The Diamond Graphic Novel Common Core List
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To help educators and librarians select materials to fit into their Common Core Standards curricula, Diamond Book Distributors have created the Diamond Graphic Novel Common Core List.
Arranged by grade level, the Diamond Graphic Novel Common Core List offers over 100 graphic novels from our publishers that will fit into a Common Core curriculum, along with resources including Library Classifications, Subject Headings, and Core Standards which apply to each book. The list was created by Diamond Book Distributors and library/education consultant Ellen Myrick, President of Myrick Marketing & Media.
Developed by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers-in collaboration with educators and experts- the Common Core Standards are designed to provide a clear, universal framework so that children across the country can compete at the same level. The Common Core English Language Standards - which include the use of graphic novels - are available on the Common Core State Standards Initiative web site.
"As an advocate of comic books and graphic novels in K - 12 educational classroom settings, the Common Core Standards are the best news like-minded educators have ever received." – Dr. Katie Monnin, University of North Florida assistant professor of literacy and author of Teaching Graphic Novels.
Check back with us as we continue to update our Common Core Standards Graphic Novel List with lesson plans, reading levels, and more.
Click on each title below to see more information on the book, including format, creators, and applicable CCSS strands.
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Pre-K through First Grade |
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| Johnny Boo: The Best Little Ghost in the World | Top Shelf Productions | 9781603090131 |
| Johnny Boo Does Something | Top Shelf Productions | 9781603090841 |
| Johnny Boo Zooms to the Moon | Top Shelf Productions | 9781603093491 |
| Power Lunch: First Course | Oni Press | 9781934964705 |
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Second Grade and Up |
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ISBN |
| Bravoman Volume 1: Super-Unequaled Hero of Excellence! | Udon Entertainment | 9781926778938 |
| Mermin Book One | Oni Press | 9781934964989 |
| Michael Recycle and the Treetop Cops | IDW Publishing | 9781613771617 |
| Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug | IDW Publishing | 9781600103926 |
| Okie Dokie Donuts: Open for Business! | Top Shelf Productions | 9781603090681 |
| Pirate Penguin vs. Ninja Chicken | Top Shelf Productions | 9781603090711 |
| Scene But Not Heard | Top Shelf Productions | 9781603090896 |
| Sketch Monsters Volume 1: Escape of the Scribbles | Oni Press | 9781934964699 |
| Sketch Monsters Volume 2: The New Kid | Oni Press | 9781620100127 |
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Third Grade and Up |
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Title |
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ISBN |
| Animal Planet: World's Most Dangerous Animals | Zenescope Entertainment/Silver Dragon Books | 9780982750735 |
| Complete Alice In Wonderland | Dynamite Entertainment | 9781606900857 |
| Discovery Channel's Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Predators | Zenescope Entertainment/Silver Dragon Books | 9780982750742 |
| Discovery Channel's Megalodon & Prehistoric Sharks | Zenescope Entertainment/Silver Dragon Books | 9781937068387 |
| Discovery Channels Top 10 Deadliest Sharks | Zenescope Entertainment/Silver Dragon Books | 9781937068905 |
| Finding Gossamyr Volume 1 | Th3rd World Studios | 9780983216162 |
| First In Space | Oni Press | 9781932664645 |
| G-Man: Cape Crisis | Image Comics | 9781607062714 |
| Maddy Kettle: The Adventure of the Thimblewitch | Top Shelf Productions | 9781603090728 |
| MANKIND: The Story of All of Us Volume 1 | Zenescope Entertainment/Silver Dragon Books | 9781937068684 |
| MANKIND: The Story of All of Us Volume 2 | Zenescope Entertainment/Silver Dragon Books | 9781937068691 |
| Salt Water Taffy: The Legend of Old Salty | Oni Press | 9781932664942 |
| Xoc: The Journey of a Great White | Oni Press | 9781934964859 |
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Fourth Grade and Up |
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Title |
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ISBN |
| Graphic Classics Volume 9: Robert Louis Stevenson | Eureka Productions | 9780982563038 |
| Graphic Classics Volume 19: Christmas Classics | Eureka Productions | 9780982563014 |
| Graphic Classics Volume 20: Western Classics | Eureka Productions | 9780978791995 |
