Perfect for active readers in upper elementary and middle school, as well as reluctant and remedial readers in high school, this collection offers a diverse range of formats, including comic books, manga, and hybrid prose/comics, with more sophisticated panel layouts. Key titles include Adventure Time, Archie Comics, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Awkward, Bone, Chicagoland Detective Agency, Dance Class, Disney Manga, Djeliya, The Legend of Zelda, Lumberjanes, Quince, The Sisters, Stranger Things, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, They Called Us Enemy, and Yotsuba&!. Notable publishers include ABDO, Apples & Honey, Archie Comics, Andrews McMeel, Capstone, Cartoon Books, Classics Illustrated, Dark Horse, Immedium, Kodansha, Lerner, Manga Classics, Oni Press, Papercutz, Rosen, Saddleback Educational, Saturday AM, Yen Press, and Zuiker Press.
Readers: Elementary, Reluctant, Middle School, Active Readers (Above Age/Grade Level)
Formats: Picture Books, Comic Books with Simplified Panel Layouts, Comic Strips, Manga, Traditional Comic Books, Hybrid/Prose Comics & More Sophisticated Panel Layouts
Language: Mild-Profanity Potential in Certain Titles - Similar to PG-13 Movies.
Content: Story intensity, action, and violence should be equivalent to a typical PG-13 rated movie, while also reflecting a typical middle grader’s life experiences. Historical contexts of violence, including violence experienced by particular social groups, are considered age-appropriate. Humor may come at the expense of authority, and poop jokes and other potty humor are considered age-appropriate. Kissing and dating are age-appropriate; partial or full nudity and simulated sex are not. Disrespectful portrayals of characters as sexual objects or as sexual aggressors are not age-appropriate, nor is humor that relies on these themes.
The Middle Years Package includes the following collections: Kids & Teens.
