Madigan Reads

Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite by Barry Deutsch Abrams 2012 This wonderful middle-grade graphic novel continues the advent...

Calamity Jack by Shannon and Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hal Bloomsbury Publishing January 2010 This creative re-imagining of the cla...

The Wallflower by Tomoko Hayakawa, translated by David Ury Del Rey October 2004 What an utterly weird little book. There's this misfit...

Squish: Super Amoeba by Jennifer L. Holm, illustrated by Matt Holm Random House Children's Books May 2011 From the creators of Babymou...

Buffy vs. Aliens It's Free Comic Book Day! Check here and see if there are any free comic books to be had near you.

Hades: Lord of the Dead by George O'Connor First Second January 2012 Deliciously spooky, this adds a modern touch to the stories th...

Alice in Wonderland  adapted by Martin Powell, illustrated by Daniel Perez Stone Arch Books August 2009 I enjoyed this fast read-throu...

The Last Dragon  by Jane Yolen illustrated by Rebecca Guay  Dark Horse Comics October 2011 Lush, detailed illustrations and lyrical fa...

Zita the Spacegirl  by Ben Hatke  First Second  February 2011 Really excellent middle-grade science-fiction feels like a hard thing to fi...

Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch Abrams 2010 This wonderful middle-grade graphic novel covers the adventures of Mirka ...

Boys Over Flowers by Yoko Kamio Viz Media 2003 Tsukushi, a middle class student at an elite prep school, struggles to fit in until the ...

Calamity Jack by Shannon and Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hal Bloomsbury 2010 This creative re-imagining of the classic Jack in th...

Cecily von Ziegesar’s bestselling "Gossip Girl" novels are going to be re-released in a manga format this year. I think the stor...

Lately, it seems like everyone in the world has Diary of a Wimpy Kid fever. Every book in this hilariously funny series by Jeff Kinney are ...

The Tale of Despereaux: The Graphic Novel  adapted by Matt Smith and David Tilton, from the book by Kate DiCamillo Candlewick 2008 I must co...