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6 | A Graphic Novel
Welcome to the wonderful, illustrative world of graphic novels! So much more than their comic book cousins, graphic novels are the perfect blend of art and literature. Whether you're into the classic superhero style story or intellectual literary fiction is more your thing, there is something for everyone in this ever-growing "genre".
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The Complete Persepolis
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Marjane Satrapi
Collects a groundbreaking two-part graphic memoir, in which the great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists describes growing up in Tehran, a country plagued by political upheaval and vast contradictions between public and private life. Original. 50,000 first printing.
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This One Summer
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Mariko Tamaki
The team behind Skim presents the sumptuous graphic tale of a young teen whose latest summer at a beach lake house is overshadowed by her parents' constant arguments, her younger friend's secret sorrows and the dangerous activities of older teens. Simultaneous.
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From Hell
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Alan Moore
Legendary comics writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell have created a gripping, hallucinatory piece of crime fiction about Jack the Ripper. Detailing the events that led up to the Whitechapel murders and the cover-up that followed, From Hell has become a modern masterpiece of crime noir and historical fiction.
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Chasin' the Bird : Charlie Parker in California
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Dave Chisholm
Presents the story of Bird's time in L.A. starting in December 1945, where Bird and Dizzy Gillespie brought frenetic sounds of bebop from the East Coast jazz underground to the West Coast.
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Batman : the killing joke
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Alan Moore
"One bad day. Freed once again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, he's out to prove his deranged point. And he's going to use Gotham's top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and his brilliant and beautiful daughter Barbara to do it. Now Batman must race to stop his archnemesis before his reign of terror claims two of the Dark Knight's closest friends.
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Lore Olympus. Vol. 1
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Rachel Smythe
Offers a contemporary retelling in graphic novel format of the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades.
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Brave New World
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Aldous Huxley
Originally published in 1932, Brave New World is one of the most revered and profound works of twentieth century literature. Touching on themes of control, humanity, technology, and influence, Aldous Huxley's enduring classic is a reflection and a warning of the age in which it was written, yet remains frighteningly relevant today. With its surreal imagery and otherworldly backdrop, Brave New World adapts beautifully to the graphic novel form.
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Saga
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Brian K Vaughan
When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to raise their child in a dangerous world.
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Paulisdead : when the Beatles lost McCartney
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Paolo Baron
"London, November 1966. John Lennon can't speak, he can't take his eyes off a photo of a car in flames with the body of Paul McCartney inside. His friend is no longer there, and that means the Beatles are no longer there, either. But John wants to know the truth, and with George and Ringo, he starts to re-examine the final hours in Paul's life.
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Black Hole
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Charles Burns
A chilling graphic novel set in suburban Seattle during the mid-1970s describes the lives of the area's teenagers, who are suddenly faced with a devastating, disfiguring, and incurable plague that has descended on the young people of Seattle.
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Blankets : a graphic novel
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Craig Thompson
Loosely based on the author's life, chronicles Craig's journey from childhood to adulthood, exploring the people, experiences, and beliefs that he encountered along the way
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5,000 km per second
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Manuele Fior
"5,000 Kilometers Per Second tells--or almost tells--the love story between Piero and Lucia, which begins with a casual glance exchanged by teenagers across the street through a window..."
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Discipline
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Dash Shaw
"During the Civil War, many Quakers were caught between their fervent support of abolition, a desire to preserve the Union, and their long-standing commitment to pacifism. When Charles Cox, a young Indiana Quaker, slips out early one morning to enlist in the Union Army, he scandalizes his family and his community. Leaving behind the strict ways of Quaker life, Cox is soon confronted with the savagery of battle, the cruelty of the enemy (as well as his fellow soldiers), and the overwhelming strangeness of the world beyond his home.
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Watchmen
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Alan Moore
"Considered the greatest graphic novel in the history of the medium, the Hugo Award-winning story chronicles the fall from grace of a group of superheroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the superhero is dissected as an unknown assassin stalks the erstwhile heroes"
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Sabrina
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Nick Drnaso
When a woman disappears, those connected to her find the intimacy of their relationships stripped away in a world devoid of personal interactions and responsibility
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Factory Summers
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Guy Delisle
"For three summers beginning when he was 16, cartoonist Guy Delisle worked at a pulp and paper factory in Quebec City. Factory Summers chronicles the daily rhythms of life in the mill, and the twelve hour shifts he spent in a hot, noisy building filled with arcane machinery"
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Roughneck
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Jeff Lemire
Former NHL player Derek Oulette, ousted from hockey over a violent incident on the ice, reconnects with his sister Beth, who is running from an abusive boyfriend
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Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up with Me
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Mariko Tamaki
Upset about her on-again, off-again relationship with her girlfriend Laura Dean, Freddy Riley depends on her friends, a local mystic, and a relationship columnist for help in dealing with her situation
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Share your reads with us!
Let us know what books you've been reading for the GPL Reading Challenge and we'll share the titles with our subscribers! Your books could show up as a bonus in next month's recommendation newsletter, or be included in other special newsletters coming out throughout the year. This is your chance to share your favourite books of the year with other readers, and help fill up their TBR lists! |
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How to participate Read a book according to each month's challenge to be eligible to win our grand prize at the end of the year. That's one book a month, and only 12 books total. (Tip: you don't have to do the challenges in order, as long as you complete all 12 within the year, it still counts!) Monthly recommendations By signing up for this e-Newsletter, you'll get monthly recommendations for each challenge throughout the year straight to your inbox. Every year in January we start again and send you a brand new list of 12 challenges. |
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Half the battle of completing a reading challenge is keeping track and staying motivated. Here are a couple ways we suggest to stay organized: - Download, print and fill out the GPL Reading Challenge form
- Create a list of what you read using your GPL online account
- Use a book tracking website like Goodreads or The Storygraph
Share with us! Sharing the books you read is not required, but highly encouraged! Share your progress with us and other readers by posting photos and updates on social media using the hashtag #GPLReadingChallenge and tagging us @GrimsbyLibrary! |
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