Recommended Graphic Texts for Social Studies, Grades 7 - 12

Amir. 2011. Zahra's Paradise. Illustrated by Khalil. New York: First Second.

Anderson, Ho Che. 2005. A Comics Biography of  Martin Luther King. Jr. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics.

Bruchac, Joseph. 2010. Dawn Land. Illustrated by Will Davis. New York: First Second.

Buhle, Paul. 2005. Wobblies! A Graphic History of the Industrial Workers of the World. New York: Verso.

Coy, John. 2003. Around the World. Illustrated by Antonio Reonegro and Tom Lynch. NY: Lee & Low.

Delisle, Guy. 2010.  Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China. Montreal, Quebec: Drawn and Quarterly.

---------------. 2008. Burma Chronicles. Montreal, Quebec: Drawn and Quarterly.

--------------. 2007. Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea. Montreal, Quebec: Drawn and Quarterly.

From Metro.

El Shafee, Magdy. 2012. Metro. Translated by Chip Rossetti.  (Banned in Egypt by Mubarak. Egypt's 1st graphic novel.) New York: Metropolitan Books.


Flowers, Arthur, Manu Chitrakar & Guglielmo Rossi. 2010. I See the Promised Land: A Life of Martin Luther King. Jr. Illustrated by Manu Chitrakar. India: Tara Press.   

Geary, Rick. 2011. The Lives of Sacco and Vanzetti.  New York: NBM Publishing.

Gliden, Sarah. 2011. How to Understand Israel in 60 Days of Less. New York: Vertigo.

from The Photographer: Into War-torn Afghanistan with Doctors without Borders

Guibert, Emmanuel. 2009. The Photographer: Into War-torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders. New York: First Second.

------------------------. 2008. Alan's War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope. New York: First Second.
  
Helfer, Andrew. 2006. Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography. Illustrated by Randy DuBurke. New York: Hill & Wang.

from Anne Frank: The Ann Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography.

Jacobson, Sid & Ernie Colon. 2010. Anne Frank: The Ann Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography. New York: Hill & Wang.

-----------------------------------. 2006. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. New York: Hill & Wang.

Lagos, Alexander & Joseph Lagos. 2011. The Sons of Liberty, Vol. 2. Illustrated by Steve Walker. New York: Crown.

------------------------------------------. 2010. The Sons of Liberty, Vol. 1. Illustrated by Steve Walker. NY: Crown.

Mizuki, Shigeru. 2011. Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths. Montreal, Quebec: Drawn and Quarterly.

From A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge.

Neufeld, Josh. 2010. A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge. New York: Pantheon.

Rodriguez, Spain. 2008. Che: A Graphic Biography. Illustrated by Paul Buhle. New York: Verso.

Sacco, Joe. 2010. Footnotes in Gaza: A Graphic Novel. New York: Metropolitan books. 

------------. 2002. Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Bosnia 1992-1995. Forward by Christopher Hitchens. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books.

Sacco, Joe & Edward Said. 2002. Palestine. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books.

Satrapi, Marjane. 2007. The Complete Persepolis. New York: Pantheon.  

Shahin Tarek. 2011. Rise: The Story of the Egyptian Revolution as Written Shortly Before it Began. CreateSpace.

Sowa, Marzena. 2011. Marzi. Illustrated by Sylvain Savoia. New York: Vertigo.

Spiegleman, Art. 1996. The Complete Maus: A Survivor’s Tale. New York: Pantheon.

Tan, Shaun. 2007. The Arrival. New York: Arthur A. Levine.

Thompson, Craig. 2011. Habibi. New York: Pantheon.

Tran, G.B. 2011. Vietnamerica: A Family's Journey. New York: Villard/Random.

Youme & Anthony Horton. 2008. Pitch Black. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.

From Bye Bye Babylon

Ziade, Lania. 2011. Bye Bye Babylon: Beirut 1975-1979. Interlink Publish Group.

Zinn, Howard. 2008. A People’s History of an American Empire. Illustrated by Mike Konopacki and Paul Buhle. NY: Metropolitan Books.

Let's Get Graphic (Novels) for High Schools

From Daytripper

Abadzis, Nick.  2007. Laika. NY: First Second.

Abel, Jessica, Gabriel Soria and Warren Pleece. 2008. Life Sucks. NY: First Second.
Alanguilan, Gerry. 2010. Elmer: A Comic Book. Slave Labor.
Anderson, Ho Che. 2005. A Comics Biography of  Martin Luther King. Jr. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics.
Aristophane. 2010. The Zabime Sisters. NY: FirstSecond.
Ashihara, Hinako. 2008. Sand Chronicles, v. 1. VIZ.

---------------------. 2008. Sand Chronicles, v. 2. VIZ.
---------------------. 2008. Sand Chronicles, v. 3. VIZ.
B., David. 2006. Epileptic. NY: Pantheon.

Ba, Gabriel & Fabio Moon. 2011. Daytripper. Vertigo.
Black, Holly. 2008. Kin (The Good Neighbors, Book 1). Illustrated by Ted Naifeh. NY: Graphix.

Brosgol, Vera. 2011. Anya's Ghost. NY: First Second.
Brown, Chester. 2002. I Never Liked You. Montreal, Quebec: Drawn and Quarterly.