| Graphic Classics Volume 21: Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery | Eureka Productions | 9780982563021 |
| Graphic Classics Volume 23: Halloween Classics | Eureka Productions | 9780982563052 |
| Howtoons: Tools of Mass Construction | Image Comics | 9781632151018 |
| The Last Unicorn | IDW Publishing | 9781600108518 |
| Super Dinosaur Volume 1 | Image Comics | 9781607064206 |
| Super Dinosaur Volume 2 | Image Comics | 9781607065685 |
| Super Dinosaur Volume 3 | Image Comics | 9781607068433 |
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Fifth Grade and Up |
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Title |
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ISBN |
| Crogan's Loyalty | Oni Press | 9781934964408 |
| Crogan's March | Oni Press | 9781934964248 |
| Crogan's Vengeance | Oni Press | 9781934964064 |
| Graphic Classics Volume 11: O. Henry | Eureka Productions | 9780974664828 |
| Graphic Classics Volume 12: Adventure Classics | Eureka Productions | 9780974664842 |
| Little Adventures in Oz Volume 1 | IDW Publishing | 9781600105890 |
| Mice Templar Volume 4.1: Legend Part 1 | Image Comics | 9781607068570 |
| Play Ball | Oni Press | 9781934964798 |
| Princeless Volume 1 | Action Lab Entertainment | 9781939352545 |
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Ninth Grade and Up |
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Title |
Publisher |
ISBN |
| August Moon | Top Shelf Productions | 9781603090698 |
| The Dreamer: The Consequence of Nathan Hale | IDW Publishing | 9781600104657 |
| The Dreamer Volume 2 | IDW Publishing | 9781613770313 |
| The Dreamer, Volume 3: The Battle of Harlem Heights | IDW Publishing | 9781613778869 |
| First Moon | AiT/PlanetLar | 9781932051476 |
| Graphic Classics Volume 7: Bram Stoker | Eureka Productions | 9780978791919 |
| Graphic Classics Volume 15: Fantasy Classics | Eureka Productions | 9780978791933 |
| Hatter M Volume 1: The Looking Glass Wars | Automatic Pictures Publishing | 9780981873701 |
| Hatter M Volume 2: Mad With Wonder | Automatic Pictures Publishing | 9780981873725 |
| Hatter M Volume 3: The Nature of Wonder | Automatic Pictures Publishing | 9780981873756 |
| Hatter M Volume 4: Zen of Wonder | Automatic Pictures Publishing | 9780981873787 |
| I Kill Giants | Image Comics | 9781607060925 |
| Les Miserables | Udon Entertainment | 9781927925188 |
| Nevsky | IDW Publishing | 9781613771815 |
| Northwest Passage: The Annotated Softcover Edition | Oni Press | 9781934964354 |
| Secret Battles of Genghis Khan | IDW Publishing | 9781613772836 |
| Suspended In Language: Niels Bohrs Life, Discoveries, And The Century He Shaped | G.T. Labs | 9780978803728 |
| Wire Mothers & Inanimate Arms: Harry Harlow And The Science Of Love | G.T. Labs | 9780978803711 |
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Tenth Grade and Up |
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Title |
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ISBN |
| Age Of Bronze Volume 1: A Thousand Ships | Image Comics | 9781582402000 |
| Age Of Bronze Volume 2: Sacrifice | Image Comics | 9781582403991 |
| Age Of Bronze Volume 3: Betrayal | Image Comics | 9781582408453 |
| Age Of Bronze Volume 3B: Betrayal | Image Comics | 9781607067580 |
| Artful Daggers: Fifty Years Later | IDW Publishing | 9781613778852 |
| Blankets | Top Shelf Productions | 9781891830433 |
| The Bojeffries Saga | Top Shelf Productions | 9781603090636 |
| Capote in Kansas | Oni Press | 9781934964873 |
| Carnet De Voyage | Top Shelf Productions | 9781891830600 |
| Code Word: Geronimo | IDW Publishing | 9781613770979 |
| Comic Book History of Comics | IDW Publishing | 9781613771976 |
| Harvey Pekar's Cleveland | Top Shelf Productions | 9781603090919 |
| Kill Shakespeare Volume 1 | IDW Publishing | 9781600107818 |
| Kill Shakespeare Volume 2 | IDW Publishing | 9781613770252 |
| The Lovely Horrible Stuff | Top Shelf Productions | 9781603091527 |
| Manifest Destiny Volume 1: Flora and Fauna | Image Comics | 9781607069829 |
| Peter Panzerfaust Volume 1: The Great Escape | Image Comics | 9781607065821 |
| Peter Panzerfaust Volume 2: Hooked | Image Comics | 9781607067283 |
| Peter Panzerfaust Volume 3: The Cry of the Wolf | Image Comics | 9781607068648 |
| The Underwater Welder | Top Shelf Productions | 9781603090742 |
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Visit our Pinterest pages for our Common Core List, which offer easily navigable guides to the Graphic Novel Common Core List, arranged by grade levels: Graphic Novels for the Common Core: Elementary Graphic Novels for the Common Core: Middle School Graphic Novels for the Common Core: High School |
