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Stergios Botzakis Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Co-author of Teach on Purpose! https://t.co/HStJlfICKp. Formerly weekly co-host on The Comics Alternative podcast (RIP). He/him. @sterg@mastodon.social

20 books
Book Cover for: Robot Dreams, Sara Varon

Robot Dreams

Sara Varon
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@KaySohini @adlewis @RobbinsLib If you are looking for more, you could check out Sara Varon’s Robot Dreams. It’s another great one! @saravaron1

Paperback, 2016

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Chosen Ones, Veronica Roth

Chosen Ones

Veronica Roth
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Check out my review of Mel the Chosen by @RacheleAragno & from @RHKidsGraphic. It is a beautifully drawn tale of a young woman who wants to make her own choices, even if she is the "Chosen One" meant to rid the world of a villainous magician. My review: https://t.co/BeQXSO6nq4 https://t.co/E9boqm1ndp

Paperback, 2021

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest, Nate Powell

Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest

Nate Powell
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I finally read Save It For Later by @Nate_Powell_Art & from @AbramsComicArts. This collection of graphic essays about the current political state of the US is not an easy read, but I feel it's an important one, especially right now. My review: https://t.co/0DW0YA6OzO https://t.co/ZynPHeadHy

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher: A Johnny Constantine Graphic Novel, Ryan North

The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher: A Johnny Constantine Graphic Novel

Ryan North
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I just read The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher by @ryanqnorth & @derek_charm from @DCComics. It's the best version of John Constantine I have read in years, a solid introduction for new readers & a fun adolescent version for long-time fans. My review: https://bit.ly/3jCob6u https://t.co/2XEEhFZNCI

Paperback, 2021

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Fifth Quarter, Mike Dawson

The Fifth Quarter

Mike Dawson
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I just read The Fifth Quarter: Hard Court by @mike_daws & from @01FirstSecond. It's a great sequel that I feel is better than its predecessor. It's full of basketball excitement & family drama, a very human & relatable underdog story. My review: https://t.co/fdqxovKc5W https://t.co/GFL65JZasQ

Paperback, 2021

$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, Scott McCloud

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

Scott McCloud
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@graemem Gene Yang’s American Born Chinese Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics Rachel Smythe’s Lore Olympus This is an impossible question, but these are ones I’d pick right now…

Paperback, 1994

$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy: A Graphic Novel, Jonathan Hill

Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy: A Graphic Novel

Jonathan Hill
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I just read Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy by @oneofthejohns & from @walkerbooksus. I loved this blend of a scifi/immigrant tale and found so much to relate to. My full review: https://t.co/XtWXnGvIre https://t.co/og7iacBqUF

Paperback, 2022

$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Tunnels, Rebecca Pettiford

Tunnels

Rebecca Pettiford
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I just read Tunnels by Rutu Modan & from @DandQ (translated by Ishai Mishory). It is a splendid graphic novel, intricately plotted, expressively drawn, and colorfully executed. I especially love the melding of family & political drama. My review: https://t.co/s2c8DYsBmj https://t.co/ijHCPegWmG

Paperback, 2015

$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Rebecca and Lucie in the Case of the Missing Neighbor, Pascal Girard

Rebecca and Lucie in the Case of the Missing Neighbor

Pascal Girard
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I just read Rebecca and Lucie in the Case of the Missing Neighbor by Pascal Girard & from @DandQ. It's a colorful, compelling mystery that also lends insight into what it is like to be a parent/spouse/worker in these times. My full review: https://t.co/4C7wNwpp5v https://t.co/zgRjeykymB

Paperback, 2021

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Fifth Quarter: Hard Court, Mike Dawson

The Fifth Quarter: Hard Court

Mike Dawson
Stergios BotzakisStergios Botzakis

I just read The Fifth Quarter: Hard Court by @mike_daws & from @01FirstSecond. It's a great sequel that I feel is better than its predecessor. It's full of basketball excitement & family drama, a very human & relatable underdog story. My review: https://t.co/fdqxovKc5W https://t.co/GFL65JZasQ

Paperback, 2022

$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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