Episode 06
Sixth Episode: middle grade novels & graphic novels!
Marisa and Mary return this time to talk about teen middle grade books, graphic novels, and the world of book covers and publishing. If you need to add more books to your To Be Read pile, check out the Books Mentioned below! Thank you to Acadia, a teen who asked our question about big publishers vs self publishing this week!
Mary talked about Hazel’s Theory of Evolution by Lisa Jenn Bigelow, a middle grade LGBTQIA+ novel with a girl who loves goats and encyclopedias, but even she doesn’t have all the answers for the questions waiting for her in 8th grade.
For her second book, Mary delved into the nonfiction graphic novel memoir The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by Noelle Stevenson.
Marisa talked about a debut middle grade book, Nikki On the Line by Barbara Carroll Roberts, featuring a girl who dreams of being a basketball star, but with school stress, babysitting woes, and friend drama, her confidence is taking a hit.
Marisa's second book was a newly released graphic novel Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson and Leila del Duca. A modern take on a 16 year old Diana of the Amazons.
Books we talked about this episode:
Marisa's books:
Nikki On the Line by Barbara Carroll Roberts. Middle Grade, Grades 5-8. Published March 5, 2019.
Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson, illustrated by Leila del Duca. Teen, Grades 8+. Published June 2, 2020.
Mary's books:
Hazel’s Theory of Evolution by Lisa Jenn Bigelow. Middle Grade, 5-8. Published October 8, 2019.
The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by Noelle Stevenson. High School, Grades 9+. Published March 3, 2020.
Books mentioned:
Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Martin McLean Middle School Queen by Alyssa Zaczek
Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
If It Makes You Happy by by Claire Kann
Checked by Cynthia Kadohata
Posted by John David Anderson
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Leila del Duca’s works: Sleepless, Shutter, Afar, Wicked + the Divine, and Scarlet Witch Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson’s works: Speak, Shout, and Chains
Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo
Wonder Woman: Warbringer graphic novel by Leigh Bardugo, Louise Simonson, and Kit Seaton
Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds
Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu
Dreadnought by April Daniels
Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee
Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore
