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Recommended Graphic Novels for 8-11 Year Olds

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Space Dumplins Written by

Craig Thompson

Illustrated by

Craig Thompson

DC Super Hero Girls: Hits and Myths

Written by

Shea Fontana

Illustrated by

Yancey Labat

Bunny vs Monkey: Book One

Written by

Jamie Smart

Art by

Jamie Smart

Corpse Talk: Season One

Written by

Adam Murphy

Art by

Adam Murphy

Hilda and The Troll

Written by

Luke Pearson

Art by

Luke Pearson

The Stonekeeper (Amulet #1)

Written by

Kazu Kibuishi

Art by

Kazu Kibuishi

Red’s Planet Written by

Eddie Pittman

Art by

Eddie Pittman

Gary’s Garden: Book One

Written by

Gary Northfield

Art by

Gary Northfield

Phoebe and her Unicorn

Written by

Dana Simpson Art by Dana Simpson

Tree Mail Written by

Brian Smith, Mike Raicht

Art by

Brian Smith

Bird Boy Volume 1: The Sword of Mali Mani

Written by

Annie Szabala

Art by

Annie Szabala

Batman: Li'l Gotham Vol. 1

Written by

Derek Fridolfs Dustin Nguyen

Art by

Dustin Nguyen

Carrot to the Stars Written by

Regis Lejonc

Art by

Riff Reb’s

Asterix at the Olympic Games

Written by

Renee Goscinny

Art by

Alberto Uderzo

Tintin: Explorers on the Moon

Written by

Herge

Art by

Herge

Anders and the Comet

Written by

Gregory McKay

Art by

Gregory McKay

Recommended Graphic Novels for 11-16 Year Olds

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Batman: Year One Written by

Frank Miller

Art by

David Mazzucchelli

Charley’s War: Volume One

Written by

Pat Mills

Art by

Joe Colquhoun

Ghosts Written by Raina Telgemeier Art by Raina Telgemeier

Han Solo Written by Marjorie Liu Art by Mark Brooks

Ms Marvel: Crushed

Written by G Wilson Art by Takeshi Miyazawa

All New Wolverine: The Four Sisters

Written by Tom Taylor Art by David Lopez David Navarrot

Welcome to Gotham Academy

Written by Becky Cloonan Art by Karl Kerschl

Mae Written by Gene Ha Art by Gene Ha

Jem and the Holograms

Written by Kelly Thompson Art by Sophie Campbell

Paper Girls Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Cliff Chiang

Dr Strange: The Way of the Weird

Written by Jason Aaron Art by Chris Bachalo

Recommended Graphic Novels for 16+ Year Olds

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V For Vendetta Written by

Alan Moore

Art by

David LLoyd

The Walking Dead, Volume 1: Days Gone Bye

Written by

Robert Kirkman

Art by

Tony Moore

Death: Deluxe Edition

Written by

Neil Gaiman

Art by

Chris Bachalo

Fables, Volume 1: Legends in Exile

Written by

Bill Willingham

Art by

Lan Medina

The Tale of One Bad Rat

Written by

Bryan Talbot

Art by

Bryan Talbot

Blacksad Written by Juan Diaz Canales

Art by Juanjo Guarnido

Criminal, Volume 1: Coward

Written by

Ed Brubaker

Art by

Sean Phillips

Lazarus, Volume 1 Written by

Greg Rucka

Art by

Michael Lark

Watchmen Written by

Alan Moore

Art by

Dave Gibbons

Garage Band Written by

Gipi

Art by

Gipi

Southern Bastards

Written by

Jason Aaron

Art by

Jason Latour

White Death Written by

Robbie Morrison

Art by

Charlie Adlard

The Nao of Brown Written by

Glyn Dillon

Art by

Glyn Dillon

With thanks to Paul Register, Dave Gibbons, Mel Gibson, Ian Churchill, Bryan Talbot, Ian

Churchill, Charlie Adlard, Gemma Sosnowsky and Peters' Books.

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