As a teacher-librarian, I have the opportunity to read young adult books to share with my students. The list that I have provided will have an overview of the book and personal comments. They are on a Book-mercial style image to get a taste of the essence of the book.
Showing posts with label graphic novel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label graphic novel. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
My Happy Marriage (Light Novel) #5 My Happy Marriage (Light Novel), Vol. 5 by Akumi Agitogi , Tsukiho Tsukioka (Artist) , David Musto (Translator)
My Happy Marriage (Light Novel) #5 My Happy Marriage (Light Novel), Vol. 5 by Akumi Agitogi , Tsukiho Tsukioka (Artist) , David Musto (Translator) A good book, I would add this one to my high school library. The characters love each other but are shy about letting the other know. We get to watch Miyo blossom with more self confidence
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Somali and the Forest Spirit #2 Somari and the Guardian of the Forest, Vol. 2 by Yako Gureishi
Somali and the Forest Spirit #2 Somari and the Guardian of the Forest, Vol. 2 by Yako Gureishi This is a manga book that is fine for any school library. I like this series so far. (I've only read 2) So far so good. Enjoy.
Somali and the Forest Spirit #1 Somali and the Forest Spirit Vol. 1 by Yako Gureishi
Somali and the Forest Spirit #1 Somali and the Forest Spirit Vol. 1 by Yako Gureishi I liked this graphic novel and would add it to my high school library. The characters are solid and lieable. The little girl is adorable. Enjoy.
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Squire by Nadia Shammas , Sara Alfageeh
Squire by Nadia Shammas , Sara Alfageeh A good graphic novel to add to any school library. I like how brave the main character is to chose to do the hard thing but also the right thing. Enjoy.
Monday, May 26, 2025
Displacement by Kiku Hughes
Displacement by Kiku Hughes is a great book. Also literally compares to events happening now politically. So a little bit political but not really but in a good way. Some MAGAS problaby won't like it. I love it. It is an important read. Add this to your school library. It is important because of what happened during WWII when the Japanese descent were put in horrible internment camps. Add this to your library. Seriously. It's good.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Spy×Family #10 SPY×FAMILY 10 by Tatsuya Endo
Spy×Family #10 SPY×FAMILY 10 by Tatsuya Endo
It's a fine story to add to a high school library. It's good to get the back story on the main spy in this series.
Spy x Family – Band 13 by Tatsuya Endo , Lasse Christian Christiansen (Translator)
Spy x Family – Band 13 by Tatsuya Endo , Lasse Christian Christiansen (Translator) Turns out I like this series of graphic novels. Fine to add to a high school library.
Saturday, April 12, 2025
The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl, Vol. 1 by Miyuki Tonogaya
The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl, Vol. 1 by Miyuki Tonogaya is fine for high school. Students are always looking for anime/manga to read. This is fine to add to any high school library. I thought it was a bit boring but its a safe book to add.
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Spy×Family #9 SPY×FAMILY 9 by Tatsuya Endo
Spy×Family #9 SPY×FAMILY 9 by Tatsuya Endo
I do like this series but there is a lot of violence in this episode. I'm skipping this book and not adding to the library shelves. It's a bit of a blood bath.
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Spy×Family #11 SPY×FAMILY 11 by Tatsuya Endo ,
Spy×Family #11 SPY×FAMILY 11 by Tatsuya Endo This is fine to add to the high school shelves. I do like this series. The little mindreading girl is adorable and funny. She's always trying to make friends with this boy for her father's mission. The boy doesn't really want to do much with her but the school bus incident changes it a little. A good read.
Spy×Family 12 by Tatsuya Endo
Spy×Family 12 by Tatsuya Endo is fine for school libraries. There is some fighting but it's not graphically bad. I actually like this series.
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Spy×Family #8 SPY×FAMILY 8 by Tatsuya Endo
Spy×Family #8 SPY×FAMILY 8 by Tatsuya Endo is a graphic novel I am enjoying. So far this is the one that I won't be buying for the library. There is a lot of violence in this graphic novel. The Assassin is pretty busy protecting a family that has a hit on in. There are multiple hit people and it's a blood bath as she takes each one out. It's still a good graphic novel and the bad guys get it but I'm not comfortable putting this one in my high school library.
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Spy×Family #7 Spy x Family, Vol. 7 by Tatsuya Endo
Spy×Family #7 Spy x Family, Vol. 7 by Tatsuya Endo is a fine graphic novel that works very well. Fine for high school libraries. I'm reading the series before I add to the school library. It's a good read.
SPY×FAMILY 6 by Tatsuya Endo
Spy Family 6 is a great series to add to a high school library. I am reading through the volumes to make sure that they are fine to add just in case they are not. So far so good. I like this series. It's a fake family that work together for a spy's mission. They each have their own secrets. And the dog is adorable.
Sunday, March 9, 2025
My Nest of Silence by Matt Faulkner
My Nest of Silence by Matt Faulkner is a great book to add to any school library. It's part graphic novel and part novel. A touching relationship of a young girl and her older brother. Shown both sides of the war, camp life and soldier life. Very well done.
Saturday, March 8, 2025
The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds , Homer
The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds, Homer
I liked this depiction of the Greek story of a mighty warrior trying to get back home. Any nudity is blurred. A bit of blood from battle scene but it all works. A good book to add to any high school library. Helpful when teaching 9th grade English.
Saturday, February 1, 2025
The Moth Keeper by K. O'Neill
The Moth Keeper is a lovely graphic novel with a diverse community that works together. A young girl becomes an apprentice to help take care of special moths that help plants grow. She must help fix an error when she loses the moths. A good read.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Vol. 1 by Kanehito Yamada (Writer) , Tsukasa Abe (Illustrator)
Frieren, is the story after a band of diverse warriors move on with their lives. From time to time Frieren, the long lived elf goes and visits her friends.
A good graphic novel to add to high school libraries.
Wynd #1 Wynd, Book One: The Flight of the Prince by James Tynion IV (Writer) , Michael Dialynas (Illustrator) , Aditya Bidikar (Letterer)
Wynd, book one is fine for graphic novels to add to high school libraries. It has adventure, danger, evil villians and survival. There is a form of racism and people working together to help each other. A good read.
My Happy Marriage, Vol. 4 My Happy Marriage (Manga) #4 by Akumi Agitogi, Rito Kohsaka with Tsukiho Tsukioka
My Happy Marriage, vol 4 is a graphic novel that is fine for high school libraries. It's a Cinderella story line of a daughter who had to be a servant in a well to do family. She has a jealous mean half sister. The young man she ends up engaged to, shows kindness and helps her build her confidence. As he quietly investigates her family, he makes a connection that her deceased mother may have been part of a secretive magical family. A good read.
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