

It's No Joke:
Graphic Novels
Belong in
School Libraries!
References:
Alverson, B. (2014). Teaching with Graphic Novels. School Library Journal: News & Features. Retrieved April, 2019 from: www.slj.com/?detailStory=the-graphic-advantage-teaching-with-graphic-novels
Amanda Stegall-Armour. (2010). The Only Thing Graphic Is Your Mind: Reconstructing the Reference Librarian’s View of the Genre in Graphic Novels and Comics in Libraries and Archives, ed. Robert G. Weiner. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company.
Amazon Reviews. (2019). Retrieved April, 2019 from: www.amazon.com/
Ching, A. (2005). Holy Reading Revolution, Batman! Developing a Graphic Novel Collection for Young Adults. Young Adult Library Services, 3, no. 4, 19-21.
Delaware Online News Video. (2010). Graphic Novels Effectively Reach Reluctant Readers. YouTube. Retrieved April, 2019 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVQtxA9oTFI
Francisca Goldsmith. (2005). Graphic Novels Now: Building, Managing, and Marketing a Dynamic Collection. Chicago: ALA.
Good Reads Reviews. (2019). Retrieved April, 2019 from: www.goodreads.com/
Liberto, Jacelyn Kit. (2012). Students and Graphic Novels: How Visuals Aid in Literary Term Recall and Students' Perceptions of the Tools. Education Masters. Paper 210. Retrieved April, 2019 from: fisherpub.sjfc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1211&context=education_ETD_masters
National Association for Media Literacy Education. (2019). Media Literacy Defined. Retrieved April, 2019 from: namle.net/publications/media-literacy-definitions/
Teale, W., Kim, J. & Cornell, W. (2018). It's Elementary! Graphic Novels for the K-6 Classroom. ALA. Retrieved April, 2019 from http://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/resources/its_elementary_graphic_
Thompson, T. (2008). Adventures in Graphica: Using Comics and Graphic Novels to Teach Comprehension. Stenhouse Publishers. Retrieved April, 2019 from: www.stenhouse.com/sites/default/files/public/legacy/pdfs/graphica8.pdf
South Carolina Department of Education. (2019). Standards for School Library Resource Collections. Retrieved April, 2019 from: ed.sc.gov/educators/school-and-district-administrators/certified-support-specialists/library-media-specialists/standards-for-school-library-resource-collections/
University of South Carolina. (2019). A-Z Databases: Children's Core Collection. Thomas Cooper Library.
University of South Carolina. (2019). A-Z Databases: Graphic Novel Core Collection. Thomas Cooper Library.
