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    Hi all,

    What graphic novels would you recommend first/second year pupils at secondary education schools.

    Currently, I'm an intern (aspiring teacher ) at a school and we've just had a meeting regarding reading. One of the topics were graphic novels, especially for lower levels. One of my colleagues hinted at Archie Comics.

    Note: we're speaking of Dutch pupils here, so bear in mind the level shouldn't be too hard to follow, please.

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    I think an estimated age range would be helpful here—school systems vary widely, and being in secondary education here where I live I'd interpret at 16 and 17 year olds, which is not what I guess you're thinking of.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kjn View Post
    I think an estimated age range would be helpful here—school systems vary widely, and being in secondary education here where I live I'd interpret at 16 and 17 year olds, which is not what I guess you're thinking of.
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    Yeah, around 12-13-14 y/o.

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    Jim Ottaviani has written a few really good graphic novels for young adults about famous scientists and inovators.
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    Maus comes to mind.
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    Thanks guys!

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    Since teens read THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK in school, I guess I'm safe in recommending ANNE FRANK: THE ANNE FRANK HOUSE AUTHORIZED GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY (2010) by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón. I can't say enough good things about this book. Not only is it a powerful story, it's very educational. I only worry that young readers will be devastated by the reality of what happened. It left me in shambles by the end and I'm a fully growed person. But it's an important story for everyone to know and the graphic story telling makes it easy to follow.

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    I work in a school and many of the teachers have graphic novels in their classrooms. Some of them are there for the students to borrow and read for pleasure, such as Spider-man or Nightwing. However, they also often have graphic novels about the Civil War, the Vietnam War, etc. I would especially recommend Jon Lewis' March trilogy, chronicling his role in the civil rights movement.

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    I would definitely choose I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly and J.M. Ken Niimura (artist). It shows the relativity of everything we know and how a person can be disconnected from the real world with the exaggerated inability to interact in the society, while the importance of such interaction is crucial.

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    If the kids want a more superhero flair Marvel came out with a line geared towards younger readers a while back called Marvel Adventures. They were pretty neat and is what got my nephew into reading comics.
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    I just did a project in my graduate studies on education about the same thing. Here are the books I covered:

    They Called Us Enemy - George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, Harmony Becker
    American Born Chinese - Gene Leun Yang
    March - John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
    Maus - Art Spiegelman
    Essex County - Jeff Lemire
    Fun Home - Allison Bechdel
    Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi

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