brave Published by: JYWritten by: Svetlana ChmakovaIllustrated by: Svetlana ChmakovaFormat: Softcover, 360 pages, B&W, $11.99ISBN: 9780316363181Ages: 9+ Review “If there are problems, I will solve them. If there are things I don’t know, I will learn them. If there are obstacles, I will – . . . hide and let the game monsters pass.” – Jensen Graham…
Author: Ashley Kronsberg
ASHLEY KRONSBERG is the Marketing Manager for Diamond Book Distributors and the Editor of Diamond BookShelf Magazine. When she isn’t standing on the rooftops screaming her heart out about the latest graphic novels and manga, she can be found crying over the latest slice of life anime she was not emotionally prepared for, pocket healing in the dungeons of Azeroth, or hunting skags on the outskirts of Pandora.
Lesson Plan: Cici’s Journal: The Adventures of a Writer-in-Training
Cici’s Journal: The Adventures of a Writer-in-Training Published by: First SecondWritten by: Joris ChamblainIllustrated by: Aurélie NeyretFormat: Hardcover, 160 pages, $17.99ISBN: 9781626722484Ages: 8+ Review When a young girl learns that her journal is more for looking inward rather than outward she truly discovers what family and friends are truly all about. Teamed up with her friends Lena and Erica,…
Lesson Plan: Camp Midnight
Camp Midnight Published by: Image Comics Written by: Steven T. Seagle Illustrated by: Jason Adam Katzenstein Format: Softcover, 6 x 8, 248 pages, $16.99 ISBN: 9781632155559 Review There are a few key words that best describe Camp Midnight. Creative. Creepy. Hilarious. For me, the combination of these three words mean I should absolutely, without a single doubt, not…
Lesson Plan: Bully Wars
Bully Wars Published by: Image Comics Written by: Skottie Young Illustrated by: Aaron Conley ISBN: 9781534310445 Ages: 9+ Review As Spencer, Edith, and Ernie prepare to enter high school in Rottenville they are well aware of all the bullying that will take place. Prepared and ready, Spencer has even brought some anti-bullying supplies. But just…
Lesson Plan: Boxers
Boxers Published by: First SecondWritten and illustrated by: Gene Luen Yang Format: Softcover, 6 x 9, 336 pages, Full Color, $18.99ISBN: 9781596433595 Review I would like to start this review by listing the brilliant graphic novels already created by Gene Luen Yang. We could discuss all of the prestigious literary awards and acclaims he and…
Lesson Plan: awkward
awkward Published by: Yen PressWritten and Illustrated by: Svetlana ChmakovaFormat: HC/SC, 6 x 9, 192 pages, Black and White, $24.00/$11.00ISBN: HC: 9780316381321/SC: 9780316381307 Review Penelope Torres, “Peppi,” already knows the first rule of moving to a new town and starting middle school with a new group of people: Don’t get noticed by the mean kids!…
Lesson Plan: Age of Bronze Volume 1
Age of Bronze Volume 1 Published by: Image Comics Written by: Eric Shanower Illustrated by: Eric Shanower ISBN: 9781534308299 Ages: 13+ Review Reprinted in a new and brilliantly colorful edition, multiple Eisner Award-winner Eric Shanower’s Age of Bronze: A Thousand Ships presents readers with the first book in a trilogy leading to the Trojan War. If you’ve ever wondered what…
Lesson Plan: Zita the Space Girl
Zita the Spacegirl Published by: First Second Written & Illustrated By: Ben Hatke ISBN: 978159643446 Review I met Ben Hatke and his wife last fall at the New York City Comic Con. I immediately liked them both. And here’s why I begin this review with that statement: Ben Hatke and his wife are the real deal!…
Lesson Plan: This Is a Taco!
This is a Taco! Published by: Lion Forge Written by: Andrew Cangelose Illustrated by: Josh Shipley Format: HC, Color, 32 pages, $15.99 ISBN: 9781941302729 Review Did you know that squirrels can rotate their ankles completely backwards? A work of creative nonfiction, This is a Taco! stars a squirrel named Taco. Taco really enjoys teaching the reader about squirrels,…
Lesson Plan: Super Girl Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade
Super Girl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade Written by: Landry Q. Walker Illustrated by: Eric Jones Publisher: DC Comics Format: Softcover, 144 pages, Full Color, $12.99 ISBN: 9781401225063 Review For anyone who has ever wondered if the young adult, middle-level superhero graphic novel could appeal to today’s students, look no further! I am pleased…