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So over the years, her work has taken many forms: public speaking, documentary film, a novel, a graphic novel, a book of statistics, a nonfiction book.
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Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
There’s separate shelving for graphic novels and young adult literature.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Fact checked by Sarah Scott Comments Leland Melvin, the NFL wide receiver turned NASA astronaut, is inspiring kids everywhere to chase their dreams with his new graphic novel Space Chasers.
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Anna Halkidis, Parents, 4 Feb. 2025
Pilkey’s graphic novels are often among the first read alone by kids.
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1964, in the meaning defined above
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“Graphic novel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graphic%20novel. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
graphic novel
noun
: a work of fiction or non-fiction that is presented in comic-strip format and published as a book
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