Popular graphic novels for students

March 12, 2013 at 9:49PM
Owly graphic novel cover Andy Runton
“Owly” by Andy Runton (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Elementary

"Owly" series, by Andy Runton

"TOON" comics treasury, conceived by Francoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman

"Babymouse" series, by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm

"Amelia Rules!" series, by Jimmy Gownley

Middle school

"Coraline," by Neil Gaiman

"The Unsinkable Walker Bean," by Aaron Renier

"Anne Frank:The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography," by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón

"Bone" series, by Jeff Smith

High School – Adult

"American Born Chinese," by Gene Yang

"Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty," by G. Neri

"Persepolis," by Marjane Satrapi

"Blankets," by Craig Thompson

"Maus," by Art Speigelman

"The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation," by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón

"The Arrival," by Shaun Tan


Bone graphic novel cover Jeff Smith
“Bone” by Jeff Smith (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood graphic novel cover Marjane Satrapi
“Persepolis:  The Story of a Childhood” by Marjane Satrapi (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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