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School Library Journal Names Best Books in 2009
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The School Library Journal, a frequently referenced source of information for elementary, junior high, and high school librarians, released its Best Comics for Kids in 2009 list on Tuesday. The list was broken down into three categories: The Best Comics for Young Readers (ages 4-8), The Best Comics for Tweens (ages 9-12), and The Best Comics for Teens (ages 13-18). Nine books were chosen for each category.
In the Best Comics for Teens category, Yen Press publishes Maximum Ride.
In the Best Comics for Tweens category, Leave it to PET! The misadventures of a Recycled Super-Robot was the only manga to make the list. Viz Media holds the license and has now published three volumes of the manga.
In the Best Comics for Young Readers category, Happy Happy Clover, both released in English by Viz Media.
All of the award-winners were chosen by a committee composed of librarians, a blogger, and a comic professional.
The Journal also released its Best Adult Books for High School Students for 2009 list on December 1. reported on December 4 that a live-action film adaptation is in the works.
A committee of more than three dozen librarians worked with teens in public, school, and college libraries to review 250 books for a high school audience this year. It chose 18 books, 6 from three different categories: fiction, nonfiction and graphic novels.
Last year, the School Library Journal Me and the Devil Blues one of the Best Adult Books for High School Students for 2008.
The Journal also published its list of the Best Books of 2009, however, no manga were chosen for that list.
Source: School Library Journal (link 2) via Examiner.com
