Poll #6- What is your favorite genre?

Posted on May 4, 2009 by agirlnamedsara

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Persepolis- Marjane Satrapi

Posted on April 23, 2009 by agirlnamedsara

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This was my second foray into graphic novels, and I think I’m becoming a fan.  While completely different than American Born Chinese, this graphic novel still held my attention.  I feel like “recent” history isn’t taught or talked about enough, so reading about the revolution in Iran was extremely interesting and informative.  I [...]

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American Born Chinese- Gene Luen Yang

Posted on April 7, 2009 by agirlnamedsara

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American Born Chinese might be my favorite book of 2009.  It was so much FUN to read.  I laughed out loud several times, from the dialogue and the illustrations.  Written in the format of a graphic novel it follows three story lines that come together at the end.  It took me a minute to [...]

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