Stergios Botzakis Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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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

Robot Dreams
Sara Varon
@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
Chosen Ones
Veronica Roth
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
Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest
Nate Powell
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
The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher: A Johnny Constantine Graphic Novel
Ryan North
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
The Fifth Quarter
Mike Dawson
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
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Scott McCloud
@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
Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy: A Graphic Novel
Jonathan Hill
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
Tunnels
Rebecca Pettiford
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
Rebecca and Lucie in the Case of the Missing Neighbor
Pascal Girard
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
The Fifth Quarter: Hard Court
Mike Dawson
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