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Graphic Novels for your Summer Reading Pleasure

Submitted by Veronica G. [1] on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 10:32am

It’s officially summer and it’s a scorcher! What better way to spend your summer time off with a graphic novel? Not only can they be light and entertaining, reading them counts toward the Summer Reading Program [2]!

Here are a few Summer-inspired titles readily available from our catalog. Feel free to comment any titles you recommend to beat the summer heat!

Paul has a summer job Summer Blonde Chiggers Summer Fun Owly

Paul Has a Summer [3] Job [3] by Michel Rabagliati

Summer Blonde [4] by Adrian Tomine

Chiggers [5] by Hope Larson

Betty and Veronica: Summer Fun [6] edited by Paul Castiglia

Owly: the way home and the bittersweet summer [7] by Andy Runton

Graphic Novels [8]

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[1] http://hcpl.net/users/veronica-g
[2] http://www.hcpl.net/read/summer-reading-everyone
[3] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=paul%20summer%20job%20rabagliati&index=.GH#focus
[4] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=adrian tomine summer blonde&index=.GH#focus
[5] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=chiggers%20larson&index=.GH#focus
[6] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=betty%20veronica%20summer%20fun&index=.GH#focus
[7] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=owly%20way%20home%20summer&index=.GH#focus
[8] http://hcpl.net/category/topical/graphic-novels