Open AccessRecommended Reading: Comparing Elementary/Middle School Graphic Novel Collections to Recommended Reading Lists
Author(s) -
Robin A. Moeller,
Kim Becnel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
children and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2374-7641
pISSN - 1542-9806
DOI - 10.5860/cal.19.2.6
Subject(s) - reading (process) , school library , mathematics education , association (psychology) , population , school teachers , service (business) , library science , computer science , psychology , sociology , political science , demography , economy , law , economics , psychotherapist
Booklists created by library and education professionals can be valuable tools for librarians as they develop collections. Based upon the perceived discomfort felt by many school librarians in selecting graphic novels, this research analyzes the extent to which a population of elementary and middle school libraries’ collections in the Southeastern United States reflects the lists of recommended graphic novels annually produced by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).