# Graphic Novel books about cartoons and comics

**3** graphic novel books that explore cartoons and comics, drawn from the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Genre:** Graphic Novel  ·  **Theme:** cartoons and comics
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## Graphic Novel cartoons and comics reading list

- [Are You Scared, Darth Vader?](https://readinglist.school/book/are-you-scared-darth-vader) by Adam Rex _(Grades K–3 · pub 2018)_
- [Bone](https://readinglist.school/book/bone) by Jeff Smith _(Grades 2–8 · pub 1997)_
- [Sparks!](https://readinglist.school/book/sparks) by Ian Boothby _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2018)_

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