Angie Jameson

Jan 22, 2025 | slj.com | Brigid Alverson |Jasmine Amiri |Angie Jameson |Rosemary Kiladitis

Even when they are just being themselves, animals make us smile. There’s nothing like a picture of a cute cat in a box or a capybara in a hot tub to brighten up the social media feed, and it’s not surprising that funny animals have been some of the most popular characters in comics. Funny-animal comic stories usually combine witty dialogue and incongruous situations that adults will find amusing, along with goofy characters and silly plots that will entertain young readers.

Jan 22, 2025 | slj.com | Jasmine Amiri |Angie Jameson |Rosemary Kiladitis |Andrea Lipinski

Every year on January 27th, International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorates the 1945 liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. This year marks the 80th anniversary. Share these graphic novels with young readers leading up ro the day and all year long. Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust by Don Brown. illus. by author. HarperCollins/Clarion. ISBN 9780358538165. Gr 8 Up–Devastating.

Nov 19, 2024 | slj.com | Jasmine Amiri |Angie Jameson |Rosemary Kiladitis |Andrea Lipinski

AGASAWA, Kocha. You and I Are Polar Opposites, Vol. 1. Viz. ISBN 9781974743766. Gr 7-10–Boisterous Suzuki is always concerned with others’ opinions, while Tani is reserved and truthful. However different their personalities, neither needs to change who they are as their feelings grow. A simple yet sincere rom-com, perfect for young readers. ARAI, Sumiko. The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All, Vol. 1. Yen Pr. ISBN 9781975399689.

Nov 19, 2024 | slj.com | Jasmine Amiri |Angie Jameson |Rosemary Kiladitis |Andrea Lipinski

AGASAWA, Kocha. You and I Are Polar Opposites, Vol. 1. Viz. ISBN 9781974743766. Gr 7-10–Boisterous Suzuki is always concerned with others’ opinions, while Tani is reserved and truthful. However different their personalities, neither needs to change who they are as their feelings grow. A simple yet sincere rom-com, perfect for young readers. ARAI, Sumiko. The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All, Vol. 1. Yen Pr. ISBN 9781975399689.

Jun 1, 2024 | slj.com | Angie Jameson |Renee Scott |Travis Jonker |Betsy Bird

by (text) & illus. by Dave Valeza . (Four Eyes). Jul. 2024. 224p. Tr $24.99. ISBN 9781338575040. COPY ISBN Gr 4-8–Just when Rex starts getting used to his status of being labeled four eyes, acne wreaks havoc on his first day of school. To make matters worse, he overhears his friends making fun of him for his delay in puberty. He spirals downwards and pushes his friends away while he continues to suffer at the hands of his bullies.