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| Breaking Down Barriers |
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| Gene Yang, former teacher, graphic novelist, and the current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, asks us to go beyond our walls of comfort and try reading something new as
he continues his Reading Without Walls (RWW) platform. Check out this exclusive interview with Yang about the future of RWW and his upcoming comics. |
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| Starting a Graphic Novel Collection |
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| Deciding to include comic books and graphic novels in your collection is the first step into a larger world. Now, you must decide what to do once you're there. BookShelf provides some basic steps on your path to using graphic novels in your collection. |
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| YALSA's 2017 Great Graphic Novels List for Teens |
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| Since 2007, YALSA has listed the Top Ten titles, as well as a comprehensive long list of titles recommended for readers ages 12-18. The list serves as an excellent tool to help librarians, educators, and parents find great titles which appeal to children and teens. |
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| March, Book 3 Breaks Records at ALA Mid-Winter Award Ceremony |
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| After being awarded the National Book Award in November 2016 and the Walter earlier this year, March, Book 3 has received four new awards during ALA's Mid-Winter Award Ceremony: the Printz Award, the Seibert Medal, the Coretta Scott King Book Award, and the Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award. |
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| Neill Cameron "Comics Club" Encourages Kids To Create Comics |
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| Neill Cameron launches his new Comics Club Blog with the mission to encourage more youth-created comics nationwide. The Comics Club is dedicated to providing ideas and resources to
comic clubs as well as anyone interested in joining their ongoing project "Helping Awesome Kids Make Awesome Comics." |
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Katie's Korner: Graphic Novel Reviews for Schools and Libraries
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Dr. Katie Monnin reviews Suspended in Language from G.T. Labs and Camp Midnight from Image Comics, providing lesson plan suggestions for how they could be used in a classroom or workshop setting.
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| Image Comics Celebrates 25th Anniversary |
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| After 25 years of amazing storytelling freedom, Image is pleased to celebrate the milestone anniversary with Image Day—Feb. 1, 2017. Celebrate at your local comic shop! |
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| ALA Mid-Winter Highlights |
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| Diamond Book Distributors, BookShelf, and Image Comics had the pleasure of participating in ALA's 2016 Mid-Winter Conference. Check out our Mid-Winter highlights, including: exclusive
giveaway winners, Congressman John Lewis signing photos, and more! |
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| T is for Tardis, Dr. Who Teaches
the Alphabet |
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| The doctor is always around to help you
when your sick. But when that doctor is Doctor Who from the TV series, he can also help you to learn your ABCs! |
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| Love is in the Air with Action Lab's Cthulhu Cult |
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| In Vienna, Hitler responds to an RSVP from something old. Lovecraft and Houdini find themselves neck-deep in something new. Sonia Greene is hunted for something borrowed. And after reconciling the possibility of never finding Earhart, Tesla is blue. Herald: Lovecraft & Tesla: Tying the Knot collects issues 7-9. |
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| If Spider-man were a Disney Princess... |
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| Then you'd have Pix, the teen superhero who believes herself a fairy (and princess, no less). In her first original graphic novel, behold: attacking electronics-secret crushes-a magic 8-ball monster-cell service issues-a dragon war-a bad date-worried moms-a malevolent monkey, all making for ONE WEIRDEST
WEEKEND! |
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| Don't Wander Into the Mist in Magnetic Press' Newest Fantasy |
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Magnetic Press Presents Brigada, a psychedelic fantasy about Dwarven Captain Irvo and his convict brigade. On the eve of a great battle, Ivro and company are overtaken by a mysterious mist and transported to faraway lands. Now, Ivro and the remaining members must wage a new and different war, for their own
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