In my search for graphic novels to help me understand the genre, I came across these two books in my local library. Although totally different from each other, they both share the common element of Japanese internment camps during WWII.DISPLACEMENT by kiku hughesThe first page of this YA time travel novel provides a backstory to equip the… Continue reading TWO JAPANESE INTERNMENT GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEWS
When I first started thinking about my WIP, Nightmare in Nuremberg, I envisioned it as historical fiction. After a recent trip to Europe, where centuries of hidden inside churches, city streets, bridges, and town walls, I started imagining something different. It began like this. I walked by a stone ramp in Belfast, Ireland (not far from where… Continue reading Three Mentor Middle-Grade Graphic Novels
When a writer begins a work of historical fiction, she must start with research. For me, that means hours of reading Holocaust websites and books. As I mentioned in my first blog about Escape from Nuremberg, I decided to try my hand at writing a graphic novel. So, of course, that meant reading them to understand the genre.… Continue reading GAIJIN, BOMB, MAUS and I SURVIVED THE NAZI INVASION : Four WWII Graphic Novel Reviews
Now that I have your attention, let me introduce you to Snow Wildsmith, author, book reviewer, and former teen librarian. Snow was a recent expert for the Talking Story newsletter on graphic novels. In this interview she answers a few more questions about her recent book, A Parent's Guide to the Best Kid's Comics: Choosing Titles… Continue reading Everything You Wanted to Know about Graphic Novels…BUT Didn't Know Who To Ask. PLUS THREE GIVEAWAYS
After my last blog post on Incognegro, my editor informed me that Maupin House has started a new blog for teachers for the forthcoming book, Teaching Graphic Novels by Katie Monnin. If this is a genre you use in your classroom, be sure to check out the blog and the book. Last night I was… Continue reading Monday Morning Mini-Blog
Researching an historical novel can take you many different places. Looking to expand my understanding of my young, light-skinned African American character, I searched my local library for books on multi-racial issues. One of the books which popped up was Incognegro, a graphic novel written by Mat Johnson and illustrated by Warren Pleece (DC Comics,… Continue reading Incognegro