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Keyword: "graphic novels"
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Some graphic novels suitable for young adults can be found in the general collection
Use the Classroom resources search for novels suitable for younger children & young adults

Useful Subject terms:
Graphic novels
Graphic novels in education
Graphic novels -- Study and teaching

Comic books, strips, etc

Useful Call numbers:
741.5973 for US graphic novels
741.5994 for Australian graphic novels

A selection for Younger Readers

Dirt by sea by Michael Wagner; Tom Jellett (Illustrator)
Call Number: W134 23

Publication Date: 2022

Honour Book 2023 CBCA Picture Book
Age 4 to 7
Ghost book by Remy Lai
Call Number: 741.5994 LAI 1

Publication Date: 2023

A contemporary fantasy graphic novel about a girl who befriends a boy ghost stuck between the worlds of the living and the dead. Winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.
Age 8 to 12
Hairy holes by McKenna, Brenton E.
Call Number: 741.5994 MCK 2 & ebook

Publication Date: 2023

Age 8 to 12
Indigenous author
The bad guys. Episode one. by Aaron Blabey
Call Number: B6279 8 & ebook

Publication Date: 2015

Scholastic Australia
Other episodes available at call number B6279 8
Age 7 to 10
Ducky the spy: Expect the unexpected! by Sean E. Avery
Call Number: 741.5994 AVE 1 V1

Publication Date: 2024

A thief on the farm. A goat kidnapped by a gang of cats. A giant chicken. Ducky the Spy and Donny “The Distraction” Donkey are on the case.
Age 7+
The power of being odd by Matt Stanton
Call Number: 741.5994 STAN 1 V3

Publication Date: 2023

Notable Book 2024 CBCA Younger Readers
Age 7+

A selection for Young Adults

Neverlanders by Tom Taylor
Call Number: 741.5973 TAY 2 & ebook

Publication Date: 2022

Winner 2023 CBCA Older Readers
Age 12+
Ms. Marvel Vol. 1 by G. Willow Wison (Text by); Jacob Wyatt (Illustrator)
Call Number: 741.5973 WIL 2

Publication Date: 2015

All 8 volumes available at call number 741.5973 WIL
Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City. When Kamala discovers the dangers of her newfound powers, she also unlocks a secret behind them.
The greatest thing by Sarah Winifred Searle
Call Number: 741.5973 SEAR 2

Publication Date: 2022

Teen graphic novel
Winner 2023 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Young Adult Literature
Short-Listed 2023 CBCA Older Readers
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Call Number: 741.5973 NGU 1

Publication Date: 2020

Fairy tales are the only way one boy can communicate with his Vietnamese immigrant parents. But how will he find the words to tell them that he's gay?
Age 12+
Escape from Syria by Samya Kullab; Jackie Roche (Illustrator)
Call Number: 741.5971 KUL 1

Publication Date: 2017

The story spans six years in the lives of Walid, his wife Dalia, and their two children, Amina and Youssef. Forced to flee from Syria, they become asylum-seekers in Lebanon, and finally resettled refugees in the West.
Age 12 to 17

Subjects: Creative industries / Creative writing, Education / Teaching English, Education / Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), Education / Teaching the Arts

Tags: children, education, literature