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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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Review Survey (Again)
Is there a review you’d like to see me prioritize or a topic you really need me to cover? Fill out this survey to give me an idea of what manga, light novels, or manhwa I should review next! I really do take this seriously and prioritize what is put in these surveys. It’s super…
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Manga Review: A Sign of Affection 01
Title: A Sign of Affection Volume: 1 Mangaka: suu Morishita Translator: Christine Dashiell US Publisher: Kodansha Age Relevance: High School & Up (Based on later volumes and age of protagonists) How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: SEL, Language Learning, Cultural Connections Reader’s Advisory Tags: Deaf Identity, Language Learning, Romance Anime: Crunchyroll Content Warnings: Drinking, Ableism (as experienced by Yuki) Publisher…
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Hi.
It’s been a minute, I know. I went away for a bit. Well… not really away. I’ve been writing reviews and features for Booklist, which I hope have been helpful. I’ve been working on a book, with Julie Stivers, Sara Smith, Emily Ratica, and Sybil “Mouna” Toure. I also have been shifting my life around…
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Manga Review: Chainsaw Man
Title: Chainsaw Man Mangaka: Tatsuki Fujimoto US Publisher: Viz Media / Shonen Jump Status: Ongoing- Now in Part II Age Relevance: Upper High School and Up How Essential Is It?: Must Have Curricular Connections?: Independent Reading Reader’s Advisory Tags: Horror, Action Anime: Crunchyroll Content Warnings: Gore, suicide, death, sexual innuendos, cannibalism, groping Publisher Synopsis: Denji’s a poor young man who’ll do anything…
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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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