b'Graphic Novels Core CollectionsCore Collection GraphicNovelsCoreCollectionAn invaluable tool for beginning or assessing a graphic novel collection.ThirdEditionan 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. ARBAIn 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 guidanceNew than ever to select the best graphic novels for their collection. Edition!H.W. Wilsons Graphic Novels Core Collection (3rd Edition, 2020) provides expert recommendations developed by H.W. Wilsons team of library and media specialists. Whether for collection development, collection maintenance,UPCOMING EDITIONreaders advisory, or curriculum support, Graphic Novels Core Collection3rd Editionprovides the sound guidance that librarians need so they can rest assured thatDECEMBER 2020they are selecting materials that will best serve their collection and their patrons. One Volume; 1,400 pagesISBN: 978-1-64265-647-3Graphic Novels Core Collection highlights 3,500 recommended fiction andList Price: $295nonfiction graphic novels, including content descriptions and quotes from selected reviews. The graphic novels in this collection cover a wide variety of2nd Editiongenres including adventure, biography, fantasy, superhero, horror, mystery,DECEMBER 2018romance, science fiction, and more.One Volume; 1,400 pagesISBN: 978-1-68217-662-7ARRANGED BY AGE GROUP List Price: $295 HighSchool:9-12In order to best facilitate collection development for age-appropriate content, Graphic Novels Core Collection is arranged into groupings by grade level.1. Andrews, Archie (Fictional character);2. Humorous charm, Hazuki tries to get Kouhei set her free. But thisStandards for rating materials by age appropriateness are strictly applied.Recommended.falalalala,la sweet a littlegirlisnteverythingsheappearstobe.Infact,graphicnovels;3.Graphicnovels1-879794-10-1,$10.95 shes vampire;andwhenKouheifreesherandshefollowsDeckthehallswithsmilesandlaughter, himbacktoJapan,herfellowGermanvampirestrackherListings also offer notes on specific grade level indicators. lalala!Sincetheirinception,Archieandhisfriendshave down to take her back home. The book includes some More than 1,100 titles for PreK through grade 5 All libraries. All readersstrong language, violence, infrequent nudity, sexualdelighted readers with scores of Yuletide tales. Thesestories proved so popular that in 1954 an entire series situations,andlatervolumeswillhavesometorturescenes. More than 1,680 titles for grades 6-8 CHOICE ofHolidayCheerandGoodWilltoalldevotedtostoriespremiered:ARCHIESCHRISTMASSTOCKING.Archie Arlem,Renato More than 2,600 titles for grades 9-12 andhisfriendsshowtheirholidayspiritinthiscollectionof Marvel Nemesis: The Imperfects. MarvelclassictalesfromthefirstdecadeofSantaClaushimself.Entertainment2005UnIllustration Nearly 2,200 titles for Adults This book features painstaking restorations of original Grades:89101112storiespublishedfrom1957through1963.741.5;Fic1.Spider-Man(Fictionalcharacter);2.SuperherographicDetailed entries in Graphic Novels Core Collection include: Arikawa,Hiro novels; 3. Wolverine (Fictional character); 4. Graphic\x1fLibrary wars,vol.1:love&war.Storyandartby novels Complete Bibliographic and Cataloging Data Kiiro Yumi; original concept by Hiro Arikawa; [English 978-0-7851-1778-0,$7.99translation & adaptation, Anevilscientistsetshiscross-hairsonplanetEarth,in Content Description & Annotations from Select Reviews to help facilitate title Kinami Watabe]. Viz search of test subjects for his experiments, transformingMedia/Shojo Beat 2010 even the most timid creatures into vicious fightingselection and readers advisory 166p.Illustration machines.Thousandsofyearslater,theThing,Wolverine, Subject Headings, Price, ISBN, Grade Level Classification Grades:9101112Adult Spider-Man, and Elektra all find themselves unwilling741.5;Fic participants in the scientists millennia-old trials . . . or Most Highly Recommended titles within subject areas are easily identified 1.Censorship;2.Librarians; perhaps not all of them are that unwilling. This book3. Manga; 4. Shojo manga; includessomeviolenceandstronglanguage.with a starred listing 5.Graphicnovels978-1-4215-3488-6,$9.99 Many titles include Cover Art In Japan of the near Armstrong,Jason 1: The Medusa Key. ImageComicsfuture, the federal Ferro City, Vol.government passes the 2007UnIllustrationGrades:101112AdultTHREE INFORMATIVE INDEXES Media Betterment Act, and 741.5;Ficthe Media Betterment1.Mysterygraphicnovels;2.Robots;3.SciencefictionThree indexes are provided: Author Index, Title Index, and a highly detailedCourtesyofVizMedia/ShojoBeat Committee goes on book graphicnovels;4.Graphicnovelshunts to destroy anySubject Index that allows users to select titles based on hundreds of differentunsuitable book. The 978-1-58240-738-8,$15.99 tenmillionsentientrobotsIntheworldofFerroCity,librariesstrikebackwiththesubject areas.Library Defense Force, a paramilitary organization liveandworkfortheirhumanmasters.TheRoboSapiensdedicatedtoprotectingthefreedomtoread.IkuKasahara Actisabouttocomeupforavote,andifitsucceeds,couldstartedtoworkforlibrariesandwantsmorethananything crash the entire economy. An illegally created piece oftechnology called the Medusa Key could changeThe Graphic Novels Core Collection takes the guesswork out of selecting titlesto join the Library Defense Force; shes physically very everything. Private detective Cyrus Smithegets involvedcapable,butdrillinstructorSergeantDojodoesntseemtoin this ever-expanding genre. It is an essential resource for library and medialike her very much and pushes her very hard. Iku must when his partner Harry Weston gets the Medusa Key onbehalfofaclientonlyheknows,onlytodieverymessily.improveherlibraryskillsaswellasherphysicalskillsifspecialists looking to energize, enhance, and enrich their collection with theshestoworkeffectivelyasasoldierlibrarian. Withpoliceandgangstersafterhim,SmitheneedstofindtheMedusaKeyandfindoutwhothemysteriousclientis.most important and highly recommended graphic novels available. lead Thisbookdeliversanappealing,determinedfemale Armstrong calls this robot science fiction pulp noir,inthemidstofanintriguingwaroncensorshipbeing which pretty much describes the feel of the book. Thewagedinbookstoresandlibraries.SLJ robots sport glass-tube heads, aircars that look likeFirstpublished2008inJapan 1950s-era automobilesflythrough theair,andthecityisVolume1ofa14-volumeseries full of retro futuristic architecture, as though everythingwereimaginedbysomeonein1939.Arima,Keitaro OriginallypublishedasFerroCityissues#1-4.Tsukuyomi: MoonPhaseVol.1.Tokyopop2005162p.H.W. Wilson844.630.6369www.hwwilsoninprint.com H.W. Wilson 844.630.6369 www.hwwilsoninprint.com Asami,Yuu 7 volume 1. Go! Comi 2007 216p.IllustrationGrades:101112Adult A. I revolution741.5;Fic Illustration1. Manga; 2. Seinen manga; 3. Vampires; 4. 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