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Children's and Teen: 9 - 11 years old


Cover art for BAKE SALE
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 30, 2011
by Sara Varon, illustrated by Sara Varon

"An offbeat story about the sacrifices made for friends, about the very everydayness of such acts and the pitfalls and pleasures in their wake. (Picture book. 6 & up)"
Varon returns with another strange and charming graphic work that touches on the theme of her terrific Robot Dreams (2007), namely: how fine friendship can be, and how surely it leads you down a twisty road of joys and melancholy. Read full book review >
Cover art for CLAIRE AND THE BAKERY THIEF
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2008
by Janice Poon, illustrated by Janice Poon

"And while the recipes in the back of the book look yummy, there is a self-righteousness to this sketchily drawn story that will leave a bad taste in the reader's mouth. (Graphic fiction. 8-10)"
In this middle-grade graphic novel, young Claire is distressed to discover that her family is about to move from their home in the city to the all-too-rural town of Bellevale. Read full book review >
Cover art for BURGER!
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 1998
by Damon Burnard, illustrated by Damon Burnard

"Whether parents and educators will be able to stomach it is a different matter. (Fiction. 8-10)"
A graphic novel with plenty of gross-out appeal, featuring space travel, giant maggots, and carnivorous grade-schoolers. Read full book review >