The Eisner Award
More about this award can be found in this week's support readings. See Canvas shell for details.
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List 1 • Required: Both of these books are required reading this week.
Plain Jane and The Mermaid
Plain Jane and The Mermaid
Creator(s):
Vera Brosgol
Publisher:
First Second
Date:
2024
⭐️Content Warning:
fatphobia, body shaming, bullying, death, grief
*Be sure to review my note about content warnings.
A First Time For Everything
A First Time For Everything
Creator(s):
Dan Santat
Publisher:
First Second
Date:
2023
⭐️Content Warning:
bullying, alcohol use
*Be sure to review my note about content warnings.
List 2 • Choice: One of the following books is also required this week. (See note below).
Just Another Story
Just Another Story
Creator(s):
Ernesto Aade
Publisher:
Graphic Universe
Date:
2024
Punk Rock Karaoke
Punk Rock Karaoke
Creator(s):
Bianca Xunise
Publisher:
Viking Books for Young Readers
Date:
2024
The Girl Who Sang
The Girl Who Sang
Creator(s):
Estelle Nadel
Sammy Savos
Publisher:
Roaring Brook Press
Date:
2024
The Deep Dark
Creator(s):
Molly Knox Ostertag
Publisher:
Graphix
Date:
2024
Note: You may substitute any book from List 2 for another book of your own choosing, provided your selection meets the following requirements:
It was published in the last two years.
Was written for readers ages 12* - 18
*The protagonist should be at least 12 years old
It either has won or qualifies for this week's award.
Remember, all substitutions must be approved by Jennifer in advance.
FYI: Book Lists from previous semesters.
The Moth Keeper by KO Neill (2023)
Hidden Systems by Dan Nott (2023)
M Is For Monster by Talia Dutton (2022)
Numb To This by Kindra Neely (2022)
Parachute Kids by Betty C Tang (2023)
Every Day by David Levithan and Dion Mbd (2023)
Movements & Moments by Sonja Eismann (2022)
Wait Til Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn and Meredith Laxton (2022)
Muhamed Najem, War Reporter by Muhammad Najem (2022)
The Hazards of Love: Bright World by Stan Stanley (2021)
The Crossroads at Midnight by Abby Howard (2021)
Mister Miracle by Varian Johnson and Daniel Isles (2021)
Incredible Doom by Matthew Bogart (2021)
I Never Promised You A Rose Garden by Mannie Murphy (2020)
The Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada and Hyung-Ju Ko (2020)
Odessa by Jonathan Hill (2020)
Cyclopedia Exotica by Aminder Dhaliwal (2021)
The Phantom Twin by Lisa Brown (2020)
The Dark Matter of Mona Star by Laura Lee Gulledge (2020)
Astronauts: Women on The Final Frontier by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks (2020)
Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson and Leila Del Duca (2020)
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (2019)
The Phantom Twin by Lisa Brown (2020)
Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers (2019)
The Adoption by Zidrou (2020)
Class Act by Jerry Craft (2020)
The Divided Earth by Faith Erin Hick (2019)
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (2018)
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott (2019)
Guts by Raina Telgemeier (2019)
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell (2019)
New Kid by Jerry Craft (2018)
Bloom by Kevin Panetta (2019)
This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews (2019)
Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim (2019)
I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib (2019)
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights by Mikki Kendall (2019)
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