Children's and Young Adult Literature: Graphic Novels: Biography

A graphic novel based on the life and death of Robert 'Yummy' Sandifer, an 11-year-old gang member from Chicago's Southside who was killed by his own gang.

Richard Feynman: physicist ... Nobel winner ... bestselling author ... safe-cracker. In this graphic novel biography, readers can learn about the larger-than-life exploits of Nobel-winning quantum physicist, adventurer, musician, world-class raconteur, and one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century.

A graphic account of the three greatest primatologists of the last century: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas. These three ground-breaking researchers were all students of the great Louis Leakey, and each made profound contributions to primatology.

Tells the story of Ellen and William Craft's unique escape from slavery in Georgia to freedom in Pennsylvania. Part of the Graphic History series, other subjects include: Ben Franklin, Betsy Ross, Clara Barton, Jim Thorpe, Helen Keller, Cesar Chavez, and Dolly Madison, among others.

A 2015 Newbery Honor Book. "Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful--and very awkward--hearing aid.