Five stars for these graphic memoirs

Graphic-format memoirs combine the vibrancy of graphic novels with an author’s personal story. Here are some five-star graphic memoirs that I recently enjoyed from the library collection at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts.

‘Every Peach is a Story’

My read-aloud with visiting classes this week in SRCSA library was from Every Peach is a Story by David Mas Masumoto and Nikiko Masumoto, with illustrations by Lauren Tamaki. A young child, Midori, walking with her jiichan (grandfather) in their family’s orchard, asks if the peaches are ready yet. The gradual maturing of a peach parallels the family’s coming to America and “putting down roots,” planting an orchard in their new country.

‘Mexikid Dreams’ (Library promotion)

As part of promoting a culture of reading at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts, I encourage young readers’ book reviews of their favorite books. In that spirit, I display five-star reviews of books that I’ve especially enjoyed. Here is one of my recent five-star reviews, for Mexikid Dreams by Pedro Martín.

‘The Invisible Parade’ by Bardugo and Picacio

One of my joys in SRCSA library is being able to offer read-alouds to some of the visiting classes. To help contribute to our schoolwide celebration of Día de Muertos, I read The Invisible Parade to some of the school’s fourth- and fifth-graders.

‘Superman Smashes the Klan’ (Library promotion)

As part of promoting a culture of reading at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts, I encourage young readers’ book reviews of their favorite books. In that spirit, I display five-star reviews of books that I’ve especially enjoyed. Here is one of my recent five-star reviews, for Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang, with art by Gurihiru.