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The Readers' Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels | 2nd ed
Author:
Goldsmith, Francisca
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Series:
ALA readers' advisory series
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Class:
025.2774
Age: Adult
Language: English
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LC: Z692.G7
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ISBN-13: 9780838915097
LCCN: 2016042034
Imprint: ALA Editions
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Pub Date: 02/27/2017
Availability: Available
List: $54.00
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Trade Paper
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Physical Description:
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xvi, 215 pages ; 23 cm.
H 9",
W 6",
D 0.5",
0.69 lbs.
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LC Series:
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ALA readers' advisory series
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Brodart Sources:
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Bibliographies:
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Children's Core Collection, 24th ed.
Graphic Novel Core Collection, 4th ed.
Middle and Junior High Core Collection, 14th ed.
Middle and Junior High Core Collection, 15th ed.
Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction, 17th ed.
Senior High Core Collection, 21st ed.
Senior High Core Collection, 22nd ed.
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TIPS Subjects:
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Library Science
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BISAC Subjects: |
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / Collection Development
LITERARY CRITICISM / Comics & Graphic Novels
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LC Subjects:
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Graphic novels, Bibliography
Libraries, Special collections, Graphic novels
Readers' advisory services, United States
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| Annotations |
| ONIX annotations | 06/28/2021 |
| The first edition of this readers' advisory represented a pioneering effort to provide help and encouragement to librarians diving into this exciting format, and since then the popularity of graphic novels has continued apace. Goldsmith has updated her guide to encompass a bounty of new titles, authors, and styles, ensuring its continued usefulness as a tool for both RA and collection development. Suitable for newbies and hardcore fans alike, this book
sketches in the history of graphic novels, tracing their evolution and showing what makes them unique;
explores traditional and cutting edge titles most friendly to children, teens, and adults, reflecting the burgeoning and maturing publishing efforts made for each of these audiences;
discusses common themes, topics, and the place of diversity in graphic novels;
gives in-depth guidance on ways to connect readers to titles they'll be sure to love;
offers ideas for media tie-ins, displays, programming, book clubs, and more;
includes annotated bibliographies, with appeal characteristics noted, and multiple indexes to ensure that locating the right graphic novel is a snap; and
provides detailed tips for keeping current and aware of new titles and trends.
Spotlighting this expanding body of intellectual, aesthetic, and engaging literature, Goldsmith's guide will entertain as well as inform. |
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| Journal Reviews |
| Library Journal | 09/15/2017 |
| Goldsmith (Graphic Novels Now: Building, Managing, and Marketing a Dynamic Collection) updates her 2010 work to provide practical tools for librarians to select relevant graphic novels for children, teens, and adults. After dispelling myths that comics are for children or readers with low literacy skills, the author maintains that in fact these books require multiple literacies as they combine written and visual cues to convey meaning. New readers' advisors must not only read a wide array of graphic novels that cover the entire breadth of the format but also understand how the format is constructed and why illustrated works appeal to readers. Divided by age level and genre, this volume includes more than 350 annotated recommendations, with descriptions of plot and visual style. Goldsmith also suggests online and print resources that survey current trends and new titles. VERDICT This work will appeal primarily to librarians who already have an interest in the subject. Also consider Michael Pawuk's Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More. Chris Wilkes, Tazewell Cty. P.L., VA. 215p. LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2017. |
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| School Library Journal | 10/01/2017 |
| Goldsmith (Graphic Novels Now: Building, Managing, and Marketing a Dynamic Collection) updates her 2010 work to provide practical tools for librarians to select relevant graphic novels for children, teens, and adults. After dispelling myths that comics are for children or readers with low literacy skills, the author maintains that in fact these books require multiple literacies as they combine written and visual cues to convey meaning. New readers' advisors must not only read a wide array of graphic novels that cover the entire breadth of the format but also understand how the format is constructed and why illustrated works appeal to readers. Divided by age level and genre, this volume includes more than 350 annotated recommendations, with descriptions of plot and visual style. Goldsmith also suggests online and print resources that survey current trends and new titles. VERDICT This work will appeal primarily to librarians who already have an interest in the subject. Also consider Michael Pawuk's Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More. Chris Wilkes, Tazewell County Public Library, VA. 215p. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2017. |
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| ~VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates Magazine - Retired Journal) | 06/01/2017 |
| This updated guide to providing readers' advisories for graphic novels makes a strong case that the format deserves equal attention as other formats in library collections, and that anyone doing readers' advisory work should be including them in their repertoire. Acknowledging the complexity of, and dispelling common myths about, graphic novels, Goldsmith equips the librarian to be an advocate for the format. This book covers in-depth the unique appeal factors of the graphic novel and explains how to guide readers in crossing over from other formats. Because graphic novels are a format not a genre, this guide has the added responsibility of tackling many genres and Goldsmith does so expertly. Organized into eleven chapters, the text contains specific advice for various ages (children, tweens, teens, and adults). While lists do abound here, it is less a directory of titles than a lesson on how to work with these books. Annotations for each title are tightly crafted, providing substantial summary, appeal factors, and descriptions of artwork styles. Those looking for more lists will find many suggestions on where to find them in the final chapter. This book is intended for librarians and library staff, but it would be a great textbook for library school courses on graphic novels and/or readers' advisory. Goldsmith makes points that go beyond what one might expect from this guide, providing suggestions such as where and how to shelve graphic novels and efforts librarians can make to become better known as experts in their community. The appendix, laid out as a course with specific reading suggestions, is particularly useful for the advisor new to graphic novels. This is a book to spend time with, not flip through, although a strong index and table of contents make it easily consultable for patron interactions as well.--Allison Babin. 224p. VOICE OF YOUTH ADVOCATES, c2017. |
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