[ISLMA-Share] Boys' middle school graphic novels?

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Thank you!
:) K

*Kathy Sullivan*
*Princeville Junior Senior High School*
*P.C.U.S.D. #326*
*302 Cordis Avenue, **Princeville, IL  61559*
*309.385-4660  x1574*
*ksullivan at princeville326.org <ksullivan at princeville326.org> *

*"Literature is the safest key to a nation's treasure." *- Chaim Nachman
Bialik


On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> These are all a huge hit with both the boys and girls in my 6-8:
>
> Bones series
> Naruto & Boruto series
> Brave by Svetlana Chmakova (book 2 in the awkward series)
> Maze Runner series
> Lighting Thief series
> Calamity Jack
> Amulet series
> Alex Rider, Scorpia: the graphic novel
> Maximum Ride series
>
>
> Jill Johnson
> LMC Director/Tech Specialist
> Drama Director
> Jefferson Middle School
> jejohnson at sd129.org
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> On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>    One of our 6th grade boys asked why "all" of the graphic novels
>> feature girls for the leading characters. That's not fully accurate, but
>> our fledgling collection is still small. It's true that we don't have a
>> lot of male protagonist graphic novels.
>>     Could anyone suggest some titles / series that would be well-received
>> for 6-8 grade students?
>>     Thank you, and Happy Thanksgiving!
>> :) Kathy
>>
>>
>>
>> *Kathy Sullivan*
>> *Princeville Junior Senior High School*
>> *P.C.U.S.D. #326*
>> *302 Cordis Avenue,
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=302+Cordis+Avenue,%C2%A0*_Princeville,+IL+%C2%A061559_*&entry=gmail&source=g>**Princeville,
>> IL  61559
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=302+Cordis+Avenue,%C2%A0*_Princeville,+IL+%C2%A061559_*&entry=gmail&source=g>*
>> *309.385-4660  x1574*
>> *ksullivan at princeville326.org <ksullivan at princeville326.org> *
>>
>> *"Literature is the safest key to a nation's treasure." *- Chaim Nachman
>> Bialik
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