Burns, Charles. 2008. Black Hole. NY: Pantheon.
Campbell, Eddie and Dan Best. 2008. The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard. NY: First Second.

Clevinger, Brian and Steve Wegener. 2008. Atomic Robo: Atomic Robo and the Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne. Red Five Comics.

Clowes, Daniel. 2011. Mister Wonderful: A Love Story. NY: Pantheon.
Cruse, Howard. 2010. Stuck Rubber Baby. DC.
Dayton, Brandon. 2009. Green Monk. Whistling Cloud.
Delisle, Guy. 2008. Burma Chronicles. Montreal, Quebec: Drawn and Quarterly.

--------------. 2007. Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea. Montreal, Quebec: Drawn and Quarterly.

Dembicki, Matt. 2010. Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection. Golden, CO: Fulcrum.

Donner, Rebecca. 2008. Burnout. Illustrated by Inaki Miranda. Minx.
Eisner, Will. 2007. New York: The Big City. NY: W.W. Norton.

Flowers, Arthur, Manu Chitrakar & Guglielmo Rossi. 2010. I See the Promised Land: A Life of Martin Luther King. Jr. Tara Press.
Gaiman, Neil. 2008. Coraline: the Graphic Novel. Illustrated by P. Craig Russell. NY: HarperCollins.
Giffen, Keith. 2006. Blue Beetle: Shell-Shocked. DC Comics.

From: Evolution: The Story of Life on Earth.

---------------.  2007. Blue Beetle: Road Trip. DC Comics.
Glidden, Sarah. 2011. How To Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less. Vertigo: DC.
Guibert, Emmanuel. 2008. Alan's War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope. NY: First Second.
Helfer, Andrew. 2006. Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography. Illustrated by Randy DuBurke. NY: Hill & Wang.
Hernandez, Gilbert, Jared K. Fletcher.  2006. Sloth. DC Comics.
Hinds, Garreth. 2010. The Odyssey. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.

Hosler, Jay. 2011. Evolution: The Story of Life on Earth. Illustrated by Kevon Cannon & Zander Cannon. NY: Hii & Wang.
Iwaoka, Hisae. 2010. Saturn Apartments, I. VIZ Media.
Jacobson, Sid & Ernie Colon. 2010. Anne Frank: The Ann Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography. NY: Hill & Wang.
-----------------------------------. 2006. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. NY: Hill & Wang.

Kim, Susan, Laurence Klavan, & Faith Erin Hicks. 2010. Brain Camp. NY: First Second.

Lagos, Alexander & Joseph Lagos. 2011. The Sons of Liberty, Vol. 2. Illustrated by Steve Walker. NY: Crown.
------------------------------------------. 2010. The Sons of Liberty, Vol. 1. Illustrated by Steve Walker. NY: Crown.
Medley, Linda. 2006. Castle Waiting. Seattle WA: Fantagraphics Books.

Moore, Alan. 1995. Watchmen. Illustrated by Dave Gibbons. DC Comics.

Myrick, Leland. 2006. Missouri Boy. NY: First Second.

Neri, G. 2010. Yummy: The Last Days of Southside Shorty. Illustrated by Randy Duburke. NY: Lee & Low.

From: A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge

From: A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge

From Persepolis.

Neufeld, Josh. 2009. A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge. NY: Pantheon.

O’Connor, George. 2010. Zeus: King of Gods. NY First Second.

Sacco, Joe. 2002. Palestine. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books.
Satrapi, Marjane. 2007. The Complete Persepolis. NY: Pantheon.

Small, David. 2009. Stitches. NY: W.W. Norton.
 Spiegleman, Art. 1996. The Complete Maus: A Survivor’s Tale. NY: Pantheon.

Tamaki, Mariko and Steve Rolston. 2008. Emiko Superstar.  Minx.

Tamaki, Mariko and Jilliam Tamaki. 2010. Skim. Toronto: Groundwood Books.
TenNaple, Doug. 2010. Ghostopolis. NY: Graphix/Scholastic.
Thompson, Craig. 2004. Blankets. Marietta, GA: Top Shelf.

Tran, G.B. 2011. Vietnamerica: A Family's Journey. NY: Villard/Random.
Urasawa, Naoki and Takashi Nagasaki. 2009. Pluto. VIZ Media.

Urrea, Luis Alberto. 2010. Mr. Mendoza’s Paintbrush. Illustrated by Christopher Cardinale.  El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.

Ware, Chris. 2010. Acme Novelty Library #20. Montreal, Quebec: Drawn and Quarterly.
--------------. 2004. Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth. Jonathan Cape.
Weing, Drew. 2010. Set to Sea. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books.

Weinstein, Lauren R. 2006. Girl Stories. NY: Henry Holt.

Wilson, G. Willow and M. K. Perker. 2008.Cairo. Vertigo.

Yang, Gene Luen. 2011. Level Up. Illustrated by Thien Pham. NY: First Second.
2006. American Born Chinese. NY: First Second

Yolen, Jane. 2010. Foiled. Illustrated by Mike Cavallaro. NY: First Second.

From Pitch Black

Youme & Anthony Horton. 2008. Pitch Black. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.
Zinn, Howard. 2008. A People’s History of an American Empire. Illustrated by Mike Konopacki and Paul Buhle. NY: Metropolitan Books.