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Shenzhen A Travelogue from China

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

by Guy Delisle, who spends 3 months overseeing an animation studio in Shenzhen, the fastest-growing city in China at the time. I just love the way graphic novels convey a mood. I am definitely crossing Shenzhen off my bucket list. haha. Waiting for his graphic novels about North Korea (!!) and Burma, which I have […]

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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Monday, September 13, 2010

Wow. Another graphic novel, this one by Marjane Satrapi who grew up in Persia as it became Iran. I LOVED it. Her drawings are so perfectly matched to her story, it makes me wonder if an artist’s personal style is nature-born or nurture-born. David Small’s drawings for Stitches matched his story and mood perfectly as […]

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Between Shade of Gray

Monday, September 13, 2010

Thanks so much, Camille. This is the story of 15-year old Lina, who is deported from Lithuania with her mother and younger brother to a Siberian work camp. A good start — and a horrific one — to filling in the Russian/Soviet story of WW2 which is ominous sideline in so many of the Holocaust […]

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When You Reach Me

Monday, September 13, 2010

Rebecca Stead won the 2010 Newberry for this. An homage to Wrinkle In Time by Madeline L’Engle, with charming preteen characters. Made me decide to read WIT to Ben this year. He’s ready.

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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

Friday, September 3, 2010

I kept telling Ben how great this book was and he kept saying “but I’m not going to read it, Mom.” So then I continued to update him as I read it, finishing with “but I know you’re not going to read it.” I plan to leave it in his path without comment. I love […]

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Stitches

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Another graphic novel — this one a memoir. By David Small, winner of Caldecott Medal, E.B. White Award, Christopher Medal. This one is NOFK. Not Ok For Kids. Super dark, super gorgeous, terrible story.

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