
The constant in both definitions is "comic book." Because the image of comic books seems to fuel resistance to graphic novels by many educators and librarians, correlating the benefits of graphic novels to learning requires a change in the way they are viewed. What follows is a selection of recommended graphic novels, which the authors hope will encourage you to pick up one on your own, or to include these titles in book displays, reading lists, booktalks, class discussions, or to pair with more traditional materials. Shuichi's father becomes so obsessed that he kills himself trying to become one large spiral. Since his cremation, the town crematorium smoke spins into hypnotic spirals before the ashes fall into the town's lake. [...]The titles described represent our picks for some of the best in illustrated storytelling.