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A Photo A Day: My Daily Sustenance, Day 319

other signs here
Sign in middle school
library, for those liking
a diff'rent approach.

A visit from a Holocaust survivor/author brought me to this school library. I appreciate the new genre name given to books that were called comic books in my youth.  Certainly it will be more enticing to many young readers.  I think that however one can lead reluctant readers to love leisure reading is worthwhile.

Comments

Lesley said…
I agree. I recently discovered a graphic novel that a friend's daughter was reading and she graciously let me borrow it. It was quite entertaining - and not as easy a read as the old comic books were!
EG CameraGirl said…
From what have seen, particularly boys are drawn to this genre. I think this is a good thing.
RedPat said…
I agree - getting them to read and enjoy it is the point!
Andy said…
I prefer comic books. Political correctness turns me off.
I agree with you! There are several book-bloggers I read who actually review graphic novels once in a while (and they're not kids)....I haven't read one although I've browsed through a couple in bookstores -- I think there's a difference between them and comic books (or at least the way comic books were when I was a regular reader of them, admittedly a zillion years ago ;>)!
Anonymous said…
How graphic is graphic :)
Pat said…
"Graphic" to me means a whole different thing! But, nobody asked me so, "graphic novels" it is!
Anonymous said…
I totally agree....graphic novels are actually quite a bit different than what our comic books were.....a lot more dialogue....my daughter has a floor to ceiling bookcase filled with them and they are getting quite worn
GB said…
I've seen Shades of Grey described as a Graphic Novel but I assumes your notice refers to quite a different genre.

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