Good middle age group graphic novels for a woke 9 year old girl
August 31, 2020 5:34 AM Subscribe
As above! I saw her reading Nnedi Okorafor’s Ikenga. Shippable to US on not amazon would be great. Very social justice orientated family. Thank you!
Oh, and....
These are definitely books for adults, and so you'd probably want to read them first and/or read them along with her. But the March trilogy by Nate Powell and Congressman John Lewis sounds like it would be worth a look for your family.
posted by Narrative Priorities at 6:03 AM on August 31, 2020 [2 favorites]
These are definitely books for adults, and so you'd probably want to read them first and/or read them along with her. But the March trilogy by Nate Powell and Congressman John Lewis sounds like it would be worth a look for your family.
posted by Narrative Priorities at 6:03 AM on August 31, 2020 [2 favorites]
The Prince and the Dressmaker and the Witch Boy series, as Narrative Priorities said, are wonderful.
I'd also suggest The Okay Witch, by Emma Steinkellner, and maybe the Princeless series.
posted by gideonfrog at 6:58 AM on August 31, 2020
I'd also suggest The Okay Witch, by Emma Steinkellner, and maybe the Princeless series.
posted by gideonfrog at 6:58 AM on August 31, 2020
The Kindred (by Octavia Butler) graphic novel adaptation looks fantastic, and Nnedi Okorafor wrote the introduction :)
posted by 0bvious at 7:37 AM on August 31, 2020
posted by 0bvious at 7:37 AM on August 31, 2020
These may be better suited for someone a couple of years older, but I'm not very good with age recommendations, and I suppose they'd fit to be read along with an adult:
Persepolis
Maus
posted by miaow at 8:12 AM on August 31, 2020
Persepolis
Maus
posted by miaow at 8:12 AM on August 31, 2020
Ursula Vernon's books.
People here suggested the Unicorn Rescue Society, which is awesome and has thoughtful themes around politics and culture (border wall, Native cultural resilience, Basque independence). It's not a graphic novel, but has great illustrations.
For new purchases, bookshop.org and to buy used, betterworldbooks.com
posted by spamandkimchi at 8:16 AM on August 31, 2020
People here suggested the Unicorn Rescue Society, which is awesome and has thoughtful themes around politics and culture (border wall, Native cultural resilience, Basque independence). It's not a graphic novel, but has great illustrations.
For new purchases, bookshop.org and to buy used, betterworldbooks.com
posted by spamandkimchi at 8:16 AM on August 31, 2020
Came here to suggest THE WITCH BOY books, which fit the bill perfectly.
On the strength, in part, of reviews praising its wokeness, I recently purchased for my 5yo the first book in the Cardboard Kingdom series, but haven't finished reading it yet.
posted by Dr. Wu at 9:25 AM on August 31, 2020
On the strength, in part, of reviews praising its wokeness, I recently purchased for my 5yo the first book in the Cardboard Kingdom series, but haven't finished reading it yet.
posted by Dr. Wu at 9:25 AM on August 31, 2020
From Marvel, you might consider the reboot of an old title, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.
Hot Comb, by Ebony Flowers.
Are you Listening? by Tillie Walden was beautiful and mysterious.
posted by Lawn Beaver at 10:25 AM on August 31, 2020
Hot Comb, by Ebony Flowers.
Are you Listening? by Tillie Walden was beautiful and mysterious.
posted by Lawn Beaver at 10:25 AM on August 31, 2020
They Called Us Enemy by that George Takei covers his family's internment during World War 2 when he was a child.
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 11:07 AM on August 31, 2020
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 11:07 AM on August 31, 2020
Get her some Gene Luen Yang! American Born Chinese is where most people start, but his recent "Superman Smashes the Klan" is based on a golden age radio play about chinese immigrants to Metropolis being targeted by a white supremacist org and is diverse, hopeful and also Superman beats up the Klan in a very satisfying but not too scary for kids way! Five out of five stars, loved it.
To speak to above, Kindred is NOT for 9 year olds.
posted by theweasel at 5:36 PM on August 31, 2020 [2 favorites]
To speak to above, Kindred is NOT for 9 year olds.
posted by theweasel at 5:36 PM on August 31, 2020 [2 favorites]
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Snapdragon, by Kat Leyh
New Kid, by Jerry Craft
Witchlight, by Jessi Zabarsky
The Breakaways, by Cathy G Johnson
The Witch Boy books, by Molly Ostertag
Not quite out yet, but I've read the ARC and it's excellent -- The Magic Fish, by Trung Le Nguyen
Also not quite out yet, but there's been a lot of great buzz around Twins, by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright.
Getting into some YA books, if she's up for them:
Displacement, by Kiku Hughes
The Prince and the Dressmaker, by Jen Wang
posted by Narrative Priorities at 5:59 AM on August 31, 2020 [4 favorites]