# Books about cartoons and comics assigned in US schools

**3** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _cartoons and comics_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/cartoons-and-comics
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore cartoons and comics

- [Adam Rex](https://readinglist.school/author/adam-rex)

## cartoons and comics canon

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

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