It’s about making friends and losing them, about popularity and what lengths the girls will go to to be included in with the in crowd. Real Friends is a semi-autobiographical story exploring the complex nature of playground politics among primary/elementary aged girls. Age 8+ years.įind the rest of the series: Amazon | The Book Depository
#INVISIBLE EMMIE YOUTUBE SERIES#
The series explores themes related to fitting in, popularity, loneliness, honesty and being oneself. Phoebe and Her Unicorn is the first in this series of witty, sarcastic stories about 9 year old Phoebe, a confident, happy misfit, and her absolutely self-absorbed unicorn friend, Marigold Heavenly Nostrils. Phoebe and Her Unicorn (book 1 of the series) by Dana Simpson Diana makes some bad decisions that could put the whole idyllic Amazonian world in danger! Age 8+ years. Enter Mona….who may not be the best influence of Diana. When she hears the story of how she was made out of clay, Diana decides to make her own clay best friend. Diana: Princess of the Amazons by Shannon Haleġ1 year old princess, Diana (aka Wonder Woman), is the only child on an island of immortal Amazons. They are confident readers and voracious consumers of all different genres of books, so while graphic novels are great for supporting struggling readers – the visuals providing important contextual support to help the reader decipher text and meaning – they are also attractive to children and tweens across a vast range of reading levels.Ģ1 Fabulous Graphic Novels for Tweens: Ages 9-12 Year OldsĮach book included on our list is linked to both an Amazon and/or Book Depository online store page – these are affiliate links and I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. Thanks to the recent publication of many new titles by a fabulous collection of tween/middle school focused graphic novel authors, they are also great for inviting discussion around important themes and topics relevant to the 9-12 year old age group.īoth my eight and twelve year olds are big fans of graphic novels. The inclusion of visual elements provides more opportunity for kids to interact with the text and the graphic features. For the unfamiliar, graphic novels are book length stories told with the visual support of a comic strip format. In the world of kids books, graphic novels are so hot right now. It’s a wonderful read, especially for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Svetlana Charmovkova.Inside: Our pick of 21 of the best graphic novels for tweens, ages 9-12 year olds. So while I don’t recommend necessarily checking out the audio version-your reading will be incomplete-do check out the print version.
If it’s for struggling readers, I see a purpose, but then it really should be packaged as a read-along title. If it’s for the visually impaired… well… they are still missing out on the images (the narration doesn’t stop to describe the image) and I’m not sure that the format translates. I’m not sure what the purpose of creating an audio version of a comic book is. And while I didn’t realize it at first, when I backtracked there was so much missing from the reading without all the visual clues. I was very surprised when I picked up the hardback copy to find that the Katie snippets, which seemed so brief, were actually comic strips. I could actually hear where I was missing a cartoon or doodle, and I felt like I was missing something as I listened to the story.
I received the audio version first, so I went with it-and that’s when I realized that this was a hybrid prose/comic story. Middle-grade readers will find aspects of both Emmie and Katie to be very relatable. The story all takes place in one day, with flashbacks to help build characterization. One twist (I won’t spoil!) does take the story’s theme to a different level. In addition, some twists in the plot will surprise readers and leave them with a satisfying taste in their mouth.
While the plot of this story isn’t earth-shatteringly original, the likable and strong characters of Emmie and Katie, bring the book above the rest. The letters are never meant to be seen, but Emmie accidentally drops her note and the note is shown to her crush and used as a way to ridicule and bully Emmie, who is ordinarily very quiet. One day, Emmie and her best friend write love letters to their crushes as a joke.
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