7 Core Collections Graphic Novels  Core Collection  Second Edition  2nd Edition DECEMBER 2018 One Volume; 1,400 pages ISBN: 978-1-68217-662-7 List Price: $295 In the past ten years, the popularity of graphic novels has grown exponentially. In many libraries, graphic novels have become one of the most widely circulated genres. Plus, graphic novels can energize reluctant readers and have been shown to be a productive educational tool, especially with ESL readers. Due to the growing popularity of graphic novels at all age levels, and the overwhelming influx of new titles on the market, librarians need more guidance than ever to select the best graphic novels for their collection. H.W. Wilson’s new Graphic Novels Core Collection (2nd Edition, 2018) provides expert recommendations, developed by H.W. Wilson’s team of library and media specialists. Whether for collection development, collection maintenance, readers’ advisory, or curriculum support, Graphic Novels Core Collection provides the sound guidance that librarians need so they can rest assured that they are selecting materials that will best serve their collection and their patrons. Graphic Novels Core Collection highlights 3,500 recommended fiction and nonfiction graphic novels, including content descriptions and quotes from selected reviews. The graphic novels in this collection cover a wide variety of genres including adventure, biography, fantasy, superhero, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction, and more. All books listed are published in the United States, or published in Canada or the United Kingdom and distributed in the United States. The Core Collection excludes non-English-language materials, with the exception of bilingual materials. It does include English-language translations of international material, including Japanese manga, Korean manhwa, Franco-Belgian comics and others. ARRANGED BY AGE GROUP In order to best facilitate collection development for age-appropriate content, Graphic Novels Core Collection is arranged into groupings by grade level. Standards for rating materials by age appropriateness are strictly applied. Listings also offer notes on specific grade level indicators. • More than 1,100 titles for PreK through grade 5 • More than 1,680 titles for grades 6-8 • More than 2,600 titles for grades 9-12 • Nearly 2,200 titles for Adults Detailed entries in Graphic Novels Core Collection include: • Complete Bibliographic and Cataloging Data • Content Description & Annotations from Select Reviews to help facilitate title selection and readers’ advisory • Subject Headings, Price, ISBN, Grade Level Classification • “Most Highly Recommended” titles within subject areas are easily identified with a starred listing • Many titles include Cover Art THREE INFORMATIVE INDEXES Three indexes are provided: Author Index, Title Index, and a highly detailed Subject Index that allows users to select titles based on hundreds of different subject areas. The Graphic Novels Core Collection takes the guesswork out of selecting titles in this ever-expanding genre. It is an essential resource for library and media specialists looking to energize, enhance, and enrich their collection with the most important and highly recommended graphic novels available. Graphic Novels Core Collection New Edition! High School: 9-12 1. Andrews, Archie (Fictional character); 2. Humorous graphic novels; 3. Graphic novels 1-879794-10-1, $10.95 Deck the halls with smiles and laughter, fa la la la la, la la la la! Since their inception, Archie and his friends have delighted readers with scores of Yuletide tales. These stories proved so popular that in 1954 an entire series devoted to stories of Holiday Cheer and Good Will to all premiered: ARCHIE’S CHRISTMAS STOCKING. Archie and his friends show their holiday spirit in this collection of classic tales from the first decade of Santa Claus himself. This book features painstaking restorations of original stories published from 1957 through 1963. Arikawa, Hiro  Library wars, vol. 1: love & war. Story and art by Kiiro Yumi; original concept by Hiro Arikawa; [English translation & adaptation, Kinami Watabe]. Viz Media/Shojo Beat 2010 166p. Illustration Grades: 9 10 11 12 Adult 741.5; Fic 1. Censorship; 2. Librarians; 3. Manga; 4. Shojo manga; 5. Graphic novels 978-1-4215-3488-6, $9.99 In Japan of the near future, the federal government passes the Media Betterment Act, and the Media Betterment Committee goes on book hunts to destroy any “unsuitable” book. The libraries strike back with the Library Defense Force, a paramilitary organization dedicated to protecting the freedom to read. Iku Kasahara started to work for libraries and wants more than anything to join the Library Defense Force; she’s physically very capable, but drill instructor Sergeant Dojo doesn’t seem to like her very much and pushes her very hard. Iku must improve her library skills as well as her physical skills if she’s to work effectively as a soldier librarian. This book “delivers an appealing, determined female lead in the midst of an intriguing war on censorship being waged in bookstores and libraries.” SLJ First published 2008 in Japan Volume 1 of a 14-volume series Arima, Keitaro Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase Vol. 1. Tokyopop 2005 162p. Illustration Grades: 10 11 12 Adult 741.5; Fic 1. Manga; 2. Seinen manga; 3. Vampires; 4. Graphic novels 1-59532-948-X, $9.99 Cameraman Morioka Kouhei is researching Schwarz charm, Hazuki tries to get Kou sweet little girl isn’t everything she’s a vampire; and when Kouh him back to Japan, her fellow G down to take her back home. strong language, violence, i situations, and later volumes wil Arlem, Renato Marvel Nemesis: Th Entertainment 2005 Un Illustrat Grades: 8 9 10 11 12 741.5; Fic 1. Spider-Man (Fictional chara novels; 3. Wolverine (Fictio novels 978-0-7851-1778-0, $7.99 An evil scientist sets his cro search of test subjects for his even the most timid creatur machines. Thousands of years l Spider-Man, and Elektra all f participants in the scientist’s m perhaps not all of them are t includes some violence and stro Armstrong, Jason Ferro City, Vol. 1: The M 2007 Un Illustration Grades: 10 11 12 Adult 741.5; Fic 1. Mystery graphic novels; 2. graphic novels; 4. Graphic no 978-1-58240-738-8, $15.99 In the world of Ferro City, live and work for their human “m Act is about to come up for a vo crash the entire economy. An technology called the Med everything. Private detective C when his partner Harry Weston behalf of a client only he know With police and gangsters after the Medusa Key and find out w Armstrong calls this “robot s which pretty much describes t robots sport glass-tube heads 1950s-era automobiles fly throu full of retro futuristic architect were imagined by someone in 1 Originally published as Ferro Asami, Yuu A. I revolution volume 1 Illustration Grades: 10 11 12 Adult 741.5; Fic 1. Manga; 2. Robots; 3. Scienc Courtesy of Viz Media/Shojo Beat H.W. Wilson 844.630.6369 www.hwwilsoninprint.com “Recommended. All libraries. All readers.” –CHOICE “An invaluable tool for beginning or assessing a graphic novel collection... an important feature that enhances the value of this list as a collection development tool is that the most highly recommended titles are noted, providing a short list of essential purchases.” –ARBA