SSYRA 3-5 Graphic novels
There are three graphic novels on the Sunshine State Young Reader 3-5 list this year. That might give you an idea of the popularity of graphic novels among 3-5th graders, but it also speaks to the fact that graphic novels cover a greater range of topics than ever before and more of them are being published. I already reviewed "Measuring Up" by Lily Lamotte here . So let me tell you about the other two, because they were also terrific. "Katie the Catsitter" written by Colleen AF Venable and illustrated by Stephanie Yue is very fun fantasy fiction story. Katie is 12 and wants to go to summer camp with her two best friends but her mom can't afford to send her. Katie decides to earn the money doing odd jobs around her apartment buildings, except she's terrible at it! Until one day, her neighbor notices that Katie is really great with her cat and asks Katie to cat sit and pay her a lot of money, which seems to Katie, to be the easiest job in the world. ...