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MG Jacobson, Sid and Ernie Colon Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography
A graphic novel based off of The Diary of Anne Frank, the story of the Frank family’s time spent in hiding during WWII is told.
YA Jones, Sabrina Isadora Duncan, a graphic biography
The life of Isadora Duncan, who rejected traditional dance as unnatural and pioneered the world of modern dance.
YA Katin, Miriam We Are on Our Own
Lisa is Jewish six year old growing up in Hungary on the eve of WWII. Her mother Esther goes to great lengths to ensure their survival while Lisa's father fights in the Hungarian army. While much of this is told from Lisa's perspective, this story is really Esther's.
YA Lasko-Gross, Miss Escape From Special
Melissa is special, and labeled as such much to her detriment. It isn't until she learns to push past the psychobabble that she somehow learns to be at ease with herself.
YA Lockpez, Inverna and Dean Haspiel with Jose Villarrubia Cuba: My Revolution
This is the life of Sonya - artist, surgeon, idealist, revolutionary - between 1958 to1966. Cuba is in the midst of a revolution, and Sonya is slowly becoming disillusioned with the government and the promises it made to the people.
MG Robbins, Trina Lily Renee, Escape Artist
Lily Renee grew up a privileged child in Austria until the Nazi occupation. Escaping one the Kindertransport, Lily travels first to England and then to America where she eventual becomes a comic book artist.
YA Rudahl, Sharon A Dangerous Woman: The Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman
The thrilling life of revolutionary activist Emma Goldman.
YA Satrapi, Marjane Embroideries
The author of Persepolis creates another wonderful autobiographical book, with the focus on the important women in her life and their stories and opinions on love, sex, and marriage.
YA Satrapi, Marjane Persepolis
A look at a girl's experience growing up in Iran during revolution. This is a classic graphic novel.
E Siegel, Siena Cherson and Mark Siegel To Dance: a Ballerina's Graphic Novel
Six year old Siena is told that it was impossible to fix her flat feet but as a last effort she and her mother enrolled her into ballet. Siena soon became entranced with dancing and it soon completely shapes her personal and family's life. Every waking moment is given to dance, which brought her continuous new experiences and introduced her to new people. Though eventually Siena has to give up dance because of severe injuries, the influence of dance on her life and life's perspective continues.
YA Talbot, Mary M. and Bryan Talbot Dotter of Her Father's Eye
Mary Talbot remembers growing up with her father, a renowned James Joyce scholar. Talbot draws parallels between her own life and the life of Joyce's daughter, Lucia.
MG Telgemeier, Raina Smile
Raina knocks out her front teeth in middle school. This follows many years of pain and surgery and figuring out who her real friends are.
A graphic novel based off of The Diary of Anne Frank, the story of the Frank family’s time spent in hiding during WWII is told.
YA Jones, Sabrina Isadora Duncan, a graphic biography
The life of Isadora Duncan, who rejected traditional dance as unnatural and pioneered the world of modern dance.
YA Katin, Miriam We Are on Our Own
Lisa is Jewish six year old growing up in Hungary on the eve of WWII. Her mother Esther goes to great lengths to ensure their survival while Lisa's father fights in the Hungarian army. While much of this is told from Lisa's perspective, this story is really Esther's.
YA Lasko-Gross, Miss Escape From Special
Melissa is special, and labeled as such much to her detriment. It isn't until she learns to push past the psychobabble that she somehow learns to be at ease with herself.
YA Lockpez, Inverna and Dean Haspiel with Jose Villarrubia Cuba: My Revolution
This is the life of Sonya - artist, surgeon, idealist, revolutionary - between 1958 to1966. Cuba is in the midst of a revolution, and Sonya is slowly becoming disillusioned with the government and the promises it made to the people.
MG Robbins, Trina Lily Renee, Escape Artist
Lily Renee grew up a privileged child in Austria until the Nazi occupation. Escaping one the Kindertransport, Lily travels first to England and then to America where she eventual becomes a comic book artist.
YA Rudahl, Sharon A Dangerous Woman: The Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman
The thrilling life of revolutionary activist Emma Goldman.
YA Satrapi, Marjane Embroideries
The author of Persepolis creates another wonderful autobiographical book, with the focus on the important women in her life and their stories and opinions on love, sex, and marriage.
YA Satrapi, Marjane Persepolis
A look at a girl's experience growing up in Iran during revolution. This is a classic graphic novel.
E Siegel, Siena Cherson and Mark Siegel To Dance: a Ballerina's Graphic Novel
Six year old Siena is told that it was impossible to fix her flat feet but as a last effort she and her mother enrolled her into ballet. Siena soon became entranced with dancing and it soon completely shapes her personal and family's life. Every waking moment is given to dance, which brought her continuous new experiences and introduced her to new people. Though eventually Siena has to give up dance because of severe injuries, the influence of dance on her life and life's perspective continues.
YA Talbot, Mary M. and Bryan Talbot Dotter of Her Father's Eye
Mary Talbot remembers growing up with her father, a renowned James Joyce scholar. Talbot draws parallels between her own life and the life of Joyce's daughter, Lucia.
MG Telgemeier, Raina Smile
Raina knocks out her front teeth in middle school. This follows many years of pain and surgery and figuring out who her real friends are.