Aug 20
Posted: under Ages 09-18, English, Josdal, Matt, Kumar, Naresh, Literature, Mann, Roland, Remedial Reading, Shearer, Brian, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain, Mark.
August 20th, 2009
Comic Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Comic Author: Adapted from the novels by Mark Twain. Tom Sawyer adapted by Matt Josdal and illustrated by Brian Shearer; Huck Finn adapted by Roland Mann and illustrated by Naresh Kumar. Format: Graphic Novel Reviewed by: Jessica Both Mark Twain’s classic paean [...] [...more]
Comic Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Comic Author: Adapted from the novels by Mark Twain. Tom Sawyer adapted by Matt Josdal and illustrated by Brian Shearer; Huck Finn adapted by Roland Mann and illustrated by Naresh Kumar.
Format: Graphic Novel
Reviewed by: Jessica
Both Mark Twain’s classic paean to American boyhood and his most celebrated portrait of the antebellum South get the graphic novel treatment.
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Dec 06
Posted: under Ages 09-11, Ages 12-14, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, English, Kinney, Jeff, Remedial Reading.
December 6th, 2008
Comic Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Roderick Rules Comic Author: Jeff Kinney Format: Diary-style novels, but with tons of little comics and doodles Reviewed by: Jessica At first Greg is reluctant to write in the journal – not diary! – that his mother gives him, but soon [...] [...more]
Comic Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Roderick Rules
Comic Author: Jeff Kinney
Format: Diary-style novels, but with tons of little comics and doodles
Reviewed by: Jessica
At first Greg is reluctant to write in the journal – not diary! – that his mother gives him, but soon he’s recounting all of his various misadventures as he struggles to be more than just a wimpy kid in the tumultuous world of middle school.
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Nov 29
Posted: under Ages 15-18, English, Lilly, Mike, Literature, Macbeth, Remedial Reading, Robbins, Trina.
November 29th, 2008
Title: Macbeth Author: Adapted by Trina Robbins, artwork by Mike Lilly and Nimbus Studios Format: Graphic Novel Reviewed by: Elena Witches and conspiracies and cold-blooded murder! Scholastic’s graphic novel edition of Macbeth is intended for struggling readers, presenting the meat of the story with minimal use of Shakespeare’s original language. [...more]
Title: Macbeth
Author: Adapted by Trina Robbins, artwork by Mike Lilly and Nimbus Studios
Format: Graphic Novel
Reviewed by: Elena
Witches and conspiracies and cold-blooded murder! Scholastic’s graphic novel edition of Macbeth is intended for struggling readers, presenting the meat of the story with minimal use of Shakespeare’s original language.
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