While Greg Mortenson's story is a remarkable one, this book is sometimes a chore to read. Lengthy with many geographical and political details, this book educates readers about the area that Greg strives to help. Readers will be inspired to help Greg with his mission.

With distinct chapters, colorful illustrations, and clear, easy-to-read panels, this is a great first graphic novel for those who are new to this format.

Readers will accompany Siena on her journey toward achieving her dream of becoming a professional ballerina. Will she overcome her flat feet in order to succeed?

"What happens when a shoe-crazy, lipstick-addressed, wine-swelling, pasta-slurping, fashion-fanatic, single-forever, about-to-get-married big-city cartoonist with a fabulous life finds...a lump?" In this memoir, Marisa shares her life story and her battle with cancer with humorous illustrations and amusing captions. Find out all about the cartoonist who has drawn for the New Yorker and Glamour.

Art attempts to reconcile his relationship with his father by learning more about his father's experiences during World War II and the Holocaust. What did Art learn from his father? Find out in his graphic novel!

In this sequel, Marjane lets readers back into her life in order to share the next portion of it. After conditions in Iran worsen, she moves to Austria. Follow Marjane's adventure as she adjusts to living abroad, crazy roommates, addictions, and not having a home. Will Marjane find a place to live in Austria? Or will she have to return home to Iran?

If you could be arrested and thrown in jail for wearing jeans and sneakers, would you still wear them? In this memoir, Marjane Satrapi recounts how she committed such "rebellious" acts. Her simple black and white illustrations contrast her heartfelt account of what it was like living in war-conflicted Iran. Check out this graphic novel to learn what life was really like during the Islamic Revolution!

Colin has an abundance of Katherines in his life. His story starts when the nineteenth Katherine that he has dated breaks his heart. Join Colin and his friend Hassan on the road trip that follows Colin's hearbreak. Will being a child prodigy allow Colin to figure out a mathematical equation to explain and predict his love life? The humorous footnotes in this book keep the reading light, even for those of us who are not as mathematically inclined as Colin.

Have you ever felt ugly? Did you go as far as considering plastic surgery? Do you think society's norms had anything to do with your perceptions of beauty? Readers will be sucked into the futuristic society that Tally Youngblood resides in. In Tally's world, the standards of beauty are dictated by society and plastic surgery is not an option. Or is it? Find out if Tally escapes mandatory surgery in this page-turner.

If you like movies, you will like this book. Join a father and his adolescent son as they embark on a non-traditional educational experience of....you guessed it - watching films. Although I am not a huge movie buff, this book offered many suggestions to start my own movie education. I could not put this book down because I needed to find out what happens!