cartoons and comics

Zeina Abirached relates her memories in graphic format of the war between the Muslims and the Christians that happened in her hometown of Beirut, Lebanon during the 1980s.

Presents a graphic memoir of artist and immigrant Shing Yin Khor and her trip with her dog Bug's to travel America's famous Route 66 to find out what it really means to "be American.".

In graphic novel form, Raina Telegmeier relates her struggles with stress and anxiety as a child.

In graphic novel format, describes Medgar Evers' efforts to gain equal rights for African Americans in Missisippi, his work with the NAACP, and his assassination in 1963, which gave the Civil Rights Movement new momentum.

A graphic novel interpretation of Henry David Thoreau's "Walden," featuring the actual words from the text in which Thoreau describes his experiment in simple living.

Tells the life story of Sioux chief Sitting Bull in graphic novel format, covering the Battle of the Little Bighorn and providing background on the conflicts between the U.S. government and Native Americans in the West.

Tells the life stories of Orville and Wilbur Wright in graphic novel format, chronicling the path to their historic flight on December 17, 1903.

In this graphic novel version of Norse mythology, Odin, father of the Viking gods, shares some of his tales of Thor's battles with the giants of Jotunheim, and Loki's treachery.

"In this graphic novel version of the Norse myth, Odin and his wife Frigg try to protect their beloved son Baldur, whose death will herald Ragnarok, the Twilight of the Gods, but it is impossible to outwit prophecy, and the bitter Loki finds the one thing in the world that can kill Baldur"--OCLC.

"Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--Provided by publisher.