Summer Reading Book Recommendations: Week 9

Some of the most popular books in the library are graphic novels, so this week's summer reading recommendations from our daily tweets are all books in that format.

You can see the full presentation HERE.

Like the caption indicates, this week's titles are nearly all books in a series or in planned series, and with the exception of Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust, are all based on chapter books. Often we see that our readers move between the chapter books and graphic novels with ease and re-read their favorites as they come to love the stories and the characters.

Two of our featured books in series will have additional titles published in the coming school year:

•  Supernova: Amulet 8 on Sept. 25, 2018

•  The Lost Air: Wings of Fire 2 on Feb. 26, 2019

Only two weeks before we return to classes--have you found a book or two that you'd like to look at and perhaps check out? We're excited to see you soon!

Featured Graphic Novel: The Amulet Series

If you've been to the library recently, chances are good you either browsed the graphic novel selection and/or checked out a graphic novel. This part of our collection grows larger each semester and features both fiction and nonfiction topics.

One of the most popular graphic novel series is Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi. Here's what the blog Nerdy Book Club has to say about the series:

The Scholastic YouTube Channel recently added a video of Kibuishi reading from Amulet 5: Prince of the Elves:

Want more Amulet? The Stacks from Scholastic features an Amulet homepage with access to games, videos, blogs, and message boards:

Kazu Kibuishi also wrote the graphic novels Explorer: The Mystery Boxes and Cooper if you're looking for other works by this author. Recently he also drew the cover art for the re-release of the Harry Potter books (see earlier blog posts).