{"id":8206,"date":"2025-08-15T04:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T04:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/?post_type=article&p=8206"},"modified":"2025-08-15T04:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T04:35:15","slug":"book-talk-3","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/article\/book-talk-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book Talk \u2013<\/strong> Graphic Novels<\/em><\/p>\n

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In recent years, graphic novels have seen a significant rise in popularity. This is certainly evident in the borrowing habits of students at Fort Street High. Previously dismissed as mere entertainment for children, graphic novels have enjoyed a rise in reputation, now acknowledged as a tool for promoting reading for pleasure, and recognised as a literary artform that may address serious and mature concerns. Indeed, in 1992, the graphic novel \u2018Maus\u2019 by Art Spiegelman became the first graphic novel to win a Pulitzer Prize.<\/p>\n

The term \u2018graphic novel\u2019 was first used in the 1960s by Richard Kyle. As noted in \u2018The Publishing Post\u2019, there has been continued confusion between comic books and graphic novels and \u2018there remains some contention about where exactly the boundary between these two media lies\u2019. While graphic novels and comic books have distinct traits, they are different forms. Graphic novels tell complete stories through illustrations while comic books are often excerpted from a larger narrative. And a huge subgroup of the graphic novel is manga, a style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels, typically aimed at adults as well as children. In Japan today more paper is used for printing manga than for producing toilet paper. The world however has embraced the graphic novel beyond Japan, so much so that it is the fastest growing book format globally for children and adults.<\/p>\n

At Fort Street High, we encourage the students to read widely, to appreciate the reading smorgasbord of which graphic novels have become a firm part of.<\/p>\n

Some top graphic novels in our library collection include-<\/em><\/p>\n

# \u2018Murder on the Orient Express\u2019 by Francois Riviere (based on Agatha Christie)<\/p>\n

# \u2018The Road\u2019 by Manu Larcenet (based on Cormac McCarthy)<\/p>\n

# \u2018Beowulf\u2019, a retelling by Gareth Hinds<\/p>\n

# \u2018Coraline\u2019 by P Craig Russell (based on Neil Gaiman\u2019s novel)<\/p>\n

# \u2018Ray Bradbury\u2019s Fahrenheit 451\u2019, a retelling by Tim Hamilton<\/p>\n

# \u2018Heartstopper\u2019 by Alice Oseman<\/p>\n

# \u2018Wings of Fire\u2019, a graphic series by Sutherland and Holmes<\/p>\n

# \u2018Stormbreaker\u2019 by Anthony Horowitz, Antony Johnston, Kanako & Yuzuru<\/p>\n

# William Shakespeare\u2019s \u2018The Tempest\u2019, adapted by David Messer<\/p>\n

# \u2018The Complete Maus\u2019 by Art Spiegelman<\/p>\n

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Book Week 2025 25th – 29th August<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year we will be celebrating 80 years of Book Week, an event that has fostered a love of reading amongst children since 1945 and we hope will continue to do so for many years to come. At Fort Street we will be celebrating each day of week 6 with different literary games for students to participate in at recess and lunch. Guessing games, a library treasure hunt, puzzles, and more! We will have prizes for the winners, recently donated books and other bookish merchandise. Make sure you come down to the library to have a go at our games and borrow a book or two!<\/span><\/p>\n

The Library Team<\/em><\/p>\n

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