Top 10 Graphic Novels for National Hispanic Heritage Month (SEPTEMBER 15 TO OCTOBER 15) In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, librarian Kendal Spires curated a list of relevant graphic novels from the Graphic Novels Core Collection™. These imaginative and entertaining titles provide a great jumping off point for a display or event. 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente Wilfred Santiago 9781606997758 Age 12+ A graphic biography of the famous Puerto Rican baseball player. Cici: A Fairy’s Tale – Believe Your Eyes Cori Doerrfeld and Tyler Page 9781467761529 Age 7-10 Ten-year-old Cici deals with emerging fairy powers on top of her parents’ separation. Ghosts Raina Telgemeier 9780545540612 Age 8-12 Cat adjusts to her Day of the Dead-obsessed new town and deals with her sick younger sister’s impending mortality. Help Us! Great Warrior Madeleine Flores with Trillian Gunn 9781608868025 Age 10+ Great Warrior protects her village from bad guys in this comical and upbeat series adapted from Flores’ webcomic. Latino U.S.A.: A Cartoon History Ilan Stavans and Lalo Alcaraz 9780465082506 Age 16+ A graphic survey of the Latino experience in America, starting with the landing of Columbus help.ebsco.com 091916 Lowriders in Space Cathy Camper and Raul the Third 9781452121550 Age 9-14 Three friends fix up a junker to win a car contest and open their own garage in this interstellar adventure. Maggie the Mechanic Jaime Hernandez 9781560977841 Age 16+ A collection of early stories featuring the character Maggie from Jaime and brother Gilbert’s long-running Love and Rockets comics. Marble Season Gilbert Hernandez 9781770460867 Age 13+ A semiautobiographical tale of childhood life in a 1960s California neighborhood. Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man - Ultimate Collection Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli et al. 9780785197782 Age 13+ Miles Morales takes up the Spider-Man mantle after the death of his universe’s Peter Parker. Young Avengers – Style > Substance Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie et al. 9780785167082 Age 13+ The second incarnation of the Young Avengers team fights an interdimensional parasite. https://www.ebscohost.com/public/core-collections help.ebsco.com 091916.