I’m joining A Year of Reading, Kid Lit Frenzy, Assessment in Perspective, and other bloggers in a monthlong celebration of what is possibly my favorite format, graphic novels. Every Thursday throughout the month of October, bloggers throughout the kidlitosphere will celebrate graphic novels. To learn more about this event, check out the Top 10 Reasons to Join Us in Our October Graphic Novel Celebration and visit the Google Community.
This week, I’m highlighting some of my favorite middle-grade and young adult graphic novels that feature diverse characters.
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri and Randy DuBurke
Trickster, a collection of Native American trickster tales written by Native storytellers and illustrated by a variety of artists
Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew
Little Robot by Ben Hatke
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
El Deafo by Cece Bell
The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long, Jim Demonakos, and Nate Powell
Akissi by Marguerite Abouet
Ms Marvel by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona
Princeless by Jeremy Whitley and M. Goodwin
Emiko Superstar by Mariko Tamaki
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
the dirigible plum 
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