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Truth about Graphic Novels: A Format, Not a Genre, The

In the past several years, the buzz about graphic novels has grown deafening. These books, which look like comics on steroids, seem to have near...
ALAN Review, 01/01/05 by Fletcher-Spear, Kristin; Jenson-Benjamin, Merideth; Copeland, Teresa · More from publication
Granfield, Linda Where Poppies Grow.

2002. 48pp. $16.95 hc. Stoddard Kids. 0-7737-3319-1. Grades 6-8 In a scrapbook style, this title tells the story of World War I with a...
Book Report, The, 11/01/02 by Fletcher-Spear, Kristin · More from publication
Vecchione, Patrice Whisper and Shout: Poems to Memorize.

2002. 120pp. $16.95 hc. Cricket Books. 0-8126-2656-7. Grade 7 & Up This book collects poetry of various styles that lend themselves to being...
Book Report, The, 11/01/02 by Fletcher-Spear, Kristin · More from publication
Janeczko, Paul B. Seeing the Blue Between.

2002. 132pp. $17.99 hc. Candlewick Press. 0-7636-0881-5. Grade 7 & Up With this inviting collection of letters by more than 30 critically...
Book Report, The, 11/01/02 by Fletcher-Spear, Kristin · More from publication
Denenberg, Dennis & Lorraine Roscoe 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet.

2002. 112pp. $12.95 pbk. Millbrook Press. 0-7613-1645-0. Grades 4-8 This book gives children 50 different heroes--ranging from activists to...
Book Report, The, 11/01/02 by Fletcher-Spear, Kristin · More from publication
Curry, Jane Louise The Egyptian Box.

2002. 186pp. $16 lb. Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster. 0-689-84273-2. Grades 5-7 This is a unique tale mixing realism, adventure,...
Book Report, The, 09/01/02 by Fletcher-Spear, Kristin · More from publication

Cheating Lessons.

Cappo, Nan Willard Cheating Lessons 2002. 234pp. $16 hc. Antheneum (Simon & Schuster). 0-689-84378-X. Grades 7-10 Cappo adds a new twist to...
Book Report, The, 05/01/02 by Fletcher-Spear, Kristin · More from publication
America.

Frank, E.R. America 2002. 242pp. $18 lb. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. 0-689-84729-7. Grade 10 & Up America, an unidentifiable...
Book Report, The, 05/01/02 by Fletcher-Spear, Kristin · More from publication
Witness. (fiction).

Hesse, Karen Witness 2001. 176pp. $16.95 hc. Scholastic. 0-439-27199-1. Grade 5 & Up Like Out of the Dust, (Scholastic, 1997), Hesse employs...
Book Report, The, 01/01/02 by Fletcher-Spear, Kristin · More from publication
Stolen by the Sea. (fiction).

Myers, Anna Stolen by the Sea 2001. 132pp. $16.95 hc. Walker and Company. 0-8027-8787-8. Grades 4-7 Maggie, a rich 12-year-old girl, and...
Book Report, The, 01/01/02 by Fletcher-Spear, Kristin · More from publication