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Novels for Students (Graphic Novels): Presenting Analysis, Context and Criticism on Commonly Studied Novels

Series Name: Novels for Students Series
Volume 64
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Gale

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ISBN-10: 0028666801
ISBN-13: 9780028666808
DDC: 809.3
Grade Level Range: 9th Grade - 12th Grade +
350 Pages | eBook
Previous Editions: 2020, 2020, 2019
Original Copyright 2020 | Published/Released May 2020
This publication's content originally published in print form: 2020

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Overview

This volume of Novels for Students focuses exclusively on graphic novels. It contains easily accessible and content-rich discussions of the literary and historical background of 14 graphic novels from various cultures and time periods. Each graphic novel included was specially chosen by an advisory panel of teachers and librarians — experts who have helped us define the information needs of students and ensure the age-appropriateness of this reference’s content. Within the pages of Novels for Students, young researchers will discover everything they need to complete homework assignments and lead classroom discussions.

See Table of Contents for a list of works that appear in this volume. Please note that the entire For Students series in available eBook format.

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Novels for Students Series

When your high school students need understandable explanations of Huckleberry Finn, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Color Purple, and other novels frequently studied in literature courses, direct them to this reference from Gale. Each volume of Novels For Students contains easily accessible and content-rich discussions of the literary and historical background of 15 to 20 works from various cultures and time periods. Each novel included in this series was specially chosen by an advisory panel of teachers and librarians -- experts who have helped us define the information needs of students and ensure the age-appropriateness of this reference's content. Within the pages of Novels For Students, young researchers will discover everything they need to complete homework assignments and lead classroom discussions. You may also be interested in For Students Online - the complete For Students Collection in eBook format. While Gale strives to replicate print content, some content may not be available due to rights restrictions. Call your Sales Rep for details.

Features and Benefits

Student friendly: Homework help format, w/ criticism at H.S. students’ interest and reading levels.
Librarian friendly: Lower price than more scholarly criticism volumes (e.g., Poetry Criticism).
Reader friendly: For patrons interested in more info on the classics or bestsellers they’re reading.
Curriculum Connection: Supports standards on study of literature by genre or in historical context and provides read-a-likes for common core activities.
Assignment based: For Students designed to match real English projects and the format facilitates compare and contrast, inquiry-based activities.
Title lists correlate with textbooks, anthologies.

Alternate Formats

Casebound Edition

ISBN-10: 002866678X | ISBN-13: 9780028666785

Table of Contents

Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation, by Ari Folman.
Anya's Ghost, by Vera Brosgol.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller.
Boxers and Saints, by Gene Leun Yang.
Darkroom by Lila Quintero Weaver.
A Game for Swallows, by Zeina Abirached.
Hey, Kiddo, by Jarrett J. Krosoczka.
Latino USA: A Cartoon History, by Ilan Stavans.
March: Book One, by John Lewis.
Nimona, by Noelle Stevenson.
Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi.
Sandman, Volume 1, by Neil Gaiman.
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki.
V for Vendetta, by Alan Moore.