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Manga Collection Development for Librarians: The Basics
A quick look at the basics of manga collection development!
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Booklist Manga Review: I’m No Angel
Title: I’m No Angel Volume: 01 Mangaka: Ai Yazawa US Publisher: VIZ Media, LLC Age Relevance: Middle School & Up How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: SEL. Reader’s Advisory Tags: Student Council, Romance, Comedy, Retro Series Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Language, mild sexual humor. Publisher Synopsis: A decade before Nana, Ai Yazawa wrote this breakthrough hit about the journey of love into adulthood.…
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Booklist Manga Review: A Condition Called Love
Title: A Condition Called Love Volume: 01 Mangaka: Megumi Morino US Publisher: Kodansha Age Relevance: High School How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: SEL Reader’s Advisory Tags: Romance, School Setting, Slow Burn Anime: Crunchyroll Content Warnings: N/A Publisher Synopsis: Hotaru is a 16-year-old high school first-year who has always been ambivalent about love, preferring instead to have a lively life with her…
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Manga Review: Adabana
Title: Adabana Volume: 01 Mangaka: NON Translator: Caleb D. Cook US Publisher: Dark Horse Manga Age Relevance: Adult (Mature) How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: N/A Reader’s Advisory Tags: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Murder, Dark Themes. Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Murder, Sexual Assault, Exploitation of Minors, Nudity, Violence. Publisher Synopsis: A horrifying double murder and a shocking confession uncovers a dark secret in this…
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Booklist Light Novel Review: Breathless Time Traveler
Title: Breathless Time Traveler Volume: Single Volume Author: Yuyuko Takemiya US Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment Age Relevance: High School How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Independent Reading, SEL Reader’s Advisory Tags: SciFi, Romance, Time Travel, Grief Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Vehicle Accident, Descriptions of Head Trauma, (spoilers) Death. Publisher Synopsis: When one girl gets another chance at her youth, can she avoid death…
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About Me
Hi, I’m Ashley Hawkins, School Librarian
My goal is to help school librarians in the US understand the medium a little better and make more educated purchasing decisions. This came after several of my peers asked me to do something along these lines, because they felt various levels of anxiety and confusion as non-readers of manga.
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