more middle grade graphic novels
Nov. 19th, 2018 12:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
psocopteraJust checked out Secret Science Alliance and the first Hereville from the library for the kids... gotta feed the comics readers, and while I've had both out before, I'm not sure the kids remember them. This post isn't actually about those though.
The Hidden Witch, Molly Ostertag, sequel to The Witch Boy. I like that these hit a middle ground between the social-drama genre and the random-cool-fantasy-action of, like, Amulet. A lot of good character interactions, and nice distinctive character designs, too.
Roller Girl and All's Faire in Middle School, Victoria Jamieson. Social-drama, but they stand out for situating their protagonists in interesting subcultures (roller derby and Renaissance Faires respectively) and letting them really go through some turbulent tween social/emotional/ethical flailing - this is my didactic parent side speaking but I want my kid to read fiction where the protags really make mistakes. Not the only valuable story, but one of them. (I should note that Junie picked out both of these... I'm definitely enjoying us sharing a genre of interest.)
The Hidden Witch, Molly Ostertag, sequel to The Witch Boy. I like that these hit a middle ground between the social-drama genre and the random-cool-fantasy-action of, like, Amulet. A lot of good character interactions, and nice distinctive character designs, too.
Roller Girl and All's Faire in Middle School, Victoria Jamieson. Social-drama, but they stand out for situating their protagonists in interesting subcultures (roller derby and Renaissance Faires respectively) and letting them really go through some turbulent tween social/emotional/ethical flailing - this is my didactic parent side speaking but I want my kid to read fiction where the protags really make mistakes. Not the only valuable story, but one of them. (I should note that Junie picked out both of these... I'm definitely enjoying us sharing a genre of interest.)
