# Books about comic books, strips assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** 3–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/comic-books-strips
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore comic books, strips

- [Dan Santat](https://readinglist.school/author/dan-santat)
- [Svetlana Chmakova](https://readinglist.school/author/svetlana-chmakova)
- [Varian Johnson](https://readinglist.school/author/varian-johnson)

## comic books, strips canon

- [Crush](https://readinglist.school/book/crush) by Svetlana Chmakova _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Giants Beware](https://readinglist.school/book/giants-beware) by Jorge Aguirre _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Sidekicks](https://readinglist.school/book/sidekicks) by Dan Santat _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Witch Boy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-witch-boy) by Lee Knox Ostertag _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Twins](https://readinglist.school/book/twins) by Varian Johnson _(Grades 4–6)_

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