Do you get pushback about your graphic novels?  Does everyone support your students reading these books? Join me as we consider the misconceptions and winning rationale to promote graphic novels for all our students. I would like to thank composer Nazar Rybak at Hooksounds.com for the music you’ve heard today.   Annie Ward: The Nutritional Value of Dessert Books ALA: Schools and Minor Rights 2019 ALSC’s Graphic Novel Reading List Graphic Novelizations in the ELA Classroom Newsmaker: Stan Lee NYT’s Review Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation NBC: Students’ Nazi Salutes Pernille Ripp’s Blog post: Why Graphic Novels Beling in All of Our Libraries Jennifer Gonzalez’ Cult of Pedagogy Podcast - interviews with Pernille Ripp Stacey DeCotis: Graphic Novels are Book, Too! BookRiot.com: Annual Reminder that Graphic Novels are “Real” reading Jenna Grodzicki: “But that’s not a real book1” Why Your Collections Should Include Graphic Novels