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Graphic Novels for Kids

Looking for comic books or manga (Japanese comics) for kids? Check out the library's awesome Juvenile Graphic Novel collection! These books are recommended for ages 5-12.

Why should your child read graphic novels?

  • graphic novels are a fun, high-interest format that gets kids excited about reading
  • the text and art work together to help kids comprehend what they're reading
  • learning new words: graphic novels have vocabulary that's just as challenging as chapter books


What's New | Spotlights | Booklists | Purchase Suggestion | Resources 

 

What's New? 

Some of these titles are still on order and aren't available for check out yet. Place a hold to be the first to read them - just click on the book covers to access the library catalog.This page is updated monthly with new titles!

 

 

Just a Donkey

Ernest & Rebecca #4: The Land of Walking Stones

The Santa Fe Jail

Sybil the Backpack Fairy

Peace and Quiet

Pinocchio

Mermin

Smurf Soup

Secret of the Stone Frog

Lego Ninjago: Stone Cold

Sonic Universe #4

Mr. Big: A Tale of Pond Life

Monkey King #1: Birth of the Stone Monkey

Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas

cEngineering a Totally Rad Skateboard with Max Axiom

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Title Spotlight

The Adventures of Julius Chancer

The Adventures of Julius Chancer: The Rainbow Orchid

In Volume One, follow the story's hero, Julius Chancer, as he embarks on a hazardous quest for the rainbow orchid a mythical flower last mentioned by the ancient Greek philosopher, Theophrastus, and steeped in legend. His epic journey takes him from 1920s Britain to the Indian subcontinent and its mysterious lost valleys. In Volume Two, the heroic Julius Chancer journeys from Europe to the Indian sub-continent as he steps up his quest for the rainbow orchid. He soon discovers that he's not the only one seeking the mystical flower: he has enemies more dangerous than he could ever have imagined.

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Top Graphic Novels of 2012 from School Library Journal

Drama

Cardboard

Hereville : how Mirka met a meteorite

 

 

Legends of Zita the Spacegirl

Big Bad Ironclad

Giants Beware!

Secret of the Stone Frog

 

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Booklists

Looking for something good to read? Check out our Graphic Novels for Kids booklists.

 

Purchase Suggestion

Want to recommend a graphic novel for the Kids' Graphic Novel collection? Use the library's online Purchase Request Form.

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Resources



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