Graphic Novels in Your School Library

Jesse Karp

American Library Association, 2012 - Comics & Graphic Novels - 146 pages

Many educators now agree that graphic novels inform as well as entertain, and to dismiss the educational potential of the graphic novel is to throw away a golden opportunity to reach out to young readers. This dynamic book takes a look at the term “graphic novel,” how the format has become entwined in our culture, and the ways in which graphic novels can be used in the library and in the classroom. Graphic novel expert Karp * Introduces the history, the symbols, and the conventions of the form * Provides annotated lists of core titles to help K–12 librarians build their collections * Offers lesson plans that use graphic novels to impart facts and enliven discussion on everything from life skills and dating to history A one-stop resource which keeps the school library firmly at center stage, this eye-opening book will change your view of graphic novels.

Contents

• The Form: 1
• A History of American Sequential Art: 29
• Annotated Reading Lists: 51
• Lesson Plans and Activities: 105
• AFTERWORD: 129
• FURTHER READING: 131
• REFERENCES: 133
• DISCUSSION TOPIC INDEX: 135
• AUTHORTITLE INDEX: 141
• SUBJECT INDEX: 145

About the author

Jesse Karp has been a school librarian at LREI (Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School), one of Manhattan’s oldest independent schools, for more than 10 years. He works with students across the curriculum, from beginning readers to high school students, with all kinds of material, including graphic novels. He regularly reviews graphic novels and picture books for Booklist and contributes to the magazine’s yearly graphic novel best list roundup, as well as having written articles for Book Links and American Libraries. He has delivered seminars on the sequential art form at Pratt Institute and Queens College and teaches a graduate course about the history and analysis of the form at Pratt. He has served as a graphic novel panelist at Book Expo America for two years running and served on YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens committee from 2009 to 2012. He co-created the education webcomic “Dr. Lollipop” and is the author of the young adult novel Those That Wake, which is set in Manhattan, where he lives with his wife and two daughters. His website is Beyond Where You Stand.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Graphic Novels in Your School Library
• Author: Jesse Karp
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: American Library Association, 2012
• ISBN: 0838910890, 9780838910894
• Length: 146 pages
• Subjects: Comics & Graphic Novels / Literary; Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / Collection Development; Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / School Media; Reference / Bibliographies & Indexes