ERIC Number: EJ1438769
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1094-9046
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Manga!
Samantha Archibald Mora; Amy Bingham
Knowledge Quest, v52 n2 p26-31 2023
The Wood River Middle School (WRMS) serves approximately 600 students a year. The school is diverse, with roughly half Latinx students and a large English language learner population. The library collection boasts almost 16,000 books. The most popular section? If you combine the manga and graphic novel sections, they win the top prize, with 38% of library circulation. Reading graphic novels and manga increases learners' literacy and provides them a scaffold into more complex texts. Having books in different formats encourages people to gain an understanding of a variety of topics. Graphic novels and manga are essential formats that belong in every library.
Descriptors: Middle Schools, School Libraries, Cartoons, Novels, Reading Material Selection, Library Materials
American Association of School Librarians. Available from: American Library Association. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Tel: 1-800-545-2433; Web site: http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Idaho
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