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=Graphic Novels and Manga= Led by Tamara Cox



Welcome to the first month of Book Boot Camp.

The deadline for posting on Goodreads is **September 30th.**

Genre Definitions
Graphic novels are stories presented in a comic book format and published as a book. Manga books are Japanese graphic novels. Manga is pronounced mon-gah. Manga is read from back to front and right to left. There are many types of manga, but you should be familiar with the terms shonen and shoujo. Shonen is mostly action, sports or romance aimed at young boys, while shoujo is focused on romance and relationships from the girl's point of view.

Reading Assignment
You are asked to read **three** books for this month. __MIDDLE SCHOOL__: Two from the following lists, SLJ Top Ten from 2012 and ALSC's Core Collection of Graphic Novels, or any recently published graphic novel recommended by your librarian **and** any title from one of the following series: Naruto, Full Metal Alchemist, One Piece, Bleach, Kitchen Princess, or Choco Mimi. __HIGH SCHOOL__: Two from the YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teen list for 2013 **and** any title from one of the following series: Naruto, Full Metal Alchemist, One Piece, Bleach, Fruits Basket, Death Note or Tsubasa.

Share the titles you read in our Goodreads group.

Technology Assignment
Create an account on Goodreads, join the ASD1 Book Boot Camp group, and post a short introduction. We will be using this group for discussion each month of Book Boot Camp. Goodreads has an app if you are interested in using the site on a mobile device. There are many uses for this site in the classroom and even with our students. Read this post that describes some of the ways you can use Goodreads. Goodreads requires an email address to create an account and that users be at least 13 years of age. If you teach students younger than 13 you may be interested in a similar site for children called Biblionasium. Biblionasium allows for more security and privacy.

In the discussion board, post one way you believe you could use Goodreads or Biblionasium to benefit your teaching.

Resources
YALSA's list of Great Graphic Novels from the current and previous years. Reading is A Superpower webinar on graphic novels and literacy from ABDO and SLJ. An SLJ article about how comic books can be used to reach boys. An article about graphic novels and the Common Core standards. Program ideas (and more) for promoting graphic novels and manga. No Flying, No Tights a graphic novel review site. Podcast about graphic novels from The Busy Librarian.

Resources including links to articles about the benefits of reading graphic novels, how to promote this genre and other recommended lists can be found on our Book Boot Camp Scoop.it.