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Librarians Pick Hot Fall Graphic Novels At BEA Date: 6/5/2009 |
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A unique panel produced a list of fall graphic novel recommendations from four librarian graphic novel experts at the BEA last weekend. The panel, organized by Diamond Book Distributors? John Shableski, produced a list of 16 recommendations--one from each librarian in four different age groups: kids, tweens, teens, and adult. According to Shableski, ?Stitches was the big book of the entire show. David Small is a celebrated childrens illustrator and his memoir couldn?t have come at a better moment. Bob Weil, of W.W. Norton was the editor and also chosen spokesman to represent the book on the Editors Buzz Panel leading into the show. There were 7 houses represented and no one really can recall the other books because Stitches rocked the house. It really is an amazing book and I'll bet good money that it picks up a lot of major awards this year.? He also pointed to several other especially notable titles: Little Mouse Gets Ready by Jeff Smith Crogan's March by Chris Schweizer Smile by Raina Tegelmeier TOON Treasury of Classic Comics The four panelists were: Eva Volin, Committee Chair. After spending almost ten years managing bookstores, children?s librarian Eva decided to take her customer service skills to the people. She is now the Supervising Children?s Librarian for the Alameda Free Library, where she puts graphic novels into the hands of kids every day. She served as a judge on the 2008 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, and is currently chair of the 2010 ALA/YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens Committee, which recommends the best graphic novels of the year to librarians across the country. Eva knows comics. Barbara Moon is a Youth Services consultant for the Suffolk Cooperative Library System. She has been a classroom teacher, school librarian, and college reference librarian. She has organized graphic novel symposiums, led a session on graphic novels at the National Council of Teachers of English annual conference, and is a frequent presenter at workshops for Long Island school and public librarians. She writes graphic novel reviews for School Library Journal, and serves as a member of Great Graphic Novels for Teens Selection Committee. Christian Zabriskie is a Young Adult Librarian for Queens Library where he connects inner-city teens and reading. Prior to becoming a librarian he worked for Houghton Mifflin as both editor and sales rep. He holds an MA in English from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland in addition to his MLS. Jesse Karp is the Early Childhood and Interdivisional Librarian at the Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School. He reviews graphic novels for Booklist (booklistonline.com), blogs about them for GuysLitWire (guyslitwire.blogspot.com), has delivered seminars on the form at Pratt Institute and Queens College and is serving on ALA?s Great Graphic Novels for Teens Committee. Here?s the list of graphic novel picks from the ?Librarians Hot Fall Graphic Novels? panel at the recently completed BEA. For more information about the panel and panelists, click here. Kids Titles *Binky the Space Cat Ashley Spires / 9781554533091 / Kids Can Press / Ages 7-10 Before Binky the house cat can join the space corps he must first undergo rigorous training to prepare himself for the alien invaders that threaten his humans. Sticky and Burr #2: The Prickly Peril John Lechner / 978-0763645809 / Candlewick Press / Ages 6-10 Our hero, Stick Burr is back for another spine-tingling adventure! Little Mouse Gets Ready Jeff Smith / 978-1935179016 / Raw Junior LLC / Ages 3-6 The intricacies of getting dressed, mouse style. *Toon Treasury of Classic Children?s Comics edited by Art Spiegelman and Francois Mouly / 978-0810957305 / Abrams ComicArts / Ages 6 and up A massive compilation of Golden Age comic material, featuring the work of future masters and more obscure names, with character who went on to fame and others who faded away, but every story is fun, hilarious or very weird. Both loads of fun and historically important. The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook Eleanor Davis / 978-1599903965 / Bloomsbury / Age 8-12 Stuck in a new school, science nerd/wizard Julian finds a team of like-minded students just in _ me to defuse the plans of a techno-thief in this little gem that beats stereotypes and celebrates smarts. Fairy Idol Kanon Mera Hakamada / Udon Entertainment/ Age 7 and up Three girls start on a quest to save fairyland by becoming pop music superstars. This book is sure to make the little girl in everyone one of us giggle with joy. Tween Cat Burglar Black Richard Sala / 978-1596431447 / First Second / Age 11 and up Ex-cat burglar K is forced back into a life of daring heists by the den mother of her mysterious girl?s academy, but besides hidden treasure, she uncovers a secret conspiracy and the truth of her own past in this gothic fairy tale drenched in Sala?s trademark weirdness. *Crogan?s March Chris Schweizer / 9781934964248 / Oni Press / Age 12+ In the continuing story of the Crogan family, Corporal Crogan joins the French Foreign Legion. Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood Tony Lee and Sam Hart / 978-0763643997 / Candlewick Press / Age 12 and up This is a dark and (relatively) complex re-telling of the famous tale which preserves the heroism and underscores it with strong characters and great action. SMILE Raina Telgemeier / 978-0545-13205-3 / Scholastic / Ages 10 and up At age 11, Raina?s front teeth were knocked out. Years later, after extensive dental work and newly-found self-confidence, Raina is able to smile. Fans of the SMILE web comic and the Baby-sitters Club will be standing in line for this tender story of young adolescence. *The Storm in the Barn Matt Phelan / 978-0-7636-3618-0 / Candlewick Press / 10 and up Stuck in the Dust Bowl in 1937, young Jack Clark has a dying sister, an angry father and a dim future, but a strange figure in the neighbor?s barn hints at a world much darker than he could even imagine in this eerie, melancholy masterpiece. Tegumi Bachi: Letter Bee Hiroyuki Asada / VIZ Media / Age 9 and up One boy sets forth on a quest for adventure as a letter carrier in a dark and dangerous land. Teen Black Jack, Vol. 7 Osamu Tezuka / 978-1-934287-60-6 / Vertical / Ages 13+ The story of a mysterious surgeon-for-hire who will perform any opera_ on -- for a price -- continues in this groundbreaking series by the ?Father of Manga.? Charles Darwin?s on The Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation Michael Keller / 978-1605296975 / Rodale Books / Ages 14 up A detailed and luminous examination of the work and life of Darwin. With breath-taking art and text taken from Darwin?s own writings, this is THE BOOK for the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin?s seminal work. Moyasimon Masayuki Ishikawa / 978-0-345-51472-1 / Del Rey / Age 16+ Life at an Ag school is a whole new ballgame when you can see, hear and touch the microbes around you. Star Trek: Mission?s End Ty Templeton and Stephen Molnar / 978-1600105401 / IDW / Age 14 and up You?ve seen how the mission begins, now see how it ends as the classic crew wraps up its voyage in the style of the original series, brimming over with fun and ideas. *The Umbrella Academy: Dallas Way and B? / 978-1-59582-345-8 / Dark Horse / Ages 16 and up In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, "To save the world." These seven children form The Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers. Is it better to save the President or maintain the status quo? In this volume, the team is despondent following the near apocalypse created by one of their own and the death of their beloved mentor Pogo. So it's a great time for another catastrophic event to rouse the team into action. Trouble is -- each member of the team is distracted by some very real problems of their own. The Vietnam War: A Graphic History Dwight Zimmerman / 978-0-8090-9495-0 / Hill and Wang / Ages 16 and up A historian and an artist combine their talents to create a stunning study of one of American?s most complex stories. Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You Karuho Shiina / VIZ Media / Ages 14 and up A painfully shy girl comes out of her shell with the help of the most popular guy in school. Adult Titles *Ball Peen Hammer Adam Rapp and George O?Connor / 978-1596433007 / First Second / Age 17 and up Lives converge (and fail to converge) in a pair of post-apocalyptic safe houses in this dark-as-pitch tale about need, trust and even the nature of art. *Ooku: The Inner Chamber Yoshinaga / 9781421527475 / VIZ Media / Adult When a plague kills off most of the men, women take on the traditional male roles, including that of Shogun. But when a new Shogun comes to power she begins to question the continuing male-centric deference that prevails in this alternate-Edo period Japan. Bob Dylan Revisited various / 978-0-393-07617-2 / W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. / Adult Thirteen graphic artists interpret this poet/songwriters classics. From ?Blowin? in the Wind? to ?Like a Rolling Stone,? enjoy them all over again or for the first time. Alec ?The Years Have Pants? (A Life-Sized Omnibus) Eddie Campbell / Top Shelf Productions / Ages 18 and up This huge memoir ranges across decades and continents and is funny, compelling, and quite addictive. G.I. Joe: Origins Larry Hama / IDW Publishing / Age 18 and up Fantastic military fiction, high stakes adventure, and an incredible sensitivity to our returning veterans should make this a favorite for any service members, their families, or their supporters. Strange Suspense: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol 1 Steve Ditko, Edited by Blake Bell / Fantagraphics / 978-1606992890 / Adult Wonderfully lurid work from the creator of Spiderman. This stuff is from before the Comics Code Authority and is an important historical record of comics before they had their teeth pulled. Stitches: A Memoir David Small / 978-0-393-06857-3 / W.W. Norton & Co / Adult Children?s book author and illustrator David Small?s memoir of growing up in a cold and unloving household before and after a throat operation leaves him almost mute. West Coast Blues Jacques Tardi and Jean-Patrick Manchee / 978-1-60699-295-1 / Fantagraphics / Adult A teen ager witnessing a murder, a young businessman abandons his family and goes on the run from two hired assassins. |
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