Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library
Youth Services Department

Juvenile Graphic Novels


Butzer, C. M.   The Gettysburg graphic .
A detailed, comic-book style to depicting the Battle of Gettysburg; the national movement to create a memorial there; and the quiet day in 1863 when Lincoln delivered his galvanizing speech. Butzer uses only primary sources for the text, drawing from first-person letters and diaries, speeches, and Lincoln's own writing to unpack this series of historical events. The address itself is played out over eighteen pages, with every phrase given a visual interpretation that will resonate with young readers.

Craddock, Erik.  Stone Rabbit. (Series)

DIXON--The Ocean of Osyria
Collected from the first three Hardy Boys comics, here's the complete saga of Frank and Joe's adventure in the war-torn Middle Eastern land of Osyria! After rescuing Jackpot, a kidnapped prize-winning racehorse, Frank and Joe are stunned to return to Bayport and discover that the Department of International Security has arrested their best friend, Chet Morton, for stealing a priceless art treasure! The Hardy Boys decide the only way to clear the friend is to journey to the Middle East and find the Ocean of Osyria themselves!

Hayes, Geoffrey.  Benny and Penny.

Goscinny. Asterix and Oobleck (Series)

Gownley, Jimmy.  Amelia Rules (Series)
Amelia Rules is a funny, witty series about one girl's journey through childhood as she deals with her parents' divorce.

Hergé. The adventures of Tintin.
Tintin in America. Cigars of the pharaoh. The blue lotus -- v. 2. The broken ear. The black island. King Ottokar's sceptre -- v. 3. The crab with the golden claw. The shooting star. The secret of the unicorn -- v. 4. Red Rackham's treasure. The seven crystal balls. Prisoners of the sun -- v. 5. Land of black gold. Destination moon. Explorers of the moon -- v. 6. The calculus affair. The Red Sea sharks. Tintin in Tibet -- v. 7. The Castafiore emerald. Flight 714. Tintin and the Picaros.

Holm, Jennifer.   Babymouse (Series of 8)
Babymouse is a smart, spirited, and creative young rodent. Read the series and enjoy her  humorous adventures at camp, school and elsewhere.

Hunter, Erin.  Warriors.(Series)

Krosoczka, Jarrett.  Lunch Lady. (Series)

Lechner, John.  Sticky Burr: Adventures in Burrwood Forest
Sticky Burr is on the verge of being kicked out of his village in Burrwood Forest but when the village is attacked by wild dogs, Sticky Burr and his friends save the day.

Martin, Ann M.  The Baby-sitter's Club. (Series)

Pilkey, Dav. Ricky Ricotta's giant robot vs. the voodoo vultures from Venus : the third adventure novel
A small mouse named Ricky Ricotta and his best friend, a giant flying robot, save the world from Victor Von Vulture and his vicious voodoo vultures from Venus.

Runton, Andy, Owly (Series)
Owly is a lonely little brown owl who's always on the lookout for new friends.

Smith, Jeff. Bone (Series of 8)
Fone Bone and his ne'er-do-well brothers, Smiley and Phoney, are kicked out of Boneville and end up in strange new land where they go on many adventures.

Steinberg, D.J.  The Adventures of Daniel Boom (aka Loud Boy)
Daniel is a 10 year-old, born with no "indoor voice" who starts a new school and discovers other unique children.

Tan, Shaun.  The Arrival
In this wordless graphic novel, a man leaves his homeland and sets off for a new country, where he must build a new life for himself and his family.

Warner, Gertrude. The Boxcar Children. (Series)

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