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lakecountylibrary · 6 months

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Read like a librarian! Here's Kate's current TBR:

Mao (volume 12) written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi

Star Knights written and illustrated by Kay Davault

The Skull written and illustrated by Jon Klassen

The Dog Knight written by Jeremy Whitley illustrated by Bre Indigo

Dear Rosie written and illustrated by Meghan Boehman and Rachael Briner

Girl Juice written and illustrated by Benji Nate

Out There written and illustrated by Seaerra Miller

Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story written and illustrated by Sarah Myer

Squire & Knight written and illustrated by Scott Chantler

Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum written and illustrated by Tracy White

Suee and the Strange White Light written by Ginger Ly and illustrated by Molly Park

The Sea in You written and illustrated by Jessi Sheron

Garvey's Choice written by Nikki Grimes illustrated by Theodore Taylor III

Ava's Demon: Book One: Reborn written and illustrated by Michelle Fus

Cosmoknights: Book Two written and illustrated by Hannah Templer

Bear written by Ben Queen illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton

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writerswritecompany · 2 years

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Quotable – Nikki Grimes

Find out more about the author here

#Nikki Grimes #Writing Quotes

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magicalblerdpenn · 1 year

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So I had three annoying things happen to me today, one of which made me deeply disappointed and angry. I already vented elsewhere about that though. I'm supposed to be winding down, so for the sake of my mental health I'm going to share the good things that managed to happen today.

Renewed my library card for a specific purpose and made my mom happy by allowing her to use it to check out some Stuart Wood books for herself

Managed to successfully use my library card to connect to the Libby app despite my state/county having a subpar collection of digital ebooks to choose from. I ended up borrowing Nikki Grimes' memoir in verse Ordinary Hazards. She's an influential poet for me, so I was delighted to find this.

Cheered myself up by watching Detective Pikachu. It was enjoyable, even though I had issues with how the antagonist was written.

#penn's random thoughts #libby app #detective pikachu #nikki grimes

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roesolo · 8 months

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Graphic Novels Catch-Up

Dog & Hat and the Lunar Eclipse Picnic : Book No. 2, by Darin Shuler, (May 2023, Chronicle Books), $15.99, ISBN: 9781797206899 Ages 7-10 This surrealistic comic series stars a dog, a sentient hat, and their best friend, an ant. In this second series installment, Ant dreams about her mother, who wants her to visit her cousins on the moon. Dog, who was already planning a lunar eclipse picnic,…

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#adaptations #Chronicle Books #Darin Shuler #Dog & Hat #Dog & Hat and the Lunar Eclipse Picnic #eclipse #Garvey&039;s Choice #graphic novel #lunar #Nikki Grimes #surreal #Theodore Taylor III #Wordsong

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kingsbridgelibraryteens · 8 months

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Middle School Monday: Garvey’s Choice: The Graphic Novel by Nikki Grimes illustrated by Theodore Taylor III

Garvey’s life has plenty of amazing potential, but he’s still unhappy. His father is upset that he isn’t an athlete, and the other kids at school bully and tease him. Garvey loves reading science fiction and playing chess, and he’s fascinated by astronomy. But it’s not until his best friend encourages him to join the chorus that one of his interests creates a connection that helps other people understand and admire him. This story tackles a lot of tough subjects, including family problems, bullying, overeating, and anxiety.

Garvey’s Choice was originally written as a novel in verse, telling a story through a series of tanka poems. This graphic novel version uses those same poems with just a few changes, and incorporates illustrations by Theodore Taylor III that will introduce this story to a whole new audience.

This is an inspiring and uplifting story about learning how to accept yourself. It’s a great book to read and think about, or to spark a discussion!

Give this book to older kids and younger teens who enjoy novels in verse, as well as characters who overcome obstacles on their life’s journey.

#Middle School Monday #Garvey's Choice: The Graphic Novel #Nikki Grimes #Theodore Taylor III #graphic novels #Kid Lit #weneeddiversebooks #novels in verse #bullying #tanka poetry #Kingsbridge Library #NYPL

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frombehindthepen · 8 months

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The Poetry of Reading Between the Lines

The Poetry of Reading Between the Lines #YA #Poetry #Novel #AmReading #AmWriting

Book image from Amazon.com I haven’t done a review in a while outside of our WordPress community, but this YA book, “Between the Lines” by Nikki Grimes was so engaging, easy to read, and relevant to our social conversations. It connects with so many of us who can relate to the individual stories of these characters. One thing that drew me into the storyline is how the high school teacher, Mr.…