read - part fantasy, part reality. On her birthday, Lily's different selves show up: a young child, a 28 year old woman, and an old woman. Lily learns to deal with herself and as she's trying to integrate them into her reality, she's teaching them too.

Bone: [Vol. 3], Eyes of the Storm By Smith, Jeff (Book )

Annotation:Things heat up. Thorn is Princess! And the dragons are moving.

American Born Chinese By Yang, Gene and Yang, Gene Luen (Book )

Annotation:Great twists and turns; brings three stories together: a Chinese folktale about the Monkey King and two other stories, all neatly at the end. well done.