Graphic+Novels




 * We're thrilled that Kat Kan will be joining us this week as a guest!**

Katharine "Kat" Kan has been reading comics for 50 years. She earned her B.A. (1977) and M.L.S. (1981) at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. She has worked as a children's and then young adult librarian for public libraries in Hawaii and Indiana, and she is now a part-time school librarian in the Florida Panhandle. Kat edited //Graphic Novels and Comic Books// published by H.W. Wilson and has been writing about graphic novels in libraries since 1994, mostly for //Voice of Youth Advocates.// She also reviews graphic novels, teen fiction, and adult mysteries for //VOYA// and for //Booklist//. She currently works as a Collection Development Librarian for Brodart's Books Division, and she is the selector for H.W. Wilson's //Graphic Novels Core Collection.//


 * Visit[| Brodart's Graphic Materials page], developed by Kat, for her recommended lists & resources.**

Additional Resources [|No Flying No Tights] [|GNLIB-L: Graphic Novels in Libraries List Serve] [|Good Comics for Kids Blog] //The Graphic Novel Classroom// by Maureen Bakis //When Commas Meet Kryptonite// by Michael Bitz //Teaching Graphic Novels// by Katie Monnin

Power Point:
 * Required Reading**
 * // Anya’s Ghost // by Vera Brosgol
 * One manga book of your choice


 * Recommended Reading**
 * Graphic Novels**
 * Kirkman, Robert. //The Walking Dead//. (series/basis for new TV show)
 * Satrapi, Marjoan. //Persepolis// & //Persepolis II//
 * Spiegelman, Art. //Maus// & //Maus II//
 * Thompson, Craig//. Blankets.//
 * Yang, Gene. //American Born Chinese.//