The Alberta Teachers’ Association

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A Girl Called Echo!
All three volumes of A Girl Called Echo! We are using this series as a novel study and entry point into Métis education in Grade 7.
Chelsea Strachan

Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics
This is a three-volume collection of stories from Indigenous authors and artists from across North America. The short stories range in topics and the artwork is amazing! Published in Canada.
Cameron Campos

The Wizard of Oz
The Marvel version of The Wizard of Oz based on the original book. It has way more fairy-tale elements than the movie! 
Dan Grassick

The Usagi Yojimbo series
The Usagi Yojimbo series is vast in scope, thoughtful and thought-provoking. The books are also exciting page-turners. It has a LOT to offer as an addition to a school’s young adult graphic novel library: vendetta, nemesis, shame, love, friendship, betrayal and much more.
Peter MacKay

Cells at Work! 
It presents the human body as a city, the various cells in the body as different types of  anthropomorphic city workers and the different bacteria, viruses, etc. as invaders that the  immune system cells have to battle. It uses anime/manga tropes to present a ton of fairly accurate scientific information in a pretty fun way, so it might be useful for some of the lessons on the immune system and body function.
Hristina Zhekova

Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed
This graphic novel by Laurie Halse Anderson is lovely — all about encountering injustice in the world, finding your voice and using it to make a difference. My Grade 9s loved it.
Silpi Das-Collins

When Stars Are Scattered
This book would be appropriate for grades 4+. It outlines the life of brothers in a Kenyan refugee camp and the daily hardships they face. When one brother is granted an opportunity, he must make some difficult decisions. This book creates conversational space for our global refugee crisis. As an Alberta teacher who has the privilege of teaching our newcomers to Canada, I have been changed by similar stories of extraordinary resilience and strength.
Yvette Lowen

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