[aisle] sports-themed graphic novels?

Katherine Contreras kcontreras at d64.org
Tue Oct 22 15:22:06 CDT 2019


Roller Girl - Jamieson - roller derby
Crossover - Alexander - basketball
Spinning - Walden - ice skating (mature content)
Breakaways - Johnson - soccer

Mrs. Katie Contreras
School Librarian
Emerson Middle School
Park Ridge-Niles SD 64



On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 3:11 PM Carrie Small via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Jake Maddox has some really good sports graphic novels, but they are also
> written lower. Part of the problem with graphic novels is that once you get
> higher in the reading level, they become increasingly inappropriate in
> content and pictures.  The original Jake Maddox novels themselves do have
> some pictures.  Those range from a level 2 to about a level 4 reading level
> (guided reading levels L-M).
>
> Carrie Small, Prairie Central Elementary Media Specialist
>
> On Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 2:04 PM Sullivan, Kathy via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>>      Any suggestions for good graphic novels that focus on sports? We
>> have a couple of Sports Illustrated Kids graphic novels, but they are
>> intended for a younger readership than our building (grades 6-12).
>>     I keep them because some of our 6th graders enjoy them. They also
>> like to read simpler sports fiction like that of Tiki Barber and Dan Gutman.
>>      Thanks in advance for any ideas you can share.
>> :) Kathy
>>
>> *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
>>
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