2012 Maverick Spotlight: Graphic Novels for Middle School Readers

Submitted by Mer L. [1] on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 10:19am

365-2011-018: Spiral Bound Cover Macro by plural The Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List for 2012 [2] has just been announced and there are some awesome reads included this year! The Maverick List promotes recreational reading for teens and tweens in 6^th through 12^th grades. Check out some of these great graphic novels for readers in 6^th-8^th grades or the entire 2012 Maverick List [2]!

last unicorn bookjacket

hereville bookjacket

possessions bookjacket

zita the spacegirl bookjacket

Last Unicorn [3] by Peter Beagle
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword [4] by Barry Deutsch
Possessions, Book One: Unclean Getaway [5] by Ray Fawkes
Pirate Penguin vs. Ninja Chicken by Ray Friesen
Zita the SpaceGirl [6] by Ben Hatke

Astronaut Academy bookjacket

sidekicks bookjacket

lost and found bookjacket

bake sale bookjacket

Astronaut Academy Zero Gravity [7] by Dave Roman
Sidekicks [8] by Dan Santat
Lost and Found [9]by Shaun Tan
Bake Sale [10] by Sara Varon

Flickr CC [11]: 365-2011-018: Spiral Bound Cover Macro [12] Photo by: plural [13]

Awards [14]
Graphic Novels [15]
Teens [16]

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[4] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Hereville:%20How%20Mirka%20Got%20Her%20Sword%20by%20Barry%20Deutsch&index=.GH#focus
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[8] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Sidekicks%20by%20Dan%20Santat&index=.GH#focus
[9] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Lost%20and%20Found%20by%20Shaun%20Tan&index=.GH#focus
[10] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Bake%20Sale%20by%20Sara%20Varon&index=.GH#focus
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