![]() ![]() Baba Yaga’s Assistant (by Marika McCoola) (this one can be a bit creepy).Terrible two book 1 (by Jory John and Mac Barnett).Big Nate greatest hits (by Lincoln Pierce).The second is a list of his favorite series (there is crossover between the lists). The first list is all his favorite individual books in order of his favorites. I asked Aidan (our 10-year-old) to create two lists of his favorite graphic novels. If that is the case, we’ve got a graphic novel list for you. So now, during this quarantine, it may be the perfect time for some comfort reading. My takeaway is that as long as your kids read daily, they read a variety of genres and see you (as a parent) read on a regular basis, then it is all good. Guess what…he read all 16 books! And had a great time in the competition. We worried all the chapter books would intimidate him since they were not graphic novels. We asked Aidan to join the competition to see what would happen. ![]() Each kid must read at least 4 of the assigned books. The test to our approach came when it was time for the Oregon Battle of the Books. Our approach is to make sure Aidan has a daily reading habit no matter what he is reading. All topics that can lead to meaningful or interesting family conversations. Hence, he has wound up reading graphic novels that deal with racism, fantasy, making friends, horror, inclusion for kids with disabilities, and self-acceptance. We allow him to pick out his favorites as long as he tries new titles from different genres. We allow Aidan to keep reading graphic novels as much as he likes as long as he keeps experimenting with new ones. There is an assumption that kids’ graphic novels are just for young readers or are only superhero based (Marvel or DC comics) or will make kids lazy readers. I believe they are a great medium for storytelling that is sometimes misunderstood. Hence, our oldest son Aidan is really into them too. While kids should continue to read chapter books that are age-appropriate as they grow up, I think there should always be space for graphic novels. But is it really an issue for kids to read graphic novels? Heck, I’ve said it myself more than a few times. “Another graphic novel? No, go grab a chapter book” “Ok kids, go pick out a few books” Five minutes later…. Lisi lives in Laguna Beach, California, and is either working on her next Girl Stuff novel or hiding in the pantry eating chips.We’re at our local library. She is currently adapting her Pretenders YA series into a narrative podcast for Spotify and writing a new middle-grade series called The Pack. Alphas was a #1 New York Times bestseller, and Monster High was an instant bestseller. That series has sold more than eight million copies and has been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than two hundred weeks, with foreign rights sold in thirty-three countries. Lisi Harrison worked at MTV Networks in New York City for twelve years before writing the #1 bestselling Clique series. Get ready for the most meaningful, most fun stuff of all: girl stuff! But they'll also find out how meaningful female friendships are, and how great it feels to be yourself. Fonda, Drew, and Ruthie are about to find out how much it stinks to be lied to, to be left out, and to feel like you're the only one who cares. There's nothing like seventh grade to test the bonds of friendship. Fonda's finally being noticed by The Avas (aka the popular girls, all named, you guessed it: Ava), but can she really hang out with them if Ruthie and Drew aren't invited?. ![]()
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